Martin County Journal October 13

Wednesday, October 13, 2010Year One, Issue Thirty-Three 17 Pages

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After years of collecting and delightingthe children of Loogootee, Roy and NancyPannell have decided to put up all of theirholiday inflatables and other yard orna-ments for auction. Half of the money madewill go to the Martin County Humane So-ciety.

Auctioneers Noel Hardy and Mike Akleswill offer for bid the more than 100 inflat-able yard ornaments representing Hal-loween, Christmas, Thanksgiving,Valentine’s Day, and Easter. Some of thecharacters included are Scooby Doo, Win-nie the Pooh, Tigger, Mickey Mouse,Homer Simpson, and many more.

Also, a unique 10-piece wooden Santa inhis sleigh with “cow” deer will be up for

auction. There are also many more unique holiday

decorations including an animated, rotatingferris wheel.

The auction will be held on Saturday, Oc-tober 16, at noon, at the home of Roy andNancy Pannell, at 311 Crane Street in Loo-gootee. The home is located across from theGoodwill Cemetery.

According to Nancy most of the items av-eraged over $100 a piece although the largerones priced for much more when originallypurchased. Some of the items will have a re-serve price.

If you have any questions, you may callDon Greene at 295-4064 or Roy Pannell at295-5010.

“Inflatable” auction to benefitthe Martin Co. Humane Society

Many people may not know muchabout the pharmacist when they drop bythe pharmacy to drop off or pick up a pre-scription. Many may not know the peopleworking behind the counter and what isall involved beyond putting pills in a bot-tle. In this installment of “Getting toKnow”, exclusive in the Martin CountyJournal, you will get to know Ashley(Walker) Graber, your Williams Bros.Pharmacist.

Ashley is a Loogootee native and thedaughter of the late George and the lateLinda (Summers) Walker. She graduatedfrom Loogootee High School in 1994 andattended the University of Evansville fortwo years before transferring to ButlerUniversity for their College of Pharmacy.She graduated from Butler in 2001 afterfour years with a Doctor of Pharmacy de-gree.

She married her high school sweetheartDan Graber in 2000. Dan was also bornand raised in Loogootee. After living inIndianapolis for two years after college,the couple decided to move back to Loo-gootee to raise kids and be near family.Together they have two sons Samuel, agefour and a half and Joseph age three, bothadopted from Guatemala.

Ashley says she became a pharmacistdue to her interest in the health care pro-fession and her passion for chemistry. “Ihave always worked with the public andit is my passion,” she said. She added thatit is also a great career for women with afamily because of the flexibility in thehours and the availability of jobs.

Ashley began with Williams Bros. as astaff pharmacist in 2002 in Washington.She became manager of the retail phar-macy in 2005. She was offered the oppor-

tunity to transfer to the new Loogootee lo-cation as store and pharmacy manager in2009. “I truly enjoy being back in myhometown, seeing a lot of faces I grew upwith and many new faces, and being in ajob I love and have such a passion for,”she said.

Since being a pharmacist doesn’t justinvolve filling prescriptions, Ashley ex-plained some of the other duties of her andher staff. She said that a lot goes on be-hind the counter besides counting and la-beling that most wouldn’t know about orunderstand when they come in. She saidthat interaction checks are a big part of theday which is making sure medicines aresafe when combined with those patientsare already taking. “This is why it is goodto know your pharmacist and stay withone pharmacy when possible,” she said.

Other things included in an average dayare phone calls, voicemails, faxes, elec-tronic transmission of prescriptions, med-ication compounding, organizingprescriptions, processing the daily orderinto inventory, restocking over-the-counter products, processing invoices,reconciling registers, contacting insurancecompanies, coordinating with doctor’s of-fices, delivering medications, and answer-ing questions and helping customers,whom Ashley continuously referred to asfriends.

Ashley said she couldn’t do any of itwithout her dedicated staff. Allison(Colvin) Taylor is the lead technician andhas been with WB since 2007 transferringto the Loogootee location in 2009. She isa certified pharmacy technician with thestate and is responsible for filled prescrip-tions, maintaining inventory, assistingcustomers, and she is cross-trained in theequipment area.

Maura Page is Ashley’s counterpart

Ashley Graber – Getting toknow your WB pharmacistBy CouRTnEy HugHETTMartin County Journal Publisher

-Photo by Courtney HughettWilliams Bros. Pharmacist Ashley (Walker) graber, shown in front, works

with her pharmacy tech Allison (Colvin) Taylor on an insurance issue for anawaiting customer on Tuesday. Ashley, a Loogootee native and the pharmacy’smanager, transferred to the Loogootee store from Washington when it openedin 2009.

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Loogootee residents need to start rationingwater Loogootee Utilities Manager Bo Wil-son told the city council Tuesday night, Oc-tober 12. According to a letter Wilsonreceived from the Indiana Department ofNatural Resources the county is in thepreparatory stages of awater shortage. He sug-gested that the councilcome up with an ordi-nance in the next 30 daysto cover the city if facedwith a drought condition.25 other counties also re-ceived the letter. “The less water we use nowis the more water we’ll have in the near fu-ture,” he said. Wilson cited watering grass,washing down houses, filling pools, andwashing cars as the types of things that needto be eliminated. Council member Rich Tay-lor referenced an 8,000 gallon adjustmentapproved in the public works meeting for aresident watering grass.

“We need to be more reasonable with ourresources,” Wilson said. “If we don’t get anyrain in the near future we may be looking at

some problems.”He said the letter states that the goal is for

every resident to voluntarily cut their waterusage by 10 to 15 percent. He added that ifresidents reduce their water usage now thecity may not have to be forced into a wateruse ban in the future. He said during a wateruse ban customers can be fined or even dis-connected for going over their allotted

usage. “It’s just a matterof common sense usage,”he said. He added that thecurrent city water supplyis low but not at danger-ous levels yet.

Water main flushingwas scheduled for this

week but was rescheduled for the end of themonth. Wilson said if there is still no signif-icant rainfall they will not do it then either.“We can’t ask citizens to not use water andgo out here and blow five million gallons ofwater,” he said.

In other business Lonnie Hawkins and JimHenry with the Martin County Alliance werepresent at the meeting to request a pledgefrom the city of $1,000 per year for the nextthree years. The money would come from

Loogootee residentsasked to ration water toprevent future usage banBy CouRTnEy HugHETTMartin County Journal Publisher

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“The less water we usenow is the more water we’llhave in the near future.”

-Utilities manager Bo Wilson

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pharmacist. Maura graduated from PurdueUniversity and has been with WilliamsBros. since 2009. “She keeps the place run-ning while I am off having fun with my twosweet boys,” said Ashley. Maura fills in asmanager on Ashley’s days off.

Renaee Keller is a customer service rep-resentative and just recently started withWilliams Bros. in May of this year. She iscurrently working toward becoming a certi-fied technician and is responsible for fittingbraces, billing insurance for equipment, pro-cessing the daily order, and assisting in thepharmacy.

Ted Yarnell is the DME technician andbegan with WB in November of 2008. Ash-ley said he has a passion for helping thosewith medical needs and he is responsible formaintaining the equipment for patient useand delivering medication to patient’shomes.

Blake Walker is the store’s part-timecashier. Ashley said her interest in attendingpharmacy school is what led her to WilliamsBros. in 2009. She is in charge of assistingthe pharmacy staff and customers, process-ing the daily order, cleaning, and returns.

Ashley said the best thing about being apharmacist is being an easily-accessiblehealth care professional. “It is rewarding tohelp a patient with a question to ease theirmind if possible. I am passionate about get-ting to know my customers; it helps me domy job better,” she said. “Working in myhometown has made this easier than ever.So the best thing about being a pharmacistis simply helping customers who have be-come our friends.”

She said the worst thing about being apharmacist, if she had to choose one, wouldbe working weekends.

Pharmacists can sometimes face a multi-tude of complaints from the average cus-tomer. Ashley said that insurance is onething that most people don’t understand be-cause the pharmacists are just the ‘middleman’ with the insurance companies. Ashleysaid that the pharmacy doesn’t set the co-pays or rate structures but they are respon-sible for trying to interpret and explain it tothe customers.

When asked if there is an over-the-countermedicine that should become a prescription,Ashley said, in her opinion, Pepcid OTC be-cause it has some interactions with medica-tions. She said she is sure to counsel patientsif she sells it.

She added that Sudafed products wouldpossibly be another medicine she wouldsuggest requiring prescription. (Sudafedcontains pseudoephedrine which is used inthe making of methamphetamine and is hasbeen widely used as a readily-availablemedicine for young people to ‘get high’ on.)

She noted that, in some state, this is alreadya law.

As far as prescription products to be madeover-the-counter, Ashley said there are fewthat would be safe. She said that she prefersthe option to counsel on medications andthat having the RX status just makes it thatmuch easier.

Ashley said that some items offered byWilliams Bros. that everyone may not knowabout are delivery of medications every dayto Shoals and Loogootee, the pharmacy ac-cepts all major insurance plans, all existingmedications can be transferred from anypharmacy without a new order from thedoctor, prescriptions can be automaticallyrefilled and the pharmacy can give you acall when they are ready, the pharmacy canalso coordinate prescriptions so they comedue for refill at the same time, ending sev-eral trips to town; and refills can be donethrough touch-tone telephone by calling812-295-4370 and following the prompts.Williams Bros. also offers competitiveprices including many generics with a 90-day prescription for only $9.95. They alsohave a full-line of over-the-counter productsincluding herbal options, custom-fit diabeticshoes and support hosiery, oxygen set-upand delivery, respiratory equipment such asnebulizers and c-pap equipment, anddurable medical equipment including walk-ers, wheelchairs, canes, and bathroom safetyequipment.

Williams Bros is a locally owned and op-erated business. Currently the owners,Mark, Jeff, and CC Williams live and workin Washington carrying on the tradition ofpharmacy in their family since 1899. Ashleysaid you can stop by Loogootee anytime andyou may see one or all of their faces. “Work-ing alongside the owners of this businesshas taught me to value each customer andprovide the best service possible,” she said.Williams Bros. is located at 104 E. Broad-way Street in Loogootee.

The Martin County Alliance in coopera-tion with the WorkOne office located inLoogootee announces that the series ofmini-job fairs was very successful. The se-ries ran from September 15 to October 1.Nine employers participated looking to fill138 employment positions within the areain which over 100 job seekers attended. Ap-proximately, 15 positions have been filledwith several applicants still in the interviewprocess.

“The structure of the mini-job fairs wasdifferent from traditional job fairs in thateach employer was given their own day atthe Loogootee Work One office, for a three-hour period of time to conduct interviews.Employers were excited about this format

as they were able to meet each job seekerone-on-one and determine if they were a fitfor their company.” said Tim Kinder, Exec-utive Director of the Martin County Al-liance.

Tim Kinder, Executive Director of theMartin County Alliance and Jolene McAtee,Employment Specialist of the WorkOne of-fice in Loogootee would like to thank thefollowing companies for participating andmaking the mini-job fair series a success:Spartan Staffing, Jasper Rubber, FrenchLick Resort & Casino, Ditto Sales, Inc.,Perdue, Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc. –Dubois County Production Facilities,Farbest Foods, Express Employment, andAction Temporary Services, Inc.

Job fairs yield over 135 jobs for residents

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the EDIT fund. Hawkins explained to thecouncil the purpose of the Alliance, its goalsand what it has completed since its incep-tion.

According to a handout from Hawkins,the Alliance hired Tim Kinder, executive di-rector, in December of 2009 and since thattime has set up an office at the learning cen-ter, developed marketing collateral, andbegan consulting with local businesses andbuilding relationships with many local andregional entities including the variouscounty, city, and town boards and officials,the school corporations, the local media, Ra-dius Indiana, the WestGate Authority, SIDC,Hoosier Energy, the Indiana Economic De-velopment Corporation, NSWC Crane, andthe Small Business Administration.

The Alliance also spearheaded the effortto bring an SBDC Business Advisor for theRadius region to meet with multiple entre-preneurs and business owners from MartinCounty free of charge.

It was also noted in the handout that thereare intentions/plans for the former Loo-gootee Elementary East building but theplans are confidential at this point in time. Itis anticipated that those plans may be re-vealed late this year or early next year.

The Alliance was also an intricate part ofworking with Perfect Fit after the announce-ment of their intended closure by meetingwith executives, working out concessionsfor employees, and setting up the recentmini-job fairs with WorkOne. As far as thePerfect Fit building, the Alliance is stillworking with options. The asking price forthe building is $939,000 and the commercialappraisal came in between $600,000 and$900,000 and although there is little interestin the building, the Alliance will lead thecharge in putting business activity back intothe building and preliminary discussions arealready in the works though they must re-

main confidential.In the end the council agreed to pledge the

money totaling $3,000 after three years. Itwas noted that the town of Shoals offeredthe same pledge and some of the 15-memberAlliance have pledged their own money be-cause they believe in the work being done.Also the Indiana Economic DevelopmentCommission gives $70,000 annually.

Three bids were received for the 1976dump truck recently advertised. The highbidder at $750 was Mike Moffitt.

The council voted to allow Clerk-Trea-surer Nancy Jones to dispose of dot matrixprinters that have been replaced with laserprinters.

During the public comment period of themeeting residents Carla Moffitt and DesireeTaylor addressed the council with issuesabout motorists bypassing the stoplight intoLoogootee from Jasper and speeding downSouth Oak Street. Moffitt said she is a fosterparent and with many children at play on thestreet this has become a safety hazard. Shenoted that although the Loogootee PoliceDepartment has stepped up efforts to ticketspeeders it has not totally eliminated theproblem. She suggested having signs in-stalled such as “Children at Play” or “Not aThrough Street”. It was discussed that thereis a sign located near the steep hill comingonto the street but it is currently covered bylow-hanging branches. Mayor Bowling saidthat in studies he has read the “Children atPlay” signs are not recommended becausethey give parents and children a false senseof security while motorists typically do notpay attention to them. Council member SueBrewer suggested contacting the IndianaState Police to see if they could have atrooper sit in the area for a period to catchthe speeding vehicles which would theneventually force motorists to slow down.Loogootee Police Chief Kelly Rayhill saidhe would contact the ISP and it was also dis-cussed that the branches covering the signwould be trimmed.

The board of public works approved 15utility adjustments including two pools andone for watering grass.

Todd Tharpe with Reynolds, Inc. ofLouisville presented information to the coun-cil regarding the wellhead protection pro-gram. According to Tharpe, phase I of theprogram, which includes a joint agreementwith Loogootee, Shoals, and East ForkWater, is completed and he had suggestedthat in phase II, Loogootee form a local plan-ning team. The purpose of the wellhead pro-tection program is to protect the city’s watersupply from contaminants that may have anyadverse effects on the health of its residents.

According to Loogootee Mayor DonBowling, the local planning team has al-ready been established. He said that mem-bers volunteering to serve include councilmembers Rick Norris and Phyllis Parker,city employees Bo Wilson and Jeff Sanders,and residents Chad Wade and Dick Barber,along with himself. Bo Wilson said that twoother city employees, Tyler Stoll and SamStrange, have unofficially volunteered to bea part of the group as well.

Mayor Bowling reported that street black-topping has been completed with four areasresurfaced including Church Street from SE1st to SE 3rd for $11,475, Cedar Street fromWalnut to Elm for $10,731, Kentucky Av-enue from East Main to Queen Street for$4,668, and North Oak Street from ClarkStreet to Kentucky Avenue for $10,609.

The city was given a safety award for thesixth year in a row from Downey Insuranceof Kokomo where the city has their IndianaPublic Employee Worker’s CompensationPlan and it recognizes the efforts of employ-ees to work safely. There are several factorsconsidered in the giving of the recognitionsuch as cost control and claims managementbut mostly no severe injury requiring a hos-pital stay or being homebound.

At the end of the meeting it was reportedthat since the city council voted to start re-ceiving septic waste at the beginning of theyear it has brought in $3,325 to the sewerdepartment which is considerably more thanhad been expected.

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. –Matthew 5:4Obituaries

DELBERT FuHRMAnDelbert J. Fuhrman died at 7:10 a.m.

Thursday, October 7, 2010 in MemorialHospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.A resident of Loogootee, he was 77.

He was born on July24, 1933; the son ofEdward and Elizabeth(Popp) Fuhrman. Hemarried Esther Wolfon October 4, 1956 inSt. Paul’s LutheranChurch in Haysville.He was a retiredfarmer in Loogooteeand a member of St.

Paul’s Lutheran Churchin Haysville and the

Jasper Moose Lodge # 1175. He is survived by his wife Esther

Fuhrman, one daughter, Mrs. Wade (Sandra)Smith of Loogootee, three sons, GlennFuhrman, Michael Fuhrman, and ThomasFuhrman all of Loogootee, three grandchil-dren and two great grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Monday, Octo-ber 11 in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church withburial following in St. Paul’s Cemetery. TheRev. Charla Grieves officiated.

Becher & Kluesner North Chapel in Jasperwas in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made toSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Haysville.

MEREDITH CoLEMAn SR. Meredith Coleman Sr. died at 1:20 p.m.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his home. Aresident of Burns City, he was 74.

He was born May 3, 1936, in BlackfordCounty; the son of Edward and Sara Cole-man. He was a retired construction workerand was an avid hunter and enjoyed campingand being with his grandchildren. He mar-ried Rose Mary (Roberts) Coleman on Sep-tember 18, 1964; she survives.

Other surviving relatives include onedaughter, Sara Hess of Keystone; four sons,David Coleman of Albany, Danial Colemanof Hartford City, Joseph Coleman and AdamColeman, both of Loogootee; one brother,Edward Coleman of Florida; five sisters,Evelyn Kinser of Zephrhills, Florida, DorisSchoche of Gaston, Linda McClain of Mont-

pelier, Iris Powell of Lakeland, Florida, andPriscilla Sills of Montpelier; nine grandchil-dren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; onesister, Lola Morman; and two brothers, Al-bert and Gene Coleman.

A funeral services was conducted Satur-day, October 9 at Brocksmith Funeral Homein Loogootee. Burial will follow at a laterdate. Online condolences may be made atwww.brocksmithfuneralhomes.com.

DIAnA TAyLoRFormer Loogootee resident Diana Jean

Taylor passed away on October 8, 2010 at9:05 a.m. at the Daviess Community Hospi-

tal. A resident of Wash-ington, she was 63.

She was born De-cember 11, 1946 inHartford City, Indiana;the daughter ofCharles and Wilma(Teegarden) Cunning-ton. She married Hu-bert “Keg” Taylor onMay 24, 1968, and he

preceded her in deathon August 8, 2004. She was a homemaker,and a member of the Mount Zion WesleyanChurch.

She is survived by her mother WilmaSanders of Shoals, two sons Caleb Taylor ofWashington and David and Desiree Taylorof Loogootee; daughter Amy Dawn Taylorand Terry Salmon of Washington, grandchil-dren Trevor, Joy, Makenzie, and Avry; andone brother George Cunnington of Bedford.

She was preceded in death by her husbandKeg, father Charles Cunnington, one sonCharles Taylor, one brother Charles Cun-nington, and three grandchildren in infancy.

Services were held Monday, October 11 atthe Mount Zion Wesleyan Church with bur-ial in the church cemetery. Rev. John Sim-mons officiated.

MARLIn JAy gRABER Marlin Jay Graber died at 4:53 p.m. Fri-

day, October 8, 2010 at his home. A residentof Montgomery, he was 31.

He was born February 7, 1979, in DaviessCounty; the son of Samuel N. and WilmaJean (Graber) Graber. He was a member ofthe Old Order Amish Church. He was mar-ried to Linda (Wagler) Graber on September3, 2000. He had worked for Graber Post inMontgomery.

He is survived by his wife, Linda (Wagler)

Graber; three children, Marnita Kay Graber,Lynetta Marlene Graber and Darvin JayGraber, all at home; his parents, Samuel N.and Wilma Jean Graber of Montgomery; twosisters, Mrs. Travis (Marsha Faye) Yoder ofOdon and Mrs. Galen (Rosa Jean) Knepp ofLoogootee; three brothers, Ronnie Dale andwife Lavina Graber, Royden Lamar and wifeAmy Graber and Marcus Leon Graber, all ofMontgomery; and grandmother, ViolaGraber of Odon.

A funeral service was Monday, October 11at the family residence in Montgomery. Bur-ial was in Stoll Cemetery in Montgomery.

Arrangements were made through Brock-smith-Blake and Wagler Funeral Home inMontgomery.

VIRgInIA HART Virginia Christina Hart died at 9:15 a.m.

Monday, October 11, 2010 at MemorialHospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.A resident of Loogootee, she was 86.

She was born December 10, 1923, inDaviess County; the daughter of George andFlora (Schlotter) Kassler. She married Joseph

Mark Hart on August5, 1956, and he pre-ceded her in death onOctober 16, 1986. Shewas a member of St.John Catholic Churchin Loogootee and en-joyed baking pineappleupside down cake forthe funeral meals. Vir-ginia enjoyed being

with her family andgrandchildren. She was avid St. Louis Car-dinals fan and enjoyed Notre Dame football.She had previously worked at Coca Cola inWashington, Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, andwas a retired rural mail carrier.

She is survived by one son, Louis and wifeRachael Hart of Loogootee; four daughters,Mary and husband Kevin Conners of Indi-anapolis, Marilyn and husband Michael Bul-lock of Westfield, Margaret Dunavan ofLouisville, Kentucky, and Martha and hus-band Rob Blackwell of Loogootee; 15grandchildren; and four step grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband,Joseph Mark Hart; her parents, George andFlora (Schlotter) Kassler; one brother,George Kassler; two sisters, Mary LouiseHeitman and Betty Burkhardt, along with aninfant sister.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 13at Brocksmith Funeral Home from 4 p.m. to

8 p.m. A Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.Wednesday at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be cele-brated Thursday, October 14 at 10 a.m. at St.John Catholic Church in Loogootee. Burialwill be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations maybe made to St. John Catholic Church. Onlinecondolences may be made at www.brock-smithfuneralhomes.com.

nAnnIE THARP Nannie Tharp died at 6:05 a.m. Monday,

October 11, 2010 at Dunn Memorial Hospi-tal. A resident of Shoals, she was 83.

She was born on December 7, 1926 inBreathitt County, Kentucky; the daughter ofGreen and Cappie (Turner) Spicer. She mar-ried Henry Tharp on October 24, 1947 andhe preceded her in death on August 1, 2005.She was a homemaker and of the Christianfaith.

She is survived by eight daughters ViolaCundiff of Florence, Alabama; Peggy andDavid Fisher of Linton, Jean and Danny Mc-Carty of Indianapolis, Jackie and DoyleBates of Lebanon, Tennessee; Bonnie andTim Pottoroff of Shoals, Connie and BillPottoroff of Shoals, Millie and Marty Billiottof Ward, Arkansas; and Clara and DavidStrange of Mitchell; four sons Ollie andPhyllis Tharp of Linton, Junior and DebbieTharp, Tom Tharp, and Jim and Misty Tharpall of Shoals; four brothers Junior andPauline Spicer of Mitchell, Asbery SpicerCecil and Faith Spicer of Bedford, and Lon-nie and Wanda Spicer of Palmyra; two sis-ters Eliza Wagner and Effie Smith both ofMitchell; thirty-one grandchildren, fifty-sixgreat grandchildren, and three great-greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband,her parents, two brothers Delbert and JesseSpice, one sister Sarah Wyatt, one sonJohnny Tharp, and two great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Thursday, October14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Queen-Lee Fu-neral Home in Shoals. The funeral will beat 11 a.m. Friday, October 15 at the funeralhome. Burial will be in Mount Olive Ceme-tery.

Online condolences may be made to thefamily at www.queenlee.com.

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Public RECORDSMARTIn CounTy SHERIFF’S Log

Monday, october 43:07 p.m. - Received a request for a vehicle

check on Lundy Lane.3:15 p.m. - Received a report of vandalism

from a landowner.5:16 p.m. - Received a report of a reckless

semi driver westbound on U.S. 50 in Shoals.5:59 p.m. - A male caller advised that while

he was sewing seed in his field and saw amale subject carrying a large bag of his seed.The subject got into a vehicle and fled.

Unknown time - A male caller reported ha-rassing text messages.

10:00 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. No transport was nec-essary. Tuesday, october 5

8:51 a.m. - Received a call about a speed-ing school bus.

9:25 a.m. - Received a report of a stolenvehicle.

10:42 a.m. - Received a call from a con-cerned parent about threats and harassmenttoward his son.

3:32 p.m. - Received a call about a disputebetween a semi driver and a school busdriver in the Loogootee area.

4:19 p.m. - Received a harassment com-plaint from the Burns City area.

5:53 p.m. - Received a report of speedingand reckless driving in the area of HickoryRidge Road and County Farm Road.

7:36 p.m. - A male caller advised of a loudvehicle repeatedly passing by his residence.

10:31 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance on U.S. 231, north of Loogootee.The subject was transported to Jasper Me-morial Hospital.Wednesday, october 6

1:12 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. No transport was nec-essary.

2:45 a.m. - Received a report of a fire. Itwas just inside Orange County and they werecontacted.

8:38 a.m. - Received a request for fire per-sonnel and equipment to assist at a sawmillfire in Orange County. Lost River Fire De-partment was notified.

10:28 a.m. - Received a report of a subjectlooking in windows of residences in Shoals.

1:00 p.m. - Received a report of a strandedvehicle on U.S. 50, near the overlook.

1:23 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Burns City. Daviess County Am-bulance was contacted.

2:20 p.m. - Received a report of recklessdriving eastbound on U.S. 50 from Cannel-burg.

4:04 p.m.-Received a report of a male sub-ject driving with a child without a boosterseat in Loogootee.

8:50 p.m. - Received a report of a vehiclethat struck a piece of farm machinery on U.S.50. The accident was in Daviess County andthe caller advised he would contact that de-partment.

11:24 p.m. - A female caller advised of alarge tree across the roadway on S.R. 550.Thursday, october 7

2:10 a.m. - A female caller advised that herhusband heard a male subject in their frontyard making threats toward them.

11:40 a.m. - Received a report of astranded semi on U.S. 50 just west of theMartin State Forest.

2:32 p.m. - Received a report of a dryersmoking in Loogootee.

4:34 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Loogootee Nursing Center. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

4:54 p.m. - Received a call from a residentin Shoals about someone possibly trying tobreak into her home.

7:15 p.m. - Received a call about a prop-erty dispute in Crane Village.

7:47 p.m. - Received a report of cows onthe roadway near Cherry Road.

8:10 p.m. - Received a request for extra pa-trol.Friday, october 8

12:21 a.m. - Shoals Fire Department FirstResponders assisted Bedford Regional Med-ical Center Ambulance on Clark CemeteryRoad.

2:52 a.m. - Received a call from the Weis-bach area about a subject destroying prop-erty.

6:36 a.m. - Received a report of a deer ac-cident on U.S. 231 in Bramble.

8:00 a.m. - Loogootee Police Departmentadvised of a resident that reported an opos-sum in her trash.

8:04 a.m. - A male caller requested infor-mation on the burn ban.

11:34 a.m. - A female called about a sub-ject driving slowly by her residence.

1:35 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. The subject was trans-ported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

1:40 p.m. - Received a residential burglaralarm in Rutherford Township.

2:00 p.m. - Received a call about astranded motorist with a small child.

2:05 p.m. - A male caller reported a possi-ble scam on his phone.

2:30 p.m. - Received a call about a reckless

driver on U.S. 50, eastbound from BuffaloBottoms.

3:41 p.m. - Received a call about possiblechild abuse.

4:23 p.m. - Received a call from a businessin Shoals reporting a female in the establish-ment causing a disturbance.

4:30 p.m. - A female caller advised of ha-rassment and her lawn mower having beentampered with.

7:09 p.m. - Received a call about a sickraccoon.

8:05 p.m. - Received a call about a treelimb falling on a vehicle on U.S. 150.

8:54 p.m. - Received a report of a strandedvehicle on U.S. 50 near the fairgrounds.Saturday, october 9

1:40 a.m. - A female caller in Loogooteereported a possible prowler.

7:35 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. No transport was nec-essary.

11:54 a.m. - Received a report of juvenilesdriving four wheelers and dirt bikes reck-lessly on S.R. 450.

11:56 a.m. - Received a call about a dis-pute at the Martin County Raiders footballgame.

12:38 p.m. - Received a report of an acci-dent involving a motorcycle on U.S. 150.

2:40 p.m. - A female called in reference tocustody issues.

6:25 p.m. - Received calls about cows onthe roadway on Brickyard Road.

7:46 p.m. - Received a call about a suspi-cious male in Shoals.

9:50 p.m. - Received a report of juvenilesthrowing rocks at a vehicle on U.S. 50, nearthe Martin County State Forest.

10:10 p.m. - Received a report of a malewalking on S.R. 645 in Burns City area andnot getting off of the roadway when vehiclespass him.

11:12 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Loogootee Nursing Center. Thesubject was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.Sunday, october 10

1:47 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Martin County Healthcare. Notransport was necessary.

1:50 a.m. - Received a report of a cow onthe roadway on Sherfick School Road.

3:00 a.m. - Received a report of an intoxi-cated subject in Shoals.

3:20 a.m. - Received a report of a vehicleoff of the roadway on U.S. 150.

9:29 a.m. - A female caller advised that thedriver of the vehicle found off the roadway

on U.S. 150 is in Shoals waiting for a ride.11:37 a.m. - Received a request for an am-

bulance at Martin County Healthcare. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

11:42 a.m. - Received a report of a tree onfire on Mill Road.

12:02 p.m. - A female caller in Shoals ad-vised of individuals getting into her mother’srefrigerator.

4:43 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance on Cale Road. The subject wastransported to Bedford Regional MedicalCenter.

4:50 p.m. - Received a report of a recklessdriver just north of Odon.

6:15 p.m. - Received a report of a possiblebreaking and entering in progress.

8:44 p.m. - Received a report of a fight bythe ball park in Shoals.

9:02 p.m. - Received a call about possibledrug activity on the east edge of Loogootee.Monday, october 11

12:25 a.m. - Received a report of an unrulyjuvenile.

9:07 a.m. - Received a report of a break-inat a residence in Crane Village.

9:17 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Shoals. The subject was trans-ported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

10:54 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Martin County Healthcare. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

1:51 p.m. - A male caller reported stolenmedication.

3:56 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Shoals. No transport was neces-sary.

5:26 p.m. - Received a residential burglaralarm in Loogootee.

5:36 p.m. - Received a request for a vehiclecheck.

7:07 p.m. - Received a report of vandalismin Crane Village.

Unknown time - Received a call about adispute with neighbors.

8:00 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance to meet with a subject attempting toget to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Unknown time - A caller complained abouthis neighbor’s dogs bothering his cattle.Tuesday, october 12

12:23 a.m. - Received a report of possibleneglect of a child.

1:07 a.m. - Received a report of a truck ina ditch on Wadsworth Lane.

3:35 a.m. - Received a request for extra pa-trol in Shoals for threatening text messages.

8:37 a.m. - Received a report of a phoneline on the roadway on U.S. 150.

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nocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Loogootee Police log

Jail bookings

Martin County real estate transfers

CRIMInAL CouRTnew Charges Filed

September 21Adam L. Sermersheim, driving while sus-

pended, a Class A Misdemeanor.Anthony Mark Payne, battery, a Class B

Misdemeanor.James E. Cook, operating a vehicle while

intoxicated, a Class C Misdemeanor; posses-sion of marijuana under 30 grams, a Class AMisdemeanor; operating a vehicle while in-toxicated refusal to submit to test, a Class DFelony.

Andy R. Holt, residential entry, a Class DFelony.

September 24Justin K. Blake, operating a vehicle with a

schedule I or II controlled substance or itsmetabolite in the body, a Class C Misde-meanor.

Mark A. Parker, possession of marijuana,a Class A Misdemeanor.

CIVIL CouRTnew Suits FiledSeptember 29

Livingston Financial, LLC vs. Regan K.Allen, civil collection.

Chase Bank vs. Matthew Haulk, civil col-lection.

September 30Calvary Portfolio Services, LLC vs. Greg

Sanders, civil collection.october 5

Citibank vs. Joyce Hughes, civil collec-tion.

Stephen Hammack vs. Rebekah W. Ham-mack, petition for dissolution of marriage.

Hastings Mutual Insurance Company vs.Nicholas Dant, civil plenary.

CIVIL CouRT JuDgMEnTSoctober 4

Darcus Abel to Arrow Financial Services,LLC in the amount of $1,499.14.

Donna Boyd to Midland Funding LLC inthe amount of $1,009.99.

Timothy Bradley to Beneficial FinancialInc. in the amount of $8,153.86.

Charles D. Hellums to Capital One Bankin the amount of $1,286.93.

Steven T. Jenkins to American AcceptanceCo., LLC in the amount of $20,173.36.

Bobbie Souerdike to Capital One Bank inthe amount of $1,557.56.

Rocky Street to Capital One Bank in theamount of $2,260.22.

SMALL CLAIMS CouRTnew Suits FiledSeptember 30

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Mary E.Padgett and Freddie Padgett, complaint.

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Tara J.Cronin, complaint.

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. MarkNeukam, complaint.

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Wendie Bell,complaint.

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. William G.Edwards, complaint.

Hoosier Accounts Service vs. ChristopherM. Parsons, complaint.

october 1Hoosier Accounts Service vs. William

Bryson, complaint.Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Timothy

Troutman and Dorothy Troutman, complaint.Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Kathy R.

Johnson, complaint.Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Donald

Hawkins and Julie Hawkins, complaint.Hoosier Accounts Service vs. John D.

Daniel and Pamela D. Daniel, complaint.Hoosier Accounts Service vs. Traci L. Ket-

tinger and John Kettinger, complaint.Mary Ragsdale and Mike Schwager vs.

Robert Hawkins, complaint.SMALL CLAIMS JuDgMEnTS

october 4Ronald Quick to Procol in the amount of

$1,453.35.SMALL CLAIMS DISMISSED

october 1Kevin Mathies vs. Nancy Reed, complaint,

dismissed.TRAFFIC TICKETS PAIDSeptember 29 – october 5

Stephen Axton, Cynthiana, speeding 55 ina 40, $119.

Devin Bass, Lakeland, Florida, violationof 70-hour rule, $119.

Juana Burciaga Hernandez, Huntingburg,speeding 70 in a 55, $119.

Darren Byler, Orleans, violation of 70-hour rule, $119.

Jeffrey Candler, Vincennes, maximumweight restrictions; enforcement of limits,$139.

Mark Elliott, Loogootee, seatbelt violation,$25.

Lance Erb, Carmel, speeding 60 in a 45;alteration by local authority; school, $119.

Justin Hopper, Corydon, violation of 70-hour rule, $119.

Martin Lannan, Loogootee, seatbelt viola-tion, $25.

John Miller, Petersburg, speeding 55 in a40; alteration by local authority; school,$119.

Roland Potts, Huntingburg, violation of70-hour rule, $119.

Gregory Richards, Louisville, Kentucky,speeding 60 in a 45; alteration by local au-thority; school, $119.

Sonda Shake, Washington, speeding 70 ina 55, $119.

Cody Shinn, Indianapolis, speeding 65 ina 50, $119.

Jonathon Taylor, Loogootee, seatbelt vio-lation, $25.

Tyler Tuttle, Shoals, seatbelt violation, $25.Gregory Warren, Loogootee, seatbelt vio-

lation, $25.Wanda Warren, Loogootee, seatbelt viola-

tion, $25.MARRIAgE LICEnSE

october 4Astar S. Wright of Williams and Kayla

Louise Nolan of Williams.October 6Randy Joe Baker of Shoals and Katina

Lynn Tredway of Shoals.

nathan D. Hoffman, of Martin County,Indiana to Lois M. Payne, of MartinCounty, Indiana, a part of Lot Number 23in the Stiles Addition to the Town of Shoals,Martin County, Indiana.

Marcus A. otto, of Martin County, Indi-ana to Stewart E. Blake and Mary EllenBlake, of Martin County, Indiana, LotsNumbered 2 and 3 in Block “B” in the Loo-gootee Land Company Addition to the Cityof Loogootee, Indiana.

Vernon Dean Holt, of Martin County, In-diana to Donald Ray Holt, of MartinCounty, Indiana, a part of the NorthwestQuarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section25, Township 3 North, Range 5 West, also

described as Lot Number 27.Rose M. Inman, of Martin County, Indi-

ana to george Baker, Jr. and Carol Baker,of Martin County, Indiana, a part of the westone-half of the Northwest Quarter of Sec-tion 1, Township 3 North, Range 4 West,containing 1 acre, more or less.

Donald Holman and Barbara Holmanto K&A Eckert, LLC, the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8,Township 1 North, Range 3 West, exceptfive acres out of the Northeast corner, leav-ing 35 acres. Also, the Southwest Quarterof the Southwest Quarter of Section 8,Township 1 North, Range 3 West, contain-ing 40 acres.

Monday, october 411:56 a.m. - Anthony Payne reported a

theft from his residence. Chief Rayhill com-pleted a case report.Tuesday, october 5

10:29 a.m. - Extra patrol was requested atSouth Oak Street for speeding vehicles.

1:19 p.m. - Michael Norris reported van-dalism to his scooter while parked at an-other residence.

9:34 p.m. - First responders requested onUS 231 north to assist Martin County Am-bulance Service.

10:36 p.m. - Ronnie Blackmon reported afront door open at his residence. Sgt Norrisresponded and noted nothing was missing.Wednesday, october 6

1:25 p.m. - First Responders were re-quested in Burn City for a cancer patient.

9:26 p.m. - A male Caller reported a pos-sible intoxicated driver traveling towardLoogootee. Sgt. Hennette was advised.Thursday, october 7

2:53 a.m. - Report of a business alarm onWest Broadway Street. Sgt. Hennette re-sponded.

2:32 p.m. - Report of a dryer smoking onWalker Street. Loogootee Fire was dis-patched.

6:14 p.m. - Sgt. Hennette responded to abroken-down semi near Cherry Street.Friday, october 8

4:15 p.m. - Male caller reported a lowhanging power line on West WashingtonStreet. Duke Energy was contacted.

5:06 p.m. - Female caller reported a reck-less driver on J.F.K. Ave. Saturday, october 9

12:30 a.m. - Female caller reported peo-ple around her house with flashlights. Sgt.Hennette responded.

6:08 p.m. - Female caller reported cattlein the roadway at Brickyard Road. MartinCounty Sheriff’s Department was notified.

8:41 p.m. - Female caller reported phoneharassment. Sgt. Norris was notified.

8:40 p.m. - Male caller reported a possiblegas leak on Mulberry Street. Loogootee Firewas notified.Sunday, october 10

10:04 p.m. - Female caller reported an in-toxicated male near Cooper Plaza. Sgt. Nor-ris was advised.

Saturday, September 256:45 p.m.- Thomas Williams, 62, of Loo-

gootee, arrested and charged with operatingwhile intoxicated.

7:00 p.m.- David Terry, 29, of Loogootee,arrested and charged with public intoxica-tion and resisting.

9:30 p.m.- Travis Bauernfiend, 30, ofShoals, arrested and charged with domesticbattery.

10:26 p.m. – Bruce Fithian, of Shoals,was arrested and charged with operatingwhile intoxicated.Friday, october 8

3:45 a.m. - Darrell Baker, 54, of Shoalswas arrested and charged with trespassing.Sunday, october 10

10: 57 a.m. - James M. Stewart, of Loo-gootee was arrested after a report of domes-tic dispute. Stewart was charged withbattery, and neglect of a dependent. Capt.Akles was the investigating officer.

Martin County Sheriff’s DepartmentChief Deputy Rob Street secured a grant inthe amount of $2,600 to purchase bulletproof vests for the officers.

Chief Street was notified on October 7that the grant he applied for had been ap-proved by the Bureau of Justice Assistance(BJA).

With this grant, the department will beable to update all of the officer’s vests andsave the county a substantial amount of tax-payer money.

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Tuesday, october 512:17 p.m. - Tyler S. Guthrie, 19, of

Mitchell, was traveling east on U.S. 50 nearRama Dye Road in a silver 1994 Mercury.He went left of center and sideswiped a red2007 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by EugeneWilcoxen 74, of Loogootee.

2:45 p.m. - Cynthia M. Dant, of Linton,was backing a 2003 GMC from a parkingspot at Pamida and backed into a 2005 Toy-ota owned by John Mathias, of Loogootee.No injuries were reported. Chief Rayhillwas the investigating officer.Thursday, october 7

9:20 a.m. - Mark A. Tucker, 54, of Brazil,was traveling east on U.S. 50 at Singing Hillwhen he lost control of his 1998 FordRanger. The vehicle traveled off the left sideof the roadway and struck a culvert. Itramped over a ditch alongside the road. Theresident nearby called 911 and stated thatthe driver was not breathing. CPR was ini-tiated and continued until the MartinCounty Ambulance Service arrived andtransported Mr. Tucker to the OrangeCounty Hospital where he was later pro-nounced dead. The cause of the accident isunknown at this time. The vehicle had dam-age to the front and front driver’s sidefender. G & M Auto towed the vehicle toLoogootee. Assisting at the scene was ChiefDeputy Rob Street, Shoals Fire Department,and the Martin County Ambulance Service.The investigating officer was Corporal JohnFischer. Friday, october 8

6:20 a.m. - Raymond Kemp, 60, of Mont-gomery, was northbound on U.S. 231 northof Watertank Road in a white 2009 Volvoand struck a deer that was standing in theroadway. The investigating officer wasDeputy Keith Keller.Sunday, october 10

3:00 p.m. - Denver Craft, 59, of Shoals,reported a deer accident that he had earlierin the morning. He advised that at approxi-mately 7:30 a.m., he was northbound onS.R. 450, just south of Dover Hill when adeer entered the roadway. His silver 2007Chevrolet Silverado struck the deer causingdamage to the grill, left bumper, and hood.The investigating officer was Deputy KeithKeller. Monday, october 11

Martin County accident reports

Tuesday morning, October 12 at approx-imately 7:30 a.m. Indiana State Police re-sponded to the report of rolled over semi atSR 37 and I-64

Preliminary investigation reveals thatChad Hayslett, 31, of Wabash was drivinga 2008 White Kenworth tractor trailer haul-ing eight aluminum coils northbound on SR37 when he became distracted and drove theoff the road. The vehicle rolled onto its leftside losing its load of coils. The aluminumcoils then traveled down a hill and acrossboth lanes of I-64 coming to rest on thenorth side of I-64.

“Fortunately no one was seriously injured

and no one struck the coils as they rolledacross the interstate,” said Trooper BrentHoover of the Commercial Vehicle En-forcement Division.

Mr. Hayslett and his passenger Shara A.Hayslett, 33, both complained of pain totheir head and back and were transported tothe Perry County Hospital.

There was no road closure at the scene.Mr. Hayslett was wearing his seatbelt butMrs. Hayslett was not.

The investigating officer was trooperBrent Hoover and he was assisted by thePerry County Sheriff’s Department and thePerry County EMS and Fire Department.

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-Photo providedPerry County EMS and Fire Department assist in a semi roll over at SR 37 and I-

64 Tuesday morning. Although the driver of the semi and his passenger complainedof head pain, no one was seriously injured in the accident.

8:05 a.m. - Laura B. Dawley, 42, of Loo-gootee was stopped in her blue 2005 DodgeCaravan, waiting to turn left onto U.S. 50from the entrance of the Shoals CommunitySchool. Maria L. Query, 46, of Shoals, in agold 2005 Chevy Trailblazer, was enteringthe parking lot and sideswiped the Dawleyvehicle. The Dawley vehicle sustained dam-age to the front driver side fender, door, andtire. The Query vehicle had damage to thefront and front driver’s side. Query wascited for driving while suspended. The in-vestigating officer was Corporal John Fis-cher. Tuesday, october 12

8:50 a.m. - James D. Holt, 22, of Shoals,was traveling east on U.S. 150, rounding acurve, in a green 1999 Dodge Avenger. Holtstated that a deer ran out in front of him andhe swerved to miss the deer. He lost controlof his vehicle and ran off the right hand sideof the road and struck an old fence post.There was significant damage to the frontof Holt’s vehicle. The investigating officerwas Corporal John Fischer.

Two Washington Countymen have been preliminar-ily charged for their in-volvement in the death ofan Orange County man.

Saturday afternoon at ap-proximately 2:15 p.m. adeputy from the OrangeCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment went to 5952 CountyRoad 650 East, Orleans toconduct a welfare check onRobert W. Collier, 79.While checking the prop-erty the deputy located Mr.Collier deceased behind hisbarn.

The deputy called for as-sistance from the IndianaState Police Crime SceneInvestigators and the Crim-inal Investigation Division.

Investigators obtained in-formation from the Wash-ington County Sheriff’s

Department about two menin the Salem area that hadallegedly been talkingabout killing a man. Offi-cers were able to locate thetwo men, Sterlen S. Keller,22, of Salem and MarvinW. Noland, 18, of Salem.

Through the investiga-tion detectives were able toestablish enough probablecause to charge Keller andNoland on preliminarycharges of murder. Theyare both being held at theOrange County Jail.

This case is still under in-vestigation and there willbe no further informationreleased at this time.

Assisting Agencies: Or-ange and WashingtonCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ments and the CambridgeTown Marshal

Preliminary charges of murder filedon two Washington County men

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Detectives from the Indiana State Policeare investigating the death of an infant inDubois.

Preliminary investigation reveals that atapproximately 7:33 a.m. Tuesday morningthe Dubois County Communications Centerreceived a 911 call of an infant not breath-ing at 5411 E Jackson Street in Dubois.Dubois County EMS, Dubois First Respon-ders and a trooper from the Indiana StatePolice responded to the scene.

Fire and EMS arrived on scene first andimmediately transported the infant to JasperMemorial Hospital. Shortly after arriving atthe hospital the infant was pronounceddead.

The infant is identified as Brayden Mau-rer, three months old. Brayden is the son ofErica Maurer of Dubois

According to the Dubois County Coro-ner’s Office the autopsy is complete but theexact cause of death will not be known untilthe laboratory results come back which cantake up to three to four weeks.

Investigators still do not suspect any foulplay at this time.

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Mark Messmer

Destination for DefenseIf you’re a regular subscriber, I hardly

need remind you that Crane Naval Base in-vests over $1.3 million per day in the Stateof Indiana economy… employs thousandsof people in Martin County and the sur-rounding areas.

Personally, I see Crane as more than justa large employer or a footnote for south-western Indiana.

I see it putting us on the map as a majordestination for the defense industry into thefuture.

Recently, I took a trip with several keyleaders from Crane and local business lead-ers to Huntsville, Alabama where the pri-mary tenants are the Redstone U.S. ArmyAviation and Missile Command and NASAMarshall Space Flight Center.

We wanted to compare Huntsville, itsarmy base, and the surrounding tech parkarea-which are well established- with theCrane base and the Westgate developments,which are just starting out.

Major League Baseball infielder and man-ager Gene Mauch once said, “You can’t leadanyone else further than you have goneyourself.” I think the same principle appliesin economic planning; without a clear visionof the possibilities for a region, it’s difficultto bring business forward.

Our goals for the trip were to observe op-erations in Huntsville and the Tennessee val-ley area-which is much further along interms of a regional model-and bring homethose ideas for Crane.

There were a number of things that welearned from the trip, but as you can imag-ine, I went into it looking specifically forways that the relationship between govern-ment officials and Crane could be improved.

Specifically, I was struck by the impor-tance of having a member of our federal del-egation, whether in the senate or the house,on the Armed Services Committee.

Any new decision pertaining to commondefense policy in the United States mustmake it past this committee before it evenhas a chance of getting a vote in Congress.

If a Hoosier could serve on this commit-tee, they could help identify projects that fitin the high tech defense areas of Crane- andcould potentially have the ability to directsome of those projects to Crane. (SenatorShelby from Alabama has been that key per-son for Redstone.)

Here at home, there are still steps we cantake to mimic aspects of Huntsville.

For example, we need to continue to de-velop our infrastructure in and around thebase to enable companies to have the power,water, sewer, and broadband capability thatthey need so that they can grow and expand.

After seeing Huntsville, our group to-gether realized that one advantageHuntsville has are geographically “closer”communities when compared with theCrane region, which means better road ac-

cess, among other things.I-69 will bring added roads improvements

now. We should to continue to work withINDOT officials to prioritize future roadprojects to improve that infrastructure aswell.

In fact, overall, the rich history of the Red-stone base gives the surrounding areas avery “defense-industry friendly” feel.

This is something we hope to emulate hereby “opening up the Gate.”

We will also need to continue to empha-size a tax friendly environment-in otherwords, not raising taxes- which is one of themain tenets of the House Republican 2011Plan that I’ve been telling you about.

We must be ready to extend the certifiedtech park personal property tax break forlarge equipment investments at the high techcompanies that will emerge in our techparks-like here, at Crane Westgate.

This will also include working to keep In-diana a defense industry friendly place to lo-cate down the road with other ideas thatwe’ll develop.

As always, please feel free to contact myoffice with questions. I can be reached byemail at [email protected].

Last Thursday Senate Democrat LeaderVi Simpson (D-Ellettsville) announced the“Real Ideas, Real Jobs” package of legisla-tive proposals aimed at spurring businessactivity and creating new jobs in Indiana.Focused on fostering entrepreneurial ven-tures and leveraging small business invest-ments, Simpson and the members of theSenate Democratic Caucus believe the pro-posals would improve Indiana’s job marketand generate income to support familiesand communities.

A recent report from the U.S. Bureau ofEconomic Analysis indicated that Indianacontinues to lag behind other states in per-sonal income growth. In fact, Hoosiershave experienced a negative average quar-terly growth rate over the past two yearswhen adjusted for inflation, with earningsfalling 3.5 percent.

The package calls for a redirection of re-sources from ineffective programs to thosethat better serve Indiana’s employers andworkers. The proposals require no newstate funding or new taxes.

Included in the “Real Ideas, Real Jobs”proposal announced by Simpson and otherSenate Democrats:

Fast-track for small business: To help In-diana entrepreneurs and small businesses,the caucus wants to create a “Small Busi-ness Concierge Team” to provide one-stopservice for Indiana start-ups and businesseslooking to expand. The team of specialistsfrom various state agencies would be ded-icated to assisting small businesses by fast-tracking applications for state licensing andregulatory approval, as well as helping toidentify capital and other growth resources.Critical to this service is that the state helpsentrepreneurs become “capital-ready” byconnecting them with regional networks,universities, Certified Technology Parks,and small business incubators that offermanagement training and low-cost facili-ties.

Improve access to capital: Indiana scorespoorly in small businesses’ ability to accesscapital, a critical factor for a state’s eco-nomic performance.

Recent reports on Indiana’s ability to pro-vide an attractive business environment in-dicate not only that the state ranks in thebottom half of states on access to capital,but that the state has lost ground over thepast decade.

The plan calls for a revision of the de-funct Capital Access Fund to provide low-interest loans to Indiana businesses.Funded through dollars redirected fromfailing economic incentives, the programwould operate as a revolving loan fund forstart-up and expansion costs. Managementof the program would be moved from theIndiana Economic Development Corpora-tion (IEDC), where it has languished, to theIndiana Finance Authority which managesother state revolving funds.

New hire tax credit: Providing Indiana’ssmall businesses the same benefit nowavailable to larger companies, this planwould increase access to a new hiring in-centive created earlier this year. The pro-gram approved under Senate Enrolled Act

23 provides a tax credit for 10 percent ofthe wages paid to qualified new hires dur-ing a two-year period, lowering an em-ployer’s labor costs for those newemployees. The Senate Democrats’ plan re-moves an existing requirement that a busi-ness hire at least 10 new employees toqualify for the tax credit, opening the pro-gram to small employers. Other eligibilityrequirements would be maintained.

Review and reinvest state dollars - begin-ning with job creation incentives: SenateDemocrats want to re-establish the legisla-tive Sunset Evaluation Committee to annu-ally review state programs and suggestpotential cuts from ineffective programs,beginning with a focus on identifyingIEDC job incentives that have not producedjobs and reinvesting in those that are suc-cessful. This committee would ensure thatour limited state dollars are directed at themost effective programs benefiting job cre-ation and income generation.

Preference in state contracts to compa-nies that use Indiana labor and Indiana ma-terials: Taxpayer money spent on statecontracts should help put Hoosiers to work,not profit out-of-state companies. By re-quiring state contracts to contain a guaran-tee that at least 80 percent of the peopleworking on those contracts will be Indianaresidents, we can make the most of stateprojects by reinvesting in Indiana busi-nesses and workers. The requirementwould also be applied to professional serv-ices contracts that are not competitivelybid, such as consultants hired by state agen-cies.

Additionally, the proposal would man-date that any state contract bid selectionprocess give preference to a company whenthe principal office is located within thestate. Current administrative practice al-lows the director of a project to take intoaccount the distance to the principal officefrom the job site, but does not require thatthe office be located in Indiana.

Release state infrastructure project funds:Finally, Senate Democrats restated theircall for the state to immediately begin workon planned construction projects, state uni-versities capital projects, roads and high-ways, and other state infrastructureinvestments.

Many projects have already been author-ized by the General Assembly under thestate budget signed into law by GovernorDaniels in 2009, but have not been put outfor bids.

In September Senate Democrats pushedthe State Budget Agency to release bondingauthority for five university projects thatwould create as many as 3,000 jobs. Thosejobs would have translated into as much as$100 million in personal earnings byHoosier workers, benefiting localeconomies.

The Democrats emphasized that the proj-ects would not require the state to incur im-mediate costs, as they will be fundedthrough bond issuances.

They also pointed out that bond interestrates are at a historic low, making it less ex-pensive to borrow money.

Senate Democrats announce legislativepackage focused on small businesses

Radius Indiana, the regional economic de-velopment group serving Crawford,Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence, Martin,Orange, and Washington counties, has an-nounced their main office will now be lo-cated in Bedford. The organization will alsobe opening a new satellite office in Jasper.

“By opening a new main office and satel-lite office, Radius Indiana is able to betteraddress economic development needs inSouth Central Indiana,” said R.J. Reynolds,President and C.E.O of Radius Indiana.“We’re also maintaining the office we cur-rently have at NSWC Crane.”

Radius Indiana’s main office is now lo-cated at: 1504 I Street Bedford, Indiana47421. The phone number is (812)277.9778.

Radius Indiana’s satellite office is locatedat: 107 East 9th Street Jasper, Indiana 47546.

Radius Indiana’s address at NSWC Craneis: 5 300 Highway 361 Crane, Indiana 47522and the phone number is (812) 854.8249.

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The Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Officeannounced last Thursday that more than1,200 free smoke alarms, designed for indi-viduals who are deaf or hard of hearing, arebeing purchased for distribution to finan-cially qualifying Hoosiers throughout thestate.

The Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Officeis a division of the Indiana Department ofHomeland Security (IDHS).

“Many fire departments around the statehave programs to help individuals obtainstandard smoke alarms,” said Indiana StateFire Marshal Jim Greeson. “But this pro-gram will help meet the less widely ad-dressed, specialized needs of Indiana’sresidents who are deaf or hard of hearing.Indiana has a population of more than500,000 individuals who are deaf or hard ofhearing, and while the state doesn’t have theresources to reach everyone, the alarms canmake a difference for the individuals whodo receive them.”

Funded through the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) and the U. S.

Department of Homeland Security, a$300,000 Assistance to Firefighters GrantProgram-Fire Prevention and Safety Grantwill be used to purchase the alarms.

The purpose of the Assistance to Fire-fighters Grant Program is to enhance thesafety of the public and firefighters againstfire and fire-related hazards.

The smoke alarms consist of a strobe lightand bed shaker to allow the deaf or hard ofhearing individual to be awakened at nightor see the strobe light while awake. Thealarms will be installed in homes by localfire departments free of charge to recipients.

Individuals who are interested in receiv-ing one of these specialized smoke detec-tors, and who cannot afford to purchase oneon their own, should apply online atwww.in.gov/dhs by clicking on “apply forfree smoke alarm.”

The Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Officewill be working with the Indiana FamilySocial Services Agency (FSSA), to qualifydeaf and hard of hearing residents with fi-nancial need.

Indiana is among states expected to seerevenues grow during the current fiscalyear, according to a new survey by the Na-tional Conference of State Legislatures(NCSL). The survey results are welcomednews, but the lingering effects of the na-tional recession on state revenues will stillpresent substantial challenges as lawmakersgo about crafting a balanced budget nextyear.

Forty states expect tax revenues to in-crease during the current fiscal year, legisla-tive fiscal directors forecast in the NCSLreport. In Indiana, budget officials predict6.3 percent total revenue growth over lastyear. Unlike some states, Indiana is ex-pected to achieve its revenue forecast with-out implementing any general tax increases.

“As any Hoosier still feeling the impactof the national recession can tell you, wearen’t out of the woods yet,” said Sen. Den-nis Kruse (R-Auburn). “But it’s encourag-ing to be among the states predicted tocontinue improving in the coming months.In order to position Indiana for the strongesteconomic growth possible, lawmakers mustmaintain their commitment to protectingtaxpayers and controlling spending in theupcoming legislative session.”

State budget officials released the Sep-tember revenue report last week. Total rev-

enues for the month were up 5.8 percentover the same period last year, but fell $29million below the most recent revenue fore-cast. Revenues have improved over the pre-vious year each month of the current fiscalyear, which began July 1.

More specifically, Indiana’s sales tax andindividual income tax revenues in Septem-ber were up 5.8 percent and 3.7 percent re-spectively over the same period last year.

While the improvement over last year isgood news, Indiana, like almost every state,has a long way to go before revenues returnto pre-recession levels. Revenues for thecurrent fiscal year are steadily improvingover last year, but it’s important to remem-ber that last year saw one of the worst rev-enue declines in state history. Indiana isn’talone in its effort to climb out of the holedug by the national recession. According tothe NCSL survey, at least 17 states don’t ex-pect to return to their peak revenue levelsuntil 2013 or later.

Indiana’s ongoing revenue challenges un-derscore the importance of maintaining re-serves in the last budget plan and supportingGov. Mitch Daniels’ spending reductions inthe months since its passage. Without theseprudent fiscal decisions, Indiana would faceeven bigger challenges than those currentlyfacing state leaders.

The Martin County Democrats held theirAnnual Ham & Bean and BBQ dinner thispast Sunday, October 10 at the AmericanLegion Country Club in Loogootee.

After saluting the flag and country, JennHembree gave a blessing before a bountifulmeal was served.

Candidate for State Representative Dis-trict 63 Dan Steiner, Commissioner PaulGeorge and Treasurer Diana Schutte do-nated the free door prizes.

Door prize winners included CordillaGeorge, Dee Dee Street, Dylan Street, Judy

Bruner, Mike Moffitt, Janis Courter, andRuth Smith.

The dinner organizers would like to thankthe precinct committeemen, candidates, andother elected officials for donating dessertsand auction items, along with Roger Cooperand Raydis Thymling for cooking the hamand beans; Cindy Sorrells, Lisa Ader, TishDoane, Sheila Galloway, Delores Ragsdalefor donating auction items for the event;Paul George for providing the pork BBQand Bo-Mac’s Drive In for all their helpwith supplies.

-Photo providedShown above the Democrats seeking election and re-election this coming november.

In the front row, from left to right, are Councilwoman Lynn gee, seeking re-electionto the county council in district 4; Bobbi Sue nonte, candidate for clerk of circuitcourt; Phyllis Kidwell, candidate for county council district 2; and Chief Deputy RobStreet, candidate for sheriff. In the back row, from left to right, are CouncilmanRandy Wininger, re-election to council in district 1; Commissioner Paul george, re-election to commissioner district 2; David Lett, candidate for judge; Perry TownshipTrustee noel Harty, re-election to township trustee and candidate for Mayor of Loo-gootee in 2011, and Prosecutor Michael Steiner, re-election to prosecutor. Also presentbut not available for the photo was District 62 State Representative Sandy Blantonwho is seeking re-election.

Martin County Democrats holdannual ham and bean dinner

-Photo by Courtney Hughettnoel Harty, serving as auctioneer for the dinner held last Sunday, takes bids on

jewelry items being displayed by Martin County Treasurer Diana Schutte.

Survey says Indiana among statesexpected to see economic growth

State to distribute 1,200 free smoke alarms


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says three additional human cases of WestNile virus have been reported in the state:one each in Lake, Marion, and Morgancounties. Including these three new cases,there has been a total eight human cases ofWest Nile virus so far in 2010, with twoeach in Allen, Marion, and Porter counties,and one each in Lake and Morgan counties.Additionally, mosquito groups in 54 coun-ties have tested positive for West Nile virus.

“Although temperatures have been coolerlately, mosquitoes are still active,” said Jen-nifer House, DVM, veterinary epidemiolo-gist at the Indiana State Department ofHealth. “Until there is a hard freeze in yourpart of the state, there is still at risk of get-ting bitten by an infected mosquito, so peo-ple should continue to use insectrepellents.”

Dr. House says the West Nile virus usu-ally causes West Nile fever, a milder formof the illness, which can include fever,headache, body aches, swollen lymphglands, or a rash. However, a small numberof individuals will develop a more severeform of the disease with encephalitis,meningitis, or other neurological syn-dromes. Although anyone can get WestNile virus, people over 50 are at greater risk

for becoming seriously ill or even dying.Dr. House urges homeowners to take the

following steps:-Installing or repairing screens on win-

dows and doors to keep mosquitoes out ofthe home;

-Discarding old tires, tin cans, plastic con-tainers, ceramic pots or other containers thatcan hold water;

-Repairing failed septic systems; -Drilling holes in the bottom of recycling

containers left outdoors; -Keeping grass cut short and shrubbery

trimmed; -Cleaning clogged roof gutters, particu-

larly if leaves tend to plug up the drains; -Frequently replacing the water in pet

bowls;-Flushing ornamental fountains and bird-

baths periodically; and -Aerating ornamental pools, or stock

them with predatory fish.“We need to remind Hoosiers there is no

cure for West Nile virus and no human vac-cine, but it is preventable,” said Dr. House.

For updates on this and other publichealth issues, follow the Indiana State De-partment of Health on Twitter at: www.twit-ter.com/INPublicHealth, or go online formore info at: www.statehealth.IN.gov

State reports three morecases of West nile virus

Farmers should go ahead and plant winterwheat on schedule but seed deeper than nor-mal because of lingering dry conditionsthroughout most of the state, a Purdue Ex-tension wheat research specialist advises.

Herb Ohm recommended planting wheat1.5-1.75 inches deep, compared with 1-1.25inches in moist conditions. He cautionedagainst going deeper because the soil coulddevelop a crust after a heavy rain, leadingto poor emergence.

Many farmers are planting wheat onschedule despite a summer of dryness thathas left nearly half of the state in droughtand most of the remainder abnormally dry.Ohm recommended that others do the samebecause their fields eventually will get rain.

“When it does rain, at least the wheat willbe in the ground and they won’t have towork it at the last minute and possibly cause

soil compaction, depending on how muchrain we get,” he said.

Wheat field test trials have been plantedthroughout the state. Ohm said wheatplanted in the Lafayette area in west-centralIndiana after the Hessian fly-free date ofSeptember 28 already is emerging.

“It’s amazing how dry the soil can be andyet the wheat will be able to germinate,” hesaid.

Dry conditions were largely unchangedacross Indiana during the past week. Therewas enough rain to prevent conditions fromfurther deteriorating but not enough to im-prove them. Central and northwestern coun-ties received at least a quarter inch of rain;other parts of the state had less.

Southeastern counties remain in severedrought, and other counties in the southernand central parts of the state continue inmoderate drought. Most of the northerncounties are experiencing abnormally dryconditions.

Farmers planting wheat on schedule as drought continues

By KEITH RoBInSonPurdue University News Service

Consumers should not have any problemsfinding the right pumpkin despite a wetspring followed by late-summer hot and dryweather.

While the exceptionally dry weather in In-diana since August has hurt other crops, Pur-due University plant pathologist Dan Egelsaid it probably has been good for pumpkins.Lack of rain has allowed the fruit to maturein the field without added disease pressurepromoted by wet conditions.

“The pumpkin crops I have seen this yearhave been average to above average in size,quantity and quality,” Egel said. “There havebeen disease problems aggravated by a wetJuly, but not all growers were affected.”

Powdery mildew, bacterial spot, phytoph-thora fruit rot and other fruit rots seem toshow up every year. This year, bacterial spotof pumpkin caused the most problems, but itdidn’t affect all growers, Egel said.

The wet spring delayed planting, espe-cially in the middle of the state, said Exten-sion horticulture specialist Liz Maynard.High temperatures followed and coincidedwith female flower development and fruit setin some fields, which can reduce the numberof flowers that bloom and ultimately reduce

fruit set. “Weather was a big challenge for pumpkin

growers this year,” Maynard said.According to the U.S. Department of Agri-

culture’s 2007 Census, Indiana grows 3,231acres of pumpkins on 450 farms for the freshmarket, making it one of the top 10 states infresh-market pumpkin production.

Maynard offered the following purchasingtips for consumers looking to take advantageof the state’s fall pumpkin harvest:

* Choose pumpkins that are fully mature,meaning the fruit is completely orange andthe rind is tough.

* Make sure the pumpkin is solid and hasno soft spots or unhealed wounds in the rind.

* Select a pumpkin with a healthy stemthat is firmly attached. The stem should besolid, not shriveled. Check that the stem isattached by inspecting it - not by lifting thepumpkin by the stem.

* For jack-o-lanterns, avoid hard-shellpumpkin varieties because they are muchharder to carve.

Many consumers look for pumpkins not tocarve, but to eat.

“If the pumpkin will be used for eating, Iwould recommend selecting a pie pumpkinand, ideally, talking with the producer to findout whether or not it is a variety known to begood for eating,” Maynard said.

Despite dry weather,pumpkins are aplentyBy JEAnnE gIBSonPurdue University News Service

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New Beginnings Church Weekly Message

By SHIRLEy CAnELLPastor’s wife

Our Peace and CornerstoneEphesians 2:11-22

Our peace begins with the one True God.If you think you are going to find peace onyour own without God you are mistaken.Having a heart for the things of the worldwill surely separate you from God. As youwatch the news or read the papers you willsee the world has become a world withoutpeace. We were born with a tendency forself, with the desire to run our own show.We want what belongs to others. We aretrying to fill a lacking in our hearts - a rest-lessness or wandering.

Jesus is where we find peace. He alone isthe believer’s source of peace. In Isaiah 9:6,He is referred to as the Prince of peace. Toomany of us live as if there is no peace in ourlives. We complain about everything, blameeveryone else for our problems, and turnsmall issues into mountains because we getstressed out over everything. Matthew 6:34,“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each

day has enough trouble of its own.” Surrenderto Jesus Christ your worries.

How can we tear down the wall dividingus from God and keeping us from the eternalpeace and life with Him? These walls wecreate are created because of our selfish de-sires. Because we do not do what we say wewill do, making our yes be yes and our no beno. We stay silent when the opportunityarises to stand up for Christ to share hisglory.

Tear down the walls and let the blood ofChrist cleanse you. Mend your relationshipwith God. When you know you are notdoing right in the eyes of God inner turmoilwill exist. There will be no inner peace if sinreigns in your life.

What if God created a new race of people?Ones that get along, love each other, helpeach other, forgive each other, and are kindto others with no separation because all werebelievers. He has, they are called Christians.

God has built a new building in you thatHe wants to use. All new buildings shouldhave a strong foundation. What foundationdo you build everything on, is it your ownstrength knowledge or is it Jesus Christ?

Your rock solid foundation is the stone, thestrong tower of Jesus Christ and His teachings.If we are going to be the people of Godeverything has to be built on the cornerstoneof Jesus Christ, with daily prayers, Christianfamily living, strong church fellowships andalways giving thanks.

We are God’s workmanship created inChrist Jesus. We are the dwelling in whichGod lives by His spirit. Now we, by Hisspirit, are His chosen dwelling place, a habitatfor divinity. God lives in us!

PEACE! Do you want Peace? P - pray in thanksgiving for what God has

done for us.E - evolve and grow, we can’t stay babes

in Christ forever, we must grow.A - apply the word by taking action. Take

each command God gives us and apply it.C - confess all sin to God. Repent, turn

away from your sins. E - evaluate your relationship with God,

are you living as the person God created.Repentance is not just an act of confession.

But confessing means something has tochange, we have to turn and go in the oppositedirection with our thoughts and our deeds.

Are you living as the person God createdyou to be or are you living in your old waysof selfishness and pride. Stop blaming othersfor your problems. Your problems are a directresult of whom or what is your cornerstonein life. If every person would trust in Christalone for salvation then all would be broughtinto spiritual union and intimacy with Christ.The atoning work accomplished by Christ’sdeath on the cross washes away the penaltyof sin and ultimately even its presence. Areyou washed in the blood of Jesus?

I had children’s church this past Sunday.We studied about thinking before we speak.

Gossiping. THINK. T..is it true? H..is ithelpful? I..is it inspiring? N..is it necessary?K..is it kind? We teach our kids at an earlyage to be kind. Maybe some of us need to goback to children’s church and start over withthe basics. Our Sunday service starts at 10a.m. with praise and worship. Our interpre-tative dance team is practicing weekly at9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. You do nothave to be a member of the church to jointhe dance team. Call Pastor Ernie if youhave any questions concerning your walkwith Jesus Christ at 709-0258.


Our SCHOOLS & SPORTS

Coming off their Loogootee Invitationalchampionship on Saturday, the LoogooteeEighth Grade Volleyball team finished theirseason 18-3 with a win over VincennesRivet last night. The girls finished in twosets 25-15 and 25-8.

Leading scorers were Lauren Bowlingwith eight points, Addyson Aiman withseven, Waylee Wagoner with six, and Kai-lye Robbins with five.

Wagoner also had four digs, six kills, and11 assists; Robbins added 12 digs and sevenkills, Bowling had seven digs, seven kills,and 10 assists; Aiman had eight digs andfour kills, Mallory Weisheit had four points,four digs, and one kill; Jon Benet Waide hadtwo digs, Erin Nelson added six points,three digs, and a kill; and Bailey Davis hadone dig.

The team defeated Pike Central on Satur-day to win the Loogootee Invitational. Thegirls won the championship game in twosets 25-14 and 25-16. Leading the team wasMallory Weisheit with 15 points. KailyeRobbins added five.

Also contributing were Waylee Wagonerwith four points, eight digs, three kills, and15 assists; Robbins added 16 digs, sevenkills, and one assist; Lauren Bowling hadtwo points, 14 digs, eight kills, and four as-sists; Addyson Aiman had four points andone kill, Weisheit also added six digs andtwo kills, Bailey Davis had two digs, JonBenet Waide had one dig, Erin Nelson hadone point, one dig, and two kills; and EmilyBateman added one point, seven digs, andtwo kills.

In the first invitational game on SaturdayLoogootee defeated the Washington Hatch-ets 25-11 and 25-18. Lauren Bowling ledthe ladies with 12 points while AddysonAiman added six.

Also contributing to the Lions’ victorywas Waylee Wagoner with three points, fivedigs, three kills, and seven assists; Aimanadded six digs, Mallory Weisheit had threepoints, two digs, and two kills; Kailye Rob-bins contributed three points, 11 digs, andfive kills; Bowling added eight digs, five

kills, one block, and six assists; BaileyDavis had two digs, Erin Nelson had twopoints and two digs, and Emily Batemanhelped out with one point and six digs.

The girls traveled to South Knox lastThursday, October 7 and came home with awin in two sets 25-12 and 25-18.

Lauren Bowling and Mallory Weisheit ledin scoring with eight points each followedby Kailye Robbins with seven and WayleeWagoner and Addyson Aiman with five.

Wagoner also contributed 10 digs, twokills, and nine assists; Robbins added eightdigs, four kills, and three assists; Bowlinghad seven digs, 11 kills, and five assists;Aiman added seven digs; and Weisheit hadeight digs and a kill.

Also helping the Lions in the win was JonBenet Waide with two digs, Emily Batemanwith one point, three digs, and one kill; ErinNelson with one point, two digs, and a kill;and Bailey Davis with five digs.

Head coach Lacy Jeffers said after thegame, “These girls had so much fun on thecourt! They played great all the wayaround! I told them that I couldn’t haveasked for any of them to play any better. I’mso proud of the enthusiasm and excitementthey are bringing each and every day!”

The girls move to 15-3 on the season.The girls also defeated North Daviess on

Monday, October 5 in two sets 25-16 and25-19. Leading the Lions was AddysonAiman with nine points. She was followedby Kailye Robbins with six points and Lau-ren Bowling with five.

Waylee Wagoner contributed three points,three digs, one kill, and seven assists; Rob-bins added eight digs and seven kills, Bowl-ing had 11 digs, six kills, and five assists;and Aiman contributed seven digs.

Also, Mallory Weisheit helped the teamwith four points, one dig, and one kill;Emily Bateman had two points, four digs,and one kill; and Bailey Davis added a dig.

“These girls played really good. Theyplayed smart and with great integrity! Icouldn’t be more proud of every single oneof them!” said Coach Lacy Jeffers.

LHS Band spooks out

-Photo by Jessica Lampert of Lampert’s PhotographySeventh grader Tyler Booker, dressed as an Amish man, gives a peace sign to the

photographer during the LHS Band costume concert held last Friday night.

Loogootee 8th grade Volleyballends season with win over Rivet

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urday. The team is shown above with their trophy. In the front row, from left to right,are Erin nelson, Bailey Davis, Lauren Bowling, and Addyson Aiman. In the backrow, from left to right, are Coach Lacy Jeffers, Emily Bateman, Jon Benet Waide,Waylee Wagoner, Chassidy Bridges, Kailye Robbins, and Mallory Weisheit. not pic-tured was Aspen Crim.

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Cereal, sausage, muffin, milkFriday, october 15

Fall Break – NO SCHOOL!Monday, october 18

Fall Break – NO SCHOOL!Tuesday, october 19

Breakfast pizza, fruit, milkWednesday, october 20

Biscuit and gravy, sausage, milkLunch

Thursday, october 14Grilled chicken sandwich, French fries,

pearsFriday, october 15


Fall Break – NO SCHOOL!Tuesday, october 19

Hot dogs, baked beans, mixed fruit, cakeWednesday, october 20

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LunchThursday, october 14

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Tuesday, October 19Turkey and noodles or pizza, green beans,

tossed salad, fruit, salad plate, milkWednesday, october 20

Turkey Manhattan or pizza, mashed po-tatoes, fruit, green beans, salad plate, milk

SHoALS SCHooLSBreakfast

Thursday, october 14Colby omelet with biscuit, juice, milk

Friday, october 15Cereal, sweet rolls, cheese, milk

Monday, october 18Cereal, raisin bread, juice, milk

Tuesday, october 19French toast with syrup, sausage, juice,

milkWednesday, october 20

Parent – teacher conferencesLunch

Thursday, october 14Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, Cali-

fornia blend vegetables, roll, milk; choice4-12: pepperoni pizzaFriday, october 15

Fajita chicken served with steamed rice,green beans, juice, milk; choice 4-12: bur-ritoMonday, october 18

Hamburger, French fries, chilled fruit,cookies, milkTuesday, october 19

Cheese pizza, green beans, apple crisp,milk; choice 4-12: corn dogWednesday, october 20

Parent – teacher conferences

2010-2011 Term 1 - Grading Period 1Seventh grade

All A’s: Allison Albright, Britney Cooper,Logan Harker, Megan Hawkins, AshleyPhillips, Corbyn Sipes, and Dawn Wright

Distinguished Honor Roll: Reva TroutmanHonor Roll: Tyrell Brett, Julie Dorsey, Jas-

mine Gates, Christina Hovis, Kelsey Pugh,and Cody Sanders

Eighth gradeAll A’s: Logan Albright, Brittany Bauern-

fiend, Austin Jones, Ashley Montgomery,Holly Self, Kelsey Sellers, and Josey Wag-goner

Distinguished Honor Roll: Audrey Bowers Honor Roll: Haylie Brace, Kyle Cour-

tright, Michael Hawkins, Grady Key, AshleyMcDonald, Donald Stoner, and AlexisYoung

ninth gradeAll A’s: Robin Hamby, Nicole Harder, and

Cole HovisDistinguished Honor Roll: Caleb Davis

and Dakota MullinsHonor Roll: Ryan Allen, Erica Bratton,

Richard Davis, Ariel Hert, Cody Hert, LoganMcCrary, Ashley Payne, Samantha Pugh,Aaron Qualkenbush, Katlyn Sanders, Syd-ney Tedrow, Kandi Tichenor, Kristen Wag-goner, and Briana Wagler

Tenth gradeAll A’s: Whitney Albright and Emily

Richardson Distinguished Honor Roll: Jennifer Mont-

gomery and Ramona SimmonsHonor Roll: Amberly Albright, Tristan

Bennington, Waylon Bradley, JonathanButcher, Kayla Butler, Jessica Courtright,Lezlie Hart, Ethan Jones, Austin Kimmel,and Brittani Land, Courtney Overfield, andKatie Payne

Eleventh gradeAll A’s: Rachel HarderDistinguished Honor Roll: Victoria Bauer,

Alex Bauernfiend, Michaela Brockman,Alanna Dawley, Grace LaMar, MeganSanders, and Darek Turpin

Honor Roll: Tanner Abel, Austin Bailey,Chelsey Baker, Michael Basley, ChristianBelcher, Supitcha Charoenram, ZacharyCook, Audra Deckard, MacKenzie Graves,Brian Hert, Mackenzie Jones, CourtneyKender, Sasha Mains, Miranda Mullins,Kyra Ott, Audrey Sorrells, and Stephen Witt

Twelfth gradeAll A’s: Shaelin Adams, Bradley Phillips,

Augustus Sherfick, and Kyla TichenorDistinguished Honor Roll: Amber Lynn

Bauer, Jess Jenkins, Hillary Jones, Eric Mc-Donald, Megan Montgomery, CharlesShartzer, and Diamond Wright

Honor Roll: Garrett Bateman, Jill Bradley,Jessica Conrad, Dillon Cornett, Casey Davis,Chase Dawley, John Harder, AshleyHawkins, Kayla Kidwell, Andrew Meri-wether, Terry Newlin, Bryan Patton, DeidrePennington, Shannon Price, Amber Royston,and Amanda Stewart

Shoals Jr./Sr. HighSchool Honor Roll

gARAgE SALE Friday and Saturday from 8-12. Stuffle’s in Country Court. Longaberger bas-kets, name-brand clothes for men/women/teengirls, comforter sets, home furnishings, movies,kid’s toys, bread maker, books, wooden patiotable w/2 chairs, kitchen table w/4 chairs, lamps,purses, shoes/boots, backpacks, cookware, FisherPrice kitchen, Rubbermaid storage containers,beach towels, swimwear, picture frames, Oakmedicine cabinet, TV/VCR combo, small TV, carvacuum, home spa kit, Brand New Black &Decker cordless jump starter, indoor/outdoorAirBed, decorative flags, PartyLite, rugs, electrictypewriter, wooden display shelf, cordlessphones, wrought iron basket tree, hot sticks haircurlers, office supplies, and much more!! Noearly sales.

The Loogootee Junior High Cross Coun-try team ended its season with a 4th placefinish in the Blue Chip meet at Montgomeryon October 7. Chase Wilcoxen, Ryan How-ell, Landon Bell, Wyatt Nonte, Kaleb Lyon,Mac Osborne, and Jordan Kaiser earned 4thplace team ribbons. Picking up individualribbons were Chase Wilcoxen (15), RyanHowell (27), and Landon Bell (29).

Team scores were: South Knox 20, Barr-Reeve 45, Northeast Dubois 93, Loogootee100, Shoals 169, W.C. 177, and North Knox186. In the girls’ meet, Macey Baxter fin-ished 50th, and Taylor Kaiser 73rd.

The Shoals High School Fall Sports Ban-quet will be held Wednesday, November 3 at6:30 p.m. The athletic boosters will providethe meat and drinks. They are asking parentsto bring in a covered dish and/ or a dessert.Also, please remind athletes that they needto bring in two 2-liter bottles of soda for thefall festival to be held on October 30.

Loogootee Junior HighCross Country results

Shoals Fall Sports Banquet


Free computer usage and classesDid you know that the Martin County

Community Learning Center has multiplecomputers available with internet access? Ifyou need to use a computer, please come bythe center during office hours and sign thecomputer usage agreement form. Computerusage is free for academic purposes. Testproctoring and college placement testing arealso available at the center for commutersand distance learners.

A free Computer Applications Course isbeing offered at the center by Fathers For-ever Coalition, along withthe Marriage & Family Al-liance. It is scheduled Mon-days, October 11 toNovember 8 from 6 to 9p.m. This program is gearedspecifically for the ‘bread-winner’ of the family insearch of new employment or career ad-vancement. Subjects include: Basic Com-puter Skills, Practical Internet Savvy,Microsoft Applications-such as Word andExcel, Résumé Writing and ProfessionalCorrespondence. Contact Kathy at thelearning center to register.

Indiana Drug Education and AwarenessSolutions are conducting an ongoing Over-comer’s Recovery Support Group at thecenter. Meetings are held every Tuesdayevening from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and newcom-ers are heartily invited. There is no cost forparticipation. For further information, con-tact Jason Underhill at 812-653-1908.

Do you know someone who could usesome help with his or her reading skills?Anyone interested is heartily encouraged tocontact SOAR! at 812-709-1618 for furtherinformation.

For GED-Adult Basic Education, call JanArmstrong at 812-278-8711.

Would you like to learn how to type onyour own time schedule with exercises thatmeet your ability level? Come to the learn-ing center during office hours and try outthe Mavis Beacon Typing Program at yourown pace. For more information contactKathy at 812-295-2674.

College classesIvy Tech Community College will offer

three classes at the Martin County Commu-nity Learning Center for the spring 2011 se-mester. The following classes will be heldin Martin County: English Composition(ENGL 111) Tuesdays 6 to 9 p.m.; Essen-tials of Algebra I (MATH 023) Wednesdays6 to 9 p.m.; and Intro to Sociology (SOCI111) Thursdays 6 to 9 p.m. Call or come into the learning center to enroll at Ivy Tech,register for classes if you are already en-rolled, or register for classes to transfer to

your current institution.If you need a proctor for

an online class or comput-ers with internet to takeyour classes, contact Kathyat the learning center toschedule a time that workswith your schedule.

Need an art class as part of your degree?Indiana Wesleyan University will offer Art134 in Martin County via two-way video.The class will be on Tuesdays during themonth of November from 6 to 10 p.m. Visitthe website http://www.indwes.edu/Adult-Graduate/Undergraduate-Electives/Regis-ter-Now/ or contact AdmissionsRepresentative Robin Seaton at 815-298-0823 or email [email protected].

Résumé Writing and Career PlanningNeed help with your résumé? Darlene

Ridgway with Bramble Consulting willoffer résumé Assistance-Level One on Oc-tober 14 and October 28. The class is from6 to 8 p.m. and cost is $25. This is a basiccourse designed for an applicant needinghelp with the application process for gov-ernment civilian and/or government con-tractor positions, specifically for NSWCCrane. Contact Kathy at the learning centerat 812-295-2674 to register.

The career planning course BreakingGround will be offered on October 21 from6 to 8:30 p.m.; cost is $40. BreakingGround is a course designed to help indi-viduals establish a career plan and identifytheir individual skills. The course will high-light what to know before beginning a ca-reer search, how to conduct a job search,how to create cover letters and résumés, andinterview preparation. Contact Kathy at thelearning center at 812-295-2674 to register.

Many thanks to our supporters!A special “thank you” goes out to Tri-

Kappa for the donation of office supplies in-cluding copy paper, paper towels, writingutensils, tissues, and other needed items.Your support is greatly appreciated!

ContactThe center is open Monday through

Thursday, 1 to 9 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m. to4 p.m. Kathy Kerr, coordinator, is more thanhappy to assist anyone interested in learningmore about the center and its wide spectrumof services. Simply give her a call at 812-295-2674 or email [email protected] toschedule a time to discuss your current pos-sibilities.

Classes and programsat the learning center

Lady Lions win Heritage Hills Tourney

The Loogootee Seventh Grade Volleyballteam defeated South Knox Thursday, Octo-ber 7 in two sets 25-17 and 25-10.

Leading the team was Erin Nelson withnine points, eight of which were aces. Fol-lowing Nelson was Tara Pennington withseven points, four of which were aces, andPaige Walton also with seven points, two ofthose aces. Emma Walters had eight digsand Walton had seven. Emily Bateman andErin Nelson each had four kills while Pen-nington and Nelson added five assists apiece.

“After a tough loss Tuesday night to endtheir undefeated streak, my girls regroupedand came out ready to play this game. Icouldn’t have asked for anything more. I amso proud of them,” said Coach WhitneyWagoner.

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A Purdue University chemist on Wednes-day, October 6 was awarded the Nobel Prizein chemistry for creating a method to buildcomplex organic molecules necessary for nu-merous purposes, from pharmaceutical man-ufacturing to electronics.

Ei-ichi Negishi (pronounced “H. Na-gE-shE”), the Herbert C. Brown DistinguishedProfessor of Organic Chemistry, was a co-re-cipient of the prize with scientists RichardHeck of the University of Delaware inNewark and Akira Suzuki of Hokkaido Uni-versity in Sapporo, Japan. They will sharethe $1.5 million award.

Purdue President France A. Córdova saidthe university was proud that Negishi and hiswork were recognized by the Nobel Prizecommittee.

“Ei-ichi Negishi’s work in organic mole-cules is groundbreaking and inspiring, espe-cially in its application for improvingmedicines and impacting lives,” Córdovasaid. “We are very proud that he has been be-stowed with this highest honor. We congrat-ulate professor Negishi and celebrate thisgreat accomplishment.”

Negishi developed metal-based reactions,called palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling,that allow for easy and efficient synthesis ofcomplex organic compounds. Examples ofapplications include drug manufacturing, flu-orescent marking that has been essential forDNA sequencing and creating materials forthin LED displays.

He discovered catalytic reactions using anumber of transition metals that allow vari-ous organic compounds to be synthesizedwidely, efficiently and selectively for use infields ranging from medicine to materials de-velopment. His work has resulted in dramat-ically reducing the cost of using such metals,like palladium, in the synthesis.

“Catalysts are not lost as they spur a chem-ical reaction, they are recycled and can beused over and over again,” he said. “Thesetransition metals are very expensive, butwhen they can be used millions to billions oftimes, it dramatically reduces the cost andmakes the mass manufacturing of special,complex materials practical.”

Negishi likened the innovation to playingwith a LEGO game, altering the buildingblocks of molecules and using transitionmetals as catalysts to promote the reactionsneeded for the synthesis.

“We found catalysts and created reactionsthat allow complex organic compounds to, ineffect, snap together with other compoundsto more economically and efficiently builddesired materials,” he said. “LEGOs can becombined to make things of any shape, size,and color, and our reactions make this a pos-sibility for organic compounds.”

The National Institute of General MedicalSciences (NIGMS), which is part of the Na-tional Institutes of Health, has supportedNegishi’s work since 1979.

“This methodology has vastly improvedthe possibilities to create sophisticated chem-

icals and has broad implications for the med-ical, electronic, and agricultural fields,” saidNIH director Francis S. Collins. “It has al-ready allowed chemists to synthesize com-pounds to fight the herpes virus, HIV, andcolon cancer.”

NIGMS director Jeremy M. Berg saidNegishi’s work focuses on the carbon-car-bon bonds that form the backbones of or-ganic molecules.

“Carbon-carbon bonds are like the frameof a house - you have to get them right forthe structure to be functional and useful,”Berg said. “By developing a more preciseand efficient method for making thesebonds, Dr. Negishi created a remarkably

powerful tool for synthesizing a wide rangeof useful chemicals.”

The Nobel Prize was bestowed primarilyon the strength of 10 seminal papers pub-lished from 1976 to 1978, said Negishi,who came to Purdue in 1966 as a postdoc-toral researcher under the late Herbert C.Brown, who won the Nobel Prize in 1979.

Negishi is the third Purdue professor towin a Nobel Prize and one of two ofBrown’s students to win the prize this year.Co-recipient Suzuki also studied underBrown.

Kevin Gurney, a Purdue professor ofearth and atmospheric sciences, won theNobel Peace Prize in 2007 as part of the In-

tergovernmental Panel on Climate Changethat shared the prize with Al Gore.

Negishi grew up in Japan and received abachelor’s degree in organic chemistry fromthe University of Tokyo in 1958. He movedto the United States in 1960 to attend grad-uate school at the University of Pennsylva-nia as a Fulbright-Smith-Mind scholar,earning a doctorate in organic chemistry in1963. Negishi went to Syracuse Universityin 1972, where he was an assistant professorand then an associate professor before re-turning to Purdue in 1979.

He was appointed the H. C. Brown Dis-tinguished Professor of Chemistry in 1999and has won various awards including aGuggenheim Fellowship, the A. R. DayAward, a Chemical Society of Japan Award,an American Chemical SocietyOrganometallic Chemistry Award and aHumboldt Senior Researcher Award.Negishi has authored more than 400 publi-cations including two books, one of whichis the Handbook of OrganopalladiumChemistry for Organic Synthesis. Collec-tively, these publications have been citedmore than 20,000 times. Negishi has beencited in Marquis Who’s Who in Americaand Marquis Who’s Who in the World.

The Nobel Prizes will be awarded duringceremonies on December 10 in Stockholmand Oslo.

Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prizehas been awarded for achievements inphysics, chemistry, physiology or medicine,literature, and for peace. The Nobel Prize isan international award administered by theNobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.In 1968 Sveriges Riksbank established TheSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sci-ences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founderof the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists of amedal, personal diploma, and a cash award.

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-Purdue University photo by Andrew HancockPurdue President France A. Córdova, at left, talks Wednesday, october 6 with Pur-

due university professor Ei-ichi negishi, nobel Laureate in chemistry, at his homein West Lafayette. negishi is the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chem-istry.

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Governor Mitch Daniels joined executivesfrom grocery distributor Nash Finch (NAS-DAQ: NAFC) last Thursday to announce thecompany’s plans to establish operations inBloomington, creating up to 100 new jobs by2014.

The Minnesota-based food distributorplans to invest $10.6 million to purchase andretrofit an existing 300,000-square-foot facil-ity. Nash Finch’s Bloomington location willhouse the company’s MDV division whichspecializes in grocery and related productsfor military commissaries. The company willsupply Indiana commissaries, includingCrane Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Nash Finch’s entry in Indiana adds to thestate’s growing national security sector. De-fense companies throughout the state andmilitary installations including NSWCCrane, Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck UrbanTraining, and Fort Benjamin Harrison col-lectively employ tens of thousands ofHoosiers.

“Our efforts to enhance Indiana’s contri-butions to national security are producing di-rect and indirect job growth. Saving Crane in

2005 and establishing Atterbury-Mus-catatuck as the leading training facility of itskind will mean a flow of new dollars andspinoff jobs coming to the state,” saidDaniels.

Established by Willis, Fred, and EdgarNash in North Dakota 125 years ago, theFortune 500 company employs approxi-mately 7,500 associates across the country.With annual sales of approximately $5.2 bil-lion, Nash Finch is the second largest pub-licly traded wholesale food distributor in theUnited States. The company plans to beginhiring distribution associates immediately.

“This new Bloomington distribution centeris consistent with our strategy to expand ourmilitary business and will serve 11 militarycommissaries and exchanges across eightstates. We greatly appreciate the efforts of theIndiana Economic Development Corpora-tion, Bloomington Economic DevelopmentCorporation, the state of Indiana and MonroeCounty, whose assistance was critical inmaking this expansion possible,” said EdBrunot, president and chief operating officerof MDV.

In addition to military commissaries, NashFinch and its family of businesses distributefood products and provide support servicesto a variety of retail formats including con-ventional supermarkets, multicultural stores,and extreme value stores.

The Indiana Economic Development Cor-poration offered Nash Finch Company up to$525,000 in performance-based tax creditsbased on the company’s job creation plans.Monroe County has approved additionalproperty tax abatement for real and personalproperty improvements to be made at the

site.“Monroe County was very pleased to have

an opportunity to compete for Nash Finch’sinvestment and employment in an empty fa-cility and were proud that our talented work-force, strategic location, and governmentsupport convinced the company that MonroeCounty was the right choice,” said GeoffMcKim, Monroe County Council president.“We were impressed by their mission andrecord of community involvement and welook forward to their success and participa-tion in our community.”

Nash Finch’s decision to locate a new fa-cility in Indiana comes just days after AreaDevelopment magazine named Indiana thetop state in the Midwest and 6th best in thenation for business, according to a survey ofnational site selection consultants.

Fortune 500 grocery distributor to locate in Bloomington, will supply Crane

Three candidates seeking Indiana’s 9thDistrict Congressional seat will appear at aforum tonight, October 13, at 7 p.m. (EDT),at the Jasper Arts Center. The forum is spon-sored by Vincennes University and the Cityof Jasper. Candidates participating are in-cumbent U.S. Representative Baron Hill,Democrat; Todd Young, Republican; andGreg Knott, Libertarian.

The forum will be broadcast on both Oc-tober16 and October 23 at 6 p.m. on VU’spublic broadcast station, WVUT-TV (PBS).Admission is free but tickets are required.Tickets are available at the VUJC Book-store, Ferdinand Town Hall, HuntingburgCity Hall, and Jasper City Hall.

9th District CongressionalForum tonight in Jasper


Omer Chiropractic hosted a Ladies Nightof Indulgence at their Loogootee office Fri-day October 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It wasopen to all the women in the area and theyhad over 140 women coming through theoffice and visiting booths set up by localvendors.

There were fifteen different vendors of-fering a wide variety of exciting products.Jewelry from Lia Sophia advisor SavannahMathies was on display. Food and kitchenitems by The Pampered Chef consultantMichele Erler and Tastefully Simple con-sultant Brandi Hennette were sampled andon display, as well as chocolate creations byCB Chocolates co-owners Linda Wise andSandy Robinson.

Longaberger baskets and household décorwas exhibited by independent consultantHeather Madison, Creative Memories con-sultant Angie Robinson provided scrap-booking items, and Michelle Lemon’sBriAnn Claire Bowtique hair bows, tutus,and many handcrafted items were on dis-

play. Candles from Danielle Kemp’s Scentsy

booth were also available. All differenttypes of handbags were displayed from 31Consultant Melissa Yoder, displays fromUppercase Living consultant Andi Sutton,as well as a great selection from Tupper-ware consultant Jamie Knepp.

A large variety of Avon products providedby representative Charlotte Wininger alongwith Dr. Leslie Starr-Omer’s Miessence or-ganic skin care and home products wereavailable. Deanna Bauernfiend with Tran-quil Inn & Spa gave mini-chair massagesand Omer Chiropractic offered free spinalscans.

The first 50 women through the door re-ceived a goodie bag full of free samples andproducts from the vendors. There were mul-tiple door prizes donated by the vendorsalso. Dr. Brooke Hawkins along with thestaff at Omer Chiropractic would like tothank everyone who participated in makingit such a wonderful evening.

You are invited to lunch sponsored by In-diana University Southeast (School of Busi-ness) and Springs Valley Bank & TrustCompany on Friday, October 22, from11:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. The lunch will beheld in the Harriett Brown CommunityRoom which is upstairs at 489 Maple Streetin French Lick, across from the French LickBanking Center.

The topic of the lunch is local, regional,and national economy: now and future im-plications. Dr. Uric Dufrene, the SandersChair in Business at Indiana UniversitySoutheast will be the guest speaker. Dr.Dufrene’s background is finance and healso served as Dean of the School of Busi-ness for nine years. He writes articles aboutthe economy for area organizations and

Pet Pictures with Santa, an annualfundraising event of the Dubois County Hu-mane Society, will be held on Saturday, No-vember 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. atthe Flower Stall Hearth & Home in theSouthgate Center, Hwy. 231 South in Jasper.

Mayo Family Photography will again betaking the pictures. Children and familiesare welcome to have their pictures takenwith their pets and Santa at no extra charge.Pictures will be available immediately aftereach sitting.

The cost for a package of one 5x7, one3x5 and four wallet sized pictures is only

omer Chiropractic hosts Ladies night of Indulgence last Friday

Springs Valley Bank and Trust andIu Southeast invites public to lunch

newspapers.For this program, Dr. Dufrene will pro-

vide an overview of the national and localeconomies and a realistic assessment of thecurrent economic outlook. “Ultimately thefoundation for all business decisions isoverall macro environment,” says Dr.Dufrene. “The past three years have beenunprecedented in terms of the macro econ-omy impacting every day business deci-sions. The times make understanding theeconomic environment an essential formajor decisions that confront business en-terprises.”

If you would like to attend, please RSVPby Thursday, October 14 by contactingCarol Singelstad at 812-936-5611 or [email protected].

Pet Pictures with Santa to benefit DC Humane Society$20. Christmas cards and other items withthe photo imprinted on them will be avail-able through Mayo Family Photography.

The Santa suit that will be used has beendonated by Fun-Time Costumes & Party inJasper.

All proceeds will be used locally to carefor and help neglected, abandoned, andabused animals.

For questions or additional information,call 812-634-1955 or email [email protected]. Visit the humane society’s web-site at www.duboiscountyhumane.org andbecome a fan on facebook.

The Martin County Humane Society hastwo female German shepherd mix pups thatare around 12-weeks-old.

The humane society is also helping Royand Nancy Pannell with an auction thisweekend at their residence at 311 CraneStreet in Loogootee, next to GoodwillCemetery.

Half of the proceeds will go to the hu-mane society. This will be a good auction topick up your new Halloween and Christmasyard decorations. Roy is selling all of his in-flatables that everyone has enjoyed over theyears. These are very nice yard decorations.The auction starts at noon on Saturday, Oc-tober 16

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Martin County officials held their annualdelinquent property tax sale on October 7.This sale was conducted by Martin CountyAuditor Nancy Steiner and Treasurer DianaSchutte.

A property tax sale is required to be heldin each Indiana County for those propertieswhere an owner of real estate fails to paythe property taxes from the prior year’s firstproperty tax bill installment. The propertymay be sold at the property tax sale to sat-isfy the tax obligation, and is to be sold tothe ‘highest bidder’. The owners of theproperties sold at the property tax sale haveone year to redeem the delinquent propertytaxes, costs, and penalties to keep the prop-erty.

The sale, conducted by Indianapolis-based SRI Incorporated on behalf of MartinCounty, offered 16 parcels to 17 bidders.SRI conducts similar auctions in 78 coun-ties in Indiana and in Florida, Michigan, and

Colorado.This year’s property tax sale resulted in

the collection of $75,462 in delinquentproperty taxes from owners and buyers. 85parcels had all delinquencies, penalties, andcosts paid in full. Treasurer Diana Schuttesaid, “Tax sales are a necessary function ofcounty government. It is only fair to thepeople who pay their property taxes everyyear to pursue those that do not pay.”

For the four properties that did not sell,the county commissioners acquire a lien.The county commissioners may offer thoseproperties to the public at a sale at a laterdate. Auditor Nancy Steiner commented, “Itis our ultimate goal to return these proper-ties to the tax rolls as quickly and efficientlyas possible. Property owned by people thatpay their property taxes ensure our localgovernment services are fully funded.”

For more information on property taxsales, visit www.sri-taxsale.com.

Martin County Tax Sale nets$75,462 from 85 properties

Humane society meetingsThe Martin County Humane Society

meets on the third Tuesday of the month atLoogootee Municipal Building, at 7 p.m. Tobecome a member, contact Martin CountyHumane Society, P. O. Box 537, Shoals, In-diana 47581, call Don at 296-0952.

Recovery support groupThe Overcomers Recovery Support

Group meets every Tuesday night at 6 p.m.at the Martin County Community LearningCenter.

youth football meetingsMartin County Youth Football League

meets on the first Wednesday of the monthat Pizza Junction at 7 p.m. Questions, callAudrey Robinson at 295-4773.

Soil and Water meetingsThe Martin County SWCD meets the

third Monday of the month at the SWCDoffice located at Martin County LearningCenter. Office hours for the district are 8a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays except Thursdayswhen it is closed. Visit www.martinswcd.com or call at 295-3149.

Tourism meetingThe Martin County Tourism Committee

will meet tonight Wednesday, October 13 at

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Your OWN WORDS~LETTER To THE EDIToR~

‘I was immeasurably proud of Martin County’

To the editor of the Martin County Jour-nal:

I remember my college professor askingthe entire class what political party theysupport. After each student answered, hesaid, “Now tell me, WHY have you chosento side with that particular party?” I had noanswer other than “that’s what my parentsare.” Surprisingly, that’s what 75 percent ofthe students said - “that’s what my parentstold me.” Now many years later, I oftenwonder if 75 percent of us still side with oneparty or the other out of tradition. Howsmart can that be?

Just a couple years ago I heard an elderlylady say, “What this country needs is agood, strong Democrat.” Really? Well shegot one. Is a Democrat the answer? Is a Re-publican the answer? Or is good leadershipthe answer we’re looking for?

To be honest, I’m not happy with eitherof Washington’s Democrats or Republicans.They are spineless and cater to the extremesin order to preserve their careers. They cer-tainly do not represent me, my neighbors,my family, or my friends.

Our forefathers demonstrated incrediblewisdom drafting the Constitution. It is time-less, not in need of updates as some suggest,and should be our guide. So even thoughI’m registered as a Republican, if those run-

ning for office do not respect the Constitu-tion, they won’t have my vote. I’m not vot-ing by party any more.

That’s why I have found myself aligningwith the Tea Party movement. It’s not theformation of another political party. ManyTea Partyers are changing their status fromRepublican or Democrat to “unaffiliated” or“other”. It is the people of this countrystanding up to the government saying “youwork for us.” It’s holding our leaders ac-countable and replacing them when neces-sary. It’s NOT taking pride in beingRepublican or Democrat, but taking pridein being American.

Both Democrats and Republicans areconcerned about this new Tea Party move-ment in American politics. Why? Becausewhen Americans stand together to preserveour traditional, Christian values we becomea powerful force.

I was immeasurably proud of MartinCounty when I heard that over 300 peopleattended the Tea Party rally in Loogootee afew weeks ago. There are others out therewho think like I do – many more than I re-alized!

So I encourage you to stand up as anAmerican, not only Democrat or Republi-can. Don’t vote the way you always haveout of tradition. Exercise your right. ShowWashington who truly holds the power.

Karen MattinglyLoogootee

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By Courtney Hughett owner, Martin County Journal

Oooo goodie . . . it’s almost time for an-other election – what I look forward to mostabout being in the newspaper business. I’vebeen busy tracking down candidates overthe past several weeks and trying to comeup with thought-provoking questions to askthem other than the typical ‘why are yourunning’ and ‘give me your background’. Ithink what I have, so far, will be interestingreading and the answers will be publishednext week. I truly hope it helps somewhatin your deciding who to vote for on Novem-ber 2nd.

Elections are a time of potential and,sometimes, much needed change for us. Forthose of you who have the “my vote doesn’tmatter” attitude, just keep in mind that therepublican race for sheriff in the primarywas decided by 94 votes and even more fas-cinating, the Loogootee School Board Dis-trict 2 race was decided by only 15 votesand 15 votes also separated the first and last

place in the four-way race for LoogooteeSchool Board District 3. It only took 16 vot-ers to say “my vote doesn’t matter” to getsomeone elected in office.

This year’s General Election will give usa new sheriff and a new judge. It could alsogive us a new clerk, a new county councilperson, and possibly a new state represen-tative in districts 62 and 63, which in myopinion is huge.

As I’ve said before, voting seems to feellike one of the few rights we still have asAmericans. Exercise it. When you get up onElection Day and have second thoughtsabout making that trip to the polls, recon-sider. Let’s try to make this a record turnoutand show the rest of the state how involvedwe are as citizens.

I vote at St. John Center, so if you are afirst-timer or just want company, feel freeto send me an email at [email protected].

7 p.m. in the learning center.

Shoals School BoardThe Shoals School Board will meet

Thursday, October 14, at 5:30 p.m.

Loogootee School BoardThe Loogootee School Board will meet

Tuesday, October 19 at 7 p.m. in the meet-ing room at the superintendent’s office.

Redevelopment CommissionThe Martin County Redevelopment

Commission will meet Tuesday, October 19at 5:15 p.m. in the commissioners’ room inthe courthouse.

CommissionersThe Martin County Commissioners will

meet Tuesday, October 19 at 6 p.m. in thecommissioners’ room of the courthouse.

Legion family picnicAmerican Legion Post #120 Loogootee

will host their annual family picnic on Sun-day October 17 at the Legion Country Club.Lunch will be available around noon. Meat,soft drinks, and table service will be pro-vided. All members are asked to bring acovered dish.(salad, vegetable, or dessert)All members and their families are wel-come to attend.

general election candidates

u.S. SenatorBrad Ellsworth (Democrat)Dan Coats (Republican)Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian)

Secretary of StateCharlie White (Republican)Vop Osili (Democrat)Mike Wherry (Libertarian)

Auditor of the StateTim Berry (Republican)Sam Locke (Democrat)Eric Knipe (Libertarian)

Treasurer of the StateRichard E. Mourdock (Republican)Pete Buttigieg (Democrat)

State Senator District 48Lindel O. Hume (Democrat)

uS Representative District 8W. Trent VanHaaften (Democrat)John Cunningham (Libertarian)Larry D. Buscshon (Republican)

District 62 State RepresentativeSandra Blanton (Democrat)Matt Ubelhor (Republican)

District 63 State RepresentativeDaniel M. (Dan) Steiner (Democrat)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)

Martin County Circuit Court JudgeLynne E. Ellis (Republican)David Lett (Democrat)

Martin County ProsecutorC. Michael Steiner (Democrat)

Martin County ClerkJulie Fithian (Republican)Bobbi Sue Nonte (Democrat)

Martin County SheriffRobert F. (Rob) Street (Democrat)Kevin R. Boyd (Republican)

Martin County AssessorCarolyn Sue McGuire (Republican)

County Commissioner District 2Paul R. George (Democrat)

County Council District 1Randy Wininger (Democrat)Phillip Emmons (Republican)

County Council District 2Phyllis J. (Allen) Kidwell (Democ-

rat)Keith Gibson (Republican)

County Council District 3Michael (Mike) Dant (Democrat)John D. Stoll (Republican)

County Council District 4Lynn Gee (Democrat)

Township TrusteesPerry TownshipNoel D. Harty (Democrat)

Rutherford TownshipJ. Sue Hembree (Democrat)

Mitcheltree TownshipMichael R. LaMar (Democrat)James Norman (Republican)

Lost River TownshipMildred C. Brown (Republican)

Halbert TownshipExzelia Montgomery (Republican)

Center TownshipCharles S. Hamilton (Republican)

Township Advisory Board (Voterschoose up to three in their township)

Perry TownshipBrandi Hennette (Democrat)Julie Green (Democrat)Sandra (Sue) Hunt (Democrat)

Mitcheltree TownshipBarbara Bratton (Democrat)Tammy Gore (Democrat)Dan J. Butler (Republican)Kay Belcher (Republican)Charity D. Tolbert (Republican)

Rutherford TownshipRosamary Street (Democrat)Lonnie E. Survance (Democrat)Jason Survance (Democrat)

Lost River TownshipKeith Emmons (Republican)Alice D. Butler (Republican)Bruce Fithian (Republican)

Halbert TownshipTravis Montgomery (Republican)Kimberly L. Albright (Republican)Stephanie Horton (Republican)

Center TownshipKenneth L. Brett (Republican)Larry L. Downs (Republican)Norma J. Baker (Republican)

The following are the candidates who have applied to run for elected office. Those who are unsure of their districtcan look on their voter registration card or contact the clerk’s office at 247-3651.


Friday, october 15, 2010 Deadline, by noon, to file pre-election

campaign finance reports. (except candidatesfor statewide office) Thursday, october 21, 2010

First day a confined voter, a voter caringfor a confined person at a private residence,or a voter with disabilities may vote an ab-sentee ballot before an absentee voter boardat the voter’s residence or place of confine-ment. Saturday, october 23, 2010

Absentee voter board in the office of cir-cuit court clerk must be open at least 7 hoursto permit absentee voting. However, in acounty with a population of less than 20,000,the county election board may reduce hoursto a minimum of 4 on this date. Monday, october 25, 2010

Deadline, by midnight (except for con-fined voters or voters caring for a confinedperson requesting delivery of a ballot by anabsentee voter board), for the circuit courtclerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered, orfaxed absentee ballot applications requestingto vote absentee by mail.. Saturday, october 30, 2010

Absentee voter board in the office of thecircuit court clerk must be open for at least 7hours to permit absentee voting. However, ina county with a population of less than20,000, the county election board may re-duce hours to a minimum of 4 on this date. Monday, november 1, 2010

Deadline, by noon, for the circuit courtclerk to receive mailed, hand-delivered orfaxed absentee ballot applications from con-fined voters or voters caring for a confinedperson requesting delivery of a ballot by anabsentee voter board.

Deadline, by noon, for a voter to vote anabsentee ballot in the office of the circuitcourt clerk.

Deadline for a confined voter, a voter car-ing for a confined person, or a voter with dis-abilities to vote an absentee ballot before anabsentee voter board at the voter’s place ofconfinement. Tuesday, november 2, 2010

GENERAL ELECTION DAY Polls are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., pre-

vailing local time. Tuesday, november 16, 2010

Deadline, by noon, for a candidate to filea verified election recount or contest petition.

Election Calendar

You can vote by absentee ballot in thecommissioners’ room at the Martin CountyCourthouse October 4 thru October 29 from8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday October 23,Saturday October 30, and Monday Novem-ber 1 from 8:00 a.m. until noon.

You can also request an absentee ballot tobe sent to you thru the mail, or if to choose,you may vote by traveling board. To requestto vote by mail or travel board please call theMartin County Clerk’s Office at 812-247-3651.

All registered voters in Indiana are eligibleto vote absentee-in-person at the county elec-tion board office beginning 29 days beforeElection Day. The first day a voter may votean absentee-in-person ballot at the countyclerk’s office for the 2010 General Electionis October 4, 2010. The deadline for absen-tee-by-mail applications to be received forthe 2010 General Election is October 25,2010.

In order to vote absentee-by-mail, one ofthe following must apply:

-You have a specific, reasonable expecta-tion that you will be absent from the countyon Election Day during the entire 12 hoursthat the polls are open (6 am until 6 pm).

-You have a disability. -You are at least 65 years of age. -You will have official election duties out-

side of your voting precinct. -You are scheduled to work at your regular

place of employment during the entire 12hours that the polls are open.

-You will be confined due to illness or in-jury or you will be caring for an individualconfined due to illness or injury during theentire 12 hours that the polls are open.

-You are prevented from voting because ofa religious discipline or religious holidayduring the entire 12 hours that the polls areopen.

-You are a participant in the state’s addressconfidentiality program.

-You are a member of the military or apublic safety officer.

Note: Voters voting absentee-by-mail areNOT required to show photo ID.

In order to vote absentee-by-travelingboard, one of the following must apply:

-The voter expects to be confined, due toillness or injury, or the voter expects to becaring for a confined person at a private res-idence, on Election Day.

-The voter is a voter with disabilities andbelieves their polling place is not accessibleto them.

-The ballot will be delivered to you by abi-partisan absentee voter board who will beable to assist you with you ballot.

Voters voting by traveling board are NOTrequired to show photo ID.

Absentee voting info

Public Law 109-2005 requires Indiana res-idents to present a government-issued photoID before casting a ballot at the polls onElection Day.

Your photo ID must meet four criteria tobe acceptable for voting purposes. It must:

1. Display your photo2. Display your name, and the name must

conform to your voter registration record.Conform does not mean identical.

3. Display an expiration date and either becurrent or have expired sometime after thedate of the last General Election (November4, 2008) Including Military IDs with expira-tion dates of “INDEF”

4. Be issued by the State of Indiana or theU.S. government

Photo identification laws

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In most cases, an Indiana driver license, In-diana photo ID card, Military ID or U.S.Passport is sufficient.

A student ID from an Indiana State schoolmay only be used if it meets all of the fourcriteria specified above. A student ID from aprivate institution may not be used for votingpurposes.

If you are unable or unwilling to presentID meeting these requirements, you may casta provisional ballot.

If you cast a provisional ballot, you haveuntil noon 10 days after the election to followup with the county election board and eitherprovide the necessary documentation or af-firm one of the law’s exemptions applies toyou.

Documents

Martin County Journal October 13