The Salem High School Band will have a special meeting on Tuesday at 6pm in the Band Room to share information about the bands Championship appearance at Lucas Oil Stadium this Saturday.
Tickets for the Station Finals will be $20 for adults and $18 for students.
Bonnie Harmon, Band Director, will have tickets available all week in the Salem Middle School Band Room.
Harmon asks that those who plan on attending the state finals on Saturday, attend the meeting on Tuesday.
Born: Monday, February 25, 1929
Died: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Annetta Aileen Rockey Sutton, age 84, of Sellersburg, passed away on October 26, 2013 at the Floyd Memorial Hospital in
New Albany. Born on February 25, 1929, she was the daughter of Leroy Rockey and Mary Goldie (Monroe). On December
31, 1983, she married James A. Sutton.
She was retired from the Charlestown Ammunition plant. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Sellersburg.
She was a Past Matron and Past Grand Representative of the Order of the Easter Star #588 of Borden. She was a member of
the Pynthian Sister, Amaranth-Alice Court #30 in Columbus, Indiana, Order of the White Shrine in New Albany, Indiana, and
Apet Shrine Guild of Clarksville.
James and Annetta belonged to a Camping Club that they went traveling with. Annetta enjoyed cooking for family and friends,
crocheting, quilting, and playing Bunco every month. She would help people all time, no matter what the circumstances were.
She lived “life to the fullest”.
Survivors include: 2 daughters, Gloria Kay Lee of Sellersburg, and Teresa Lee of Jeffersonville; 1 brother, Hubert R. Rockey
of Clarksville; 1 sister, Shelia Rockey of Jeffersonville; 1 grandchild, and 1 great grandchild.
Preceded in death by: parents, husband, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and 1 daughter.
The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Borden. Viewing will be from 4-8
PM Monday and from 9:00 AM Tuesday until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Walnut Hill Cemetery
in Borden. Brother David Neuen will officiate.
There will be an Eastern Star Service Monday at 7:30 PM at the funeral home.
Online expressions: www.hughestaylor.net
Irvin Barger, 86 of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 27,
2013 at his residence. He was born on October 25, 1927 in Leslie County, Kentucky. Irvin was a retired factory worker for Schneider Electric Company in Oxford, Ohio and a member of the 4th Street Pentecostal Church in Austin, Indiana. He was preceded in death by five brothers, two sisters and a stepdaughter, Becky Porter. Survivors include his wife, Edna J.
(Southwood) Barger; a son, Shawn Porter Barger of Scottsburg, Indiana; two stepdaughters, Lana Jones and her husband Doug and Rachel Porter all of Scottsburg, Indiana; a stepson, Timothy Porter of Austin, Indiana; six grandchildren, Anthony, Tara, Kristen, Gavin, Jacob and Kaleb and one great grandson, Darryn. Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Wednesday at Collins Funeral Home with burial in New Provdence Cemetery. Visitation: 11 am to 1 pm Wednesday at Collins Funeral Home. Online condolences:www.collinsfuneralhome.net.
A dispute over an unpaid cell phone bill and who was to have custody of a child resulted in a scuffle and landed 23-year-old Brandon Gibson, of Pekin, in jail.
He was charged with criminal recklessness with a weapon and residential entry and battery.
According to police on October 14, Gibson had gone to the home of his child’s aunt and uncle to pick the child up and that is when the couple told him that the child’s mother had told them not to allow Gibson to take the child with him.
The man told Gibson if he didn’t have the money he owed him for a cell phone bill he needed to leave. Gibson then allegedly went to his vehicle and got a gun.
The couple said he began waving it in the air, threatening to shoot out their windows and said he would make them pay for keeping his child.
Gibson again refused to leave the property and allegedly shoved the woman through the door, entered the home, threw down the gun and came at her husband.
The man told police he pushed Gibson outside again, but he again entered the home.
The couple told police Gibson ran into the bedroom, grabbed his child and left. The child’s mother told police she and Gibson had been talking about his picking up his child all day and that the discussions had gotten heated.
She also told police it was possible that she had told her brother not to let Gibson to pick up his son.
Now that winter is just around the corner, many Hoosiers have the tendency to start their cars and leave them running until they‘re nice and warm.
While that may serve to keep the driver from getting too chilly, ISP Captain Dave Bursten says leaving an unattended car running — locked or unlocked — is a perfect invitation for a thief to steal the car.
Even if it‘s locked, Bursten says, that is not a deterrent to a criminal because chances are he just wants to use the car to help with a robbery or other criminal act.
Bursten says if the thief has to smash out a window to get inside and drive it that way for a day or two, no problem: he‘ll ditch it later anyway.
The moral: if you want to warm up your car, stay in it. He also says you can put a towel or blanket over the windshield to keep snow or frost off.
State leaders will be holding a public forum in Gary today (Mon) to address the problem of vacant and abandoned homes.
The public forum will focus on a new program that could provide funds to demolish these homes.
If approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Indiana could receive up to 100 million dollars for the initiative. Additional meetings will be held throughout the state in the coming months.
It‘s called “a potentially dangerous trend among college students that involves getting intoxicated on an empty stomach.
A study from the University of Florida reveals Drunkorexia occurs in up to 40 percent of students.
Whether it‘s an effort to avoid the freshman 15 weight gain , or getting drunk faster, Scott Watson with Indianapolis-based Heartland Intervention, says it‘s putting these young people at risk for risky behavior and/or serious health consequences.
Watson says one of the best skills college students can learn is moderation is key to staying safe and healthy.
The nation‘s trucking industry is dealing with a shortage of qualified drivers.
Indiana Motor Truck Association President Gary Langston says trucking companies are dealing with higher federal standards, insurance rates, safety procedures and other issues.
He says those factors are making it more difficult to find drivers to haul freight.
Langston says vendors also don‘t want to deal with companies that may not hire drivers with relatively clean records.
He says the IMTA is working with Indiana colleges that have trucker training programs in an effort to hire more qualified drivers with good records.
Week three in the David Bisard trial opens today in Allen Superior Court in Fort Wayne.
After receiving testimony Friday from a toxicology expert that blood evidence is 100 percent accurate and reliable Judge John Surbeck has allowed the blood to be admitted as evidence. Throughout the case, defense has challenged the blood as being mishandled and collected improperly.
Those tests showed Bisard with a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit.
The suspended Indianapolis police officer is accused of a fatal drunk driving crash that killed one and seriously injured two others.
The Indiana State Police would like to remind parents of a few safety tips to observe during the Halloween holiday. Parents and children will be out in full force this week trick-or-treating and the Indiana State Police would like to remind parents that observing just a few rules will help can make the evening both fun and safe.
Costume Tips-
•Keep costumes short to prevent trips and falls.
•Try make-up instead of a mask. Masks often obstruct a child’s vision, which makes tasks like crossing the street and going up and down stairs dangerous.
•Make sure children wear light colors or put reflective tape on their costumes.
Trick or Treating-
•Make sure older children trick-or-treat with friends. Together, map out a safe route so parents know where they will be.
•Instruct children to stop only at familiar homes where the outside lights are on.
•Encourage children to trick-or-treat while it’s still light out. If children are out after dark, make sure they have flashlights and travel on well lighted streets.
•Remind children not to enter the homes or cars of strangers.
•Follow your communities trick-or-treating hours.
Treats-
•Remind children not to eat any of their treats until they get home.
•Check out all treats at home in a well-lighted place.
•Only eat unopened candies and other treats that are in original wrappers. Remember to inspect fruits for anything suspicious.
Additionally, many communities, schools and churches offer children safe alternatives to trick-or-treating designed to keep children safely within parents’ view. Some hospitals and schools allow children to trick-or-treat by going from room to room virtually eliminating the dangers associated with being out walking on the street after dark.
