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Vol. XX, Issue 10 June 13, 2018 Knightstown, IN

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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” - Sir Winston Churchill

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POSTS LATEST HONOR ROLLPAGE 3KHS STUDENTS EARN HONORS,DISTINCTIONS, SCHOLARSHIPSPAGE 7

KUMC 5k Run/WalkSaturday at KHS

Christmas Tree ArtFeatured Saturday

Knightstown United MethodistChurch is hosting a 5k run/walk tobenefit The Harbor, a new teenresource facility in Knightstown,on Saturday, June 16, at 8 a.m. atKnightstown High School. All pro-ceeds benefit the facility, formerJehova’s Witness Kingdom Hall,9002 W. U.S. Hwy. 40. Eventsponsorships are still available for$25 and $50, with sponsors beingprinted on event T-shirts.

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KHS Alumni EventSaturday, June 23

Volunteers Soughtfor Glen Cove Effort

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The Knightstown High SchoolAlumni Association reunion andbanquet, which will honor the class-es of 1958, 1968, 1978 and 1993,will be held Saturday, June 23, atKnightstown High School, 8149 W.U.S. Hwy. 40. Registration is 2-4:30p.m.; seating starts at 4:30 p.m;. andthe banquet begins at 5 p.m. Dinneris $14, and alumni association dues,which help fund scholarships, are$5. Checks may be made payable tothe KHS Alumni Association, POBox 121, Knightstown, IN 46148.Those planning to attend the ban-quet should make reservations assoon as possible. Contact JaniceBarton at 765-345-2752 for moreinformation.

Area residents are invited topitch in and help during Glen CoveCemetery Beautification Day,Saturday, June 23, 8 a.m.-dusk.Drinks and snacks will be providedat this all-volunteer event.

Trying to determine the lengthof your print subscription? Look nofurther than the mailing label onyour newspapers. The term is there.

A Youth art class in the SunsetPark shelter house this Saturday,June 16, is open to children age 4and older. Children must beaccompanied by an adult guardian.Saturday’s free class, 3-5 p.m., willhave children making ornamentsfor a Christmas tree.

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After a weather-related cancellation for the original June 2 event,the annual "Canoe the Big Blue River" event has been rescheduled forSaturday, June 16, beginning at 10 a.m. Bring your own canoes orkayaks, or rent one, for the annual free community trip down the BigBlue River.

Those participating should drop off boats at the County Road 350West bridge, southwest of New Castle. Then drive to Knightstown andpark at South Washington and South 4th streets to get ready for takeoff.Use the free shuttle back to the CR 350-W bridge for the 10 a.m. launch.

Kayaks and canoes can be rented from Daleville Canoe Country,which will deliver them to the launch area. Kayaks are $16 and canoesare $30. Reservations are due by Friday at 5 p.m.

For more information, contact Jeff Ray at 765-524-1753 or SheliaMarion at 765-520-7216. For rentals, call Kathy Rogers at 765-520-0081. The event is sponsored by Friends of Big Blue River.

‘Canoe the Big Blue’ EventRescheduled for This Saturday

‘The Harbor’ Designed toAssist Area Teenagers

by Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner

Within the next couple ofmonths, Knightstown-area teensstruggling with drug addictionand other problems will be ableto find faith-based professionalhelp locally.

Dr. John Hunt, a veterinarianwith a practice just outside ofCarthage, gave a presentationabout The Harbor Monday eveningat the Knightstown Chamber ofCommerce's annual Citizen of theYear banquet. He said the newfacility, owned by him and hiswife, Judy, is modeled after a simi-lar program inGreenfield, andhopes to open byAugust.

Since 2004, Huntsaid he had beeninvolved with theLife Choices CareCenter in Greenfield,and served as chair-man of its board ofdirectors. In 2012, hesaid the group'smembers decidedthey wanted to offeran addiction recoveryprogram for teens,and in the fall of 2013, TheLanding Place opened and beganoffering that service.

“What's going on there is reallyphenomenal,” Hunt said of TheLanding Place, where he alsoserves on the board of directors.Now, nearly five years after it firstopened, he said it's not unusual for60-70 teens a week to receiveassistance there.

Hunt said that when theGreenfield program was gettingunderway, he immediately thoughtthat there was a need for somethinglike it in Knightstown. In March,he and his wife purchased the for-mer Jehovah's Witness temple onWest U.S. Hwy. 40, and that build-ing will house The Harbor.

In August, Hunt said that a

faith-based addiction recovery pro-gram called Brianna's Hope willstart offering services at TheHarbor. The facility will also offercrisis counseling, and will do so, hesaid, much quicker than these serv-ices are now being provided toyoung people in the community.

Hunt recounted a recent meet-ing he had with Jed Behny, super-intendent of the Charles A. BeardMemorial School Corp. He saidBehny told him that crisis coun-seling is one of the most pressingneeds for area youth, but that itcan sometimes take as long asthree weeks to get teens the help

they need.“I said, 'Oh, good

heavens. Surely wecan do better thanthat,'” Hunt recalledMonday evening.

The Harbor, Huntsaid, will have at leastthree licensed coun-selors on their roster,and said they eachhave promised torespond to teens inneed of help withinone day of being noti-fied. He said thecounselors will not be

on The Harbor's payroll, andexplained that The Harbor's pri-mary function will be to “provide aplace” for these counselors to offertheir services.

Hunt, who, in addition to hisveterinary practice, also ownsHeritage Funeral Care inKnightstown, said he and hiswife will pay for all of the over-head costs at the facility. Anymoney that is raised for TheHarbor, he said – such as thatfrom a 5-km run/walk beinghosted by the KnightstownUnited Methodist Church thisSaturday at Knightstown HighSchool – will go toward payingfor the counselors and the pro-grams being offered.

See Harbor, Page 12

Hunt, who, in addition to his

veterinary practice,also owns Heritage

Funeral Care inKnightstown, said heand his wife will pay

for all of the overhead costs at

the facility.

111 East Main Wine RoomMoves a Step Closer to

Beer-Wine-Liquor PermitWith a favorable vote last week

from the Alcohol Beverage Boardof Henry County, a newKnightstown business is a stepcloser to being able to sell beer,wine and liquor when it opens.

As previously reported in TheBanner, National Road CoffeeCompany LLC,which lists itsaddress as 111E. Main St., hasapplied for astate permit thatwill allow it tosell these prod-ucts. Accordingto documentsfiled with thestate, the busi-ness, which was formed in Januaryand lists Mark Gregory as its reg-istered agent, plans to operate as111 East Main Wine Room.

Last Wednesday, the AlcoholBeverage Board of Henry Countyheld a public hearing in NewCastle at the Henry CountyCourthouse on NRCC's alcoholsales permit application.

According to an official with theIndiana Alcohol and TobaccoCommission, there were noremonstrators at the hearing tospeak against approval of the per-mit.

At the conclusion of the hear-ing, board members Glenis Bell,

Gene Clark andDavid Cook Jr.voted 3-0 toapprove NRCC'spermit applica-tion. The board'sfourth member,Todd Hiday, wasnot in atten-dance.

With a favor-able vote from

the county board, NRCC's permitapplication will now be forwardedto the IATC for its next commis-sion meeting in Indianapolis,scheduled for Tuesday, June 19. Ifthe IATC gives final approval toNRCC's application, the permit tosell beer, wine and liquor could beissued in as little as three daysafter that meeting.

With a favorable vote from thecounty board, NRCC's permit

application will now be forwarded to the IATC for itsnext commission meeting inIndianapolis, scheduled for

Tuesday, June 19.

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Richard Lynn MageeNovember 15, 1950 - June 6, 2018

Richard Lynn Magee, 67, of Spiceland, formerly of Carthage, passed away Wednesday,June 6, 2018, at his residence.

He was born Nov. 15, 1950, in Carthage, the son of Frederick Maine and Flora Beatrice(Howard) Magee.

Richard is survived by his son, Eric Magee (wife, Robin), of Laurel; his longtime compan-ion, Marcia Guffey, of Spiceland; two grandchildren, Nicholas Magee (wife, Katie), andMorgan Magee (fiancé, Phil); three great-grandchildren, Keagan Magee, Xander Magee andNoah Wimmer; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Farris Magee, Frederick Magee andRonald Magee; and five sisters, Darlene Muir, Geraldine Strong, Gloria Plank, Virginia Norfleet and Lou Magee.

Richard enjoyed working on old cars, drag racing with his son and listening to 1950s and ‘60s Motown musicon cassette tapes because “they sound better with the old white noise in them.”

He was also preceded in death by his dog, Dogdog.Private family services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and

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Carthage Council Reschedules Monthly MeetingThe Carthage Town Council has rescheduled its

monthly meeting for June.Normally, the council meets on the second Monday

of each month. The Banner was notified Mondaymorning, however, that the June 11 meeting was beingrescheduled for next Monday, June 18.

According to Council President Rachael Brown,the town's clerk-treasurer, Linda McMahan, had beenout of the office for a few days for medical reasons and

did not have the monthly claim docket finished andready to submit to the council for its approval.

“Hopefully, by pushing (the meeting) off a week, itwill allow her ample time to get better and (get) fin-ished with the docket,” Brown told The Banner. “Thatway she doesn't feel like she is behind and playingcatch up.”

Monday's council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. atCarthage Town Hall, 6 W. First St. It is open to the public.

Clint Ellis Charged With Another Felonyby Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner

Less than four months afterbeing charged with a trio offelonies, a former Carthage townmarshal once again finds himselfon the wrong side of the law.

The office of the FranklinCounty Prosecutor filed two newcharges last Wednesday againstClint Ellis, Laurel, with respect to

the death earlier this year of Blade,a police dog that had been underhis care for several months. He ischarged with a Level 6 felony forallegedly striking the K-9, result-ing in serious disfigurement to theanimal, and with a Class A misde-meanor for alleged cruelty to it.

As previously reported in TheBanner, Ellis, 34, was arrested inFebruary by the Indiana State

Police with respect to crimes he isalleged to have committed whileworking as av o l u n t e e rreserve officerwith the thetown of Laurel'spolice depart-ment. He is fac-ing two felonycounts of theftand one felonycount of officialmisconduct in a case filed Feb. 12in Franklin County.

According to court documents,Ellis allegedly gave a handgun toanother reserve officer with theLaurel Police Department inDecember. The handgun in ques-tion was reportedly one of four thathad been taken from a suspect inNovember during execution of asearch warrant.

Ellis is also alleged to havestolen $2,500 from the LaurelPolice Department. Court docu-ments indicate the town had pro-vided Ellis with a check for thatamount in November 2016 and thatthe proceeds of that check were tohave been used as “buy money indrug sting operations.”

The prosecutor charged Elliswith theft, also as a Level 6 felony,with respect to those missing funds.Because he was working as a pub-lic servant when the alleged theftsoccurred, the prosecutor alsocharged Ellis with official miscon-duct, which is a Level 6 felony aswell.

The state police interviewedEllis as part of its investigation intothe alleged thefts. Court documentsindicate Ellis denied taking any ofthe handguns that were seized as aresult of the November search war-rant, and that he claimed he cashedthe $2,500 check and placed themoney in the police department'sevidence locker.

Ellis reportedly told investiga-tors he had left all his keys at thepolice department. He claimedsomeone must have taken the keyto the safe from his keyring andused it to access the safe and stealthe money.

Just last month, Ellis was alsocharged by the Franklin CountyProsecutor with violating a statutethat prohibits the harassment ofhunters, trappers and fishers. Thatoffense is a Class C misdemeanor.

As Banner readers know, thesepending criminal charges in

See Ellis, Page 12

Clint Ellis

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Hammer Named 2018 Citizen of the Yearby Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner

The Knightstown Chamber of Commerce kickedoff Jubilee Days week festivities Monday eveningwith a banquet honoring its 2018 Citizen of the Year,Cheryl Hammer.

Hammer, who owns and operates SugarBakers, alocal catering business, is the 66th recipient of theannual honor since 1953, when the chamber namedVern Perry its first Citizen of the Year. She was intro-

duced at Monday's event, held in the KnightstownHigh School cafeteria, by the chamber's 2017 Citizenof the Year, Gerald Leonard, who called Hammer a“dear friend and hard worker.”

“I could list a lot of the things that she does for thecommunity,” Leonard said, “… but I'm afraid I wouldmiss some things, so I'm not going to go through all ofthat.”

Hammer was presented with a commemorativeSee Hammer, Page 6


PERSPECTIVESBannerLetters to the Editor

EDITORIAL BOARDEric Cox - Editor & PublisherStacy Cox - General Manager

765-345-2292

“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent

and debate.”Hubert H. Humphreya responsible community newspaper

The Banner values reader opinions and welcomesletters to the editor. To be considered for publication,letters must be signed by the author and contain aphone number and address for verification purposes.The Banner does not guarantee the veracity of factualassertions contained in letters to the editor, and theirpublication should in no way be construed as the news-paper’s endorsement of the letters’ contents. The opin-ions represented in letters to the editor, as well as anymisstatement of fact therein, are solely those of the let-ters’ authors. Letters to the editor may be edited, and,ideally, should be no more than 300 words in length.

Time the Cruelest of MastersDear Editor,

Corn and soybeans are the two main crops planted in Indiana everyyear. The use of cover crops have been on the rise, which greatly reducessoil erosion and provides nitrogen and phosphorus for the soil.

In 2017, Indiana farmers planted 970,000 acres of cover crops, accord-ing to a recent survey conducted by the Natural Resources ConservationService, Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Indiana’s 92soil and water conservation districts, Earth Team volunteers and othermembers of the Indiana Conservation Partnership.

Cover crops include many types of vegetation like annual ryegrass,crimson clover, oats and oil-seed radishes, among other plants. Unlikeother crops, which are planted to obtain a yield, cover crops are plantedto improve fields and reduce erosion. For example, they help improve soilquality, fight bacteria and weeds, and prevent nutrients and sediment fromrunning off farmland into bodies of water.

In fact, the cover crops planted in our state in 2017 prevented over 4.3million pounds of nitrogen and phosphorus and 1.2 million tons of sedi-ment from polluting our waterways, according to the ISDA.

Below are the total number of acres with cover crops and cereal grainsin my seven Senate counties, according to the 2017 County Cover Cropand Tillage Reports.

Decatur County: 7,780 acres; Fayette County: 1,821 acres; FranklinCounty: 5,467 acres; Henry County: 6,685 acres; Ripley County: 10,804acres; Rush County: 18,990 acres; Shelby County: 6,100 acres

The thousands of acres of cover crops planted in these communitieshave so many positive effects on Indiana farmland, and I am pleased moreand more farmers are taking advantage of them.

For more information on cover crops and the survey, visitwww.in.gov/isda.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this topicor others, contact me by email at [email protected] or by phoneat 800-382-9467.

Sen. Jean Leising(R-Oldenberg)

Dear Editor,Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes billions

of dollars in payments to farmers across the country. Farmers rely on thismoney as part of a safety net, which helps them mitigate risks involvedwith working in agriculture. Congress put in place common sense limitson farm program payments, but left damaging loopholes.

Currently, farmers are required to be actively engaged in farming toreceive these payments. “Actively engaged” farmers should be on thefarm or in the tractor, as well as investing in land, equipment, or provid-ing capital for the farming operation.

Each corporation, LLC, or individual farmer meeting “activelyengaged” eligibility criteria can receive payments. In 2015, USDA paid$3.7 million to one farming operation comprised of two individuals and 32corporations. The operation reported that 25 members (plus 10 spouses)contributed active personal management, but no personal labor in the field.

Support for these large farming operations works against other USDAprograms, like beginning farmer loans, rural development programs, andmore. The positive impact from those programs is diminished when cor-porate agriculture is strengthened by excessive and unnecessary farm

See Letters, Page 6

Here we are in the middle of June already. How didit happen? Where did the time go, and who took it?

More importantly, where did they take it?I wanna find it. Imagine that: finding all your lost time! What would

you do with it? Would you somehow pour it all backinto your own life? Or would you give itto someone who needs it more?

That’s a lot of questions, I know.But, they’re fun to consider. Time isboth confounding and rewarding.

I always think about Tom Waits’performance in Francis FordCoppola’s great film Rumblefish,which is based on an S.E. Hintonnovel.

Waits portrays “Benny” the propri-etor of a pool hall where local kidscongregate.

“Time is a funny thing,” Benny saysin an aside. “Time is a very peculiar item. You see whenyou're young, you're a kid, you got time, you got nothingbut time. Throw away a couple of years, a couple ofyears there... it doesn't matter. You know. The older youget you say, ‘Jesus, how much I got? I got 35 summersleft.’ Think about it. Thirty-five summers.”

Crammed into the context of summers only, lifeappears very short. Thirty-five summers - that’s not verylong. I guess it seems so brief because summers seem tofly by. Benny could’ve said 35 winters, but what fun isthat? Everyone knows how fast summer disappears.

Robert Frost said, “Nothing gold can stay.” Youth,green grass, beach time and sunburns all fade. Timewashes them all away as the light in our lives - once soenveloping and bright - slowly fades.

Some think this is all terribly sad, and they’ll go toextraordinary lengths to somehow extend their time.Others simply live in the moment, seemingly unawareof the ever-present ticking stopwatch.

The late Jim Croce sang about saving time in a bot-tle. And while the Rolling Stones may have had time on

their side, their British brethren, PinkFloyd, had a darker, more pragmatictake on it: “You run and you run tocatch up with the sun, but it’s sinking... and racing around to come upbehind you again ... the sun is thesame in a relative way, but you’reolder ... shorter of breath and one daycloser to death.”

Ouch, baby. Very ouch. The truthhurts, even when it’s beautifully sung.

Ultimately, time doesn’t reallyexist. Humans invented the framework

for time. Clocks? Ha! Calendars? Ha!Tide cycles, moon phases, buzzing morning alarms ...who needs ‘em?

American futurist and writer Alvin Toffler mayhave said it best in his prophetic 1970 book FutureShock: “Time can only be conceived as the intervals inwhich events occur.” I read that book as a young manand I had to chew over that line many times to graspits full meaning.

In essence, I think events serve as markers in ourlives and in the collective experience of humans in gen-eral. Sunrises, sunsets, births, deaths, and more all serveas milestones in this synthetic construct we call time.

Real or unreal, time is omnipresent. Reminders areeverywhere. But, don’t let it run you ragged. Take timeto breathe. Time can be a cruel master indeed.

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‘Shameful American Episodes?’ HA!My mind doesn't always follow

a straight path from beginning toend. Regardless of my intentions, itstrays down byways, picking upnew material along the way.

I haven't forgotten theAngelones’ travels. I've been com-paring the places where they'velived with the unique Americanexperience. Also chilling imagesfrom a television report aboutNorth Korea have stuck in mymind. All of this is overlaid withmy disgust and concern about ourcurrent political situation.

The 1950s was an easier time.We were raised to believe thatAmerica was the best place in theworld.

An old Knightstown Bannerquoted the longtime superintendentof schools, L. E. Rogers: "The edu-cational system must inculcatechildren in the American Way." Ifyou had asked anyone inKnightstown to describe it, theanswer would have included wordslike hard work, free enterprise,self-reliance, good sportsmanship,and helping those in need at homeand abroad. Above all, freedom -always freedom - would be men-tioned. Last week I heard a "manon the street" say on television,"America - the land of the free andthe home of the brave!" That wasour rosy, simplistic image ofAmerica.

As I've pointed out, the good

old days weren't all that perfect.Following bitter arguments aboutseparating from England, revolu-tionaries passed a law forbiddingTories to carry guns and sometimestarred and feathered them.

Under the cannons of gunboats,we forced China and Japan to opentheir doors to trade. Leaders of thewomen's suffrage movement werejailed and even given psychologi-

cal examinations. Three Blackteenagers who confessed to a rapeand a shooting were lynched inElwood in 1930.

Lincoln was called an ape. FDRwas thought by some to be thedevil incarnate. My father votedfor him once and then became soangry with him that he swore thatRoosevelt was surely roasting onthe hottest coals in hell. Truman'sapproval rating was in the cellar.Road signs appeared that said,"Impeach Earl Warren!" after theSupreme Court of which he was

chief justice ordered that schoolsbe desegregated. I personally suf-fered from religious bigotry andsaw the impact of racial prejudice.

In one of the most shamefulepisodes in our history, duringWorld War II, Americans ofJapanese descent were relocated tointernment camps. Then cameMcCarthy's witch-hunt. Therewere the civil rights marches andthe protests about the war inVietnam.

And today? Debates continueabout the legal rights of prisonersof "the war on terror" and eaves-dropping on telephone conversa-tions of possible terrorists. For atleast 30 years little has beenaccomplished regarding energy inspite of the predictability of today'scrisis. The president, his cabinetand Congress did nothing to avertthe "mortgage meltdown" that wasalso predictable.

Congress has managed to attainan even lower approval rating thanthe president because each factionis so self-righteous and determinedthat their’s is the only way thatthey refuse to compromise andaccept consensus as did thefounders of our government.

"I have seen the enemy, and heis us." - Pogo

The public says that they want"clean" campaigns, yet relish trash.Candidates are demonized by

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BITS & PIECESKnightstown artist Jan

McGuire will again host youth artclasses in the Sunset Park shelterhouse, 120 S. Hill St., this June andJuly. The classes are open to chil-dren age 4 and older. Children mustbe accompanied by an adultguardian. The classes are free andlast from 3-5 p.m. “Christmas inJune” is the theme of the June 14class, which features Christmas treeornament making. Classes will alsobe offered June 21, July 5, July 12,July 19 and July 26, with the lastclass focusing on basket weaving.

The Knightstown HighSchool Alumni Associationreunion and banquet, which willhonor the classes of 1958, 1968,1978 and 1993, will be heldSaturday, June 23, at KnightstownHigh School, 8149 W. U.S. Hwy.40. Registration is 2-4:30 p.m.;seating starts at 4:30 p.m;. and thebanquet begins at 5 p.m. Dinner is$14, and alumni association dues,which help fund scholarships, are$5. Checks may be made payable tothe KHS Alumni Association, POBox 121, Knightstown, IN 46148.Those planning to attend the ban-quet should make reservations assoon as possible. Contact JaniceBarton at 765-345-2752 for moreinformation.

On Sunday, June 17, at 10:30a.m. Knightstown FriendsChurch, 214 East Brown St., willbe hosting a morning service by the

Christian guitar duo, The BetterDays. This will include specialmusic and sing-a-longs. The publicis invited.

New Castle-Henry CountyPublic Library is offering a basicinternet computer class to thecommunity. Two sessions of thesame class are available: 10 a.m. onThursday, June 14 and 6 p.m. onWednesday, June 20. Both sessionswill be in the library’s computertraining lab. During the class, par-ticipants will learn the basics ofhow to connect to and use the inter-net. Computers will be provided,but participants may also bringtheir own devices. The free class isfor ages 18 and up, and registrationrequired. Call Janet at 765-529-0362, ext. 1309, to register.

American Legion Post 152Auxiliary will host a cake walkimmediately following the JubileeDays parade. The cake walk willtake place on the north side of theLegion in front of the canopy.

Faith Chapel IndependentBaptist Church, 359 E. MorganSt., Knightstown, is temporarilychanging its service times, as fol-lows: Sunday school, 9 a.m.; morn-ing worship, 10 a.m. There are nochanges to Sunday and Wednesdayevening service times. For moreinformation, contact ClariceThompson at 765-524-4186.

Area residents are invited topitch in and help during Glen Cove

Cemetery Beautification Day,Saturday, June 23, 8 a.m.-dusk.Drinks and snacks will be providedat this all-volunteer event.

The Nameless CreekLiterary Club will meet at 1 p.m.on Wednesday, June 13, at thehome of Beverly Muegge. For moreinformation regarding the club, con-tact Judy Brown at 936-5704.

Knightstown United MethodistChurch is hosting a 5k run/walk tobenefit The Harbor, a new teenresource facility in Knightstown,on Saturday, June 16, at 8 a.m. atKnightstown High School. All pro-ceeds benefit the facility, formerJehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall,9002 W. U.S. Hwy. 40. Event spon-sorships are still available for $25and $50, with sponsors being print-ed on event T-shirts.

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Patrons of the KnightstownPublic Library are no longer ableto use their old library cardsbecause the library doesn’t haveaccess to its old system. Instead,patrons wishing to check out mate-rials after this date need to applyfor a new Evergreen library card,and will need to show a picture IDbefore they can check out anything.For more information about this,contact Library Director LindaDavis at 345-5095.

The Shirley Octagon House isopen for free tours each Sundaythrough October, 2-4 p.m., exclud-ing holidays. To get a free tour byappointment or for more informa-tion, call Virginia Harrell at 765-738-6736.

Historic Knightstown Inc. hasannounced summer hours for the

museum on the west side ofKnightstown’s Public Square.Effective now, the museum’s openhours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on eachFriday and Saturday – or byappointment. Contact David Steeleat 765 345-7585 for visitation byappointment or for scheduling aspecial event.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetsweekly, on Tuesdays, at 7:30 p.m. atthe Hoosier Gym (enter on Eastside). Meetings will continue eachTuesday at the same time and loca-tion. For more info, call 765-571-1662.

The Parish Clothes Closet,located in the basement of BethelPresbyterian Church, 112 S.Franklin St., Knightstown, is openthe last Thursday of each monthfrom 5-7 p.m.

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Panther Football Team Welcomes New HeadCoach Chad Montgomery, A New Palestine Native

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"Football has been a lifestyle for me. Even thoughI've never been a teacher-coach, it's always been alifestyle for my family and myself," said ChadMontgomery, the new head coach of KnightstownHigh School's football team. "It's a dream come trueand it's been 25 years in the making."

Although his resume boasts awealth of experiences at manyschools and working under a varietyof accomplished coaches,Montgomery's top priority is theplayers, as well as their parents andthe other coaches he is overseeing.

"I want it to be about the kids,about their families," he said. "In 10years or five years or 20 years,whatever it turns out to be, when I'mno longer at Knightstown, I wantpeople to go, 'That's the best coachI've ever had.'"

Montgomery intends to lead theKnightstown Panthers with themantra "Restore the Roar." Hisambition for the team is not only toachieve a winning season, but also to eventually wina sectional championship and make a run for the statechampionship.

"It's been, I think, since 2009 that they've won asectional here. That's almost a decade," saidMontgomery. "You've got, basically, two generationsof high school kids who have never won a sectional.That's a whole generation of Knightstown footballplayers that haven't had the opportunity to hoist thattrophy at the end of that sectional round."

He still recalls Knightstown's glory days, evenback when he was a high school football playerhimself.

"I remember growing up in New Palestine andknowing that Knightstown was gonna be ready toplay every Friday, and that if we weren't prepared weweren't gonna come out with the win. I want our kidsto have that kind of confidence, and I want our fami-lies to have that kind of confidence in me," he said.

Montgomery graduated from New Palestine HighSchool in 1989, one of the school’s top students.

"I knew Coach (Don) Willard. Iknew Bruce, his son. He was an ath-lete trainer where I was at inAnderson; he was a senior when Iwas a freshman," Montgomeryexplained. "In 1997 and 2005, I'msure the entire town, all they talkedabout was what happened on Fridaynight. How good the team was, howthe kids were ready to play, and youguys rode that wave all the way intothe state championship."

It might be that he has the rightbackground to bring his goals tofruition. After being coached byMarvin Shepler, now a member ofthe Indiana Football CoachesAssociation's Hame of Fame,

Montgomery later went on to be Shepler's defensiveback coach and defensive coordinator at his old highschool. He also served in this role for Shepler'sreplacement, Doug Armstrong.

Shepler, Armstrong and Coach John Broughton ofPendleton Heights High School, among others, allserved as mentors to Montgomery and helped shapehis current ideals, the most notable being that of the"football family."

"I've had the opportunity to work in the LittleLeague system," he said. "I've had a chance to coach atthe middle school level and then I've had a chance to

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Rose Mary, from Page 4information that has absolutely nothing to do with theirability. For example, John McCain's first marriage hasbeen dredged up. This kind of stuff is nothing new.Nasty gossip was spread about Andrew and RachelJackson. I've seen e-mails that show pictures of BarackObama visiting his African relatives. So what? Withthe exception of the American Indians, everyone hereoriginated elsewhere.

Fear is used: "If Bill Clinton is elected president,we'll have socialized medicine." Didn't happen. "IfGeorge Bush (1 or 2) is elected president, the right toabortions will be overturned." Didn't happen.

Stupidly, we apply litmus tests to candidates rather

than looking at the totality of their experience andbeliefs.

Instead of accepting the concept that all of us haveownership in America, extremists at both ends refuseto accept anything less than total victory and want totake America back from people like me. TheAmerican people are so fed up that they're lookingfor someone who combines the attributes of GeorgeWashington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln,the two Roosevelts, Harry Truman, DwightEisenhower, JFK and Ronald Reagan to miraculous-ly save us from ourselves. I have news for them: Notin this lifetime!

Letters, from Page 4program payments.

Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be misguided to furtherdrive farm consolidation, increase barriers for begin-ning farmers, and decrease the number of true familyfarms in our agricultural system. Instead, sound,

effective payment limitations should be implementedand enforced to ensure taxpayer dollars aren’t fundingthe squandering of rural America.

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Hammer, from Page 3clock bearing an engraved plate acknowledging her asthe 2018 Citizen of the Year. Her name was also addedto a plaque maintained by the chamber that is decoratedwith the names of all of the Citizen of the Year winners.

“It truly is an honor,”Hammer said. She thankedher husband and childrenfor their support, and saidthat, if not for them, shewouldn't be able to do allshe does to help out in thecommunity.

Hammer also acknowl-edged the influence herparents had on her.

“One main reason that Ilove to work so much isbecause my parents …taught me very young avery good work ethic,”Hammer said, “and I appre-ciate that.”

Hammer said she thinks Knightstown is a great placeto live and that she enjoys doing her part to help keep itthat way. She ended her remarks by thanking past recip-ients of the Citizen of the Year honor.

“You're all fantastic examples of what we can do in thiscommunity to help it be as good as it is,” Hammer said.

Also receiving special recognition at Monday's ban-quet were Grace Muncy and Candice Wyatt, two newKHS graduates who received scholarships from thechamber to help with college expenses. The scholar-

ships are funded by dona-tions from past Citizen ofthe Year honorees.

“This is the 11th yearwe've done this,” chambermember Rusty Johnsontold the attendees ofMonday's event. “We didaccumulate a little extramoney … so this yearwe've given out two schol-arships. … We realize it'snot a tremendous amount ofmoney, but it does comewith a lot of heartfelt thank-you to you … and we hope

that everything works outfor you in the future.”

Muncy, valedictorian for the KHS Class of 2018,told the group she plans to attend the University ofAlabama and study pre-med. Wyatt, her class's salutato-rian, said she will be attending Butler University andplans to earn a doctorate degree in pharmacy, with anemphasis on research and development.

Knightstown Intermediate StudentsReceive Year-end Awards, HonorsKnightstown Intermediate School recently posted its list of student

awards for the 2017-2018 school year.4TH GRADE AWARDS

4TH GRADE FLAG EDUCATION WINNERS: Domynic Jones,Kinzie King, Nathan Owens, Mackenna Cleek, Caden Oldham, CameronBrewer

FLAG POST WINNERS: Isaac Livesay and Lilly Loveall LANGUAGE ARTS AWARDS: Tucker Gross, Elijah Taylor, Lilly

Loveall, Sophie Williams-Swedarsky, Drew Dayhuff, Faith Butler, DallasBramell, Garrett Pierce

MOST IMPROVED LEXILE AWARDS: Vincent Barbaglia, IsaacLivesay, Mason Cash, Lucas Sponsler,

HIGHEST LEXILE AWARDS: Xavier Gorman, Tucker Gross, KinzieKing, Lilly Loveall, Conner Troxell, Dallas Bramell, Denny Weir,Brooklyn McCoy

SCIENCE AWARDS: Ayden Hiner, Sophie Williams-Swedarsky,Dallas Bramell, Cameron Brewer, Kinzie King, Lexi Phipps, LillyLoveall, Kaden Byers, Jameson Crawford, Domynic Jones, Hailie Roland,Brooklynn McCoy

INDIANA HISTORY AWARDS: Lexi Thomas, Cameron Brewer,Sophie Williams-Swedarsky, Levi Sparks, Kinzie King, Anna Roberson,Lilly Loveall, Isaac Livesay

MATH AWARDS: Grace Good, Sophie Williams-Swedarsky, ElijahTaylor, Sydney Bennett, Levi Sparks, Hailie Roland, Camden Gorman,Tucker Gross, Caden Oldham

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS: Kinzie King, Domynic Jones, Grace Good,Sophie Williams-Swedarsky, Dallas Bramell, Cameron Brewer, LillyLoveall, Hailie Roland

4TH–5TH STUDENT COUNCIL: Mackenna Cleek, Grace Good,Cameron Brewer, Lexi Thomas, Jameson Crawford, Domynic Jones,Kinzie King, Faith Butler, Isaac Livesay, Gracie Goodpaster, LucasStanley, Elliotte Hogan, Brooklyn Loveall, Jacob Lund, QuintonMcIntyre, Jenna Kent, Nevaeh Cox

5TH GRADE AWARDSLANGUAGE ARTS AWARDS: Gracie Goodpaster, Brooklyn Loveall,

Carly Smith, Breanna Ramsey, Korbin Magee, Lucas Stanley, Jacob LundMOST IMPROVED LEXILE: Gracie Goodpaster, Ally Piper,

Branigan Kwisz, Korbin Magee, Teagan Yoder, Emma Zamudio, LeelandGallien

HIGHEST LEXILE: Angie ThomasREADING AWARDS: Angie Thomas, Breanna Ramsey, Chris Pierce,

Kaelynn Dotson, Jenna KentSOCIAL STUDIES AWARDS: Josceline Gandy, Gracie Goodpaster,

Kaelynn Dotson, Breanna Ramsey, Jenna KentSCIENCE AWARDS: Lucas Stanley, Elijah Whichard, Brody Hanna,

Kaelynn Dotson, Jacob Lund, Breanna Ramsey, Jenna Kent Travis LouksMATH AWARDS: Aubry Wagoner, Brody Halcomb, Quinton

McIntyre, Breanna Ramsey, Brooklyn Loveall, Ally Piper, Kelton WeaverMOST IMPROVED: Braxtin Hamm, Olivia Silence, Korbyn Jackson,

Max Wright, Brandon MitchellSERVICE AWARDS: Emma Robinson , Angie Thomas, Laurna

Thomas, Breanna Ramsey, Jacob Lund, Quinton McIntyre, Chase Shaw,Brooke Bowlin, Connor Guyer, Korbin Magee

CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Kelton Weaver, Kaylee Goodpaster, ElliotteHogan, Millie Koehler, Kaelynn Dotson, Brody Halcomb, Jacob Lund,Quinton McIntyre, Breanna Ramsey, Chase Shaw, Kiersten Whitfield,Travis Louks, Nevaeh Cox

SUPER READERS: TJ Mercer, Becca Waggoner, Simon Klassen,Nevaeh Cox, Kaelynn Dotson, Josceline Gandy, Josha Hampton, BrodyHanna, Sam Kemerly, Jenna Kent, Travis Louks, Jacob Lund, QuintonMcIntyre, Maisy McVey, Karma Nickle, Lucas Stanley, Emma Turpin, EliWhichard, Emma Zamudio, Jacob Fields, Gracie Goodpaster, KayleeGoodpaster, Braxtin Hamm, Sarah Howery, Hope Lynch, Ayana Penn,Emma Robinson, Olivia Silence, Angie Thomas, Kelton Weaver, BrandonYoung, David West, Chris Pierce, Breanna Ramsey, Hayden Yoder, AllyPiper, Brooklyn Loveall, Millie Koehler, Victoria Doan

ALL A’s4TH GRADE: Hannah Erwin, Grace Good, Ayden Hiner, Kinzie King,

Sophie Williams-SwedarskyA-B HONOR ROLL: Elijah Cain, Aidan Chaney, Mason Davis, Adam

Hendrickson, Jacey Hollars, Simon Klassen, Jalyn Kopp, Brock Loveall,Emily Mathews, Brayden McDaniel, Palmer Newkirk, Everett Orr, TannerRamsey, Tucker Rogers, Henry Sather, Allison Smith, Hunter Steimel,Aaron Sutton, Skylar Tompkins, Avie Vickers, James Ward, ZoeyWilkinson, Abraham Wilson

5TH GRADE: Kaelynn Dotson, Travis Louks, Breanna Ramsey,6TH GRADE: Stella Leakey, Dawson Muncy, Lacy Pritchett, Baeli

Renie, Michael Robertson, Rebecca Waggoner, Daniel Wilson, NoahWilson

7TH GRADE: Carson Brown, Gwen Dyer, Heath Goodman, BaylorHogan, Jordan Weddle, Jace Wilkerson

8TH GRADE: Paige Personett, Connor Pyle, Owen Renie, CarsonSmith, Luke Thomas

A-B HONOR ROLL4TH GRADE: Dallas Bramell, Cameron Brewer, Kaden Byers,

Mackenna Cleek, Tucker Gross, Isaac Livesay, Caden Oldham, NathanOwens, Anna Roberson, Levi Sparks, Elijah Taylor, Lexi Thomas, AlyssaWell

5TH GRADE: Gracie Goodpaster, Brody Halcomb, Jenna Kent,Brooklyn Loveall, Jacob Lund, Korbin Magee, Quinton McIntyre, ChrisPierce, Ally Piper, Chase Shaw, Carly Smith, Lucas Stanley, AngieThomas, Aubry Wagoner, Kelton Weaver, Kiersten Whitfield, EmmaZamudio

6TH GRADE: Elijah Cain, Aidan Chaney, Mason Davis, AdamHendrickson, Jacey Hollars, Simon Klassen, Jalyn Kopp, Brock Loveall,Emily Mathews, Brayden McDaniel, Palmer Newkirk, Everett Orr, TannerRamsey, Tucker Rogers, Henry Sather, Allison Smith, Hunter Steimel,Aaron Sutton, Skylar Tompkins, Avie Vickers, James Ward, ZoeyWilkinson, Abraham Wilson

7TH GRADE: Jeffery Alexander, Allexus Beckstrom, CassidyBertram, Hunter Coleman, Sarah Good, Mallory Halcomb, CharlesHastings, Kiley Magee, Reese McDonald, Laura Mullen, Kali Savage,

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New Castle-Henry County Public Library is offering a basicInternet computer class to the community. Two sessions of the sameclass are available: 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 14 and 6 p.m. onWednesday, June 20. Both sessions will be in the library’s computertraining lab, located on the upper level.

During the class, participants will learn the basics of how to connectto and use the Internet. Computers will be provided, but participants mayalso bring their own devices. The free class is for ages 18 and up, andregistration required. Call Janet at 765-529-0362, ext. 1309, to register.

To learn more about events and services at New Castle-HenryCounty Public Library, visit www.nchcpl.org and follow the library onFacebook and Twitter.

Basic Internet Computer ClassOffered at Henry County Library

KHS Students RecognizedKnightstown High School recently released its list of award winners for

the 2017-2018 school year.All A’s 3 consecutive semesters Academic Jacket and Three

Chevrons: Josiah Moore, Aiden Orcutt, Makayla Bowling, Cooper Davis,Emma Moore, Nolan Renie Earned Chevron first semester for all A’s:Jessica Butler, Elizabeth Moore, Sadie Roberts, Devyn Schaetzle, GraceMuncy, Candice Wyatt Chevrons earned second semester for all A’s:Grace Muncy, Elaine Suesz

Perfect Attendance: Tyler Brown, Steven Duke, Shelby Groves,Meredith Johnson, Clayton Snider

Academic Honors Diplomas (received a red stoll): EmmaCarmichael, Mason Carmichael, Dane Corbett, Graceanne Halicki, JacobHanna, Zoey Hunsinger, Makenna Leisure, Elizabeth Loveall, KyleMattix, Grace Muncy, Jarred Porter, Kamryn Reed, Jordan Richardson,Elaine Suesz, Lori Thomas, Jared Wasson, Kori Wright, Dallas Edwards,Tyler Burton, Brooklyn Harding, Kaitlynn McIntyre, Tucker Personett,Steven Smith, Garrett Thomas, Lauren Wineman, Candice Wyatt, MichaelWeiland

Top Ten Awarded Black and Red Cords: Brooklyn Harding, ZoeyHunsinger, Kaitlynn McIntyre, Grace Muncy, Elaine Suesz, GarrettThomas, Lori Thomas, Lauren Wineman, Kori Wright, Candice Wyatt

Military Enlistment: Connor Brockman, U.S Army; Layne Dudley,U.S Navy; Chad Gibson, U.S Marines. Michael Haney, U.S. Air Force

Technical Honors Diploma (received medallion): Tyler Burton,Brooklyn Harding, Kaitlynn McIntyre, Tucker Personett, Steven Smith,Garrett Thomas, Lauren Wineman, Candice Wyatt, Michael Weiland,Mika Baker, Sophia Baker, Corbin Green, Tiberius Groce, Michael Haney,Dharma Holder, Lane Parker, Kamryn Reece, Jon Simmons, Andi Skinner,Jeremy Stoten

Cary, Scovell & Craven Scholarship: Brady HallJohn & Helen Baum Vogt Scholarship: Kamryn Reed, Zoey

HunsingerKHS Alumni Vocational Scholarship: Kaleb Buchanan KHS Alumni Association: Jarred Wayne Porter, Tyler Burton, Kori

Wright, Elaine SueszSteve and Mona Wood: Kaitlynn McIntryreJudy Collins Sutton English Award: Zoey HunsingerAmerican Legion Post 152 David Newkirk Scholarship: Jarred

Porter, Candice Wyatt, Elaine Suesz, Mason Carmichael, EmmaCarmichael

American Legion Post 152 Auxiliary Scholarship: Candice WyattAmerican Legion 10th District Scholarship: Candice WyattHenry County Retired Teachers Association Volunteer

Scholarship: Brady Harrison FFA Scholarships: Elizabeth Loveall, Olivia BennettCharles A. Beard School Board Scholarship: Candice Wyatt, Garrett

Thomas, Zoey HunsingerRoche Indiana Blood Center Scholarship: Elaine SueszRed Cross Scholarship: Grace MuncyStudent Council Leadership Scholarship: Graceanne HalickiStudent Council Spirit Scholarship: Kaleb BuchananCitizenship Scholarship from Past Citizens of the Year: Candice

Wyatt and Grace MuncyHenry County REMC: Candice Wyatt and Lori ThomasBPW Scholarship: Zoey Hunsinger, Lori ThomasErcell Bever, Jr. & Mary Graham Memorial Scholarship: Zoey

HunsingerHenry County Kiwanis Scholarship: Emma CarmichaelKHS Volleyball Scholarship: Candice WyattIASP ICC Academic All-State Cheer Team: Grace MuncyPhi Chi Epsilon Neva Sullivan Scholarship: Craig TrottPsi Iota Xi Scholarship Isabelle Sigler: Mason Carmichael, Zoey

Hunsinger, Tucker Personett, Elaine Suesz, Grace Muncy, GarrettThomas, Kaleb Buchanan, Kamryn Reed, Jarred Porter, Candice WyattCollege: Brady Hall, Hannah Thomas Fine Art: Norman Trott

Psi Iota Xi Active Retired/Honorary Member Scholarship: KyleMattix

Psi Iota Xi Wanda Smith Award: Lori ThomasAlpha Zeta Chapter of Tri Kappa Scholarships: Lori Thomas, Kaleb

Buchanan, Elaine Suesz, Candice Wyatt Tri Kappa Fine Arts Award: DaisyHoffman

Tri Kappa Valedictorian Award: Grace MuncyTri Kappa Salutatorian Award: Candice WyattTri Kappa All A’s Award: Grace MuncyReeves Scholarship: Kori Wright, Zoey Hunsinger Dr. John & Helen Dickey: Lori ThomasLuther & Marian Pidgeon Scholarship: Garrett ThomasTASC (Teens About Serving the County): Michael WeilandKids Incorporated Scholarship: Emma Carmichael, Lori Thomas,

See Students, Page 10

Book ClubForming at

County LibraryNew Castle-Henry County

Public Library welcomes area read-ers to the newly formed Rose CityBook Club. The club will meetmonthly to discuss various books.The initial meetings will take placeat Primo, 1326 Broad St., NewCastle, and begin at 6 p.m.

Upcoming meetings and fea-tured books are:

July 12: The Jane Austen BookClub by Karen Joy Fowler

August 9: The Inn at RoseHarbor by Debbie Macomber

For more information about theRose City Book Club, contact KrystalStanich at 765-575-4557 or [email protected]. To learn moreabout events and services at NewCastle-Henry County Public Library,visit www.nchcpl.org and follow thelibrary on Facebook and Twitter.

Kennard Alters Meeting ScheduleThe Kennard Town Council has canceled the monthly meeting sched-

uled for July 11. Instead, the council will hold a special meeting on July18 in which officials will consider all matters that may normally be cov-ered in the regular monthly meeting. This meeting will take place atKennard Town Hall at 7 p.m.

The council also canceled the Aug. 1 meeting. After the July 18meeting, the next meeting will take place Sept. 5 at Kennard Town Hallat 7 p.m.


on a Great and Historic Season,

Knightstown Panther Softball Team!

Leakey Insurance Agency

16 S. Jefferson St., K-town

765-345-5171

Hoosier Spatula Co.

Knightstown, Ind.

www.hoosierspatulacompany.com

Van Hoy Oil


765-345-5416

National Road BP

2 N. Franklin St., K-town

765-345-2260

Royal Hylands Golf Club

7629 S. Greensboro Pk., K-town

765-345-2123

Knightstown Custom Frame

& Glass, 203 E. Main St.,

K-town, 765-445-2055

State Farm – Michael Thompson

18 E. Main St., K-town

765-345-5596

M.L. Taylor Construction

2146 Troy Ave., New Castle

765-529-8011

KDC Investments

234 W. Warrick St., K-town

765-445-5355

Citizens State Bank (member FDIC)

475 N. McCullum St., K-town

765-345-2183

Hoosiers Home Court Cafe


765-445-2328

Highway Bar & Grill

9204 S. Mill Rd., K-town

765-571-5190

Knightstown Tire & Auto

1 W. Main St., K-town

765-345-9100

Knightstown Meats & Catering

8037 S. CR 575-W, K-town

765-345-2410

Lady Payne Accounting,

308 S. West St., Charlottesville

317-936-5863

Payne's Auto Parts,

310 S. West. St., Charlottesville

317-936-9583

Frosty Boy


765-345-5656

Hoosier Feeder Company

100 W. Morgan St., K-town

765-445-3333

NAPA Knightstown Auto Parts,


765-345-2195

American Legion Post 152


765-345-5227

~ The Mane Gathering, 20 E. Main St., Knightstown, 765-345-2500 ~

In consideration of the drivers coming from Ohio for theIndiana/Ohio shootout, plus a very rainy forecast for the entire day, Mt.Lawn Speedway officials decided early Sunday to postpone the June10 races.

The makeup date will be announced next week after consulting withShadybowl Speedway officials for a suitable date.

Mt. Lawn Postpones Indiana/Ohio Shootout

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Contestants are wanted for the2018 Spiceland Freedom Day’sFestival, scheduled for July 13 andJuly 14.

This contest is open to all HenryCounty residents.

There are three tiers of royalty:1) Duchess (grades K-5)2) Princess (grades 6-8)

3) Queen (grades 9-12)Please contact Angela Baxley at

765 938 9769 or email to [email protected].

Check out the festival'sFacebook page, SpicelandFreedom Days for more informa-tion on how to enter to win thecrown.

Spiceland Freedom DaysFestival Contestants Wanted

Knightstown 2018 graduate Garrett Thomas andTri High 2018 graduates Nick Wilson and JustinGreene have been selected to participate in this sum-mer's Indiana Football Hall of Fame High SchoolEast/West Classic All-Star game.

Thomas, Wilson and Greene will play for the Eastteam in the game set for 7 p.m., Friday, June 15, atAnderson High School.

The roster of the East team includes players from11 counties - Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock,Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Unionand Wayne counties. Those selected to play werefirst nominated by their team's respective coachesand then chosen from that pool of nominated play-ers.

Thomas led the Panthers' lineman the past sea-sons with 121 total tackles as a junior and 131 tack-les during the 2017 season. He was 14th of all play-ers in the state in the number of solo tackles madelast season with 95.

Wilson was the Titans go-to-man all season longin 2017. After leading the Titans as a junior in totalreceiving yards with 136 on seven catches, Wilson

had an incredible senior year. He led the team inrushing yards with 1195 on 195 carries. He was alsothe team’s leader in receiving yards with 492 on 24carries.

Greene was a key figure on the Titans' offensiveand defensive lines in previous sesaons and will playas an inside lineman in the all-star game. Greene fin-ished his senior season with 116 total tackles.

Several other players from area school made theteam including Shenandoah's Joe Huff, Josh Myersand Jordan Starks; Eastern Hancock's A.J. Mueggeand Luke Slater; New Castle's Niah Williamson andTommy Witham; and Greenfield-Central's AndrewLeslie and Zach Kennedy.

The East team will be coached by Triton Centralhead coach Tim Able.

Other players from the Tri-Eastern Conferencewho will be participating include Centerville's ColeCooper and Reese VanDevender; Hagerstown'sCameron Purtha, Blake Blevins and Owen Golliher;Lincoln's Chase Hokey and Caleb Craig;Northeastern's David Berger and Connor Bray; andUnion County's Drew Cole.

Knightstown’s Thomas, Tri High’s Wilson and GreenePlaying in East/West All-Star Game Friday in Anderson


on Another Fantastic Season,

Tri Titans Softball Team!

M.L. Taylor Construction

2146 Troy Ave., New Castle

765-529-8011

Citizens State Bank (member FDIC)

475 N. McCullum St., K-town

765-345-2183

Knightstown Meats & Catering

8037 S. CR 575-W, K-town

765-345-2410

American Legion Post 152


765-345-5227

KDC Investments

234 W. Warrick St., K-town

765-445-5355

Hoosier Feeder Company

100 W. Morgan St., K-town

765-445-3333

Frosty Boy


765-345-5656

National Road BP

2 N. Franklin St., K-town

765-345-2260

Leakey Insurance Agency


765-345-5171

Van Hoy Oil


765-345-5416

Payne's Auto Parts,

310 S. West. St., Charlottesville

317-936-9583

Lady Payne Accounting,

308 S. West St., Charlottesville

317-936-5863

Hoosier Spatula Co.

Knightstown, Ind.

www.hoosierspatulacompany.com

Knightstown Custom Frame

& Glass, 203 E. Main St.,

K-town, 765-445-2055

State Farm – Michael Thompson


765-345-5596

Knightstown Tire & Auto


765-345-9100

~ Highway Bar & Grill, 9204 S. Mill Rd., K-town, 765-571-5190 ~

Youth FootballRegistrationIs UnderwayRegistration is open for play-

ers in grades kindergartenthrough sixth grade for theupcoming season of KnightstownYouth Football.

Sign-up forms were alreadysent home with all elementarystudents. Or, register online atknightstownyouthsportsinc.com.

The group’s leaders are excit-ed to be bringing back flag foot-ball again this year for kinder-garten through second gradeplayers. Registrations are alreadycoming in and KYSIis expectinga full fun-filled program.

Football camp for gradeskindergarten through sixth gradeswill be June 26-28. Practices willstart in July with the first gamesset to start in the first week ofAugust.

KYSI officials are asking thatthose interested register soon sothey can plan accordingly for thenumber of kids per grade level.

Grace Muncy, Candice Wyatt Named to Track Academic All-State

Recent Knightstown graduates Grace Muncy (left) and Candice Wyatt (right) were recently named to the Academic All-State team by theIndiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches. (Stacy Cox photos)


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HELPWANTED

Tire Technician for automotive

tires and service center in New

Castle. Minimum $325 per week.

Full and part time positions avail-

able. Call Amanda at Big O Tires,

765-529-4874.

Kaleb Buchanan, KaitlynnMcIntyre

Knightstown Youth Sports:Mason Carmichael, MakennaLeisure, Kaleb Buchanan, CandiceWyatt

DAR: Zoey HunsingerRichard & Judith E. White

Memorial Scholarship: EmmaCarmichael

Hancock Health FoundationEdith Zike Nursing Scholarship:Lane Parker

Hoosier Gym YouthAppreciation Award: ZoeyHunsinger

Knightstown BettermentScholarship: Kamryn Reed, KalebBuchanan, Candice Wyatt, TylerBurton, Kaitlyn McIntyre

Classroom TeachersAssociation Scholarship (CTA):Emma Carmichael, BradyHarrison, Lori Thomas

Elks Foundation Scholarship:Candice Wyatt

Henry County CommunityFoundation Scholarships

Joesph White: MichaelWeiland

Lilly EndowmentScholarship: Grace Muncy

Jessica Hale Scholarship: LoriThomas, Peyton Willoughby

Kilmer Family: ZoeyHunsinger

Opportunities Unlimited:

Kaleb Buchanan, BrooklynHarding, Brady Harrison

Dr. Anthony Triarsi: LoriThomas

VFW Post 1282: KalebBuchanan, Candice Wyatt

Dr. Guido P. Wilhelm: GraceMuncy

Wilfong Girls BasketballScholarship: Lori Thomas

LaVaughn Bailey: GarrettThomas

Sylvira Flanagan Koons:Jarred Porter

Cancer Society: BrooklynHarding

Jeff Carman: Kaleb BuchananJackman Education: Candice

WyattJanet Koger: Brady HarrisonMagna Machine: Michael

WeilandCarl McClure: Brady

Harrison, Michael WeilandFrank & Lauretta McDonald:

Candice WyattPerfect Circle Credit Union:

Tucker PersonettDEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

SCIENCEIntegrated Chem/Physics:

Landon CarmichaelAnatomy & Physiology

Biology I: Riley HollarsBiology II: Corbin GreenAP Biology: Sadie RobertsChemistry I: Aiden Orcutt

AP Chemistry: DevynSchaetzle

AP Physics: Grace MuncyTop Senior Science: Grace

MuncyFamily & Consumer Sciences

Introduction to Culinary Artsand Hospitality: Shelby Dyer

Child Development: GraceHastings

Nutrition and Wellness:Emma-Kate Moore

Interpersonal Relationships:Dylan Strawmyer

ALS Food Science 1 & 2:Emily Kinser

Outstanding Family and con-sumer Sciences Student:Courtney Carlton

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONFreshman PE: Mason HallStrength and Fitness: Sam

GoodHealth: Claire LeakeyTop Senior: Connor Brockman

SPANISHSpanish I: Cara MullenSpanish II: Aiden OrcuttSpanish III: Devyn SchaetzleSpanish IV: Grace MuncyTop Senior in Spanish: Grace

MuncyFRENCH

French I: Sara SearsFrench II: Josiah KingFrench III: Jarred PorterFrench IV: Lori Thomas, Liz

LoveallOverall 4 Year French Award:

Brooklyn HardingSOCIAL STUDIES

Economics: Graceanne HalickiGovernment: Corbin GreenCurrent Events: Landon

CarmichaelWorld History: Claire Leakey

Indiana Studies: Seth RobertsU.S. History: Aiden OrcuttPsychology: Zoey HunsingerACP US History: Sadie

RobertsOverall Top Social Studies:

Grace Muncy

See Students, Page 12

Students, from Page 7

Montgomery, from Page 6

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work with a handful of different staffs at the highschool level. I've had all these different opportunities tosee good, bad, ugly, and really know and learn from thegood situations and bad situations. I'm gonna try tomake this first opportunity the best it can be, on and offthe field."

In addition to working at various schools in Indiana,including Anderson University, Montgomery has alsoserved in secondary coaching positions in Texas,Mississippi and Tennessee schools. After coaching hiseldest son from Little League through the end of highschool, he began looking for a head coaching position,which eventually led him back to Indiana.

"I wanted to be able to have an impact on the entirefootball program, from Little League all the way intohigh school ... to make a positive impact, teach kidshow to play, teach coaches how to coach - that kind ofthing. Some of the other places I had interviewed wasgoing to be difficult, lots of larger communities," saidMontgomery. "The opportunity here, when I kind ofsaw what it all was on paper and what it was in reality,I couldn't have found a better fit."

Parents and players who didn't get the chance tomeet Montgomery at KHS last Thursday will be able toconnect with him at the official meet-and-greet at 7:30p.m. Thursday, June 14.

Lug Nuts Hold Off Yard Goats to Take First Place in Boys Minor League

Knightstown’s new head football coach Chad Montgomery hasscheduled a meeting for players and their parents Thursday, June 14.

The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

Knightstown Varsity Football Player/Parent

Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, June 14Knightstown head volleyballcoach Shanna Smucker, her staffand her players will conduct ayouth volleyball camp July 23-25from 7-8:30 p.m. at the highschool.

The five-day camp will focuson the development of skills nec-essary to be competitive in thesport of volleyball. Camp staffwill be teaching drills that the

high school program utilizes aswell as providing a better under-standing of the game. They willstress the importance of properfootwork and the proper way toperform skills such as serving, hit-ting, passing, setting and diving.

The younger groups will focusmore on serving and passing tech-niques. The older groups will alsohave 3-on-3 opportunities and 6-

on-6 scrimmage opportunities.Cost of the five-day camp is

$30 for one child, $45 for two sib-lings or $60 for three siblings.Cost includes a t-shirt and is duewith a completed registrationform by July 2. Forms can byfound online at the KnightstownPanthers Volleyball Facebookpage or Panthers VolleyballTwitter page.

Knightstown Youth Volleyball Camp July 23-25

Andrew Buchanan (left) started off on the mound for the Lug Nuts in the final regular season game of Knightstown Youth Sports Inc. boys minor league. Braylon Johnson (right)finished up on the mound to hold off a late scoring surge by the Yard Goats to win 7-6. More photos from youth sports to be posted soon to our social media accounts and inupcoming issues of the Banner. (Stacy Cox photos)


HELP WANTEDCemetery Grounds Maintenance Laborer

The Town of Knightstown is looking for a motivated indi-vidual to fill a full-time Cemetery staff position. Dutiesinclude operating various vehicles and equipment, mow-

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Knightstown Park now taking applications for Cleaning Person position. Duties include but not exclusive of:

Cleaning and Keeping supplied bathrooms in Shelter House, Pool House and bathrooms in lower section of Park. Empting trash cans in Shelter House and other location in Park into closest Dumpsters. Keeping floor in Shelter House in good condition.Checking Shelter house after each rental to verify Contract compliance.

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If you’ve ever had to work on a tree leafcollection, no doubt you included a leaf fromIndiana’s state tree. Also known as tulippoplar and yellow poplar, the tuliptree isactually not a poplar at all. It is a member ofthe magnolia family known botanically asLiriodendron tulipifera.

The tuliptree is native to most of the east-ern half of the United States and prefers rich,moist, well-drained, loamy soil. It is foundthroughout Indiana, but it is more prevalentin the southern two-thirds of the state. Itsunusual flowers inspired the common name.The flowers are shaped much like a tulip

with greenish-yellow petals blushed withorange on the inside.Because they generally arefound high in the leafcanopy, the flowers oftengo unnoticed until theydrop off after pollination.The leaves of this tree arealso quite distinct — eachone has a large, V-shapednotch at the tip.

Because tuliptrees trans-plant easily and grow fast, they are a popularchoice for in home yards. But don’t be

fooled by its small size in the nursery. Give atuliptree plenty of room inyour landscape plan. Atuliptree can reach as tall as190 feet where it’s allowedto thrive, but it is morelikely to reach 70 feet tallas a mature landscape spec-imen.

Tuliptrees are not with-out their share of pests anddiseases. Among the most

common are leaf spots, cankers, scaleinsects, and aphids. In midsummer, tuliptrees

in Indiana often develop black spots fol-lowed by a yellowing of the foliage thoughtto be related to heat and drought stress.Aphids suck plant sap from the leaves, buttheir damage is mostly cosmetic becausethey secrete a sticky honeydew that thendevelops a black sooty mold, which lends adirty appearance in midsummer.

Despite all of these problems, the tulip-tree continues to endure and endear, asdemonstrated by its wide availability in near-ly every garden-center nursery. Given appro-priate water and fertilizer, the tuliptree canbe a beautiful asset to your home landscape.

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Alexis Shaw, Daniel Sparks, Erica Tigre-Campos, Rebecca Trott, Keelan Walters,Kaylin Whichard

8TH GRADE: Avery Burge, SaigeChandler, Makaila Collins, Leslie Conover,John Halvorsen, Kyle Johnson, IsaiahKlassen, Lucas Koedyker, Grant Pierce,Shayla Pruitt, Amara Rollins, Wade Toth

PERFECT ATTENDANCE: ColinGroce, Tucker Gross, Josha Hampton,Charles Hastings, Kyle Johnson, JamesJones, Amara Rollins, Lucas Stanley

PERFECT ATTENDANCE 4 YEARS:Shayla Pruitt

6TH GRADE PE: Rebecca Waggoner, Mason DavisLANGUAGE ARTS AWARDS: Aiden

Chaney, Michael Roberson, Lacy Pritchett,Rebecca Waggoner

SOCIAL STUDIES: Noah Wilson, LacyPritchett, Baeli Renie, Zoey Wilkinson,Tucker Rogers, Skylar Tompkins, RaidenKissick

SCIENCE: Joey Haney, RebeccaWaggoner, Hunter Hayworth, BraydenMcDaniel

TOP MATH: Zoey Wilkinson, ElijahCain, Avie Vickers, Noah Wilson, KimonKlassen

HONORABLE MENTION MATH:Allison Dickerson, Skylar Tompkins, GavinBannon, Lacy Pritchett, Michael Roberson,

Haley Flowers, Hunter HayworthKEYBOARDING/BUSINESS:HIGHEST AVERAGES: Noah Wilson,

James Ward, Baeli Renie, Lacy PritchettFASTEST TYPIST: Simon KlassenMOST IMPROVED TYPIST: Michael

RobersonTOP STUDENT: Aiden ChaneyPRESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC AWARD:

Aidan Chaney, Jacey Hollars, Stella Leakey,Dawson Muncy, Palmer Newkirk, LacyPritchett, Baeli Renie, Michael Roberson,Henry Sather, Aaron Sutton, RebeccaWaggoner, Daniel Wilson, Noah Wilson

EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: ZoeyWilkinson, Dawson Muncy

7TH GRADEPE: Keelan Walters, Gwen DyerLANGUAGE ARTS: OVERACHIEVER AWARD: Jordan

Weddle, Carson BrownENGAGEMENT AND EMPATHY

AWARD: Ali Simmonds, AllexusBeckstrom

MISS CONGENIALITY AWARD:Alexis Shaw

MR. CONGENIALITY: Ralph BurnsSOCIAL STUDIES: Jordan Weddle,

Carson Brown, Keelan Walters, BaylorHogan, Grace Jones

SCIENCE: Kiley Magee, Gwen Dyer,Jace Wilkerson, Zoe Beabout, Keenan

Reece, Emma Parker, Charlie Hastings MATH TOP SCORE: Emilee Craft, Sarah

Good, Rebecca Trott, Keelan WaltersMATH HONORABLE MENTION:

Grace Jones, Kiley Magee, Michael Pierce,Alexis Shaw

BUSINESS HIGHEST AVERAGE:Carson Brown, Jordan Weddle, MalloryHalcomb

BUSINESS MOST IMPROVED: EthanWoods

EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: DanielSparks, Kiley Magee

8TH GRADEPE: Sam Hammons, Jasmine Happe EXEMPLARY: Kyle Johnson, Alissa

Campton SCIENCE – Isaiah Klassen, Kali

Newton, Connor Pyle, Jaylynn Bowen,Owen Renie, MaShayla Farrell, LeighFerrell, Dylan Murphy-Dixon

BUSINESS-FASTEST TYPIST: AidenRichardson

MOST IMPROVED TYPIST: JohnHenderson

TOP 5 DIGITAL CITENSHIP STU-DENTS: Makaila Collins, Owen Renie,Saige Chandler, Carson Smith, AidenRichardson

MATH TOP SCORE: Alissa Campton,James Haskett, Isaiah Klassen

MATH HONORABLE MENTION:

Madison Brockman, Leslie Conover, LexieLawson

ALGEBRA TOP SCORE: Luke ThomasALGEBRA HONORABLE MENTION:

Carson SmithSOCIAL STUDIES: Leslie Conover,

Lucas Koedyker, Alissa Campton, SamHammons, Leigh Ferrell, Dylan Murphy-Dixon, Paige Personett, Luke Thomas

LANGUAGE ARTS: Lucas Koedyker,Paige Personett, Levi Jones, Laredo Martin,Taeler Mayhew, Madison Brockman, CaylaJudd, Alissa Campton

READING: Christian Fletcher, AidenBack, Corbin Deffinger, Jasmine Happe

EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: AlissaCampton, Kyle Johnson

MRS. ROBERTS CLASS AWARDS: LANGUAGE ARTS: Laura MullenSOCIAL STUDIES: Max WeaverCITIZENSHIP: Avery Burge

PANTHER PRIDE AWARD: 6th GRADE – Jalyn Kopp, Stella Leakey,

Lacy Pritchett, Brayden McDaniel, BaeliRenie, Rebecca Waggoner

7th GRADE – Jordan Weddle, GwenDyer, Cassidy Bertram, Carson Brown,Keelan Walters

8TH GRADE: Kyle Johnson, DylanMurphy-Dixon, Saige Chandler, CarsonSmith, Luke Thomas

KIS, from Page 6

MUSICTheater: Sadie RobertsBand: Cooper Davis, Daisy

Hoffman, Lexi SpenceChoir: Maddalyn MatthewsOverall Top Senior Music:

Eva Hatcher LANGUAGE ARTS

English 9: Riley HollarsMass Media: Grace MattixTheme Literature: Paige

MatneyFilm Literature: Graceanne

HalickiEnglish 10: Aiden OrcuttACP Composition: Zoey

Hunsinger English 11: Devyn SchaetzleEtymology: Sadie RobertsAP Literature: Sadie RobertsACP Speech: Grace MuncyCreative Writing: Zoey

HunsingerShort Stories: Zoey

HunsingerCollege Prep Speech: Sadie

RobertsBUSINESS

Preparing for College &Career: Nolan Renie

Intro to Business: PeytonWilloughby

Business Law: BenjaminBrown

Intro to Entrepreneurship:Steven Duke

Senior Award: Candice Wyatt

MATHAlgebra I: Sara LoveallFinite: Grace MuncyProbability & Statistics:

Makenna LeisureAlgebra II: Cooper DavisGeometry: Clayton SniderAP Calculus: Jessica ButlerPre-Calculus: Aiden Orcutt

ART2D Art: Emilie MossPainting: Kira SmithDigital Design: Connor Brockman3D Art: Grace HastingsAP-Art: Kaylie BrayDrawing: Steven Duke

AGRICULTURE: Introduction to Ag: Kyndel

DeWeeseAnimal Science: Matthew

BowlingPlant and Soil Science: Aiden

OrcuttHorticulture: Stephen BackAG Power, Stucture and

Technology: Stephen BackTop Senior Ag Student:

Jeremy StotenJAG: Kaleb BuchananAcademic Super Bowl: Emily

Adams, Cooper Davis, KaleighGibson, Shelby Hampton, EvaHatcher, Daisy Hoffman, Gary Jones,Josiah King, Gatlin McKinney,Aiden Orcutt, Jordan Richarson, LexiSpence, Sommer Studebaker,NNorman Trott

Students, from Page 10

Harbor, from Page 1“We are delighted to be able to do this,” Hunt said. “... I think it's imper-

ative that we live life with gratitude. … If we feel gratitude, it needs to beexpressed.”

Hunt said he and others involved with The Harbor have no desire toduplicate, replace or compete with other programs aimed at addressing theneeds of area youth. Instead, he said The Harbor's objective will be to “fillin some gaps” and focus on doing things that are currently not being done,or that are not being done quickly enough.

Indiana’s Tuliptree Can Grow as Tall as 190 Feet

Ellis, from Page 2Franklin County are not the firstones that Ellis has faced. In thespring of 2012, when he was work-ing as a volunteer reserve officer

for the Carthage PoliceDepartment, Ellis was arrested bythe Indiana State Police on a war-rant issued by a Kentucky court as

a result of Ellis' failure to pay court-ordered child support, which wasreportedly in arrears more than$15,000.

Despite his arrest for not payingchild support, the Carthage TownCouncil voted just three monthslater to make Ellis the town's inter-im town marshal after TownCouncil President Rick Bushresigned from that post. Then,approximately three months after

that, the council removed the inter-im designation and voted to hireEllis as the town's permanent part-time town marshal.

Less than two weeks later, whileobtaining state-mandated training,Ellis was kicked out of the IndianaLaw Enforcement Academy. TheILEA claimed that Ellis had beendismissed from its training programfor town marshals due to “unautho-rized use of … (a) staff training

computer.” A little over a monthlater, the Carthage Town Councilvoted to suspend Ellis without payfor seven days, and voted to termi-nate him the following month.

Ellis is scheduled to go to trialon the theft and official misconduc

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