The Crothersville Athletic Boosters are holding a Sesquicentennial Prince and Princess contest for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders for next week’s celebration.
Voting is a penny a vote and can be placed in cans distributed throughout the community.
Candidates are (front) Noah Hoskins, Seth Anderson, Cameron Williams, Brandon Banks
Second row: MaKaela Johnson, Gaby Walters, Abby Mains, Kashmir Kelshaw, Lacey Hall, McKenzie Stewart.
Standing: Cassidy Mantz, Parker Adams, Michael Dunn, Arizona White, Tyler Luedeman, Brooklyn Huff.
Not available for the photo are Logan Collins, Brady Riley and Hailee Perry.

An alert businessman called police and thwarted a break-in of a Uniontown home last Thursday morning, police said.
Andrew Nehrt, co-owner of Pro-Form Plastic in Uniontown called 911 from his cell phone to report a break-in in progress at the residence located on the southwest corner of US 31 and State Road 250 in Uniontown. Nehrt parked his vehicle at a used car lot diagonally across from the residence and provided Indiana State Police Trooper Jared E. Black and Trooper Trainee Korry Clark updated details of the suspicious individuals’ movements he observed.
Nehrt told troopers that two white males wearing black t-shirts walked behind the residence and had not been seen in some time. Police checked the exterior of the home and discovered an open garage door with broken glass.
The troopers, believing the suspects were still in the house, radioed for assistance while setting up a perimeter around the residence. Before additional police arrived two males fitting the description given by Nehrt exited the rear of the residence fleeing on foot when troopers ordered them to stop. The pair continued running past police patrol cars arriving on the scene to assist. Following a short foot pursuit, both suspects were taken into custody.
The two suspects were identified as Travis Lee Moore, 21, and Brandon A. Manning, 20, both from Louisville, Kentucky.
During a search of the pair, jewelry, allegedly from the residence, was discovered on Moore. A driver’s license check on both suspects revealed outstanding warrants for their arrests from Fayette County, Indiana.
While investigating how the suspects arrived in the area, officers were directed to a damaged gray Honda Civic, parked at the nearby Marathon Gas Station. A registration check on the vehicle revealed it had been stolen in Fayette County, Indiana.
Both Manning and Moore were incarcerated in Jackson County Jail.
Brandon Andrew Manning is charged with burglary.
Travis Lee Moore is charged with theft, possession of stolen property, resisting law enforcement.
Manning’s warrants in Fayette County were for burglary and two counts of theft. Moore’s warrants in Fayette County were for five counts of burglary.
“The assistance of Andrew Nehrt, helped put this case together very quickly,” ISP Trooper Jared Black.

Aisin Group Companies of Jackson County recently presented a check for $5,000 to help fund next week’s Crothersville Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Pictured are Mark Handloser, Senior Human Resources Manager, Aisin Holding of America in Seymour; Kevin Buhr, Section Manager/Administration, Aisin Chemical Indiana in Crothersville; and Larry Summa, Administration Division Manager, Aisin Drivetrain in Crothersville. Accepting the check on behalf of the sesquicentennial committee are Rita Ibershoff and Donna Crafton (right).
The 150th anniversary celebration will be held September 11-14 in Crothersville.

by Curt Kovener
Three different times this past week I received some mail that wasn’t what it appeared.
What looked like an invoice wasn’t and (unfortunately) what appeared to be a couple of checks weren’t either.
So much for what they weren’t. They were bogus, albeit creative, come-ons from companies wanting some of my money.
On Tuesday came what appeared to be an invoice from Yellow Pages, Inc. for the newspaper listing I had “ordered”. It had an account number and my phone number and they wanted to verify the order. In reality, the little box I was to check was not only a verification but an agreement to purchase their phone book listing for $179.
I should be very clear, this is a company calling itself Yellow Pages, Inc. and is not associated with the directories we received from phone companies who, non-coincidentally, put their business listings on yellow colored paper.
I should also be very clear that only a minute minority of the phone calls we get at the newspaper come because of a listing in the yellow pages. And a good number of those are from professional solicitors for a good cause wanting the newspaper’s charitable contribution department.
But I drift afield and must get back to this pseudo phone billing.
Up at the top of the form, in plain English was “This Is Not A Bill. This is a Solicitation“.
But it sure looked like a bill. Which got me thinking why a company would use deceptive packaging to make a sale. And I answered my own question: because it wanted to make a sale.
Over the next two days I received even more lucrative looking inducements.
In a manila windowed #10 envelope which said “Buy And Hold U.S. Savings Bonds” and looking very governmental and very official, there was from First Federal Bankcorp (sounds pretty official) a check made out to me for $42,800.
“Holy Moley, Ed McMahan finally pulled my name from the Publisher’s Clearinghouse list,” I thought.
Nope.
In lighter gray printing I am told “This is not a check” and “Non-Negotiable Coupon”.
It seems that they were offering me a home equity loan in that amount. And they said that this “program is offered to a very select group of individuals in your community of Crothersville on a limited basis.”
I don’t believe mass solicitations mailed at a 15¢ bulk mailing rate does not qualify for the “very select group of individuals” category.
Then the next day, from Direct Funding I received another very official looking envelop and another non-negotiable check-looking coupon for another $42,800.
According to Mr. Bard’s high school math, that’s $85,600 I could have coming my way, if I wasn’t paying attention and signed the check-appearing loan applications.
But all of this got me to thinking. Since these companies were inducing me by attempting to dupe me into thinking they mailed me a check that was not a check, I returned volley in like kind and quality. I sent them an official looking loan application stating “This is not a Loan Application”.
And we’ll see if they “Show me the money”.

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A pair of bald eagles recently had a successful nesting at Jackson-Washington State Forest with the hatching of a young eaglet that’s believed to be the first such occurrence at an Indiana state forest.
“It’s been kind of like watching a little kid grow up,” said Brad Schneck, property manager at Jackson-Washington. “We’ve kept an eye on it.”
What made the eaglet’s hatching in mid-June even more unusual is that it took place in close proximity to an active timber sale site.
“The return of the bald eagle is indicative of our success story,” said John Seifert, state forester and director of the DNR Division of Forestry. “It’s one of 116 species of concern that have found a home in the actively managed state forest system.”
At 17,000 acres, Jackson-Washington is the fifth largest of 13 state forests managed by the DNR.
Schneck noticed a nest developing in a large sycamore last fall while marking trees for a timber sale in the vicinity of the property’s Starve Hollow Lake.
“We were going by periodically, every other day, and it kept getting bigger and bigger,” he said. “Then we began seeing two eagles there this spring.”
Jackson-Washington staff immediately complied with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidelines by setting up a 600-foot buffer area to minimize nest disturbance and to ensure the timber sale site was outside the zone.
“We were greater than that,” he said. “We were 500 meters out, which is over 1,600 feet. Even the log yard was way outside the buffer.”
All that remained was to wait and watch.
“And lo and behold they had one successful chick,” said Schneck, who continued to monitor the young bird’s activity until it began to fly in recent weeks.
He said Starve Hollow Lake has become a popular eagle viewing area since a draw down of the lake two years ago to eliminate an overpopulation of gizzard shad and to do repair work on the spillway.

Jackson County families traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to participate in the 2008 Kentucky State Fair. These Jackson County youth showed pigs in the open class swine show. Outside states are allowed to show in the open class show.
These youth competed against breeders from other states as well as Kentucky. Jackson County was very well represented making up a good portion of the entire show. Together, breeds shown include: Hampshire, Duroc, Yorkshire, and Crossbred.
Front row: Derrick Maxie, Olivia Huff, Kayla Schneider, Amiee, Stout, and Samantha Huls.
2nd Row: Brooke Prather, Denise Maxie, Kimmi Miller, Mariah Huff, Veronica Schneider, Amber Miller, Kari Speiker, Dustin Allman.
Back row: Judge Chuck Olsen of South Dakota, Dillon Maxie, Chad Burcham, Mark Speiker, Jared Stahl, Kendall Lambring, Ty Schwade, Cody Allman, and Bailey Lambring.

The long-awaited Sesquicentennial Committee cookbook are now available at town hall, according to Nalona Bush and Barbara Deputy, organizers of the project.
The souvenir cookbook “Heirlooms From Our Sesquicentennial” is priced at $10 each and will be available at Crothersville Town Hall or at Aunt Samantha’s Gift Shop. Aunt Samantha’s is located across from the Dollar General Store on north Armstrong Street in Crothersville.
Nalona Bush has been compiling recipes for the cookbook since the spring of 2007. “This cookbook includes recipes from town residents, past and present,” says Nalona. “I think everyone is going to be pleased. I can just see everyone cooking up a storm for months and years to come from this souvenir cookbook!”
Those in the community who have placed their name on a waiting list for the cookbook should call 793-2311 before dropping by Town Hall to pick up their copy to be sure it has arrived.

CHS Athletic Boosters will be hosting two children’s pageants to be held during next month’s Crothersville Sesquicentennial, according to CAB spokesperson Alisa Sweazy .
The Prince/Princess Pageant coronation will take place in CHS Cafetorium located on Oak Street at 6 p.m., Thursday, September 11. Collection jars are being placed in area businesses. The Prince or Princess candidate who receives the most money in their jar will be the winners of the contest.
A Baby Contest will occur on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the First Baptist Church located at 305 East Howard Street, Crothersville. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m., with the contest starting at 11 a.m. Ages will be from 0-36 months, with separate categories for both boys and girls. Trophies will be awarded to the winner in each category. Cost per entry will be $5.00.
“Planning for these memory-making children’s activities are in place and running smoothly,” said Sweazy. For more info call 812-793-2311 or at 812-521-4643.

•Vickie Byrd, Queen Pageant Chair, is extending the deadline for the Queen Pageant applications to Friday, Sept 5. “We need more Queen candidates, especially Juniors, age 16-22!” says Vickie. “Anyone who has questions about the queen pageants should call me ASAP at 523-8048.” Anyone who is thinking about entering the pageants are reminded of the historical nature of this activity. Photos are available of the 1958 Centennial Queen Pageant, if anyone would like to see them.
•Arts&Crafts/Commercial vendor applications (non-food), as well as parade entry forms, and Queen Pageant applications can be downloaded from http://www.150YearsAgo.org or picked up at Town Hall in Crothersville.
•A line-dancing exposition will be held 6-6:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, just before the beginning of the 50s-60s Sock Hop, by The Country Kickers dance club. Local residents and CSC members Ron and Donna Pevlor are members of The Country Kickers.
•The next meeting of the Crothersville Sesquicentennial Committee will be this Thursday, (tomorrow) at 6 p.m. at the Crothersville Libary. All activity chairs are urged to be present to give brief reports on their committee’s progress.
•Booth fees are being waived for all non-profit orgs. However, an application must be filled out and turned in so booth space can be assigned. If your non-profit org is planning to participate, please pick up an application at Town Hall or at the Library and turn in ASAP.
•Rita Ibershoff asks that all who have antiques/memorabilia/old photos/collections to share in the Antiques display at the new gym, call her at Verizon Cell 859-582-8697 ASAP. Arrangements and booth assignments must be made for the display. “I need help with this activity. Anyone who can help needs to call me!”
•The Bessie Lowe Memorial Pie-Baking Contest is being shaped up by CSC member Dolly Bradshaw. Bessie Lowe, a 1924 graduate of CHS, was an excellent fruit pie baker and member of the Crothersville Methodist Church. She baked pies and donated them for the Methodist food stand at the Jackson County Fair for many years. The contest will unfold on Friday, Sep 12, at the new Methodist Annex located at 116 N. Armstrong Street in Crothrsville. Pies need to be turned in between by 10 a.m. on Sept. 12 in one of three categories: Fruit, Cream or Specialty Pies. (No meat pies or pizza pie will be permitted.) Entry fee is $1. Limit of one pie per category per entrant. Judging will commence at 10:30 a.m., with winners announced at noon. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category. The 1st place pies in all categories, along with the Grand Champion Prize winning pie, will be auctioned off as soon as the winners are announced at noon. The rest of the pies will be sold by the slice for $1 each, or $5 per pie. All proceeds will be donated to The Crothersville Methodist Church in memory of Mrs Lowe.