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Flashback Thursday – Historically Speaking

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From Washington County Historian Jeremy Elliott:

“Flashing back to one of my favorite childhood treats was a trip to the A&W on Hwy. 60,….this picture was taken in the mid-1960’s shortly after Sonny Coats opened the franchise.”

Elliott said the restaurant eventually transferred to the Grayson family and was known as Wager’s A&W, when it closed down in the late 1970’s. 

“Who can forget the Papa, Mama and Baby Burgers and the Root Beer Floats?? I think somewhere I still have my A&W Bear hand-puppet I got from there!” said Elliott.

Rex J Bridges, 74, of Seymour

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Rex J Bridges, 74, of Seymour, Indiana, passed away on April 19th, 2017, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour.   

Born February 17th, 1943, in Scottsburg, Indiana, he was the son of Everett and Marie Johnson Bridges. On June 13th, 1970, he married Nita Bozarth of Tuscola, Illinois. 

After graduating from Tuscola High School in Tuscola, Illinois, Rex attended Southern Indiana University and IndianaUniversity where he received degrees in education and health sciences. He taught driver’s education for Atterbury Job Corps in Edinburgh, Indiana, and later worked for the Jackson County Health Department in Seymour.  Rex retired from the Dairy Division of the Indiana State Board of Health in 2005. 

He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Vietnam War.  He loved his family and his farms.  Rex was passionate about his family’s heritage and took particular pride in receiving the Hoosier Homestead Farm Award in 1992; an award granted for having kept a farm in the same family for more than 100 years. In addition to raising Hereford cattle, Rex loved driving and working on his Oliver tractors and his antique and classic cars. 

Rex is survived by his wife, Nita, Seymour; daughter, Elizabeth Marie (John) Burnette, Breckenridge Colorado; son, Paul Riley Bridges, Seymour; grandchildren, Marie Josephine and John Deputy Burnette, Breckenridge, Colorado, Mose Day Burnette, Boulder, Colorado; a sister, Mardena (Paul) Michelson, Davis, California; nephew, Max Everett Michelson, San Diego, California.  In addition, he leaves brothers-in-law, Alan Stahl, Peoria, Illinois, John (Susan) Bozarth, Panama City,Florida, David (Cheryl) Bozarth, Tuscola, Illinois, and his nieces and nephews and their descendants.

A funeral service will be conducted by Voss and Sons Funeral Service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22nd, at The First United Methodist Church (201 East Third Street Street) in Seymour. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery nearCommiskey, Indiana.

Family and friends may gather from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21st, at The United Methodist Church and from 10 a.m.until time of service on Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Margaret “Freida” Cherry age 74, of Palmyra

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Margaret “Freida” Cherry age 74, of Palmyra, Indiana, passed away on April 19, 2017 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New

Albany. She was born on July 28, 1942 in Marrowbone, Kentucky.

Freida was a retired seamstress for Floyd Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include 2 sons, Terry Poynter (Peggy) of Clarksville, and Jim Cherry of Salem; daughter, Kathy Vincent of Salem; 2

brothers, Terry Branham (Betty) of Louisville, and Mark Branaham of New Albany; 14 grandchildren and 20 great

grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her parents, Paul Davis Branham and Mertie Lee (Bushong) Branham; husband, James “Larry” Cherry; 2

daughters, Margie Cherry and Duana Cherry; 4 sisters and 3 brothers.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Monday at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Salem. Viewing will be from 4-8 PM

Sunday and Monday from 9:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hardinsburg Cemetery. Sid Dye

will officiate.

Patrician Ann (Petrey) Fowler, 65

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Patrician Ann (Petrey) Fowler passed away Sunday April, 6th 2017 in her residence.

She was born May, 2nd 1951 in New Albany, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Oradell (Swaney) Petrey. Patsy was a retired civil service worker and she loved playing the guitar and singing with her family. She was always willing to help anyone in need.

She is survived by her husband Gary; 2 sisters, Barbara Blanton (Jesse) and Linda Dukes (Johnnie); 2 brothers, Ronald and Timothy Petrey; 1 son, Gary J. Fowler; 6 grandchildren; and 1 great granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; 1 daughter, Tabitha Woods and 1 brother, Jerry Petrey.

Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Friday at Dawalt Funeral Home
Visitation will be Thursday, 5pm – 8pm and Friday, 11:00am till time of service.

Committal service and interment will follow the funeral at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Davisson and Houchin to Attend Orange County Third House Session

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The second of three scheduled Orange County Third House Sessions being sponsored by the three county chambers of commerce, French Lick/WB, Paoli, and Orleans is set for this coming Saturday, April 22nd at the Paoli Town Hall from 10 to 11 a.m.

State Representatives Steve Davisson, R, Salem, Lloyd Arnold, R, Leavenworth as well as State Senator Erin Houchin, R, Salem have been invited to participate in dialogues regarding the current Indiana General Assembly.  

Robert F. Henderson, Orleans Chamber Exec. Director, will moderate.

The public is welcome to attend.

Fair Board Sets Theme; Finalizes Fair Book

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At its next to last meeting before the upcoming county fair, the Washington County Fair Board met to finalize some last minute business.

The theme of the fair will be “The Wonderful World of Food and Family,” combining the state fair theme along with a suggested theme for the county fair parade. 

Also, Sharon Smedley said she would be finalizing fair books to get them printed by the first of May.

The board also will work with the 4-H SWAG (See What AG Gives) program to collect canned food items for the Washington County Food Bank. Food will also be collected during the parade again. 

There will be the first of two trucks pulls at Thunder Valley Raceway on Saturday, June 10. Another will be scheduled for later in the fall. 

The normal grandstand events have been moved permanently to the Salem Schools building. 

The annual Baby Contest will be held at the Bradie Shrum Elementary School on Saturday, June 17 at 1p, with registration beginning at noon. 

The Parade will be Sunday, June 18 at 3p. 

Monday night’s queen contest and Tuesday night’s Teen pagaent have been moved to the Salem Middle School, leaving the grandstand open.

Fair board president Tony Nolan said they were looking for events to fill those dates, with proposed races the rest of the week. 

“We’re operating a county fair in 2017 on a budget from 20 years ago,” said Nolan. “It’s difficult.”

Nolan said there would be a mini-demo derby possibly on Wednesday night, other racing events on Thursday and Friday night with the traditional demo derby on Saturday night.

Last year, a volleyball tournament was held at the grandstand and there is some interest in doing that again this year. 

The parking situation at the fair was also clarified. At the last meeting, it was suggested that Hill Passes be renamed as Unloading Passes, which give merchants and others the ability to temporarily park at the top of the hill in order to unload items for their booths. 

“If there is space at the top of the hill, then people can park there,” said Treasurer Kevin Stewart. “Otherwise these people would need to park at the bottom of the hill and walk up. We talked about the possibility of selling $100 dedicated parking for the week in a limited amount. These would be guaranteed parking spots. The fair will continue to be a free fair and there will be no money charged for general parking.”

Other topics discussed include Duke Energy working with the fair board to expand the electrical capacity of the fairgrounds. 

Pam Hasty was introduced as the new representative of the Washington County Commissioners. She said the county would be adding more gravel to the fairgrounds’ parking area. 

Steve Leonard and his wife, Misty, have taken over the operation of Thunder Valley Raceway and have been working to make improvements to the track to get ready for the truck pull and fair events. 

Details on the June 21st fair race are as follows
Classes:
Hornets
Pure Stocks
Modifieds
MMSA Sprints
Mini Stocks and Pro Trucks

Pit gates open at 4:00 with a Drivers meeting at 6p. 

Hot laps at 6:30 with Racing at 7:00. 

Pit admission $30.00
Grandstand admission $7.00
$4.00 ages 6-12

More information on the Saturday night demo derby will  be posted this week.

Keep checking wslmradio.com to keep up the latest fair news and a digital copy of the fair book. 

79th IBEP Bull Sale April 20

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The 79th performance test of the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program finished March 27, 2017 at the Feldun-Purdue Ag Center in Bedford.

A total of 217 bulls from nine breeds completed the test. The bulls were entered by 76 seedstock producers from Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Bulls were fed a moderate-energy ration during the 125-day test and daily gain for the entire group was 3.77 lbs.

The bulls are in ideal body condition for use this spring.

This is an excellent set of bulls that offer a range of performance for the economically important traits. Bull number 118 will enter the sale ring first because of his strong combination of traits. His Performance Index was 119.4. His EPD’s ranked in the top 10% of the Angus breed for birth weight, weaning weight, maternal milk, direct and maternal calving ease, ribeye area, and $W index. Angus #118 was consigned by Kiata Farms, Hamilton, OH and was sired by

Kiata Confidence 6458. Other bulls with superior balanced traits for performance and carcass merit that will sell early in the sale include Angus #100 from Drew Brown, Rockville, IN; Angus #191 from Underwood Angus Farms, North Manchester, IN; Angus #35 from Rolling Acres Angus, Freetown, IN; Angus #52 from Stewart Select Angus, Greensburg, IN; Angus #195 from Snider-Clayton Farm, Goshen, IN; Angus #86 from Big D Farms, Elizabeth, IN; SimAngus #213 from Kohli Farms, Circleville, OH; and Angus #161 from Hanlin Farms, Pennville, IN.

Beef producers looking for a high carcass merit bull should take note of Angus #64, consigned by Willer Timber Ridge, Greencastle, IN. Bull #64 had an estimated intramuscular fat of 7.11% with 0.24 inches of rib fat and a ribeye area of 11.9 square inches, for a combined Carcass Merit of 125.5.

Cattle producers looking for bulls that will add pounds, quality and value to their calves will not want to miss the sale on Thursday April 20, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at the Springville Feeder Auction, Springville, Indiana. In addition, the sale will be broadcast live over the internet through DVAuction Services. Users with high speed internet access and interested in buying or

just viewing the sale need to visit the DVAuction web site at www.dvauction.com. Bulls can also be viewed and purchased at two remote sites in Indiana: the Beck Agricultural Center, West Lafayette; and the Fulton County Fairgrounds, Rochester.

A total of 92 bulls will be offered for sale (69 Angus, 9 SimAngus, 7 Hereford, 3 Charolais, 2 Red Angus, and 2 Simmental). These 92 bulls were the top indexing bulls of their breed and passed a rigorous inspection for breeding and structural soundness. Also, all bulls have been measured by ultrasound for ribeye area, backfat and percent intramuscular fat (marbling).

In addition, EPD's for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, maternal milk, calving ease, carcass traits, and $ indexes are available to assist producers in bull selection. All bulls offered for sale have had their pedigrees inspected for ancestors carrying genetic defects. All are AMF, CAF, DLF, HYF, IEF, NHF, and/or OSF or have no carrier ancestors. Two are DDC and one is a potential carrier, but the rest are DDF or have no carrier ancestors.

Bulls may be seen at the Test Station, located at the Feldun-Purdue Ag. Center, 3 miles northwest of Bedford on SR 158 and 458 or after 3:00 p.m. on April 20 at the Springville Feeder Auction.

For additional information, contact your County Extension Educator, or Donna Lofgren, 765-494- 6439; Terry Stewart, 765-494- 0138; or Brad Shelton, Station Manager, 812-279- 8554.

Also, complete performance data and photos of sale bulls can be viewed at the Web Site:

http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/ibep/. The sale catalog is online, and includes a feature which allows users to search for bulls which meet their selection criteria.

Corn Farmers Encouraged to Run for Indiana Corn Checkoff Board

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Indiana corn farmers with an interest in building stronger markets for their corn while

strengthening their leadership skills are encouraged to run for a seat on the state corn checkoff

board of directors.

The Indiana Corn Marketing Council manages state corn checkoff investments with the goal of

supporting and growing Indiana’s corn industry. Five seats on ICMC’s board of directors are up

for election in 2017.

David Gottbrath, ICMC president and a farmer from Pekin, Ind., says serving on the corn

checkoff board gives Indiana corn farmers an opportunity to take an active role in Indiana’s corn

industry while making decisions about the investment of checkoff funds.

“We’re looking for Indiana corn farmers who care about the future of agriculture to step into

these leadership positions,” said Gottbrath. “There is a new generation of farmers, and we want

to involve them in ICMC’s work so the organization remains effective and aware of the needs of

Indiana’s corn growers.”

Board members are involved in determining the promotional, educational and research activities

funded by the corn checkoff. ICMC’s strategic plan focuses on market development, production

research and farmer services. Current priorities include ethanol, transportation infrastructure,

production research, livestock promotion and international exports.

To run for an ICMC director seat, Indiana corn farmers must be a registered Indiana voter, be at

least 18 years of age, and reside in the appropriate district. All farmers who submit a valid

petition by June 30, 2017 will be listed as a candidate on the election ballot. Voting takes place at

Purdue Cooperative Extension Service county offices in August 2017.

This year, ICMC has seats open in Districts 3, 6, and 9. There are also two open At-Large seats.

 District 3: The counties of LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen,

Huntington, Wells and Adams.

 District 6: The counties of Blackford, Jay, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Wayne, Fayette

and Union.

 District 9. The counties of Franklin, Jennings, Jefferson, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, Clark,

Switzerland and Scott.

 The two open At-Large seats represent the entire state of Indiana.

Farmers interested in running for a director position should submit a petition to the ICMC office

before June 30, 2017. Farmers can receive a petition by downloading the forms at

www.incorn.org/elections or by calling Chris Weldon at the ICMC office at 1-800- 735-0195.

Forms are also available at all Purdue County Extension offices.

Newly elected directors will begin a three-year term October 1, 2017. ICMC directors can serve

three consecutive full terms or a total of nine consecutive years.

For more information about Indiana Corn Marketing Council, visit www.incorn.org.

Sleepy Driver Strikes Electronic Construction Zone Sign

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This afternoon at 12:29, Indiana State Police and Terre Haute City Fire/Rescue/Paramedic units responded to a one-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the eight mile marker. 

Preliminary investigation revealed an eastbound 2014 Subaru, driven by 29-year-old Devin R. Snyder of Jackson, New Jersey, failed to slow or merge at the entrance to the construction zone and struck an electronic sign indicating traffic was merging to one lane. 

Snyder was transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital on suspicion of a fractured wrist and abdominal pain. Driver fatigue is believed to have been a contributing factor in this crash. Snyder was cited for Failure to Yield to a Traffic Control Device. 

The crash was investigated by ISP Detective Michael Featherling. Assisting were ISP Master Trooper Jason Owen and the city of Terre Haute Fire/Rescue/Paramedic units. 

Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Trooper Brian Snyder Returns to Duty 4 Click to edit this placeholder text.

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After nine grueling surgeries, Master Trooper Brian Snyder has returned to full police duty. His desire to return to the career he loves kept him motivated through the four years of multiple surgeries. 

In the early morning hours of March 6th, 2013 Trooper Snyder was investigating a crash on I-65 northbound near the 92 mile marker. Snyder was standing just outside his car when he happened to notice a semi tractor-trailer coming straight toward him.

Just in the nick of time, Snyder dove through his open door into the front seat and the semi sideswipped his car.

Snyder narrowly escaped seriuos injury but noticed some discomfort in his back and could immediatly tell his hand was injured from the impact.

The semi pulled over on the shoulder ahead of the crash scene but then pulled away, it was never located.

Snyders turned out to be more seriously injured than he initially thought requiring 5 surgeries to repair his hand and 4 surgeries on his back.

Trooper Snyder, a 19 year veteran, has returned to the Indianapolis District and will begin patrolling Johnson and southern Marion County on the midnight shift.

Indianapolis District Commander, Lt. Jeff Payne said, “Brian is a model trooper, we are thankful he has been able to recover from his injuries, he had a long road to recovery and his committment to returning to duty demonstrates his passion for being an Indiana State Trooper”

 

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