The Vincennes Sun-Commercial from Vincennes, Indiana (2024)

June 11, 2015

Publication:

The Vincennes Sun-Commerciali

Location:

Vincennes, Indiana

Issue Date:

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Page:

3

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SUN COMMERCIAL Thursday June 1 1 201 5 A3 DEATHS Obituary Glenn Virginia Schultz OAKTOWN Glenn Virginia Schultz 93 of Oaktown passed away Tuesday June 9 2015 at Gentle Care Nursing Home Born Nov 29 1921 in Vincennes she was the daughter of Ira and Cora (Crawford) Ready She was a homemaker and a member of Emison United Methodist Church Glenn served as pianist and organist at the church for 62 years She was also active in various groups in the church including the WSCS Surviving are her husband Marten Schultz sons Larry Schultz and his wife Kaye of Bicknell David Schultz and his wife Carolyn of Indianapolis and Bruce Schultz and his partner Jared Bruce of Tulsa Oklahoma five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren "'T i iMWP'ir'' if Her parents and a sister Irene preceded her riends may visit with the family from 5 8 pm today at Goodwin uneral Home 524 Broadway St uneral services will be 10:30 am riday at the funeral home Interment will follow in Bruceville Cemetery In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gentle Care Nursing Home Online condolences may be made at goodwinfamilyfhcom unerals Cochran Robert died June 5 uneral: 10 am Saturday at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Pickerington Ohio with ather James Visitation: noon until the hour of services today at the funeral home Condolences: goodwinfamilyfhcom Milenkovich Pence to focus on education BYKIRKJOHANNESEN COLUMBUS REPUBLIC Mike Pence said he is seeking a second term as governor because his administration has unfinished business such as making greater strides in education One focus area will be advancing and expand ing a five county prekin dergarten pilot program that gets underway this year Pence said during an interview with The Repub editorial board Among other educa tion issues Pence said a replacement for troubled ISTEP test is being discussed with its new vendor He also said more career and technical education opportunities can help control the costs of a college education Pence said his experi ence with the Busy Bees Academy in Columbus helped him understand the importance of prekin dergdrten and identify needed in a quality pre program always believe and still believe that the best pre is a prosperous fam ily that can provide the enrichment at home that every child Pence said After visiting Busy Bees and similar quality pre programs Pence said he started to see that many children are not getting such educational enrich ment at home and that the prekindergarten pro grams consist of far more than day care are programs that are designed inten tionally to make up for what enrichment kids are not getting in the Pence said have a real Children who benefit most from prekindergar ten are those who come from lower income fami lies Pence said Neighboring Jackson County was among the five counties picked last year for the pilot program which officially begin until fall but had a soft launch in January The recently approved biennial state budget which increases 12 fund ing by about $460 million fully funds the pilot with $10 million The governor said early results have been encour aging sold on the value of quality pre for disad vantaged he said Pence said securing the first public funding for public pre in Indiana his tory means a lot to him but he wants to build on the program want to learn from it and find out ways in a fiscally responsible con text that we might be able to expand opportunities to more vulnerable he said Another look at ISTEP The state Department of Education is working on a replacement for Indi ISTEP test which came under fire this spring for being too long for students Eventually Pence issued an executive order for it to be short ened expectation is that complete that work this he said Besides being against more time spent tak ing ISTEP tests Pence want college stu dents to face an increas ing burden of debt to pay for their education Some colleges such as Purdue University Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College have frozen tuition for some or all students in an effort to keep it afford able But another way state is trying to keep col lege costs for students under control is requiring schools to map out degrees tor students providing a clear picture of the class es required and the costs involved Pence said The Commission on Higher Education is work ing on creating incentives for colleges to help stu dents finish their degrees' on time or sooner the governor said Yet another way to keep students from rack ing up college debt is to ensure that they have alternate pathways to a job Pence said Some students attend college for a few semes ters and quit after discov ering it the right path generating debt in the process Pence said Had those students had alternate pathways to a job such debt might have been minimized he said The governor said career and technical edu cation in high school can help students secure the skills needed to land a job The next state bud get includes incentives for schools to offer courses in high wage high demand jobs Pike board votes to close elementary Klima as celebrant Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery in Pataskala Ohio Visitation: 6 8 pm riday at the Dwayne Spence uneral Home in Pickerington Condolences: spencefuneralhomecom Hawkins William died June 7 uneral: 1 pm today at Goodwin uneral Home 524 Broadway St with the Rev red Nocus officiating Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery John died June 5 uneral: 11 am today at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev red Nociis officiating Condolences: goodwinfamilyfhcom Walton Barbara Jaan died June 9 uneral: 2 pm today at Memorial Park Cemetery Memorials: charity of choice Condolences: fredrickcom Card Showers BOTTOMS A get well card shower is planned'for Carl Bottoms Cards may be sent to: 2108 Jerry St Vincennes IN 47591 BROCKSMITH A card shower is planned for Gladys Brocksmith who will celebrate her 98th birthday June 20 Cards may be sent to: Eastgate Manor Nursing and 1 Rehabilitation Center Room 117 2119 National Highway Washington IN 47501 BUNTE A card shower is planned for Jannie Bunte who will celebrate her 38th birthday June 15 Cards may be sent to: Garden Villa Unit 6 2111 Norton Lane Bedford IN 47421 CROUCH A card shower is planned for Norma (Mullens) Crouch who will celebrate her 81st birthday June 21 Cards may be sent to: BridgePointe Health Campus Room 107 1900 College Ave Vincennes IN 4751 1 ELLERMANN A card shower is planned for Barbara Ellermann who will celebrate her 61st birthday June 15 Cards may be sent to: 1824 Old Decker Road Vincennes IN 47591 GREEN A card shower is planned for Mary Agnes Green who will celebrate her 100th birthday July 1 Cards may be' sent to: One Park Place Apt 3301 2701 rederica St Owensboro KY 42301 HUNT A card shower is planned for Helen Hunt who will celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday Cards may be sent to: 8903 NOtt Road Edwardsport IN 47528 MCCORMICK A get well card shower is planned for Celeste McCormick Cards may be sent to: Cobblestone Crossings Health Campus 1850 Howard Wayne Drive Terre Haute IN 47802 MOTLEY A card shower is planned for Sara Motley who will celebrate her 70th birthday Sunday Cards may be sent to: 903 Buntin St Vincennes IN 47591 PRUESNER A card shower is planned for Irma Pruesner who will celebrate her 98th birthday June 16 Cards may be sent to: BridgePointe Health Campus Room 207 1900 College Ave Vincennes IN 47591 REGO A card shower is planned for Norma Rego who will celebrate her 79th birthday June 24 Cards may be sent to: Apartment 60 1520 Main St Vincennes IN 47591 SHOUSE A card shower is planned for Gary and Evelyn Shouse who will celebrate their 80th birthdays June 28 Cards may be sent to 4679 Ind 241 Monroe City IN 47557 SIEVERS A card shower is planned for Dorothy Sievers who will celebrate her birthday Saturday Cards may be sent to 2653 Main Street Road Vincennes IN 47591 SMITH A thinking of you card shower is planned for former resident Phyllis Smith Cards may be sent to: Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Room 202 377 Westridge Blvd Greenwood IN 1 46142 BY LEANN BURKE JASPER HERALD OTWELL This fall will be the last first day of school at Otwell Elementa ry The Pike County school will close its doors after the 2015 2016 school year The Pike County School Board voted 4 1 to approve the closing of Otwell one of the school three ele mentary schools in its regular meeting Monday night The school board also approved eliminating seven teaching positions and slicing a principal position by bringing the middle and high schools under one administration (one principal and two assistant principals) Pike County Schools Superintendent Suzanne Blake said the votes were the result of a failed oper ation tax referendum for the schools Pike County voters decisively denied the measure last month The referendum which would have raised prop erty taxes 29 cents for every $100 in assessed value would have provid ed $23 million in annual funding The district has been running on a deficit in recent years and can not continue to operate without cuts School offi cials expect the expenses to outpace its revenues by about $19 million if the district con tinues spending as it has been Officials expect to save the district $700000 by closing Otwell Com bined with the eliminated staff positions Pike Coun ty School Corporation will save roughly $1 million been pulling money from our rainy day and our general funds" Blake said have to find ways to reduce reliance on our rainy day The building would require $2 to $3 million in renovations in the foreseeable future a fac tor that contributed to its closing Otwell has been a highly regarded school In 2011 it was named a' National Blue Ribbon School and in 2014 was named to the list of Indi ana our Star Last school year Otwell had a 96 percent rate on the I READ test which measure competency in phonics vocabulary and reading comprehension The school averaged 15 students per classroom last school year and had about 120 in total 'The board decided to keep Otwell open one more year because members felt closing the school immediately would be too quick Blake said Evansville bus terminal lighting up BY JOHN MARTIN EVANSVILLE COURIERS PRESS EVANSVILLE Indi ana Landmarks is hosting an ice cream social cel ebrating the neon relight ing at the old Greyhound Station in Downtown Evansville from 8 9 pm CDTJune 18 or the past year Indi ana Landmarks' has been restoring the outside of the two toned blue build ing at Northwest Third and Sycamore streets Landmarks also sealed water leaks renovated is the general contractor Both are supporting the ice cream social The relighting will bring back the running greyhound think over stating it to say an important and iconic part of our history and a piece of our community that' spans' generations in terms of people who appreciate it and have a fondness in their hearts for said Christine Keck a Evansville board member of Indi month that its Main Course Restaurant Challenge is making about $67000 in cash incentives available to Indiana Landmarks for a potential hospitality ten ant at the old Greyhound That announcement was made after a similar res taurant challenge for 330 Main St the former Jewelers building fizzled out Indiana Landmarks officials have said a res taurant or brew pub are potential uses for the building but those are not the only possibili ties They want a use that makes the building acces sible to the public The bus exte rior is complete the inte rior needs more work before someone could move in The interior will be open for viewing dur ing the ice cream social Special Projects got you stumped? the windows and returned the original colors to the porcelain enameled steel panels The restoration was designed by RATIO Architects Architectural Renovators ana Landmarks Two other Land marks board members are from Evansville Kristen Tucker and Gene Warren The Southwest Indi ana Chamber said last 'Reunions MENGEDOHT The Mengedoht family reunion will be June 27 at the Washington Township ire Station 5404 Ind 57 in Bruceville Dinner will be at noon or more information contact Kelly Phipps at 812 887 1452 VOLLE The Voile family reunion will be held at noon June 28 at the Bethel Church shelter house near reelandville All are asked to bring a well filled basket amily tree updates should be given to Lou Ann Lindsey at 812 890 8363 or sent to llindseyvinuedu PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE! MHL it EARN EXTRA CASH Higher earnings on motor routes' Become an independent contractor delivering the Sun Commercial to your community Carriers can earn extra income with a few hours of work every morning Early Morning Hours Weekly Income House The family and friends of Helen Hunt will hold an open house to celebrate her 90th birthday from noon to 3 pm June 21 at the Edwardsport fire station The family requests no gifts 1 To learn more visit the Sun Commercial office located at: 702 Main St Or call 8128869955 David ext 1111 or Arthur 1050 tUNCOMMERCIAL.

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