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Monday night before the Salem Middle School Boy’s final home game, the crowd was filled with quite a few friends and family of SMS Principal Ray Oppel; most of who knew the secret of what was about to happen.
An area of the floor was covered and although nobody had seen it, the product of a few months of preparation would soon come to pass — that the gym and the court would be named in honor of Ray C. Oppel.
Oppel, who had been kept in the quiet, waited on the side of the gym, watching his family, friends, SMS staff and School Board gather at the center of the basketball court.
After a few remarks by Salem Schools Board President and WSLM Sports Director Mark “Bubba” Abbott, Oppel’s grandson, Brandon Pepmeier took the podium.
“He’s served the community in education for 49 years,” said Brandon. “And been married to my grandmother for 50 years…which is pretty cool.”
Dr. Lynn Reed, Salem Superintendent, presented Oppel with a plaque and a promise. “When you’re ready to retire – in a few years down the road — we’ll put a bronze plaque up in the building. But for now, we honor you with this plaque. For your dedication and untiring commitment to athletics and academics at Salem Middle School.”
The gym was named the Ray C. Oppel Gymansium and the floor of the building’s newest gym was named the Ray C. Oppel Court, complete with his signature.
The plaque summed up everyone’s sentiments — “A champion for Salem Community Schools and a pillar of Cub Pride for over 48 years.”
Pepmeier noted that his grandfather ran track and cross country at Vincennes University in 1964 through 1966. The next two years, Oppel moved to Middle Tennessee State and in 1969 began teaching elementary PE at Salem.
From 1970 to 73, Oppel taught English at Salem High School and in 1975 completed his Masters in Counseling at IU.
In 1984, he became a counselor at SMS and has been the Principal of SMS for the past 23 years, first beginning in 1994.
Oppel has spent many years in coaching and officiating, as well.
In 1969 and 70, he was the 7th grade boys basketball coach. In 1970-71, he was the assistant Varsity Boys Basketball coach when they went to semi-state.
The next four years, he served as the JV Boys Basketball head coach and in 1974, took over as the Varsity Head Coach of the Salem Lions, through 1976.
Oppel also served as the Head Coach for Varsity Cross Country, when he took the team to the state finals in 1973.
In 1984, he served as the boys 8th grade coach and in 2000, helped his daughter, Kandi, coach.
Oppel began officiating in 1976 and has done basketball, volleyball, track and cross country.
In 1993 and 94, he began his first year as a start for the cross country state finals.
The Salem School Board and friends and family of Ray Oppel gathered Monday night before the Salem Cubs basketball game.
Dr. Lynn Reed presented Oppel with a plaque.
Oppel’s four grandchildren pulled the cover off the new logo of RAY C. OPPEL COURTBefore the game, Oppel shook hands with each SMS player – including his grandson, Brody Pepmeier.
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Arrest Report for Courts
01/27/2017 thru 01/30/2017
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Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: STATEN ISLAND State: NY
Class:
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Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: LAWRENCE, CO. State: IN
Class:
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01/27/2017 1700 09/20/1980 *********** M LCPD 0.00 REL T/S
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Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: BLOOMINGTON State: IN
Class:
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01/28/2017 0316 02/19/1992 *********** M LAWRENCE C 0.00
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Class: MISDEMEANOR
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01/28/2017 1958 03/22/1985 *********** M MITCHELL P 500.00
Run: 30-JAN-2017 8:54 LAWRENCE COUNTY Page: 2
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Arrest Report for Courts
01/27/2017 thru 01/30/2017
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AGAN,JOSEPH C 47C01-1107-JP-247 00000000078 FAILURE TO APPEAR CI Court: Date/Time: -0000
Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: BEDFORD State: IN
Class: MISDEMEANOR
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01/28/2017 2302 04/22/1995 *********** M LAWRENCE C 0.00
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Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: WAYNE COUNTY State: IN
Class: FELONY
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01/28/2017 2326 10/03/1988 *********** M BEDFORD PD 305.00
CLARK,CASEY ON-SITE 00000000001 PUBLIC INTOXICATION Court: Date/Time: -0000
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Citizen? Birth Place Not Provided
Class: MISDEMEANOR
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01/29/2017 1818 09/24/1967 *********** M BEDFORD PD 0.00
DECKARD,KENNETH B ON-SITE 00000000058 THEFT Court: Date/Time: -0000
Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: COLUMBUS State: IN
Class: MISDEMEANOR
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01/29/2017 2255 09/18/1988 *********** F BEDFORD PD 505.00
YATES,JORDAN B 47D02-1701-CM-126 00000000127 POSS OF CONTROLLED S Court: Date/Time: -0000
Citizen? Yes Birth Place Country: US City: LAWRENCE CO State: IN
Class: MISDEMEANOR
Mrs. Cora Mae King age 75 of Salem passed away Monday, January 30 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.
Mrs. King was born February 15, 1941 in Breathitt County, Kentucky the daughter of Archie Smith and Lillie Trusty Gibbs. She attended Columbia City Free Will Baptist Church and was retired after 32 years from Dana Corporation in Churubusco, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband: David King of Salem, a son: Richard King (Sherry) of Churubusco, Indiana, a brother: Doug Smith (Bonnie) of Middletown, Ohio, two grandchildren: Daphne Anderson (Jason) of Prairieville, Louisiana and Melinda Love (Kevin) of Laotto, Indiana and four great-grandchildren: Sierra, Alexis, Brock and Makala. She was preceded in death by a sister: Charlotte Keith and her parents.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10AM-time of service.
Are you a 5th, 6th, or 7th grader who loves to read? Then the Washington County 4-H Book Club is for you!
Starting on Wednesday, February 15th, we will be meeting at the Purdue Extension-Washington County Office from 4:30-5:30 p.m. every Wednesday through March 22nd.
We will be reading the first book in The Land of Stories series, titled The Wishing Spell.
Participants will receive this book at no charge. Each meeting will consist of a snack, some reading time, and discussion.
To get to the Extension Office, students may be dropped off or Salem students can ride Bus 12 to the County Government Building.
Participants must be 4-H members, but do not worry, if you are not a 4-H member, we can still easily get you enrolled! Call or stop by the Extension Office for details.
Please call the Extension Office at 812-883-4601 or email Megan at mcbrough@purdue.edu to reserve your spot. Please reserve by Friday, February 10th to make sure enough supplies are ordered.
All persons shall have equal opportunity and access to our programs and facilities without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, or disability.
Friday afternoon, a bill to establish the 50th Anniversary Apollo I Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery was introduced.
Representative Trey Hollingsworth added his name as an original co-sponsor to this piece of bi-partisan legislation honoring Command Pilot Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, who perished in the Apollo I explosion, was a native of Indiana’s 9th District and a graduate of Purdue University.
Born in Mitchell, Grissom became interested in flying at a young age and would use the money he earned from delivering newspapers and working at a service station to pay a local attorney for flying lessons.
Representative Hollingsworth released the following statement regarding his support of this bill:
“It is extremely fitting that today, the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo I explosion, a bill to commemorate and honor the lives of Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee was introduced. These men embodied the principles that mankind has embraced for centuries. We are meant to be explorers. We are meant to ask questions, dive deeper, reach farther, and fly higher. I am proud to be an original supporter of this effort.”
The Indiana State Police has fallen victim to the recent criminal trend of credit card skimming.
It was recently discovered some Indiana State Police fuel cards were compromised and one particular card was used for more than $1,000 in fraudulent charges.
All the affected cards were used at one particular Central Indiana gas station.
Investigators are now working to determine how the credit card information was obtained, but they believe it was likely through a skimming device installed on a gas pump.
This is an ongoing investigation and few details are available at this time. We are asking area gas stations to regularly check their gas pumps and report any suspicious activity to police.
The Indiana State Police would like to offer the following tips to decrease the chances of falling victim to credit card skimming at gas stations:
Use the pump closest to the building or in clear view of the cashier. When placing skimming devices criminals try not to be seen and will often use pumps where employees have obstructed views
Look for wires hanging out of access panels, and damaged or broken locks on the gas pump.
Look at other gas pumps to be sure the credit card readers all look the same and use your fingers to physically pull on it.
Look for tamper-resistant seals on access panels
Avoid entering your PIN number at a gas pump, or if you must, be sure to shield it with your other hand.
If anything looks suspicious about the pump, report it to an employee and go to another location.
Diligently check your credit card statement each month for fraudulent charges. Criminals often use stolen credit card numbers to make small purchases ensuring it will work before racking up large amounts of money.
CLINTON BAKER, 31, SALEM
TRENT ADKINS, 35, SALEM
DAVID CORDERO, 38, FREDRICKSBURG
LARRY MCKINNEY, 40, SALEM
