martin county journal october 27

Wednesday, October 27, 2010Year One, Issue Thirty-Five 23 Pages

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Martin County

JOURNALOctober is all

about pink

During 1998, an estimated 4,000 womenin Indiana will have been diagnosed withbreast cancer.

The incidence rate for female breast can-cer in the United States is 110.9 cases forevery 100,000 women (1991-1995, age-adjusted). The incidence rate among whitewomen (114.5) is significantly higher thanthat among African-American women(101.0).

Since 1990, the incidence rate for femalebreast cancer has leveled off.

The mortality rate for female patientswith breast cancer in the United States was26.0 deaths for every 100,000 women(1991-1995, age-adjusted and standard-ized). The mortality rate among African-American women (31.5) was significantlyhigher than that among white women(25.7).

Nine hundred and eighty-six (986) Indi-ana women died from breast cancer in1995. Between 1991-1995, Indiana’sbreast cancer death rate was 25.6/100,000.

After increasing 0.2 percent per yearfrom 1973 to 1990, breast cancer deathrates decreased 1.7 percent per year from1990 to 1995. This decrease was confinedto white and Hispanic women, each hav-ing a 1.9 percent per year decrease in deathrates from 1990 to 1995.

Who is at Risk? As women age, the risk of developing

breast cancer rises significantly. Women over the age of 65 are twice as

likely to develop breast cancer as womenbetween the ages of 40-64.

A woman is at greater risk for develop-ing breast cancer if her mother, daughter,or sister develops the disease, especially ifthe relative acquired the disease at a youngage.

Women with no children, or those whohad their first child after the age of 30,have an increased risk of developingbreast cancer.

Women who began menstruating beforethe age of 12 have an increased risk of de-veloping breast cancer.

Women who experienced menopause ata late age (average age of onset is 51) havean increased risk of developing breast can-cer.

Warning signsA lump or thickening in the breast or

under the arm A change in the size or shape of the skin

on the breast or nipple Change in the color or feel of the skin

on the breast or nipple (i.e., redness, scal-

Facts aboutbreast cancer

Two Loogootee High School staff mem-bers’ resignations were accepted at the Loo-gootee School Board meeting Mondaynight, October 25. Teacher Lori Graves isresigning after five years with LHS. Ac-cording to Superintendent Larry Weitkamp,Graves took a job at White River ValleySchools, which is a few miles from herhome, after they requested that she inter-view for an opening they had. “It’s going tobe tough to replace her. I was looking at allthe extra stuff she did as well with ECA,”said board member Eric Ackerman

Graves teaches eighth grade and fresh-man English and junior high journalismclasses along with being yearbook sponsor,junior high spell bowl coach, pep club spon-sor, and S.A.D.D. co-sponsor.

Also leaving is assistant golf coach JasonWagoner whose job has recently taken himto Afghanistan. “I wish him well over

there,” said board member Eric Ackerman.The position will be posted to find a re-placement.

Superintendent Weitkamp received per-mission from the board to fill, as soon aspossible, the position of seventh grade girls’basketball coach.

He also told the board that due to an em-ployment change, Greg Clark will soon nolonger be able to drive a bus for the corpo-ration.

He requested permission to fill Clark’sroute, number five, as soon as possible.Clark will still drive the route for the timebeing until a replacement is found and ac-cording to Weitkamp, he may still be ableto drive the bus for sporting events.

The board approved a field trip requestfor Debbie Truelove to take the studentcouncil to the state convention to be heldthis year at Garrett High School on Novem-ber 12, 13, and 14. There will be around 40students attending.

Also, Rita Divine was granted permission

to take the Beta Club to their state conven-tion in Indianapolis on the same weekendas the student council convention. BrookeNonte will be running for state beta presi-dent. There will be 59 students and 15adults going on the trip.

Condolences were offered to LauraDowney for the death of her father, JonCasper for the death of his grandfather,Mike Wininger for the death of his grand-father, and Paul Arvin for the death of hisfather-in-law.

Resident Donna Wolfe came before theboard to discuss an infringement on herfreedom of speech rights. Wolfe said thatshe has a message about another Loogooteeresident written on her back car windowand she has been told by West PrincipalLaura Mattingly that this has become a dis-traction. Wolfe received a letter from theschool’s attorney David Lett that was datedin May of this year, which she read, statingthat although the school does not wish to in-

Two employees leaving LHS; residentquestions her freedom of speech rightsBy CourTney HugHeTTMartin County Journal Publisher

Despite the fact that Martin County had a very slight drop in theunemployment rate for September, the county fell from 90th placeto 87th place out of the 92 Indiana counties. The rate for August was7 percent dropping just barely to 6.9 percent for September.

For September there were 5,142 residents in the workforce downfrom 5,227 just one month prior. Of those in September, 4,788 hadjobs with 354 unemployed. With the recent job fairs held in thecounty that number may drop lower in the October report. In Sep-tember of 2009 there were 4,888 residents in the workforce with 326without jobs and an unemployment rate of 6.7 percent.

Daviess County still held on to the top spot for the lowest unem-ployment rate in the state for September at 5.7 percent down from6.2 percent for August. Daviess had 15,093 residents in the work-force with 866 unemployed, down from 949 in August.

Dubois County dropped three places in the state ranking in Sep-tember to 87th place from 91st for August despite the county’s un-employment rate only climbing 0.1 percent to 6.8. For September,Dubois County had 21,999 residents in the workforce with 1,493

without jobs. For August those numbers were 22,449 and 1,501.Orange County’s jobless rate also fell slightly for September going

from 10.1 percent in August to 9.6 percent in September tying withBenton and White for 41st place in the state ranking. Orange Countyhad 10,197 residents in the workforce for September with 981 ofthem unemployed, down from 1,048 one month earlier.

The five lowest unemployment rankings in the state for Septemberwere Daviess at 5.7 percent, Hamilton at 6.7 percent, Monroe, Knox,and Dubois tied at 6.8 percent; Martin at 6.9 percent, and Boone at7 percent.

The five highest unemployment rankings in the state for Septemberwere Elkhart at 13 percent, Fayette at 12.9 percent, Henry at 11.8percent, Noble at 11.7 percent, and Vermillion at 11.6 percent.

Indiana’s preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment ratedropped 0.1 percent to 10.1 percent in September 2010, accordingto the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The U.S. un-employment rate for the month was unchanged at 9.6 percent. Totalprivate sector employment declined in September (-7,500). The statehas added 43,100 private sector jobs in 2010, an increase of 1.9 per-cent. In contrast, U.S. private sector job growth for the year stands

Martin County’s jobless rate sits at 6.9 percent for September

Accident in Loogooteeelmer Cox, of Loogootee, was exiting Buehler’s parking lot in a 1994 Chevy, when he pulled into the path of a 2011 freightliner

driven by Harry L. Allman, of Scottsburg. The semi hauled for Jay C Food Store no injuries were reported. Capt. Akles was in-vestigating officer.

-Photo by Jessica Lampert of Lampert’s Photography

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By CourTney HugHeTTMartin County Journal Publisher

Trick or treat nightTrick or treat night in Loogootee will be

Sunday, October 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

. . . in honor of Breast CancerAwareness Month, The Journal

has gone pink too.

MArTIn CounTy JournAL Wednesday, october 27, 2010

iness, dimpling, or puckering) Nipple discharge, pain or tenderness

Actions to Decrease the Risk of Breast Cancer

AGE 20-39: monthly breast self-exam andannual clinical breast exam

AGE 40-49: mammogramevery 1-2 years, monthlyself breast exams, and an-nual clinical breast exam

AGE 50 and over: routinemammography screening,annual clinical breast examsand monthly breast self-exams.

Teach women about healthy lifestyles,how to perform self-exams and where to gofor other screening and clinical exams.

Encourage women to adjust diet, exerciseand any other behaviors that might put themat risk.

Teach women about treatment options andhow to prevent lymphedema.

Healthy People 2000 Target/Indiana’s

at 0.8 percent. “Any drop in the unemployment rate is

welcome news,” said Mark W. Everson,Commissioner of the Indiana Department ofWorkforce Development. “On a year-to-datebasis, Indiana continues to be a leader in pri-vate sector job growth.”

Employment by SectorTrade, Transportation and Utilities (800)

and Construction (400) were two sectorsshowing employment gains in September.Sectors showing significant declines include:Professional and Business Services (-2,500),Manufacturing (-2,100), Other Services (-1,900) and Private Education and HealthServices (-1,800). Government employmentdecreased (-2,100) resulting in Total Non-Farm Employment dropping for the month(-9,600).

Midwest Employment PictureIndiana and its neighbors, except Michi-

gan, report statistically even unemploymentrates.

This article was created in part with apress release from the Indiana Departmentof Workforce Development.

fringe on her freedom of speech they dohave issues when it disrupts educational ob-ligations. The letter went on to say thatwhen Wolfe leaves her vehicle parked in thepick-up zone outside of West, it causes adisruption to some of the students and shehas been asked to park her vehicle in thedesignated parking along the southeast areaof the school property and parking her ve-hicle there will not cause questions or dis-ruption in the daily school activities.

After finishing the letter Wolfe said thatshe called the Civil Rights Commission.Board member Eric Ackerman interruptedher saying that before she speaks any fur-ther she needs to follow the proper proto-cols before taking the issue to the board. Hesaid that after meeting with the school prin-cipal involved and not receiving satisfactionshe should meet with the superintendent.“Our job as school board members is to actas a jury. It doesn’t really do any good forus to hear about that right now if you havenot properly went up the channels andtalked to Mr. Weitkamp and/or Mrs. Mat-tingly,” he said. “Mr. Weitkamp runs theschool, we oversee Mr. Weitkamp.” Hewent on to tell her that he is not trying tomake light of it, he is trying to go up theproper channels and make sure protocol isfollowed.

“Okay, I want this done as quickly as pos-sible,” said Wolfe. She then asked when she

could meet with Mr. Weitkamp and was toldby Ackerman that she could set it up afterthe meeting.

“I’ve really been treated very, verybadly,” said Wolfe. She went on to say thatshe has good grandchildren that attend Loo-gootee Schools and they receive goodgrades and that she has complied with everyrule and every law and she then preceded totalk negatively about the resident. Acker-man interrupted her again saying, “Thisisn’t the place for that, we are not doing thathere.”

“Okay,” said Wolfe. “Very good.”Neither school principal was present at

the meeting to give their monthly reports.Mrs. Mattingly was dealing with an issue atWest and Mr. Mullen had a family issue.Superintendent Weitkamp read some of theupcoming events in the intermediate andjunior/senior high school.

Bryce Wilz and Clinton Burch were givencongratulations for their #1 doubles sec-tional championship. Also, Lauren Walton,Tia Pennington, and Conner Wittmer for AllBlue Chip Conference and honorable men-tions Demi Richardson, Hannah Lamar,Waylon Matthews, and Will Nonte.

The board approved an increase of 96cents for gas prices and 62 cents for dieselprices on the bus escalation over the baseprice.

Board member Tim Bradley was not in at-tendance.

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ProgressReduce breast cancer deaths to no more

than 20.6 per 100,000 women. Increase to at least 80 percent the propor-

tion of women over the age of 40 who havereceived a clinical breast examination and a

mammogram, and to atleast 60 percent those overage 50 who have receivedthem within the precedingone to two years.

In 1996, 53.1 percent ofIndiana women over theage of 50 reported havinghad both a clinical breastexamination and a mammo-

gram within the two years preceding theCDC Behavioral Risk Factor Survey inter-view.

In 1996, 79.3 percent of Indiana womenover the age of 40 reported ever having hada mammogram according to the CDC Be-havioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study.

Facts and statistics provided by the Indi-ana Department of Health website.

FACTS

Community Expo held last Saturday

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number of breast cancercases in Indiana: 3,768

(102.6 per 100,000)

number of breast cancercases in the uS: 184,300

(111.9 per 100,000)

Based on statistics from 1996

-Photo by Courtney HughettDon greene, president of the Martin County Humane Society, dressed up as Blue

from Blue’s Clues during the Community expo last Saturday. “Blue” helped out atthe booth of Hollie’s eats and Treats which sells gourmet dog treats. Also shownabove is Linda Dillon with My Mommy’s garden and greenhouse speaking with afew expo visitors. In the back is Chris Main owner of Main Music.

-Photo by Courtney HughettDan Steiner served as emcee for the

Community expo.

-Photo by Courtney Hughettold national Bank had pumpkin dec-

orating for the kids at the expo. Joy gib-son, with the Shoals branch, is shownabove helping out a group of children.

-Photo by Courtney HughettLynne ellis, at right, visits the booth of

MC Special-Tees and old FashionedCandy Store owned by Karen Mattingly,shown at left.

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evA DoyLeEva June Doyle passed away Wednesday

October 20, 2010. A resident of Indianapo-lis, she was 87.

She was born October 19, 1923 in Loo-gootee, Indiana; the daughter of Arthur andAda Prather Frakes. She was an executivesecretary for I.U.P.U.I. School of Engineer-ing and Technology for 20 years and wasthe attendance officer for Ritter HighSchool for 15 years. She was a member ofSt. Joseph Catholic Church and St. JoeGals.

She is survived by a daughter Patty A.Doyle and her boyfriend Casey Robinson;two sons Terry J. Doyle and William M.(Tracy) Doyle; sister-in-law Catherine(Doyle) Wildman; niece Cheryl Norris; sev-eral nieces, nephews and cousins and lovingcompanions Lucky, Happy, and Nicky.

She is preceded in death by her husbandWilliam C. Doyle and son Ronnie A. Doyle.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Sat-urday, October 23 at St. Joseph CatholicChurch. Conkle Funeral Home SpeedwayChapel was in charge of arrangements. Bur-ial was in Calvary Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made toSt. Joseph Catholic Church.

JoAn FryeJoan Dillon Frye a former resident of

Loogootee passed away at 5:13 p.m. Octo-ber 20, 2010 at the Bedford Regional Med-ical Center. A current resident ofStonebridge Health Campus in Bedford, shewas 78.

She was born March 1, 1932 in MartinCounty; the daughter of Roy and Della(Lewis) Dillon. She married George “Jack”Frye on July 4, 1953 in Loogootee, and hepreceded her in death on January 13, 2008.She was retired from Western Electric in In-dianapolis and was a member of the Loo-gootee United Methodist Church and aformer Pink Lady for Daviess CommunityHospital.

She is survived by one sister Mary L.Baker of Shoals, two nieces Beth AnnLewis of Oolitic and Lisa Dillon of Bed-ford, two nephews John Dillon of Ooliticand Bob Dillon Jr. of Bedford, sister-in-lawShirley Dillon of Bedford, sister-in-lawCarolyn and Bill Sanders of Shoals, andbrother-in-law Wilford “Bud” Buhr ofWashington.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, her parents, niece Susan Jan Sanders,brothers John L and Robert E. Dillon, sis-

ter-in-law Pauline and husband, LeonardArvin, and sister-in-law Clara Buhr.

A funeral service was held at noon on Sat-urday, October 23 at the Loogootee UnitedMethodist Church. Burial was in GoodwillCemetery.

DoroTHy e. neuKAM Dorothy E. Neukam died at 8:17 a.m. Sat-

urday, October 23, 2010 at Memorial Hos-pital in Jasper. A resident of Loogootee, shewas 87.

She was born September 16, 1923, inMartin County;the daughter ofRobert G. andMargaret (Al-tkofer) Hembree.She married Nor-man Neukam onSeptember 26,1942 and hepassed on May 30,2004. She was ahomemaker and amember of St.

John’s LutheranChurch in Loo-

gootee. She enjoyed cooking, gardening,and being with her grandchildren.

She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Norma Kay and Richard Barber ofLoogootee; four sons and daughters-in-law,Donald Edward and Bonnie Neukam ofLoogootee, Robert Lee and MichelleNeukam of Linton, Bryan Keith andSuszette Neukam of Washington, and MarkAllan Neukam of Loogootee; two brothers,Vernon Hembree of Mitchell and RadusHembree of Loogootee; 10 grandchildren;and eight great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband,her parents, and one sister, Marie Bauer.

A funeral service was held Tuesday, Oc-tober 26, at St. John Lutheran Church inLoogootee. Burial was in Goodwill Ceme-tery in Loogootee.

Memorial donations may be made to St.John’s Lutheran Church. Online condo-lences may be made at www.brocksmithfu-neralhomes.com.

Don e. HoLMeS Don E. Holmes died at 3:53 a.m. Tuesday,

October 26, 2010 at Daviess CommunityHospital. A resident of Loogootee, he was84.

He was born August 8, 1926, in MonroeCounty; the son of Wendel B. and Helen V.

(Holt) Holmes. He worked at Crane for twomonths before serving in the U.S. Navy inthe South Pacific during World War II. Afterserving for two years he returned to Cranewhere he worked from 1946 to 1982. Hethen left Crane but returned to work for fivemore years until 1989 when he retired. Heworked at Vitro from 1990 to 1997. Heowned and operated D and D Archery for32 years. He was a member of Burns CityChristian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn J.(Garrett) Holmes, whom he married June29, 1957; sons, James Wendel Holmes ofBloomington, Donnie Holmes of BurnsCity, and Jerry Holmes of Odon; daughter,Lana Boyd of Odon; brother, David ClayHolmes of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; andfive grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by one sister,Marjorie Ann Holmes.

Visitation will be held Thursday, October28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Poindexter-Halland McClure Funeral Home, Odon Chapel.

The funeral will be held Friday, October29 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Bro.Richard Smith officiating. Burial will be inLowders Cemetery in Springville.

JAneT Lou ConKLIn Janet Lou Conklin, formerly of Shoals,

went home to be with the Lord on October26, 2010. A resident of Loogootee, she was66.

After many months of failing health, shepassed away surrounded by her closest fam-ily and friends in the loving home of her sis-ter, friend and caregiver, Sherry (Stroud)Young, with the help of Judy Martin. Shewas born July 17, 1944, in Indian Springs;daughter of the late Thomas Earl and IdaMarie (Qualkenbush) Stroud. She was theoldest of four siblings.

Janet was a lifelong resident of MartinCounty and up until she moved to Loo-gootee in 2007, she was a previous residentof Indian Springs and Cale. She had previ-ously been employed with RCA in Bloom-ington and later Kimball Electronics inJasper until she was later disabled. She en-joyed watching the Game Show Network,yard selling and eating fried green toma-toes. She will always be remembered forher loving heart and giving nature. She wasknown as “Nanny” to most of her family, aname she loved and respected.

She is survived by her sisters, Sherry(Stroud) Young and husband Karl of Loo-gootee, Anna (Stroud) Sipes and husbandRodney of Shoals; brother, Larry Stroudand wife Shirley of Shoals; nieces, Danielle(Young) Bough and husband Tanner of

Loogootee, Tiffany Young of Loogootee,Jennifer (Sipes) Turner and husband Jim ofBloomington, Deanna (Stroud) Sorrells andhusband Tom of Shoals; nephews, ThomasSipes of Texas, Scott Stroud and wife Janetof Shoals; great-nephews, Tanner ScottBough II, Christopher, Jacob and SamTurner, Tanner and Jordan Sorrells, JeremyStroud and wife Stephanie; great-nieces,Rebekah Turner, Abigail Sorrells, andBrandy and Kimberly Stroud; children,Melissa Conklin of Shoals, and Robert(Mark) Conklin and wife Maria of Borden;grandchildren, Derek Conklin, and Jessicaand Joshua Carter of Shoals, and Andrew,Michael and Robbie of Borden. She is alsosurvived by many cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother,Ida Marie (Qualkenbush) Stroud; father,Thomas Earl Stroud; and several aunts anduncles.

Visitation will be held Thursday, October28, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Queen-Lee Fu-neral Home. Services will be held at 1 p.m.Friday, October 29 at the funeral home.Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery.Condolences may be made to the family atwww.queenlee.com.

MAxIne M. rIggInS Maxine M. Riggins died at 11:40 p.m.

Monday, October 25, 2010 at Ketcham Me-morial Center in Odon. A resident of Odon,she was 91.

She as born November 7, 1918, in MartinCounty, she was the daughter of Elmer D.and Alma R. (Jackson) Shively. She at-tended Burns City and Raglesville schools.She married Eugene E. Riggins on April 23,1935 and he preceded her in death on De-cember 25, 1997. A homemaker, she lovedquilting. She was a member of Frady UnitedMethodist Church in Raglesville.

She is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Helen Fiscus of Newberry, MildredMeek of Plainville, and Mary and LarryDobson of Solsberry; sons, Richard E. Rig-gins of Elinor, and Garland R. Riggins ofCarlisle; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grand-children.

She was preceded in death by sistersDorothy Burg, Alice Blevins, Annis Shivelyand Doris Kirk, and brothers Cletus andBob Shively are also deceased.

Visitation is Thursday, October 28 from 4p.m. to 8 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Friday, October 29 at Gill Chapel.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday atthe funeral home, with Rev. Lonnie Goenofficiating. Burial will be in Walnut HillCemetery in Odon.

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Public RECORDSMArTIn CounTy SHerIFF’S Log

Tuesday, october 191:22 p.m. - A male subject came on station

to report a possible fraud.2:12 p.m. - A female caller advised that her

nephew was causing problems at her resi-dence in Crane Village and she requested as-sistance from an officer.

2:30 p.m. - A male caller advised of a malewalking on Bloch Street in Crane with a longrifle and shouting angrily.

3:20 p.m. - Received another call about themale in Crane Village with a weapon.

3:30 p.m. - Received a call about a possi-ble suicide attempt outside of the county, andthat county was contacted for a welfarecheck.

7:58 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. No transport was nec-essary.

10:45 p.m. - Received a report of a possi-ble intruder at a residence in Shoals.Wednesday, october 20

4:00 a.m. - Received a report of a deer ac-cident on Goodwill Cemetery Road.

11:30 a.m. - A male in the area of Hin-dostan Falls called to register a complaint ofloud noises that sound like munitions atCrane.

12:11 p.m. - Received numerous callsabout a brush fire on the north side of U.S.50 near U. S. Gypsum.

12:40 p.m. - Received a complaint of tail-gating by two semi-trucks on U.S. 50, eastof Shoals.

2:35 p.m. - A male caller advised of peoplespotlighting and driving up his road at night.

4:15 p.m. - Received a call about a childnot in restraints.

8:50 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Martin County Health Care. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

9:45 p.m. - Received a report of a two-ve-hicle accident on U.S. 231, near Whitfield.One vehicle had left the scene and the otherdriver advised they would file a report thefollowing morning. Thursday, october 21

7:11 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Martin County Healthcare. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

11:29 a.m. - Received a call about possibleexplosions in the Burns City area.

12:55 p.m. - Received a call about a truckparked on High Street in Shoals, in front ofthe library, making it difficult to turn ontoU.S. 50.

1:33 p.m. - Received a request for a vehi-cle check north of Loogootee.

4:34 p.m. - Received a request to sendMartin County Civil Defense to assist Loo-gootee Fire Department and Daviess CountyFire Departments with a field fire off of U.S.231, south of Loogootee at the intersectionof Daviess County roads 1200E and 550S.

4:35 p.m. - Received a request for a vehi-cle check.

5:15 p.m. - Received a request for lift as-sistance in Loogootee. Martin County Am-bulance responded.

6:39 p.m. - Received a report of a strandedsemi on U.S. 50, near Peaks Cut Road.

10:21 p.m. - Received a report of vandal-ism at the Shoals Post Office.Friday, october 22

12:17 a.m. - Received a report of a battery.The caller advised he is going to seek med-ical attention and will file a report at a later.

6:12 a.m. - Received a report of a deer ac-cident on U.S. 231 near West Boggs en-trance.

8:41 a.m. - Received a report of signsstolen from a yard in Shoals.

9:08 a.m. - A female caller reported van-dalism to her vehicle.

10:45 a.m. - Received a call that the areawhere the fire was last night on 500S wassmoking again.

11:10 a.m. - Received a report of possibleroad rage on U.S. 231 south of Loogootee.

1:07 p.m. - A female caller reported van-dalism to her vehicle. She stated that some-one had scratched paint off of her vehicle.There were scratches on the left front andrear doors.

1:19 p.m. - A female caller in Crane Vil-lage advised of vandalism to her fence.

1:50 p.m. - Received a report of a propertydamage accident in Loogootee. No injurieswere reported.

3:15 p.m. - Received a report of a combineon fire on Gun Club Road.

5:00 p.m. - Received a report of a civil dis-turbance on Boyd Hollow Road.

6:15 p.m. - Received information on pos-sible stolen property.

8:25 p.m. - Received a call about dogsroaming free.

9:20 p.m. - A male caller requested assis-tance with his teenage daughter.Saturday, october 23

12:43 a.m. - Received a report of a possi-ble impaired driver on U.S. 231, south ofLoogootee and northbound from the watertreatment plant.

4:32 a.m. - A male caller reported thatthere is an unknown vehicle with a male init parked in his driveway and his wife justreturned from work. The call originated inDaviess County and that sheriff’s depart-ment was contacted.

10:18 a.m. - Received a report of two semitrucks failing to stop at a stoplight in Loo-gootee.

10:20 a.m. - Received a report of a deeraccident on Killon Mill Road.

10:45 a.m. - Received a report of possibletrespassing in Shoals.

2:06 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Martin County Healthcare. Thepatient was transported to Jasper MemorialHospital.

3:10 p.m. - A female caller reported viola-tion of a protective order.

3:13 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance at Lark Ranch. The subject wastransported to the hospital.

3:58 p.m. - A female caller requested tospeak to an officer about custody issues.

4:20 p.m. - Received a noise complaint inShoals.

6:40 p.m. - Received a report of cows onthe roadway at Max Warren’s Curve.

6:59 p.m. - Received a report of a possibleimpaired driver entering Loogootee.

8:11 p.m. - Received a complaint of a bon-fire, due to the ban on burning still in effect.

9:30 p.m. - Received a call about custodyissues.Sunday, october 24

2:30 a.m. - Received a report of a cow onthe roadway at Warren’s Curve.

8:25 a.m. - Received another report of acow on the roadway at Warren’s Curve.

10:00 a.m. - A male caller reported thetheft of his moped from Main Street inShoals.

10:42 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Shoals. The subject was trans-ported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

11:45 a.m. - Received a report of a brushfire on West River Road.

3:08 p.m. - Received several 911 calls ref-erence an ATV accident in Crane with in-juries. Crane first responders and MartinCounty Ambulance responded. Two individ-uals were transported to Bloomington Hos-pital.

4:08 p.m. - Received a report of a strandedmotorist on U.S. 231 before Abel Lane.

6:37 p.m. - Received several calls aboutcows on the roadway at Max Warren’sCurve.

7:22 p.m. - Received a report of a possibleimpaired driver southbound on U.S. 231,about a mile south of Loogootee.

9:05 p.m. - A male caller advised thatsomeone had ran him off the road, he wasstuck in a ditch, and may have damage to thefront end of his vehicle.

9:27 pm. - Received a request for an am-bulance. The call was from Odon andDaviess County Sheriff’s Dept. was notified. Monday, october 25

2:11 a.m. - Received a report of a brushfire near Doane Trailer Court in Shoals.

5:12 a.m. - Received a report of a treedown on S.R. 150, blocking one lane of traf-fic.

3:10 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. The subject wastransported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

4:23 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. The subject wastransported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

5:05 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Shoals. The subject was trans-ported to Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Unknown time - A male caller advised ofa car that was running stop lights in Loo-gootee and making bad passes.

5:30 p.m. - A female caller advised of aneighbor that was burning trash while theburn ban is still in place.

7:54 p.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Loogootee. The subject wastransported to Daviess Community Hospital.

11:13 p.m. - A female caller advised shewas having problems with an unrulyteenager that was at her residence that she iswatching her for the parents, and they weresupposed to have picked her up by this time.Tuesday, october 26

2:20 a.m. - Received a request for an am-bulance in Burns City. The subject was trans-ported to Daviess Community Hospital.

3:55 a.m. - A female caller reported a sub-ject that had passed away in Loogootee.

Last Friday and Saturday, between thehours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., the Indiana StatePolice conducted a statewide driving underthe influence enforcement project. Enforce-ment personnel throughout Indiana were as-signed to this detail to aggressively seek andarrest impaired drivers.

Impaired driving remains one of Amer-ica’s deadliest problems. According to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration, in 2008, 37,261 people were killednationally in motor vehicle crashes. Thatsame year, 11,773 people were killed incrashes that involved a driver or motorcy-clist with a blood alcohol concentration of.08 or higher. That means every 45 minutessomeone in the United States died in a crashinvolving an impaired driver. In Indiana, in2009, there were a total of 189,676 crashes,8,855 of them were alcohol related.

The purpose of the two-day enforcementcampaign was to remove impaired driversfrom Indiana roadways before they causedneedless pain, suffering, and death to inno-cent victims. The Indiana State Police iscommitted to reducing the number of im-paired driving crashes. As of October 1,2010, the Indiana State Police has made7,195 impaired driving arrests. In 2009,troopers arrested 9,395 impaired drivers, a34 percent increase over 2008.

Statewide, the two day enforcement cam-paign resulted in 356 impaired driving ar-rests. Troopers also issued 3,242 trafficcitations and 6,018 written warnings. Offi-cers also made 370 arrests for various crim-inal violations.

356 DuI arrests instatewide campaign

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CrIMInAL CourTnew Charges Filed

September 26Travis Bauernfiend, domestic battery, a

Class A Misdemeanor.James C. Mesarosh Jr., operating a vehicle

with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more,a Class C Misdemeanor.

october 5Michael D. Elliot Jr., public intoxication,

a Class B Misdemeanor.october 8

Alan C. Moorhead, receiving stolen prop-erty, a Class D Felony.

Melissa D. Hess, receiving stolen property,a Class D Felony.

David W. Terry, intimidation, a Class DFelony.

october 11James M. Stewart, battery, a Class B Mis-

demeanor; neglect of a dependent resultingin bodily injury, a Class C Felony.

Darrell D. Baker, intimidation, a Class CFelony.

october 18Jeanette Holt, battery, a Class A Misde-

meanor; disorderly conduct, a Class B Mis-demeanor.

Sally M. Davidson, battery by means of adeadly weapon, a Class C Felony; battery, aClass B Misdemeanor; resisting law enforce-ment, a Class A Misdemeanor; disorderlyconduct, a Class B Misdemeanor; criminaltrespass, a Class A Misdemeanor.

CrIMInAL ConvICTIonS AnDSenTenCIngS

September 27Kenneth R. Arthur, convicted of operating

a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08or more, a Class C Misdemeanor. Sentencedto serve 60 days in the Martin County Secu-rity Center with credit for time served. Courtsuspends 50 days. Defendant received 11months of probation.

George E. O’Conner, convicted of operat-ing a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of.15 or more, a Class A Misdemeanor. Sen-

tenced to serve 365 days in the MartinCounty Security Center with credit for timeserved. Court suspends 361 days. Defendantreceived 11 months of probation.

Devon Payne, convicted of theft, a ClassD Felony. Sentenced to serve 548 days in theMartin County Security Center with creditfor time served. Court suspends 484 days.Defendant received 15 months of probation.

Nathan T. Waddle, convicted of operatinga vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .15or more, a Class A Misdemeanor. Sentencedto serve 365 days in the Martin County Se-curity Center with credit for time served.Court suspends 337 days. Defendant re-ceived 11 months probation.

Lakin S. Williams, convicted of two countsof battery, Class A Misdemeanors. Sentencedto serve 180 for first count and 365 days forsecond count in the Martin County SecurityCenter with credit for time served. Court sus-pends 166 days on the first count and 351days on the second count. Defendant re-ceived 11 months of probation.

october 4Russell J. Pershing, convicted of theft, a

Class D Felony. Sentenced to serve 547 daysin the Martin County Security Center withcredit for time served. Court suspends 411days. Defendant received 15 months proba-tion.

Daniel D. Petry, convicted of operating avehicle with a schedule I or II controlled sub-stance or its metabolite in the body, a ClassD Felony. Sentenced to serve 547 days in theMartin County Security Center with creditfor time served. Court suspends 487 days.Defendant received 15 months of probation.

Adam D. Tedrow, convicted of possessionof methamphetamine, a Class D Felony. Sen-tenced to serve 547 days in the MartinCounty Security Center with credit for timeserved. Court suspends 511 days. Defendantreceived 15 months of probation.

Byron S. Tillette, convicted of operating avehicle with a blood alcohol content of .15or more, a Class A Misdemeanor. Sentencedto serve 365 days in the Martin County Se-curity Center with credit for time served.Court suspends 359 days. Defendant re-ceived 11 months of probation.

october 12William Jacob Shaw, convicted of visiting

a common nuisance, a Class A Misdemeanor.Sentenced to serve 180 days in the MartinCounty Security Center with credit for timeserved. Court suspends 148 days. Defendantreceived no probation.

CrIMInAL CHArgeS DISMISSeDSeptember 24

Timothy W. Boyd, driving while sus-pended with prior conviction, a Class A Mis-demeanor, dismissed; driving whilesuspended, a Class C Misdemeanor, dis-missed; operating a vehicle while intoxi-cated, a Class D Felony, dismissed.

September 27Nathan T. Waddle, failure to stop after ac-

cident resulting in non-vehicle damage, aClass B Misdemeanor, dismissed; failure tostop after accident resulting in damage to un-attended vehicle, a Class C Misdemeanor,dismissed; operating a vehicle while intoxi-cated, a Class C Misdemeanor, dismissed.

Lakin S. Williams, neglect of a dependent,a Class D Felony, dismissed; disorderly con-duct, a Class B Misdemeanor, dismissed;public intoxication, a Class B Misdemeanor,dismissed; operating a vehicle while intoxi-cated, a Class C Misdemeanor, dismissed;driving while suspended, a Class A Misde-meanor, dismissed; refusal to submit tochemical tests, a Class C Misdemeanor, dis-missed; criminal mischief, a Class B Misde-meanor, dismissed.

Devon Michael Payne, operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated, a Class C Misdemeanor,dismissed; possession of marijuana under 30grams, a Class A Misdemeanor, dismissed.

october 4Daniel D. Petry, possession of marijuana

under 30 grams, a Class A Misdemeanor, dis-missed.

William Jacob Shaw, dealing in metham-phetamine, a Class B Felony, dismissed; pos-

session of chemical reagents or precursorswith intent to manufacture a controlled sub-stance, a Class D Felony, dismissed; posses-sion of methamphetamine, a Class D Felony,dismissed; illegal possession of anhydrousammonia or ammonia solution, a Class DFelony, dismissed; taking of wild animalsverned by laws, a Class C Misdemeanor, dis-missed; casting spotlight while with afirearm, a Class C Misdemeanor, dismissed.

Adam D. Tedrow, six counts of unlawfulpossession or use of a legend drug, Class DFelonies, dismissed.

CIvIL CourTnew Suits Filed

october 14Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC vs.

James R. Parsons, civil collection.october 18

James P. Cook vs. Beth L. Cook, petitionfor dissolution of marriage.

october 19Alison Ryan vs. Edward Ryan, reciprocal

support.CIvIL CourT DISMISSeD

october 7Household Finance Corp. vs. Daniel Wa-

gler, mortgage foreclosure, dismissed.SMALL CLAIMS CourT

new Suits Filedoctober 18

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. Darrin andAmy Burks, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. DavidDaugherty and Jennifer Stowe, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. Caleb andTristany Lindley, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. Elizabethand Terry Groves, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. Amy andJared Canfield, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. KurtGross, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. RyanHaag, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. KellyHolmes, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. RussellHopkins, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. JeffreySims, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. NancyHolmes, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. SallyBrown, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. HeatherSullivan, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. JudithYarnell, complaint.

Crane Federal Credit Union vs. CharlesGorman, complaint.

SMALL CLAIMS JuDgMenTSoctober 18

Sharon Craft to Toy’s Auto Parts in theamount of $250.89.

David Holman to Toy’s Auto Parts in theamount of $876.00.

Donna and Stanley Salmon to StewartBlake in the amount of $99.

october 19Robert Hawkins to Mary Ragsdale in the

amount of $89.00.SMALL CLAIMS DISMISSeD

october 18Toy’s Auto Parts vs. Eric Schwindy, com-

plaint, dismissed.Toy’s Auto Parts vs. John Gore, complaint,

dismissed.TrAFFIC TICKeTS PAID

october 13 – october 19Joshua Chaillaux, Bedford, speeding 65 in

a 50, $119.Colten Davis, Loogootee, minor in posses-

sion of tobacco, $138.Adam Hudson, Loogootee, operating off-

road vehicle on public highway, $119.Eric Kreiger, Jasper, speeding 70 in a 55,

$119.Christina Osborne, Jasper, failure to yield

through hi-way, $124.Penny Pfingston, Oakland City, speeding

71 in a 50, $124.Alan Stone, Shoals, seatbelt violation, $25.John Taylor, Norman, seatbelt violation,

$25.

radus g. Hembree and Juanita e.Hembree, of Martin County, Indiana toDerek W. Johnson and Amanda S. John-son, of Martin County, Indiana, a tract ofland in the Northwest Quarter of the North-east Quarter in Section 17, Township 1North, Range 4 West, and containing oneacre, more or less.

Daniel e. roush and Connie M. roush,of Martin County, Indiana to Cory Danielroush, of Martin County, Indiana, LotsNumbered 35 and 38 in Stiles Addition ofthe Town of Shoals, Indiana.

raymond M. Shaw and Carol y. Shaw,of Martin County, Indiana to richard Mc-Closkey and Donna McCloskey, of MartinCounty, Indiana, a part of the NortheastQuarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section24, Township 3 North, Range 5 West, in theCity of Loogootee, Indiana, containing 0.63acre, more or less.

Beverly K. Summers, of Martin County,Indiana to Michael D. Hunt, of TiogaCounty, Pennsylvania, a tract of land in theCity of Loogootee described as a part of theSoutheast Quarter of the Southeast Quarterof Section 24, Township 3 North, Range 5West, containing 43,747 square feet. Also,a part of the Southeast Quarter of the South-east Quarter of Section 24, Township 3North, Range 5 West.

20th Century Farms, Inc., a corporationlocated in Martin County, Indiana to JohnC. Lannan and Mary Jo Lannan, of Mar-tin County, Indiana, Lot Number 12 in theSouth Ridge Subdivision.

Alice e. Boyd, an un-remarried widowof Lloyd H. Boyd, of Martin County, Indi-ana to glenn Houchins and Stephanie J.Houchins, of Martin County, Indiana, a partof the Northeast Quarter of the SoutheastQuarter of Section 32, Township 3 North,Range 3 West, Halbert Township, MartinCounty, Indiana, and containing 2.776acres, more or less.

Wednesday, october 207:30 p.m. - Richard Gingerich, 47, of

Loogootee, was arrested and charged withpossession of methamphetamines.Saturday, october 23

5:39 p.m. - Jeffrey J. Berry, 37, of Loo-gootee, was arrested by Loogootee PoliceCapt. Akles Martin County warrant, for res-idential entry and receiving stolen property.Berry was transported to the Martin CountySecurity Center.

On Thursday, October 21, the IndianaState Police stopped a Black 1985 Toyotatruck westbound on I-64 in Dubois Countyfor an equipment violation.

Upon making contact with the driver,Mario Tafoya II, 23, of Brandenburg, Ken-tucky, an odor of burnt marijuana wassensed from the vehicle. An Indiana StatePolice K-9 was brought to the scene andalerted to marijuana being inside the vehi-cle. Troopers found marijuana and drugparaphernalia inside the truck.

Tafoya was subsequently found to havebeen operating his vehicle while under theinfluence of marijuana.

Tafoya was booked into the DuboisCounty Jail for operating a vehicle while in-toxicated-drugs, possession of marijuanaunder 30 grams, and possession of drugparaphernalia.

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Monday, october 1812:30 p.m. - Report of people dumping

their trash at an abandon residence on True-love Drive. Chief Rayhill took the complaint.

1:31 p.m. - Caller reported he witnessed adomestic dispute on SW First Street. ChiefRayhill responded.

3:23 p.m. - A father, along with his juvenileson, came on station to report harassment.Chief Rayhill filed a case report.

7:23 p.m. - A caller reported a brown truckdriving recklessly in Redwing Trailer Court.Sgt. Norris responded.

8:10 p.m. - A caller reported a loud boomand smell near St. Vincent de Paul. Loo-gootee Fire was dispatched and was unableto locate anything.

11:57 p.m. - A caller reported he was re-ceiving harassing phone calls from anothermale. Sgt. Norris spoke with the caller.Tuesday, october 19

1:02 a.m. - A male caller reported a man ina baseball cap going through his neighbor’scar. Sgt. Norris responded and was unable tolocate the suspicious male.

10:47 a.m. - First responders requested atthe swimming pool parking lot for a four-month old with difficulty breathing.

3:23 p.m. - A minor traffic accident was re-ported in the high school parking lot. ChiefRayhill responded.Wednesday, october 20

1: 11 p.m. - A male caller reported an acci-dent on Walker Street. Chief Rayhill re-sponded; no report was needed.

4:09 p.m. - A female caller reported a

booster seat violation. Sgt. Hennette was un-able to locate. Martin County Sheriff’s De-partment was notified also.

4:55 p.m. - Female caller reported twogaming systems stolen. Sgt. Hennette filed acase reported.

11:30 p.m. - Caller reported barking dogson Wood Street. Sgt. Hennette responded.Thursday, october 21

4: 27 p.m. - DCSD requested assistance at1200E and 550S for a fire. Loogootee Fireresponded.Friday, october 22

7: 20 a.m. - Martin County Sheriff’s De-partment reported several 911 hang up froma residence on Walker Street. Capt. Akles re-sponded.

5:30 p.m. - Martin County Sheriff’s De-partment reported a possible intoxicateddriver on U.S. 231.

9:15 p.m. - Female caller reported herdaughter was hit by another child at a schooldance. Sgt. Hennette spoke with the mother.Saturday, october 23

2:08 p.m. - A female caller reported thather son was bitten by a brown dog on ReasonAvenue. Capt. Akles responded.

3:03 p.m. - A caller reported animal neglectin a vehicle at the Eldorado Motel. Capt.Akles responded.

7:01 p.m. - Martin County Sheriff’s De-partment reported a reckless driver travelingtoward Loogootee.

10:43 p.m. - Female caller reported loudmusic near the city park. Sgt. Norris re-sponded.

Loogootee Police Department log

Friday, october 2210:34 p.m. - Kenan L Vickstrom, 27, of

French Lick, was traveling east on U.S.150 in the Deer Valley area in his White2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he strucka deer, causing damage to his grill and dri-ver’s side headlight. The investigating of-ficer was Deputy Joshua Greene.

1:50 p.m. - Elmer Cox, of Loogootee,was exiting Buehler’s parking lot in a 1994Chevy, when he pulled into the path of a2011 freightliner driven by Harry L. All-man, of Scottsburg. No injuries were re-ported. Capt. Akles was investigatingofficer.Sunday, october 25

6:45 a.m. - Rebecca A. Faust, 56, ofShoals, was traveling in a 2006 Ford Fu-sion, westbound on U.S. 150, near BoydHollow Road. A deer ran across the road-way and was struck by the Faust vehicle.The vehicle sustained damage to the pas-senger side fender, bumper, and headlampassembly. The investigating officer wasDeputy Steve Nolan.

7:25 a.m.- Matthew Guy, 29, of Loo-gootee, was traveling northbound on U.S.231, near Seals Road, operating a 1988Chevrolet Silverado. For unknown rea-sons, his vehicle drifted of the east side ofthe roadway and traveled for 190 ft. beforestriking a culvert. After striking the culvert,the vehicle traveled back onto the roadwayand crossed the center line; where it wasstruck by a southbound 1995 GMC Sierra,being operated by Jordan Graber, 20, ofLoogootee. After the impact, both vehiclescaught fire. Witnesses to the accident wereable to pull both drivers from the vehicles

before they were completely engulfed inflames. Both drivers sustained serious in-juries and were initially transported toJasper Memorial Hospital before beingair-lifted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evans-ville. The investigating officer was DeputySteven D. Nolan of the Martin CountySheriff’s Department. Other respondingagencies were the Haysville Fire Depart-ment, Jasper Memorial EMS, and G & MWrecker Service.

11:54 a.m. - John Wetzel, 44, of No-blesville, was traveling westbound on S.R.550, near Abel Hill Road, operating a 2007Harley Davidson motorcycle. As the driverwas negotiating a sharp curve, the motor-cycle drifted left of center and traveled offthe south side of the roadway and came toa rest about 20 feet off the roadway. Mr.Wetzel and his passenger, Shelly Wetzel,also of Noblesville, were both thrown fromthe motorcycle. Both were wearing hel-mets. Mr. Wetzel was not injured. Mrs.Wetzel sustained minor injuries and wastreated at the scene by Martin County EMSand Shoals Fire Department First Respon-ders. The investigating officer was DeputySteven D. Nolan of the Martin CountySheriff’s Department.Monday, october 25

6:18 a.m. - Kent R. Hall, 42, of Bedford,was traveling south on S.R. 450 in a black1998 Dodge truck, when a deer ran ontothe roadway into the victim’s path oftravel. Hall swerved to avoid contact withthe deer, lost control of his vehicle, thenslid off the road and struck a tree. The in-vestigating officer was Chief Deputy RobStreet.

The Indiana State Police had the follow-ing enforcement activity for September2010.

The Jasper State Police Post covers Craw-ford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange,Perry, and Spencer Counties.

• Traffic arrests (tickets) 734• Warnings 1905• Commercial motor vehicle moving ar-

rests 7• DUI Arrests 16• Total Criminal Arrests 138To help parents and children have a safe

and enjoyable Halloween, the Indiana StatePolice offers the following safety tips.

The Costume-Keep costumes short to prevent trips and

falls.

-Try make-up instead of a mask. Masksoften obstruct a child’s vision, which makestasks like crossing the street and going upand down stairs dangerous.

-Make sure children wear light colors orput reflective tape on their costumes.

Trick or Treating-Make sure older children trick-or-treat

with friends. Together, map out a safe routeso parents know where they will be.

-Instruct children to stop only at familiarhomes where the outside lights are on.

-Encourage children to trick-or-treatwhile it’s still light out. If children are outafter dark, make sure they have flashlightsand travel on well lighted streets.

-Remind children not to enter the homesor cars of strangers.

ISP enforcement activity for September


Your GOVERNMENTThe

Messmer Report

By District 63 State Rep

Mark Messmer

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go vote!It’s sad, but true: Americans know less

about the people who make our laws thanthey do about the people who made the lat-est song playing on the radio.

While almost 90 percent of 14-17 yearolds know who Hannah Montana is-(not ahuge surprise)-less than half of them wereable to name the party in control of Con-gress. And that isn’t saying much, consid-ering there are only two options!

About 3 in 4 adults can name the party ofthe governor, but only if they were over theage of 32.

Young adults- classified in this study asbeing 18 to 32 year olds- could only namethe governor’s party about 60 percent of thetime.

14-17 year olds, again, hovered aroundthe 50 percent mark.

The moral of this story is that age is usu-ally likely to increase someone’s awarenessand involvement in the political process,but not by much.

This 2009 study was conducted by theRepresentative Democracy in America,Voice of the People Project, and the findingthat bothered me the most was this: “MostAmericans, whatever their age, haven’tcommunicated with a member of Congressor a state legislator on a public policy issueor a governmental problem in the lastyear.”

So often, the attitude I hear is, “thosegovernment people are going to do what-ever they’re going to do, whether I like itor not.” But that’s just not the case.

You, as the constituent, hold all the cards. You have free and open access to your

elected officials, who make huge decisionsfor our communities, state and country

every day. Why not take advantage of thefact that they are accountable to you?

There are a few days left prior to the elec-tion. If you still need time to research thecandidates and make a decision, there’stime for that too.

Just remember, when you go, to bring aphoto I.D. issued by either the state of In-diana or the U.S. government that exactlymatches the name you used to register-nonicknames, maiden names, or abbrevia-tions.

If you do not already have a valid photoID, you can obtain an Indiana photo IDcard free of charge from any Bureau ofMotor Vehicles branch that issues driver li-censes and ID cards.

The BMV even has extended hours lead-ing up to the election. Just visit www.Pho-toID.in.gov for more information or tolocate the BMV that is nearest to you.

And if you have a question about the waystate laws are crafted, voted on, or evenhow they will affect you-feel free to callmy office!

My legislative assistant, Clinton, is veryknowledgeable and is more than happy toanswer any question he can. Call toll-freeat 1-800-382-9841, or directly at 317-232-9648.

Indiana’s rural areas are brimming withbusiness opportunities, but challengesstand in the way of further economic devel-opment. A conference sponsored in part byPurdue University Extension will examinethose impediments and offer possible solu-tions.

The Indiana Rural Summit takes placeNovember 18-19 at University Place Con-ference Center and Hotel on the campus ofIndiana University-Purdue University Indi-anapolis.

The event is intended for anyone with astake in rural Indiana, including elected of-ficials, business leaders, and citizens.

Entrepreneurship, regional cooperation,and rural economic policy are among theissues to be discussed, said Sam Cordes,co-director of the Purdue Center for Re-gional Development (PCRD), an eventsponsor.

“We’ll be looking out the windshield in-stead of the rearview mirror, thinking aboutwhat rural Indiana will be and could be,”Cordes said.

For all its urban growth in recent years,Indiana remains strongly rural. About 37percent of the state’s approximately 6.4million residents live in unincorporatedplaces, Cordes said. Also, of the state’s 567incorporated cities and towns, 460 havefewer than 10,000 people.

“Indiana clearly has a lot going on in thearea of being rural,” Cordes said.

Rural areas are adapting to the evolvingglobal economy but still have a ways to goto be more competitive, Cordes said. Ac-cess to high-speed Internet service andhealth care continue to be problems formany rural residents, as well as keepingpace with the changing consumer tastes in

food, he said.“There are forces out there moving at

warp speed that affect those living in ruralIndiana,” Cordes said. “There are incredi-ble synergies between rural and urban.Rural has a lot at stake in terms of whatgoes in a regional and urban economy. And,similarly, the people in urban areas have ahuge stake in the countryside — everythingfrom where the food comes from to fueland the labor force.”

Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman is among fourconference keynote speakers. Others in-clude Charles Fluharty, president and chiefexecutive officer of the Rural Policy Re-search Institute at the University of Mis-souri; Dave Ivan, an economicdevelopment specialist at Michigan StateUniversity; and Ed Morrison, economicpolicy advisor at PCRD.

Fluharty will speak on rural innovations.Morrison’s talk focuses on the new econ-omy, while Ivan’s presentation is titled“Small Towns Are Cool.”

Breakout sessions are planned each dayon regional frameworks, rural capacitybuilding and resiliency, energy and envi-ronment, and agriculture, local foods andfood safety.

Registration is $150 per person and canbe completed on the event web page athttp://www.in.gov/ocra/ruralsummit.htm.Accommodations at the University PlaceConference Center and Hotel are extra.University Place is at 850 W. MichiganStreet, Indianapolis.

Other event sponsors include Ball StateUniversity, Indiana Farm Bureau, IndianaOffice of Community and Rural Affairs, In-diana Rural Development Council, IndianaState Department of Agriculture, IndianaState University, U.S. Department of Agri-culture Farm Service Agency, and USDARural Development.

Conference examines ruralIndiana’s economic challengesBy STeve LeerPurdue University News Service

Lt. Governor Becky Skillman lastWednesday announced the start of her fifthannual holiday letter writing campaign, ask-ing Hoosiers to write holiday cards to ourcountry’s servicemen and women. “HoosierCheer for Our Heroes” is designed to giveHoosiers the opportunity to send their greet-ings and support to U.S. troops spending theseason away from their homes and lovedones.

“Our U.S. servicemen and women shouldknow Hoosiers appreciate the sacrifice theyare making over the holiday season andthroughout the year,” said Lt. Gov. Skill-man. “A card or letter is one small wayHoosiers are able to say thanks and bringcheer to our heroes.”

Last year’s campaign brought in 35,000cards and letters, which were shippedthanks to support from the Indiana NationalGuard and the Disabled American Veterans(DAV). This year, DAV and the IndianaStatewide Association of Rural Electric Co-operatives, Inc., are helping to defray ship-ping costs.

Those who wish to participate shouldsend their cards and letters to the Lt. Gov-ernor’s office no later than November 19,as mail can take several weeks to reach thetroops. Please mail cards and letters to theaddress below.

Office of Lt. Governor Becky Skillmanc/o Hoosier Cheer for Our Heroes200 West Washington Street, Suite 333Indianapolis, IN 46204No money, candy or other gifts should be

sent. An electronic note can also be sent [email protected]. Additional guidelines andinfo are available at http://www.lg.in.gov/.

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Having demonstrated long-term com-pliance with environmental laws, six In-diana companies have madecommitments to implement continuousenvironmental improvements. The sixhave been accepted into the Indiana De-partment of Environmental Manage-ment’s (IDEM’s) EnvironmentalStewardship Program (ESP). They in-clude: Heritage Products, Inc., Craw-fordsville; Kimball Electronics Group,Jasper; Manchester Tank and Equipment,Bedford; Metaldyne BSM LLC, Fremont;Nickell Moulding Co., Inc., Elkhart; andNucor Building Systems, Waterloo.

“Sound environmental management isgood for business, and these companiesrecognize this,” said IDEM Commis-sioner Thomas Easterly. “Members ofIDEM’s ESP voluntarily eliminate waste,preserve resources and protect Hoosiersand the environment. They definitely de-serve recognition for going beyond thebasic requirements of the law.”

This is the fifth year of the ESP pro-gram, and currently there are 50 mem-bers. ESP’s newest members and their2010 environmental initiatives include:

Heritage Products, Inc. - Craw-fordsville (Montgomery County)

During its first year of membership,Heritage Products, Inc. has agreed to re-duce the total amount of water used in thefacility by 138,000 gallons throughequipment changes.

Kimball Electronics Group - Jasper(Dubois County)

Kimball Electronics Group in Jasper in-tends to reduce its total energy use bychanging the lighting structure and con-ducting an air compressor study. Effortswill result in the reduction of 326,796kWh of electricity.

Manchester Tank and Equipment -Bedford (Lawrence County)

Manchester Tank and Equipment inBedford has agreed to reduce its solidwaste by changing its waste management

methods to reuse flux. Efforts will resultin the reduction of 10,520 pounds ofwaste.

Metaldyne BSM LLC - Fremont(Steuben County)

To reduce energy use, Metaldyne BSMLCC will replace light fixtures with T8fluorescent fixtures. Efforts will result ina reduction of 446,343 kWh.

Nickell Moulding Co., Inc. - Elkhart(Elkhart County)

Nickell Moulding Co., Inc. has com-mitted to reducing volatile organic com-pound (VOC) emissions by trainingemployees on the proper application offinishing material, engineering out prod-ucts with higher emissions, and workingwith suppliers for alternative, low-VOCproducts. Efforts will result in an 800pound reduction of VOC emissions.

Nucor Building Systems - Waterloo(Dekalb County)

To reduce energy use, Nucor BuildingSystems will conduct employee trainingand implement technology changes. Ef-forts will result in the reduction of .0996million British Thermal Units per tonproduced.

To become an ESP member, businessesmust maintain an exemplary compliancerecord, certify that they have adopted andimplemented an approved environmentalmanagement system, and commit to spe-cific measures for continued improve-ment in their environmentalperformance.

By continually improving their envi-ronmental performance, ESP membersqualify for expedited permit review, re-duced reporting frequencies, and coordi-nation of compliance inspections. Tomaintain ESP membership, companiesmust report on their environmental initia-tives every year and reapply for ESPmembership every three years.

For details about the program, visitIDEM’s website site atwww.idem.IN.gov/4132.htm.

Many homeowners facing foreclosure whoare frustrated with their loan servicers turn tofor-profit foreclosure consultants whose ad-vertisements often promise any home can besaved from foreclosure and their services are100 percent guaranteed. Indiana AttorneyGeneral Greg Zoeller last Friday announcedthe filing of 10 lawsuits against companiesmaking such claims calling them false andillegal, including one complaint which wasfiled Friday in Knox County against Inte-grated Financial Solutions, headquartered inNew Jersey.

“These so-called ‘foreclosure consultants’are taking advantage of Hoosiers who arefacing desperate financial hardships andscamming them out of thousands of dollars.They are operating illegally and this will notbe tolerated in Indiana,” Zoeller said. “Work-ing to protect Hoosier consumers includesbringing actions against those who violateour state laws and also warning people toprotect themselves, their family and theirneighbors – don’t let a loved one fall victimto these scams, no matter how convincedthey may be of their legitimacy.”

The lawsuits were filed in nine differentIndiana counties by Zoeller and his team ofdeputy attorneys general serving in theHomeowner Protection Unit. The coordi-nated filing was done in an effort to raiseawareness of the pitfalls of hiring for-profitforeclosure rescue companies. The com-plaints were filed against the following com-panies:

In Allen County against Colonial FinancialSolutions of New Jersey.

In Clay County against Pierce, Taylor, andBudrow of Florida.

In Clinton County against American Lend-ing Review of California.

In Elkhart County against National FutureMortgage of New Jersey.

In Johnson County against Oceanview In-vestment Services of Florida.

In Johnson County against US Homeown-ers Relief of California.

In Knox County against Integrated Finan-cial Solution of New Jersey.

In Lake County against Meridian LawCenter of California.

In Marion County against Manhattan Mit-igation of New York.

In Shelby County against Fair Lending Re-view of Nevada.

The lawsuit filed in Johnson Countyagainst US Homeowners Relief states that inDecember 2008, Ronalee Sims, a resident ofGreenwood, paid Oceanview InvestmentServices $1,895 to modify her home loan tostop foreclosure. Oceanview advertised ontheir website a money back guarantee, stat-ing:

“.if we are unable to give you a successfulaction plan that improves your situation orgives you a viable strategy to avoid or stopforeclosure, we will refund 100 percent ofyour money. No questions asked! You havenothing to lose!”

Sims lost her home in a sheriff’s sale inJanuary 2009 and her money has not been re-funded.

The Federal Trade Commission an-nounced a new rule Wednesday prohibitingdebt relief organizations from collecting up-front or advance fees for services that havenot been performed. The rule takes effecttoday, October 27 and will be an additionalenforcement measure Zoeller will considertaking to stop illegal foreclosure consultants.

“I applaud the FTC’s efforts to protect con-sumers with this new prohibition on advancefees and we will continue to work closelywith other state and federal agencies to en-force laws designed to protect consumers.”

To date in 2010, the Indiana Attorney Gen-eral’s Office has filed lawsuits against orreached settlements with 27 foreclosure con-sultants located in states around nation.

Homeowners looking to avoid foreclosureare encouraged to work with a certified non-profit housing counselor to determine theiravailable options. Call the Indiana ForeclosurePrevention Network at 1.877.GET.HOPE formore information or visit the Attorney Gen-eral’s consumer protection websitehttp://www.indianaconsumer.com/ to learnmore about homeowners’ rights in Indiana.

Hoosier companies recognizedfor environmental leadership

State files lawsuits against10 foreclosure consultants

LHS Softball pancake breakfastThe Loogootee High School Softball

team will hold a pancake breakfast on Sat-urday, October 30 at the high school cafe-teria from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The will beserving all-you-can-eat pancakes, Merkleysausage, orange juice, milk, and coffee.Tickets are $5 per person or a family ticketis $20. Tickets are available from any soft-ball player or coach and they are also avail-able at the door.

Commissioners’ meeting changeDue to the upcoming election, the Martin

County Commissioners will not meet onTuesday, November 2, but will meet at 6 pmon Wednesday, November 3.

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 theMartin County Community Learning Center.

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.

Haunted HouseThe Martin County 4-H Council will

sponsor a Haunted House Friday and Satur-day, October 29 and 30 from 6 p.m. to 11p.m. The haunted house will be upstairs atMartin County Video on the square in Loo-gootee. The cost is $5.

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A bug named for its stench and marbled,streaky appearance has made its way to In-diana, potentially becoming a serious pestfor homeowners and fruit growers.

An insect the Purdue Plant & Pest Diag-nostic Laboratory received from a home-owner in Elkhart County in northern Indianaon Tuesday, October 19was confirmed to be thebrown marmorated stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys.It is the first record of thebug in Indiana, but it hasbeen found in Ohio andKentucky.

The bug is a native ofJapan, Korea and Chinaand was first reported inthe United States inPennsylvania in 1998. Italso has been found inother eastern states, including Virginia,Maryland and New Jersey.

“This insect is another example of exoticplant pests that are introduced through inter-national trade and impacts our agriculture,natural resources and the public,” said PhilMarshall, state entomologist with the Indi-ana Department of Natural Resources, Divi-sion of Entomology and Plant Pathology.

Quarantine similar to what has been usedto manage the emerald ash borer and otherexotic pests is not an effective option for thestink bug. “Thus, a state quarantine will notbe issued,” Marshall said.

The stink bug gets its name because it re-leases a pungent chemical as a defensivemechanism when threatened.

The insect can invade houses in the fall,much like the multicolored Asian lady bee-tle.

The bugs will not cause damage while ina home but will be annoying and smell badwhen disturbed, said Ricky Foster, a PurdueUniversity professor and Extension ento-mologist who specializes in pest manage-ment. The more important concern forfarmers, Foster said, is that the bug can be-come a serious crop pest. It uses its suckingmouthparts to feed on a variety of plants, in-cluding most fruit crops, some vegetables,corn, soybeans and various ornamentalplants.

The bug in its adult stage has the shape ofa shield common to most stink bugs. Itgrows to 5/8 of an inch long and 3/8 inchwide. The upper body is mottled brown andgray with alternating light and dark bands on

the edges of the abdomen. Its antennae havetwo light bands on the last two segments. Itlays barrel-shaped, green eggs in clusters.Nymphs are oval with yellow, brown, blackand red colors.

Experiences in other parts of the countryindicate that the brown marmorated stinkbug first will be a pest in homes for a fewyears before it becomes a crop pest, Fostersaid. As with the Asian lady beetle, he said

homeowners should takesteps that include caulk-ing around windows andrepairing screens to pre-vent invasion.

“Once the stink bugsare inside, they can bevacuumed up and dis-posed of,” he said.“Homeowners shoulddiscard their vacuumcleaner bag immediatelyafter use because thestink bugs will indeed

stink when collected by the vacuumcleaner.”

If homeowners use insecticides to keepthe bug out, Foster advised using them onthe exterior of homes, not indoors.

The bug feeding on fruit crops causessmall spots of dead tissue that can result inmisshapen fruit. Its feeding on apples can re-sult in pithy tissue underneath the feedingwound that may turn brown. Feeding laterin the season can result in water-soaked le-sions on the fruit.

The pest also can feed on fruiting vegeta-bles such as tomatoes and peppers, beanspods and corn kernels.

The most effective insecticides are thepyrethroids such as bifenthrin, cyhalothrin,cyfluthrin and cypermethrin, Foster said.Most fruit crop growers prefer to avoidusing these insecticides because they killnatural enemies that keep pests such as mitesunder control.

Foster said one concern is that if thebrown marmorated stink bug becomes a se-rious pest problem, relying on the pyrethroidinsecticides for control will lead to addi-tional pest problems, requiring more pesti-cide applications. That is because theinsecticides will kill some natural enemiesbut not pest mites, which then will multiplyrapidly.

“They kill the good guys but not the badguys,” Foster said.

Homeowners or growers who find insectsand think they are brown marmorated stinkbugs can contact their local county Exten-sion educator.

Brown marmorated stink bugreported in Indiana for first timeBy KeITH roBInSonPurdue University News Service

Purdue Agricultural Communica-tion photo by John Obermeyer

This brown marmorated stinkbug is on an apple, a fruit that itlikes to eat.

While some parts of the state have re-ceived a little rain over the past few weeks,and a few counties have allowed their burnbans to expire, much of the state remainsvery dry. This environment increases thefire risk from Halloween and harvest cel-ebration activities and paraphernalia.Hoosiers are urged to exercise extremecaution this fall to avoid facilitating resi-dential fires and wildfires.

“Just about everything outside, includ-ing grass, leaves, hay and foliage, has anextremely high propensity to burn rightnow,” says Indiana State Fire Marshal JimGreeson. “For the most part, Halloweenand fall decorations and activities can cer-tainly still be enjoyed. Everyone just needsto exercise a little extra caution this yearto keep those activities safe.”

Decoration SafetyThe National Fire Protection Associa-

tion estimates that decorations are the firstitem ignited in an average of more than1,000 residential fires, causing nearly $25million in property damage annually.

Fire prevention is important during theautumn season every year, but even moreso this year as the dry weather mandatesincreased awareness of combustible mate-rials in your surroundings, and extremecaution to avoid starting a fire.

-Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepepaper are highly flammable. Keep theseand other decorations well away from allopen flames and heat sources, includinglight bulbs, candles and heaters.

-Consider using a flashlight or glowstick instead of a candle to light yourpumpkin. If you do use a candle, a votive

candle is safest. -Candlelit pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns

should be kept away from landings anddoorsteps where costumes could brushagainst the flame.

-Never leave candlelit pumpkins orjack-o-lanterns anywhere unattended.

Fall ActivitiesA few extra precautions are warranted

this season while visiting orchards, pump-kin patches, corn or hay mazes, hauntedfields, hay rides, etc.

-Smoking: Never smoke or discard a litcigarette while in a corn or hay maze, ona hay ride or walking the grounds in an or-chard or pumpkin patch. Even a tiny sparkfrom a cigarette can be enough to ignite afire.

-Leaves: Consider bagging or compost-ing your leaves this fall instead of burningthem. Remember, if your county has aburn ban, it may prohibit leaf burning.

BonfiresMore than two-thirds of Indiana’s 92

counties are under a burn ban. Residentscan check the Indiana State Fire Marshal’sOffice burn ban map by visitingwww.in.gov/dhs and clicking on“Statewide Burn Ban Status” to see if theircounty is affected.

Many of these bans forbid backyardcampfires and bonfires. Because local ju-risdictions, and not the state, order and en-force burn bans, it is imperative thatindividuals in a burn ban area check withtheir local fire department or county com-mission for detailed instructions on whatburning related activities are prohibited intheir area.

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How many of you noticed I skipped lastmonth. A few did and it is always encour-aging hearing from interested readers. Restassured I am back on the scouting trail. Iskipped last month because I was out of thecountry on travel to Japan. While out of thecountry, I did a little research on the inter-national scouting and made connection withlocal Scoutmaster Shinya Takekawa fromTokyo. Shinya was my hotel manager andvery willing to talk scouting. In conversa-tion with him, I made some very interestingdiscoveries about scouting in Japan and Iwant to share some of what I learned.

One thing I confirmed is the aim of scout-ing is universal - to help young people be-come responsible humanitarian citizens,who can appreciate and practice loyalty,courage, and self-respect. This is truly aninternational perspective. With social sup-port and the cooperation of volunteer lead-ers, the Scout Movement in Japan providesfun-filled, challenging programs, with anemphasis on developing youth character,health, abilities, and sense of service to oth-

ers. It is a non-political, voluntary move-ment, open to all regardless of origin, race,gender, or creed.

Historically speaking I discovered twoJapanese teachers, who had visited Englandin 1908 and introduced scouting to Japan inthe autumn of 1909. A Japanese translationof the Boy Scout manual was published asearly as 1910, and a few sporadic troopssprang up, without any cohesion and with-out a proper grasp of the principles and aimsof scouting. In 1911, General MaresukeNogi went to England in attendance of thecoronation of King George V and was in-troduced to Robert Baden-Powell andscouting in Japan took off.

It is understandable that during and afterWWII Scouting suffered almost completeeclipse, and it took time to recover. Occu-pation authorities had blacklisted the ex-military officers leading the way. This heldleaders back from their sincere desire to re-store Boy Scouts of Japan to its former cor-rect basis. Gradually, military supervisionwas relaxed and the original group began to

take over, with beneficial results. Conse-quently, Japan was re-admitted as a fullmember of the World Organization of theScout Movement in 1950. Within ten yearsof WWII, membership had grown to80,000.

The Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) isthe major scouting organization of Japan.Starting as boys only, the organization wasknown as the Boy Scouts of Japan from1922 until 1971, and as Boy Scouts of Nip-pon from 1971 to 1995, when it became co-educational in all sections, leading toneutral naming. Membership in 2010 is re-ported at 195,370.

The program sections are a bit differentfrom our own in the US, with BeaverScouts, age 6 to 8; Cub Scouts age 8 to 11;Boy Scouts age 11 to 14; Venture Scoutsage 14 to 20 and Rover Scouts age 18 to 24all of which are coed. The highest rank ofthe Boy Scouts is the Kiku Scout. “Kiku” isthe Japanese word for chrysanthemum. Thehighest rank of the Venture Scouts is theFuji Scout. It is named after Mount Fuji. Fi-

nally, the 23rd World Scout Jamboree willtake place at Kirara Beach, Yamaguchi in2015. The theme will be “A Spirit of Unity”and I would love to participate.

There really is much more to tell and thisopportunity to discover scouting outside ourborders was a blessing. All scouts should beproud that Founder Robert Baden-Powell’sworld-wide spirit of scouting blended withthe Japanese traditions and spirit so longago and is now blossoming and moving onto meet the changing needs of society andyoung people. I am proud to be in its mem-bership with Scoutmaster ShinyaTakekawa.

With that, I leave you with the ScoutMotto - Sonae-yo Tsuneni - (そなえよつねに)… or as we say “Be Prepared.”

If you would like to learn more about thescouting program in your local communitydrop me an email at [email protected] and I will help you make contactwith a local unit.

Yours in Scouting,Scoutmaster Mike

SCOUTING MATTERSBy Mike Leighty - Odon Troop 481 Scoutmaster


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Friday, october 29Egg, sausage, biscuit

Monday, november 1French toast, sausage, applesauce

Tuesday, november 2Ham and egg biscuit, juice

Wednesday, november 3Biscuit and gravy, sausage, apple

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-Photo providedThe energy safe kids’ presentation was given october 13th for the fourth graders

at Shoals elementary School. The program helped students learn about the safetywhen dealing with energy. Mrs. Hawkins’ Class is pictured with the presenters. In inthe front row, from left to right, are Calli Wininger, Hallie Wyman, John Sukup,olivia Stoll, Angel Hampton, Melanie Hawkins, and Amber Fields. In the middlerow, from left to right, are Aryonna Braun, Alyssa Hernandez, ryan Spurgeon,Maddy gaines, Harley Spurgeon, Matthew newkirk, Chase Fromme, Sean Davis,Jarod Waggoner, and Josh richardson In the back row, from left to right, are evanWagoner, Kyle Montgomery, Klayton Tichenor, ryan Hawkins, georgia Bryson,Lori Albright, and the three presenters.

-Photo providedMrs. Hawkins’ Class presented a play “grace and the Time Machine”. The students

did a great job bringing in their props and costumes to make this play a success. Stu-dents pictured in front from are Lori Albright and Amber Fields. In the back areKlayton Tichenor, olivia Stoll, Melanie Hawkins, Maddy gaines, ryan Hawkins,and Angel Hampton.

Shoals fourth graderslearn about energy safety

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The Shoals Jug Rox Adult Boosters willconduct their annual Fall Festival on Satur-day, October 30, at the Shoals High Schoolgymnasiums. The event will be held from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $1, or free ifmasked.

Some of the new games this year areBungee Run and a “Minute to Win It” tour-ney, as well as several individual “Minuteto Win It” games. Many favorite games willbe returning, including the popular “Pie inthe Face.” Come and throw a pie at your fa-vorite coach. There will also be a big slideand jumping inflatables.

There will be many new door prizes givenaway during the evening. Some of theprizes to be won include: four box seats for

the Indianapolis Indians, Indiana Fevermemorabilia, a 60-minute massage gift cer-tificate from Bowling Chiropractic, Ray-Ban sunglasses, several movie theaterpasses, a therapeutic pillow from Omer Chi-ropractic Clinic, tickets to Holiday Worldand Marengo Caves, gift baskets, and sev-eral gift certificates. This is only a partiallisting. There will be many more doorprizes.

Lots of delicious food will be servedthroughout the evening, including dessertscreated by the Culinary Arts class

The popular Cake Auction, sponsored bythe varsity and junior varsity volleyballgirls, will start at 6:30 p.m. The girls willprovide the homemade cakes and goodiesand Akles Auction Service will be in chargeof auctioning the tasty treats.

A Costume Contest will be held, withjudging to begin immediately following theCake Auction. Costume categories for allages are funniest, most original, scariest,best costume, and best group. Age divisionsare as follows: 0-3 years, preschool-kinder-garten, 1st thru 3rd grade, 4th thru 6thgrade, and 7th grade thru adult.

The always scary Haunted House will besponsored by the junior class. This yearthere will also be a “Not So Scary” HauntedHouse for the younger kids and the “faintof heart.”

The 2010 Fall Festival Queen and KingCrowning will be held at 8 p.m. The candi-dates this year are: 4th grade - Ashlynn Wa-then and Caleb Belcher; 5th grade - AmeliaCooper and Ben Clymer; and 6th grade -Ashley Boyd and Hunter Davis.

The Coloring Contest winners will be an-nounced and there will be a drawing forkids’ free door prizes. Please join us for anevening full of fun at the Fall Festival.

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College classesThe following Ivy Tech classes will be

held in Martin County during the spring 2011semester:

English Composition (ENGL 111) - Tues-days 6 to 9 p.m.

Essentials of Algebra I (MATH 023) -Wednesdays 6 to 9 p.m.

Intro to Sociology (SOCI 111) - Thursdays6 to 9 p.m.

*In-state fees for Ivy Tech classes are$104.55 per credit hour.

A representative from Ivy Tech Blooming-ton will be at the learning center on Friday,November 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. to answer anyquestions about classes and register students.Anyone interested in learning more aboutIvy Tech feel free to come during this timeor call the learning center for more informa-tion.

If you need a proctor for an online class orcomputers with Internet to take your classes,contact Kathy at the learning center to sched-ule a time that works with your schedule.

Enter to Win Free Ivy Tech Course!In an effort to promote academic planning

and early registration, the Ivy Tech Office ofStudent Development is awarding one IvyTech Bloomington student with a free three-credit-hour course. To enter, students mustattend an advising session, register for springcourses, have their advisor sign and date anentry form, and turn it in to the student de-velopment office by Friday, November 12. Ifyou have any questions regarding the freecourse drawing please feel free to contactEliza in the student development office at(812) 330-6024, [email protected], orC109.

Résumé Writing and Career PlanningNeed help with your résumé? Darlene

Ridgway with Bramble Consulting will offerrésumé Assistance-Level One on October 28.The class is from 6 to 8 p.m. and cost is $25.This is a basic course designed for an appli-cant needing help with the applicationprocess for government civilian and/or gov-ernment contractor positions, specifically for

NSWC Crane. Contact Kathy at the learningcenter at 812-295-2674 to register.

Free computer usage and classesThe Martin County Community Learning

Center has multiple computers available withInternet access. If you need to use a com-puter, please come by the center during officehours and sign the computer usage agree-ment form. Computer usage is free for aca-demic purposes.

Indiana Drug Education and AwarenessSolutions are conducting an ongoing Over-comer’s Recovery Support Group at the cen-ter. Meetings are held every Tuesday eveningfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m., and newcomers are in-vited. There is no cost for participation. Forfurther information, contact Jason Underhillat 812-653-1908.

Do you know someone who could usesome help with his or her reading skills?Anyone interested is encouraged to contactSOAR! at 812-709-1618 for further informa-tion.

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 learningcenter during office hours and try out theMavis Beacon Typing Program at your ownpace. For more information contact Kathy at812-295-2674.

Coming soon!The MCCLC Coordinator, along with Ivy

Tech Community College, is working tobring non-credit courses to our communityfor the spring 2011 semester. Possiblecourses include photography, fitness, Mi-crosoft programs, computer classes, andmusic. If you are a qualified individual inter-ested in teaching a class or have more sug-gestions for classes, please contact Kathy atthe learning center.

ContactKathy Kerr, Coordinator, 812-295-2674 or

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Editorials & OPINIONS

‘Now, I live in Dallas, Texas buthave been trying to locate this for-mer neighbor.’

To the editor of the Martin County Jour-nal,

I used to live in Shoals when I was a kid.I had a friend that grew up two houses downfrom me on Stephens Street and the last yearI lived there was 1976. His name was JoeWatson and he was younger than I was so hewould have graduated later. Now I live inDallas, Texas but have been trying to locatethis former neighbor. I have a possiblephone number and address but the phonejust rings so I am not sure it is the right one.

If anyone knows this person and can helpme locate him or can tell him about this let-ter, please email me at [email protected]. Thank you!

Sue (Richardson) SheetzFormer Shoals resident

“The Devil is in the Details”


Isn’t it interesting that a recent letter to theeditor here closed a despondent tantrumabout the Tea Party’s domination of the cur-rent election cycle with a call for us to “Re-turn to ‘In God we trust,’ rebuild our familyunits, and focus on the Creator, not the cre-ated”? That is a view I think everyone Iknow in the

Tea Party movement agrees with. I wishthe same could be said for our elected na-tional leadership which the writer seems sodetermined to support.

Twice now over the past few weeks, Pres-ident Barack Obama has stood before audi-ences and “quoted” a passage from theDeclaration of Independence. One of thefew things Obama is known for is his previ-ous employment as a constitutional scholar.He knows the words, and he knows the his-tory of the words. But when speaking to theCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute onSeptember 15th he used this: “We hold thesetruths to be self-evident, that all men are cre-ated equal, that they are endowed with cer-tain unalienable Rights; that among theseare Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happi-ness.” On October 18th he repeated theexact same phrase, actually pausing betweenthe words “endowed” and “with”, as if foreffect. In the video of him at that pause hehas a facial expression like he might havejust plucked something rotten from one ofhis back teeth. It was clear that there wassome kind of struggle going on in the man.

That is not what the Declaration of Inde-pendence says, of course. The quote is; “Wehold these truths to be self-evident, that allmen are created equal, that they are en-dowed by their creator with certain unalien-able Rights; that among these are Life,Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Sowhy would the

President of the United States make it apoint to leave out the reference to the Cre-ator? Twice! In a political era when one ofthe primary discussions taking place amongthe electorate is whether the origin of therights of the people is God or the govern-ment; why would such a central figure inthat debate, an expert on the words them-

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By Courtney Hughett owner, Martin County Journal

Let me begin this week’s column by say-ing that the recent influx of letters to the ed-itor has tickled me more than just aboutanything else related to this newspaper(well, along with advertisers that is). Theright to free speech, to me, is just about themost important right we have and I take itvery seriously. So far, since starting theMartin County Journal, I have not had toturn away a letter to the editor, and the onlyway I would ever do so is if it intentionallydefamed someone – I think we can all getour point across without having to do that.As far as political affiliation, religious be-liefs, sexual orientation – well, that is theepitome of free speech, therefore who am Ito take sides or decide what is right andwhat is wrong. Everyone is entitled to theirown opinion and everyone is entitled to ex-press that opinion, which I find honorableand gutsy, whether I agree with what theyhave to say or not. Now, I do believe thatshoving a belief down your throat is a littleoverboard, but certainly not simply express-ing it.

As far as the election goes, maybe I am alittle too obsessed with the whole process,but I really do feel that those seeking elec-tion are doing so at our decision. The hardpart is knowing what to do when you don’tcare for any candidates running in a partic-ular race.

For instance, as a voter and a newspaperpublisher, I tried to contact both candidates,Republican and Democrat, running in oneof the county council races – which happensto also be my district. Actually, this was myfollow up phone call after mailing out thelist of questions to all the candidates a fewweeks prior. Since I didn’t hear a word fromeither of these two candidates, I calledthem. The first candidate’s spouse answeredthe phone and very rudely told me theywould tell the person I called and withouteven a goodbye hung up. I felt like I was in-truding or was a telemarketer trying to sellthis person something. The second candi-date didn’t answer the phone at all – I wascompletely ignored outright and still havenever spoken to this person. Why? I don’tknow. Maybe it’s because I have only beendoing The Journal for eight months, there-fore I am not “old” enough to have the rightto question anyone. (Old doesn’t necessar-ily mean better in my opinion.) Maybe it’s

because I’m not in their “circle”. (Don’tcare to be, that was not the point.) Maybeit’s because they just don’t want to be both-ered. (They shouldn’t be in politics.) To me,as a voter, I took this personally. In myopinion, if these two people can’t even havea simple conversation with a voter – then Ido not want them representing me whatso-ever. As I said last week, we pay their salaryand they work for us – not the other wayaround. I won’t be voting for either one ofthese candidates – I guess I’ll just leave thatone blank. Just because it is an opposed racedoesn’t mean you have to vote for someonein that race.

Those candidates that volunteer their con-tact information, show up at communityevents, actually show that they care aboutthe “average Joe” and not just those peoplewho can help them get ahead in one way oranother are the people that we need in ourgovernment.

So, when you go to cast your ballot onTuesday just remember – you don’t have tovote for every race. If you don’t know eithercandidate, don’t like either candidate –whatever the reason may be - just leave itblank and move on to the next one.

Please get out there and vote next Tues-day. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6p.m.

If you don’t know enough about the can-didates running in this year’s general elec-tion email me at [email protected] and I will re-sendyou a copy of last week’s Journal withQ&A and bios of all the local and state can-didates for our county.

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selves, find those words so distasteful? Withonly days to go before the election whywould he point out that he disagrees with thefounders on this specific position? Can it bethat he actually believes that it is somehownot in his favor to use those three simplewords of the founders and the idea thosewords convey?

We sometimes debate leaving God out ofthe Pledge of Allegiance or omitting In GodWe Trust from our money. We know thereare people in our society that are deeply of-fended by any mention of God in the publicarena. But is it possible that the reasonObama cannot bring himself to declare thatGod is the source of our rights reflects some-thing deeper about his thinking? Is this partof that fundamental change he promised?

And for the record, the efforts to paint theTEA Party participants as being anti-govern-ment is, quite simply, leftist political hog-wash. Those I have met and worked with arenot anti-anything. They are pro-constitution.

They believe that not only the principlesof the constitution but also the intent of thefounders is necessary to return America toits former greatness. Very specifically theywant to have elected office holders who willhonor the pledge they all take to protect anddefend the constitution that represents thevery fabric of our national soul. And wewant them to understand that they are not thesource of our freedom. The Creator is.

Mike AxsomLoogootee

“Pension cuts and pay freezepushed by anti- government con-servatives”


The pension, pay, and jobs of federal em-ployees are under renewed attack by anti-government - anti-government employeeleaders in Congress.

1. On May 27, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) proposed anamendment to freeze federal pay and capthe number of federal employee jobs. AFGEdefeated that amendment by a vote of 54-45.

2. The very next day, House RepublicanWhip Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Rep. MicheleBachmann (R-MN) asked the full House tovote on a pay freeze. AFGE defeated thateffort by a vote of 227-183. And SenatorJohn Thune (R-SD) tried another pay freezeand job cap amendment on June 17, whichalso was defeated by a vote of 5-41.

3. The week of July 5, these same conser-vative leaders announced their intention tocut federal pensions. They propose tochange how pensions are calculated (usingyour highest earnings for five years insteadof the current high three) and to eliminateearly retirement benefits. That will cost youthousands of your hard-earned retirementdollars. A vote has yet to occur but the in-tention is very clear.

“These attacks are an insult to VA doctorsand nurses who take care of our veterans,Social Security employees who serve re-tirees and the disabled, defense employeeswho support our troops, scientists who findcures to diseases and the employees whoprotect public safety at our borders, in ourairports, within federal prisons and at minesand food processing plants,” said AFGEPresident John Gage. “It is simply wrong toscapegoat and devalue the employees whoperform such important work for the Amer-ican public every day”.

The above is just a few of the things thatthe Republican Contract will have for theretired and active federal employee. Vote toprotect your job and benefits that the Re-publican Contract will take from workersand give to cooperatives.

For more information contact Roy E. Pan-nell at 812-295-5010, 311 Crane St., Loo-gootee, IN 47553

Roy PannellLoogootee

‘Voting “yes” on Question 1 rightlyprotects Indiana’s property tax cap’


Voters in the November 2 General Elec-tion have an historic opportunity to make In-diana’s tax system more modern and morefair.

Voting “yes” on Question 1 rightly pro-tects Indiana’s property tax caps by addingthem to our state constitution - away fromwhims of free-spending politicians and spe-cial interests.

Property taxes are an antiquated way localgovernment has been funded since the CivilWar, when agricultural property equated topersonal income. Today, property ownershiphas less to do with a taxpayer’s income orability to pay. It is unfair seniors are taxedon unrealized appreciation and young home-owners are taxed on the full value of assetsin which they have little to no equity. Sen-iors and young families should make certainthey go to the polls and vote “yes” on Ques-tion 1.

Property taxes are incorrectly touted asbeing more “stable” than income and salestaxes, which fall during recessionary times.In reality, property taxes are stable only fortax spenders, not tax payers. Despite hardtimes, records show property taxes have his-torically risen year after year and generallyfar outpaced inflation. Government shouldconstantly seek new, more efficient ways ofdelivering needed goods and services, butespecially during economic downturns. In-diana’s tax caps are requiring local govern-ments to cut waste, set priorities andcombine efforts - actions most Hoosiers sayshould have been done all along.

Neither K-12 education nor public safetyneed be negatively impacted by placing thecaps into our Indiana Constitution. Schooloperations are funded through state generalfunds, not property taxes. Complaints of taxcaps causing teacher layoffs and programcuts are ill-informed. Under Indiana law,districts desiring additional local revenue forbuilding construction and maintenance maypursue funds through referenda consideredby local voters and taxpayers. Public safetymay be funded through a more modern andfair Local Option Income Tax, again decidedcounty-by-county based on local needs andwants.

Indiana’s caps - already in law and passedby wide, bipartisan majorities - limit prop-erty taxes on homes at 1 percent of the as-sessed value, on farmland and rentalproperty at 2 percent and other businesses at3 percent. Farms, rental and other businessproperties are classified differently, becausethey are by definition income-producing.Most Indiana farmers and business ownersalso own homes and enjoy the 1 percent capon their owner-occupied homesteads. Farm-land is assessed based on different uses of

the acreage with the highest of a six-yearrolling average disregarded for tax purposes.Indiana businesses are benefitting greatlyfrom the recent elimination of the state in-ventory tax and pay little to no sales taxes,which fund property tax relief and replace-ment. Consequently, each class of propertyowners is treated in like ways as already pre-scribed by our Indiana Constitution.

Figures released this week showed thepositive impact tax caps are having for Indi-ana homeowners, farmers, landlords andbusinesses. In 2010 alone, tax caps saved In-diana property taxpayers nearly $475 mil-lion. What’s more, a Ball State Universitystudy recently projected the predictabilitycaps provide entrepreneurs and employerswill lead to as many as 97,000 new jobs forHoosiers in years to come.

While other states are raising taxes, Indi-ana is actually controlling and cutting themand creating long-term economic growth.Join us in making Indiana’s tax code moremodern and more fair. Vote “yes” on Ques-tion 1.

Sincerely,Brandt Hershman

State Sen. Brandt HershmanChair, Senate Committee on

Tax & Fiscal PolicyJohn Waterman

State Sen. John Waterman

“Sometimes people find it easier toshoot the messenger instead ofdealing with the message.”


The TEA Party that was held in Loogooteewas funded by the Martin County residentsthat organized it. No money or reimburse-ment came from any political party. Manyitems were donated by various individuals.Any claim otherwise is false.

The Martin County TEA Party was organ-ized to remind people of the Constitutionand what is says. Some are making claimsabout what was said or what happened at theMartin County TEA Party. www.loo-gooteetribune.com had the speeches andwhat was said at the event. Listen for your-self and you be the judge.

While the event was being planned, thegroup was criticized for involving Democ-rats. Then, we were criticized by Libertari-ans for not allowing their congressionalcandidate to speak (the agenda was full andcampaign speeches were not permitted.)Now, we are being criticized because we donot blindly follow the path the current ad-ministration and congress are leading usdown.

The Martin County TEA Party was put onto remind people that citizenship requiresyour attention. Read the Constitution. Famil-iarize yourself with the issues. Look at thecandidates to see how they have voted in the

LeTTerS(Continued from page 15)

Saturday, october 30, 2010 Absentee voter board in the office of the

circuit court clerk must be open for at least7 hours to permit absentee voting. However,in a 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 fromconfined voters or voters caring for a con-fined person requesting delivery of a ballotby an absentee 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 votercaring for a confined person, or a voterwith disabilities to vote an absentee ballotbefore an absentee voter board at thevoter’s place of confinement. Tuesday, november 2, 2010

generAL eLeCTIon DAy Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., prevailing

local time. Tuesday, november 16, 2010

Deadline, by noon, for a candidate to filea verified election recount or contest peti-tion.

election calendar

past. After you have examined the issues andthe candidates, please ask yourself threequestions:

1. What are my values?2. Does my government reflect those val-

ues?3. If not, what will I do about it?Please: Educate yourself on the issues and

candidates, ask yourself the three questions,pray about your choice, and vote on Novem-ber 2nd.

Jason JonesLoogootee

‘Conducting business locally en-hances local economies’


The Martin County Chamber of Com-merce would like to thank all those whocame out to the Community Expo Saturdaymorning. We would like to specifically rec-ognize Dan Steiner for emceeing the event,the 4-H Horse and Pony Club for servinglunch, and the residents of Martin Countyfor generously donating to the food pantryand to the humane society.

The purpose of the Expo was to familiar-ize Martin County residents with businessesand services available locally. Several indi-viduals were pleasantly surprised by thenumber of businesses, both small and large,that are locally owned and operated. And,as we have found, conducting business lo-cally enhances local economies which inturn improves the quality of life for all.

The entire event would not have beenpossible without the support of our MartinCounty businesses. A very special thankyou to our sponsors – Old National Bankand Overlook Rental Cabins and the follow-ing businesses: The Insurance Shop, OmerChiropractic, Four Rivers Resources,Graber Insealators, Tranquil Inn & Spa,Thirty-One, Printing Express, BrambleConsulting, The Cartridge Depot, MartinCounty Community Learning Center, MyMommy’s Garden & Greenhouse, Misty’sThis and That, Main Music, Hollie’s Eat &Treats, Choice Realty, Pampered Chef,Martin County Journal, M.C. Special-TeesCandies, Williams Bros. Healthcare Phar-macy, Northwestern Mutual, IN Books andContemporary Art, Helping Hands of Mar-tin County, and local photographers: MarieHawkins, Tina Holder Photography, Lam-pert’s Photography, Promises Photography,and KG Photography.

The Martin County Chamber of Commerce

~THAnK you~


‘I would like to take this time to rebutthe accusations’

To the editor of the Martin County Journal,Thank you for giving the candidates the

chance to promote themselves with the ques-tionnaires that you provided for us. The re-sponses were printed in last week’s paper.Most candidates answered those questions sothe citizens would know more about them,however, my opponent chose to attack my in-tegrity and the integrity of the clerk’s officeinstead of promoting herself. I would like totake this time to rebut the accusations madeby my opponent.

First, my opponent did not train the ladiesworking here. At the time my opponentstarted working in the clerk’s office everyonewas new and everyone was learning. They allhelped each other, they had help from thecourt personnel and the software vendor wascalled in to train them on the software. Theelection clerk learned everything by callingthe State Election Division and the State pro-vided vendor.

Second, my opponent did obtain a new sys-tem capable of scanning court records. Scan-ning could not begin right away because thejudge did not feel the office was ready for itand I agreed. We began scanning in May of2009. We have scanned all new cases sincethen and have gone back to January of 2008to scan open cases. We have not received ap-proval from the state or the judge to scan dis-posed cases. Since the accuracy of courtrecords improved, we went live on Doxpop,(an online records search tool) in May of2010. This is free to the county but not thepublic.

Third, as far as combining polling sites, Ihave looked at factual data and I proposed theidea in 2009. I did not follow through becauseof the concern of some of the voters. My op-ponent mentioned Vote Centers; this wouldmean only two or three polling places in thecounty. This would save money, but talkabout inconvenience, especially to the elderlyvoters having to travel a greater distance tocast their vote, however, until the state passeslegislation, vote centers are only allowed in afew pilot counties. As far as poll books notbeing up to date, the only way someone canbe removed because of death is by the

Statewide Voter Registration System remov-ing them. We cannot update an address with-out the voter giving us a new address. Rightnow we have updated 90 percent of the pollbooks. As far as running fair and unbiasedelections, that is ALL I have done. In the lastelection I inadvertently left a candidate off ofsome ballots. Fortunately, he was unopposedso it did not affect the outcome of any race.This is called an honest mistake, I am not per-fect. I apologized to the candidate and to thepublic at that time. We do have an electionboard which consists of a republican, a de-mocrat and the county clerk. They did notcatch the error when proofing the ballots. Un-less you have worked in an election officeyou would not know how much is involvedin running an election. For example, in thespring we had to create 96 different ballots,enter candidate information in two differentsystems, update poll books, supply areamedia with candidate information, securepolling sites and the list goes on. I am notmaking excuses I am just trying to make you,the voter, aware of some of the things thatneed to happen to have an election.

Fourth, we are already scanning courtrecords. There is somebody in the office from7 a.m. until 4 p.m.; the building is locked at4. We already operate in an efficient, pleasant,and professional manner, which was not thecase before I took office. Anybody who visitsour office will confirm that the atmosphere ismuch better.

Finally, the budget. My opponent claimsthat we received $138,436 in grant money topay for new imaging system. This is incor-rect. We did not receive any grant money. Thenew system cost $47,313, of this $35,563 wastaken from the Clerk IV-D (this is money re-ceived from the State for Child Support Serv-ices) the remaining $11,750 came from thegeneral fund. My opponent was right - it isup to the council to set the budget of each de-partment. However, in 2007 the clerk’sbudget, money actually spent, was $199,412.18; this includes $34,563 that was spenton a new imaging system, which was reim-bursed, making the bottom line $164,849.18.In 2009 the amount actually spent, was$154,596.67 - that is $10,252.51 less in 2009.This would include additional appropriationsfrom the general fund. I have asked for

$1,703.52 from the Clerk’s Perpetuationfund, which is money collected from courtfees and set aside for the clerk’s use, this isnot included in the above figures. The elec-tion budget in 2008 was $86,157.37 and for2010 $68,528.00 (I am comparing two elec-tion years and 2010 can change) that is a sav-ings of $17,629.37.I have requested$18,000.00 from the Cumulative VotingFund, this is tax money set aside to use to pur-chase/lease voting equipment and $17,000from the Non-Reverting Voting Fund, this isgrant money we received to purchase/leasevoting equipment for handicapped voters. Allof these funds have money available for theclerk to use, but only with permission of thecouncil. When these funds run out, I will needto request money from the general fund tocover election costs. This means the clerk’sbudget was cut by $10,000 and the electionbudget by $17,000. All of this informationcan be verified by the auditor’s office.

The clerk’s office is audited every year bythe State Board of Accounts and they are sat-isfied with the job I am doing.

In closing, I would like to say that when Istarted working in the clerk’s office, I asked“Who was the Chief Deputy Clerk?” and myopponent answered “we are all equal”. I didnot appoint her so I do not know when shebecame Chief Deputy Clerk. She was adeputy clerk who has the experience of adeputy clerk. There are many areas in whichshe does not have experience or she wouldhave already known all the above informa-tion. I would also like to mention that I havea good working relationship with the currentjudge and his staff and I expect to workequally well with the newly-elected judge.

I hope everyone gets out to Vote on No-vember 2nd. Unfortunately you won’t be see-ing me at the polls because I will be in theoffice conducting a fair and unbiased elec-tion.

Julie FithianCandidate for re-election for Martin County Clerk

‘I encourage all readers if you havenot taken the time to read our re-sponses to do so’

To the editor of the Martin County Journal,This letter is in response to the “Letter to

the Editor” by my opponent concerning myanswers to The Journal’s candidate questionslast week. I would like for the voters of Mar-tin County to know that I answered the ques-tions thoroughly, clearly, and honestly whilebeing respectful to my opponent.

Clerk candidates face off with rebuttalsWhen I began employment in the clerk’s

office in 2006, I was the only qualified com-puter specialist employed by the new clerk.Therefore, I tasked the duties associated withthe day-to-day responsibilities and trainingfor the four computer systems that the officeof the clerk utilizes. I provided training andday-to-day assistance in all operations asso-ciated with the duties of the clerk to all buttwo of the personnel in the current office.When the clerk allowed Mrs. Fithian to ob-tain employment in the clerk’s office beforeher term began, I was the one tasked to trainher because I was Chief Deputy Clerk and be-cause he wanted to ensure a smooth transi-tion.

I did obtain the funding and did the re-search to provide a cutting edge scanning sys-tem to provide true accountability to courtfilings from beginning to final disposition.Along with obtaining the funding we also ob-tained the proper approval to implement saidsystem.

Never anywhere did I say that I was goingto implement voting centers, but it was some-thing that I might explore. I am well awareand apprised of what they are as I have at-tended clerk conferences and election divi-sion meetings that were held while employedas Chief Deputy Clerk.

I was appointed Chief Deputy Clerk by theprevious administration. I worked and ran theoffice with that title from beginning of em-ployment until leaving in December 2008,and never was I demoted by the current clerk.

In closing, I would like for the voters toknow that I spent a lot of time reviewing andcollecting information from the auditor’s of-fice, researching, and conveying my positionon the questions imposed by the MartinCounty Journal, and it disheartens me thatmy opponent would feel that I chose to attackher integrity. I encourage all readers if youhave not taken the time to read our responsesto do so because there are differences in ourviewpoints and stances and then make an in-formed decision before you vote. I appreciateThe Journal giving the candidates the chanceto promote themselves with the question-naires. For those that I have met at events ordoor to door along this campaign trail, I thankyou for your time and if there are any unan-swered questions anyone may have, pleasefeel free to contact me by email [email protected]. I would like to en-courage everyone to vote this Tuesday, No-vember 2nd your vote CAN make thedifference.

Bobbi Sue NonteCandidate for Clerk of Martin County

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By SHIrLey CAneLLPastor’s wife

New Beginnings Church Weekly MessageBy shirley Canell -Pastor’s wife

God’s Forgiveness for Us.1 John :1:9

1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, Heis faithful and righteous to forgive us oursins and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-ness.” This passage is one of the greatestgifts in the whole New Testament. Lastweek, Pastor Ernie talked about forgive-ness for others. This week, the sermon wasabout God’s forgiveness for us. There aretoo many misconceptions about what for-giveness is and that’s why there are somany weak and struggling Christians. Toomany times in churches, people come tothe alter and ask for forgiveness withoutreally understanding what it is and they goaway and thinking ok now I’m saved, Iasked for forgiveness and nothing is differ-ent.

God’s wonderful marvelous gift ofgrace. But what is that gift and when arewe not forgiven?

If we confess, literally confess, the wordconfess means “to say the same thing”.What are we confessing or saying the samething as? The same thing as God’s holinessand commands, the same thing as Godsays about sin. If we don’t see our sins assin we will not confess them nor will webe forgiven. Confessing is more than sim-ply to admit we have sinned. True confes-sion is naming sin, calling it by what Godcalls it, “envy, hatred, lust, deceit, etc.”Confession is not praying a lovely prayer

or making excuses or trying to impressGod and other Christians.

Confession simply means being honestwith us and with God. If others are in-volved, being honest with them also. It ismore than admitting sin; it means judgingsin and facing it squarely.

There are two types of forgiveness.Judicial forgiveness is the blood of Jesus

shed on the cross. It delivers us from theGuilt of sin and gives us right standing be-fore God. God is able to forgive becauseJesus’ death has satisfied His Holy Law.We must be forgiven for our sins or wecannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven andthe only way is to have faith in JesusChrist and his judicial fulfillment on thecross.

Parental or personal forgiveness is theforgiveness that comes when a child doessomething wrong and you show him whatis right by discipline. The forgiveness Johnis talking about (since he is talking toChristians who were already judicially for-given) is this parental forgiveness.

Repentance is confessing with action. Acleansing takes place with repentance, itmeans to turn and go in the opposite direc-tion. It indicates an about face in yourthinking that leads to an about face in yourlifestyle, a change in your thoughts andways. Repentance is turning from self to ahumility that recognizes oneself as unholybefore God and man. Repentance is achange in one’s outlook that lifts his eyesfrom himself and his own affairs and en-ables him to “Seek first the Kingdom of

God and His righteousness.” Matthew 6:33 God is faithful and just. If God were to

decide to only forgive certain sins, wouldthat be forgiveness? Would he be a just andforgiving God? He forgives all sin. Thewage of sin is death. Spiritual death meansyou don’t go to Heaven. The payment forsin was made at the cross. God is faithfulto give us a way to over come sin, to giveus a way through temptation, by the powerof the Holy Spirit.

Remember last week? “And their sinsand their lawless deeds I will remember nomore.” Hebrew 10:17. God chooses to re-member our sins no more. I am so gladGod forgives us our sins. He does morethan that.

He cleanses us from all unrighteousness.When confession is sincere by the actionof repentance and a change then God doesthe cleansing. When cleansed a whole newrelationship begins. We walk in the light,we live to please God; it simplifies ourgoals, unifies our lives, and gives us asense of peace and poise. When we arecleansed, washed in the blood of JesusChrist, we can enter His holy presence.

God never gives us more temptation tosin than we can handle when we aretempted. He gives us a way through it.

We have to know this. By this we knowthat we have come to know Him, if wekeep His commandments. If you don’t youare a liar and the truth is not in you.

We don’t have to sin. God’s forgivenessis not some kind of mystical magical crys-tal ball. It’s pure and simple. If you want

God’s forgiveness you must forgive others,confess your sins with the action of repen-tance, know that God wants to forgive you,when He does He cleanses you from all thewrong things you have done.

Our Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.with praise and worship. God gave me amessage, the message was to open thechurch doors and let the music flow intothe streets. His greatness and glory cannotbe contained within the walls of thechurch. We are having our Holiday Dinneron November 7th. Everyone is welcome tojoin us; the menu is a traditional Thanks-giving meal.

Our J.A.M. dance team practices everySunday morning at 9:15. (JAM, Jesus andMe). You do not have to be a member ofthe church to join the JAM Dance team.

If you have any questions concerning thechurch or your own personal walk withJesus Christ call Pastor Ernie at 709-0258.Praise God.

The Loogootee United Methodist Churchwill host a Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oc-tober 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the churchlocated at 208 West Main Street.

There will be games, face painting,prizes, treat bags, food, story time, andmuch more. The festival is free for childrenthrough sixth grade and all children attend-ing must be accompanied by an adult. Formore information call 812-295-3049.

Harvest Festival tobe held at LuMC


In an effort to raise awareness of a law re-quiring businesses to report unclaimed as-sets to the state, Indiana Attorney GeneralGreg Zoeller launched an Amnesty programin March providing companies an opportu-nity to meet their statutory obligations to re-port assets that belong to someone elsewithout fear of penalties or fees. TheAmnesty period ends November 1, 2010.

Indiana law requires businesses to file an-nual unclaimed property reports with thestate after a period of inactivity with aholder, typically three to five years. Thepenalties for failing to file this report can beas high as $100 per day the report is late, upto $5,000 and an additional civil penalty ofup to 10 percent of the value of the unre-ported property.

Last Wednesday, Zoeller announced aplan that will hold those businesses ac-countable for failing to turn over unclaimedassets to the state. All businesses in Indianaare subject to regular audits conducted bythe Department of Revenue. During thoseaudits, the state’s revenue agency will lookfor any unclaimed assets that were not re-ported but should have been. The results ofthose audits will be turned over the AttorneyGeneral’s office for review of violations.

“We believe this collaborative effort withthe Department of Revenue will help returnmillions of unclaimed dollars to their right-ful owners and is an example of state agen-cies working together to serve the public,”Zoeller said. “For those companies that mayclaim to not be aware of the reporting re-quirement or are choosing to ignore it, Iwant them to know time is running out - ifthey are holding onto money that belongs toHoosiers, they are required to report it.”

During the Amnesty period that began inMarch, the Department of Revenue has pro-vided the Attorney General’s UnclaimedProperty Division with financial informa-tion about companies that are likely to haveunclaimed property. This information wasused to conduct outreach to those organiza-tions and encourage participation in theAmnesty program. Additionally, the Attor-ney General’s office has sent notices and re-minders of the impending deadline to betterinform companies of their obligation to re-port.

Nearly 1,500 entities have taken advan-tage of the amnesty offer and agreed to filethe annual reports. The types of companiesjoining Amnesty include medical offices,blue chip companies, nonprofit organiza-tions, law firms, accounting firms and smallprofessional services firms in each of the 92Counties in Indiana, more than 20 differentstates and Canada. More than 400 represen-tatives from these organizations have alsoparticipated in training offered by the Attor-

ney General’s Unclaimed Property Divisionon how to report online. Before theAmnesty program kicked-off, about 3,500companies were filing regular annual re-ports.

“Many companies have used the Amnestyperiod to learn about the reporting require-ments and understand what qualifies as un-claimed property. The response has beenremarkable and we are pleased to see sucha high rate of participation. I am confidentthat those organizations who want to be incompliance will be after this effort,” saidBecky Yuan, Director of the Attorney Gen-eral’s Unclaimed Property Division.

More than $385 million sits in the state’sunclaimed property database waiting to beclaimed.

Each year approximately $40 million isadded to the database by the 3,500 compa-nies that regularly submit annuals reports.It is not yet known how much more un-claimed property will be turned over to thestate as a result of an additional 1,500 com-panies reporting, but it is expected to be inthe millions.

In 2009, more than $42 million was re-turned to people through the Attorney Gen-eral’s Unclaimed Property program.

To learn more about the Unclaimed Prop-erty Holder Amnesty Program and reportingrequirements, please visit www.IndianaUn-claimed.com/reporting or call 317.883.4520or 1.800.447.5598.

Indiana Department of Transportation(INDOT) announced today, Wednesday,the awarding of two additional contractsfor the Interstate 69 (I-69) Corridor insouthwest Indiana. Construction willlikely begin this fall. These awards ensurethat all construction will be underwayby the spring of 2011 onroadwork between I-64near Evansville to US231.

“We continue to moveforward in delivering on theGovernor’s aggressivegoal to have all 67miles open to trafficfrom Evansville to US231 by the end of 2012,”said Samuel Sarvis, Deputy Commis-sioner of Major Programs, INDOT.

Gohmann Asphalt and Constructionwas the low bid for the $34.1 million con-tract. This is for the first road construc-tion in Section 2 starting at SR 64 to US50 east of Washington. Kokosing Con-struction Company, Inc. was awarded the$35.1 million contract for construction ofthe bridges through the Patoka RiverFlood Plain Refuge in Gibson and Pikecounties.

The Patoka River Bridge contract rep-resents the unprecedented environmentalcommitment INDOT made for the Corri-dor. INDOT now has eight projects under

contract in Gibson, Pike, Daviess andGreene counties.

“Thousands of property owners, con-servation-minded organizations, publicand private individuals worked with us toidentify, study, protect, and preserve

these essential Indiana habitats,”said Sarvis. “Patoka is a great ex-

ample of these effortswith approximately 500acres of mitigation landtransferring to the Pa-toka River National

Wildlife Refuge, includ-ing preserving a por-tion of the Wabash and

Erie Canal.” Seven of ten construc-

tion contracts awarded for work betweenEvansville and 231 have been won by In-diana firms as the lowest bids. Federalguidelines prohibit geographic discrimi-nation when awarding projects developedwith federal funds. INDOT is required toallow all qualified companies to bid forthe work, without consideration to geo-graphical location.

The I-69 corridor is part of GovernorMitch Daniels’ Major Moves highwayprogram, capitalizing on Indiana’s strate-gic location as the Crossroads of Americaby improving and expanding road infra-structure in support of a stronger econ-omy and greater mobility for all.

Congratulations! It’s NOT your luckyday! . . . And that’s okay!

Regardless of what you’re told on thephone, in a letter, fax or email - you areNOT the lucky winner of a large sum ofmoney. It’s the cold, hard truth and AttorneyGeneral Greg Zoeller is reminding Hoosiersnot to believe everything they read or hear,especially when it starts with, “Congratula-tions!”

Anyone with an email address, phonenumber, fax number, or mailing address willprobably at one time or another receive asolicitation that claims to be the key to un-locking hundreds of thousands or millionsof dollars. Regardless of whether the prom-ise is an international lottery jackpot, a 30percent share of a Prince’s inheritance or awar zone treasure trove - it is a scam. Hangup, delete or shred the scammer’s attemptto steal your money, identity, or both. You’llfeel like a winner knowing you stopped thecrooks from claiming one more victim.

Visit the links to view examples of com-

mon scams:Fax scams: - www.in.gov/portal/news

_events/files/FaxScams2010.pdf. Unso-licited faxes are illegal in Indiana. To file acomplaint with the Attorney General’s of-fice go to www.indianaconsumer.com/or call 1-888-834-9969.

Mail scams: - www.in.gov/portal/news_events/files/MailScams2010.pdf. Neverreply to lottery or sweepstakes offers. Ac-knowledging that a solicitation made it intothe hands of a real person will prompt yourname being added to lists that fraud ped-dlers buy and sell online.

Email scams: www.in.gov/portal/news_events/files/EmailScams2010.pdf. Forwarddeceptive spam email to [email protected] Federal Trade Commission uses thespam stored in this database to pursue lawenforcement actions against people whosend deceptive email.

Be an advocate for fraud prevention - re-mind your friends and family it is NOT theirlucky day!

Success of unclaimed propertyamnesty campaign means millions more for Hoosiers

Contract awards announcedtoday for I-69 Corridor

Consumer fraud alert: avoidsweepstakes and lottery scams

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Smoking causes a significant increase inthe risk for cancer, chronic bronchitis, andemphysema as well as diseases of the heartand coronary arteries, yet quitting tobacco isvery challenging. The health educators atMemorial Hospital and Health Care Centerrecognize this challenge and offer the “Be-coming a Non-Smoker” program to help pre-pare individuals who want to quit smoking.

This free, three-week course will includeinformation about the effects of tobacco, apersonalized plan to stop smoking, and in-formation on nicotine replacement therapiesas well as a new medication specifically de-signed for smoking cessation.

“Becoming a Non-Smoker” will be heldMondays, November 22, 29, and December6 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Community Rela-tions Classroom at Memorial Southside Of-fice, 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. Oneweek of nicotine patches will be providedfree to each participant who completes thethree classes.

For more information or to pre-register,call Memorial Hospital’s Community Rela-tions department at 481-2399.

Program for personsready to quit smoking


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Martin County

JOURNALBusiness ReviewThe Business review was created to provide the Martin County Journal readers with

background information on businesses in the area. Some of the info you will find in thenext few pages includes the history of the businesses, history of the building where thebusiness is located or was originally located, the owners, managers, and employees; prod-ucts, services, location, hours, contact info, etc. We hope to make this a regular feature inthe Martin County Journal and keep our county and our region’s rich history documentedand alive for years to come while highlighting the products and services of the area’s finestbusinesses. If you would like to be part of the next business review or have questions about it, please

feel free to contact [email protected]. The businesses provided the background information for their reviews. Photos were taken

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