SUN-COMMERCIAL, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 2003 H. Helpingstine-Smith Julia H. Helpingstine-Smith, died at 1:35 a.m. today, Feb.
Campus. Arrangements are pending at Obituaries Regis Theriac Regis Theriac, 84, 3478 E. Meier Circle, died this morning, 28, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Goodwin Funeral Home. Irene Johnson Irene Johnson, 87, formerly of Wheatland, died at 2:28 a.m.
Feb. 28, at Crestview nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Goodwin Funeral Home. Janette Rose Benson 104, formerly of 418 E. Locust 28, 2003, at Bridge Pointe Gardner-Brockman Funeral Home.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. Janette Rose Benson, 75, Route 2, Box 264, died at 11:26 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Bridge Pointe Health Campus in Vincennes. Born Oct.
31, 1927, in Cook County, she was the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Hays) Null. She was a homemaker and cafeteria worker in the Lawrenceville schools. She was a member of Allison Prairie Church of the Brethren. Survivors include her husband, Harold Benson, whom she married Dec. 24, 1945; two sons, Bradley Benson and Steve Benson, both of Lawrenceville; a daughter, Cheryl Hahn of Champaign; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
A sister is deceased. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. CST Sunday at Allison Prairie Church of the Brethren, with burial in Centerville Cemetery, northeast of Lawrenceville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. CST Saturday at Smith Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Allison Prairie Church of the Brethren or the Centerville Cemetery through the funeral home. Walter T. Fritchie Sr. PALESTINE, Ill. Walter T.
Fritchie 7:30 a.m. CST Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Center in Palestine. Born Aug. 26, 1922, in Lawrence County, he T.
and Eunice (Howerton) Fritchie. He was a caster at Case Pottery for 36 years the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Vincennes ordained minister for more than 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Hazel (Hamilton) married Sept. 19. 1945; a son, Walter Fritchie daughters, Barbara Shore of Dandridge, Oblong; a sister, Margaret Baldwin of Palestine; seven gr great-grandchildren.
A brother and a granddaughter are deceased. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. CST Funeral Home in Palestine by the Tony in Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Palestine. 80, Palestine, died at Cotillion Ridge Nursing was the son of Joseph and was a member of where he served as Fritchie, whom he Jr. of Palestine; two and Rebecca Helm of 5 grandchildren; and Sunday at Goodwine Frankum.
Burial will be Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. CST Saturday and until service time Sunday. John F. Malone ODON John F. Malone, 77, Elnora, died at 11:45 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. Born Nov. 2, 1925, in Greene County, he was the son of Norvel and Nora Jane (Plummer) Malone. He retired from Griffin Industries in 1988 after 20 years of Survivors include his wife, Lois (Ketchem) Malone, whom he married July 12, 1963; two daughters, Patricia Roark of Edwardsport and Judith Stedman of Elnora; three brothers, Ralph Malone of Spencer, Lee Malone of Mooresville, and Richard Malone of Newberry; three sisters, Ethel Cox of Linton, Marjorie Brookshire of Newberry and Virginia Krost of Indianapolis; and four grandchildren.
A sister is deceased. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Poindexter-Hall McClure Funeral Home in Odon by Brother Mark Reed. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Saturday. Services Dolores I. Harrington BICKNELL The funeral for Dolores I. Harrington will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at McClure-Utt Funeral Home in Bicknell by the Rev.
Clyde, Wake. Burial will be in Bicknell Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, with a Rebekah service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church at Edwardsport or Hospice.
Roy Sweeten Jr. LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. A Jr. will be at 1 p.m. CST Saturday There will be no visitation.
Emmons-Macey Steffey handling arrangements. Rachel J. Deimel SUMNER, Ill. The funeral a.m. CST Saturday at the United burial in Sumner City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 Steffey Funeral Home in Sumner. Memorial contributions may be Kingdom or to the United Methodist Lola N. Fox BRIDGEPORT, Ill. The conducted at 10 a.m. CST Saturday Bridgeport by David Stevenson.
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be funeral home. graveside service for Roy Sweeten in May Chapel Cemetery Funeral Home in Lawrenceville is for Rachel J. Deimel will be at 10:30 Methodist Church in Sumner, with p.m.
CST today at Sivert-Macey made to the Sumner Sign of the Church. funeral for Lola N. Fox will be at Cunningham Funeral Home in Burial will be in Bridgeport City CST today. made to Relay For Life through the Robert Gene Jarrell The funeral for Robert Gene Jarrell will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Community United Methodist Church by the Rev.
Andrew Kinsey. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers are Tony Jarrell, Charles Jarrell, Dustin Jarrell, Jerry Miller, James Collins, and Arnie Whitt. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Goodwin Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lincoln Trail Hospice or Community United Methodist Church. Clinton 'Jack' Parker The funeral for Clinton "Jack" Saturday at Gardner-Brockman Bultman. Burial will be in Mount Visitation will be from noon to 2 Condolences may be Health Feb. today, Parker will be conducted at 2 p.m. Funeral Home by the Rev.
Robert Calvary Cemetery. p.m. Saturday. sent via e-mail to: Staff photos by Tom Bartholomew WellAbove: Tec*msehHarrison Elementary School kindergartners in Heather Hilsip's class were busy loading up everything from PopTarts to puzzlebooks to send to American troops stationed in Kuwait. Students are, from left, Michelle Wegehoft, Brent Crouch, Brandon Maxon, Dayton Ellerman, and Payton McCoy.
The goods will be distributed overseas by Vincennes guardsman Rex Phillippe. At right: Tec*msehHarrison kindergartner Kameron Vonderwell helps fold a quilt bound to Kuwait for Spc. Rex Phillipe, a Vincennes guardsman. The quilt is emblazoned with handprints and messages. New Flaget dress code approved Students attending Vincennes Catholic Schools may be wearing more uniform clothing in coming years if a new dress code is approved, according to board president Kevin Doyle.
The board approved the first reading of a new policy which would require Flaget students to wear polo shirts and khaki pants or skirts daily beginning in the 2003-2004 school year. Rivet Middle and High School students would begin wearing the uniform the following school year. "We want to have a dress code that is simple to follow and enforce for the administrators but that still allows the students to express their individuality and have some flexibility," Doyle said. "The students will have more variety in choosing shirt colors." The new policy is four years in the making and still must be adopted by the board next month. Currently students must wear the khaki-and-polo ensemble one day a week, usually Wednesday, or if they go on field trips.
The adoption of an updated dress code has become necessary, Doyle said, because so many contemporary clothes, especially for girls, are inappropriate for school. A tuition increase was also approved, raising the price for parish members by $165 per year. Non-parish families will pay an additional $240 annually. "We always have a little bit of increase so we can keep up with salary increases for our teachers," Doyle said. "But it seems any ground we gain is lost in operating costs, especially with rising utility and insurance costs." Vincennes Schools are funded by tuition, local parishes and money raised by the Christian Education Foundation.
The CEF will host Mega-Bingo Sunday at Executive Inn, a fund-raising event held several times during the year. Doors open at 11 a.m. Knox safety reports Troopers chase stolen car, arrest two The following comes from reports provided by the Vincennes and Knox County Police departments. Charges not involving warrants are preliminary and may be changed before formal filing by the prosecutor. A brief Indiana State Police chase of a stolen vehicle late Thursday night netted two arrests.
Around midnight on Thursday, Troopers Bill Gadberry and Terry Stremming were patrolling the Bunker Hill area and spotted a white, 1990 Pontiac that had been reported stolen. As the troopers approached, the car accelerated and began to flee southbound on 16th Street. After traveling approximately two miles, the car crashed into a ditch. The driver and a passenger both fled on foot, and were apprehended after short chases. Christopher Robert Swettenam, 25, 1401 Ritterskamp and Donald Eugene Thomas, 34, 805 N.
Seventh were arrested. Swettenam was charged with resisting law enforcement and reckless possession of paraphernalia, and was being held on $10,000 bond. Thomas was charged with resisting law enforcement and and possession of stolen property Housing needs to be assessed By JOSH SAYLOR staff writer Knox County residents will have several chances to speak up about The Knox County Commissioners received a grant from the Indiana Housing Finance Authority for a housing study. The commissioners in turn contracted the Southern Indiana Development Commission to conduct the study. As part of the study, the SIDC is hosting four public meetings around the county: At noon Tuesday at the Wilson Center at Tilly Estates in Bicknell At noon Thursday at the Oaktown Community Center At 6:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 11, at the Washington Township Fire Department in Bruceville At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at the Blue Jean Community Center in Monroe City Jenny Dearwester, SIDC housing program manager, said the study is intended to show the community what the county's housing needs area. She said the SIDC is doing a community profile, including analyzing census data, interviewing businesses and organizations, and Conducting Local Student artwork on display Students from the five Vincennes elementary schools will have artwork displayed at Wal-Mart, 650 Kimmell Road, from Saturday through March 14. This display is to celebrate Youth Arts Month, which begins Saturday in Indiana. Tec*mseh-Harrison and Riley will showcase work from second and fifth grades; Vigo and Washington will display artwork from kindergarten and third grade, and Franklin will showcase work from first and fourth grades.
The artwork will include a variety of media, such as paintings, prints, drawings and collage. Works based on famous artists and other cultures will also be emphasized. Campbell enters plea agreement A Vincennes man could receive four years in work release on burglary and forgery charges. Troy N. Campbell, 39, 860 Emison entered a plea agreement Wednesday in Knox Superior Court II.
Campbell agreed to plead guilty to a charge of burglary, a class felony, and a charge of forgery, a class felony. Campbell would face a sentence of four years in prison, suspended to work release. Campbell would be given credit for time served in jail and would be ordered to pay restitution to a Wheatland business, Gustave A. Larson Company. The amount of restitution would be determined in a restitution hearing.
Campbell would also be subject to random drug tests. As part of the agreement, charges of theft, possession of cocaine and resisting law enforcement would be dismissed. Judge Tim Crowley took the plea under advisem*nt and set plea for 3:30 p.m. on April 3. New township trustee sought Palmyra Township Democrats who would like to be trustee need to contact county chairman Dale Webster by March 18.
Webster will name a replacement for James Simpson, who died Feb. 20. For information contact Webster at 812-882-4310. Mister Rogers special to air "Our Neighbor, Fred Rogers," an hour-long commemoration of the life and accomplishments of the noted PBS children's program host, will air at 6 p.m. today on WVUT-TV 22, Vincennes University's public ROGERS broadcast station.
Rogers died Thursday of stomach cancer. He was 74. Emmy-winning "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" was a fixture on PBS for more than three decades. "windshield" surveys, in which employees drive around the county evaluating housing structures. "The IHFA has funding programs available for housing rehabilitation and construction projects," Dearwester said.
"They will ask if we've completed our study and we'll show them the needs we've identified. They would then, hopefully, allocate funds to meet those Dearwester said the study is scheduled to be completed by the end of April. Knox County Housing Authority Director Mary Lou Terrell said the biggest need in the county is rental properties. "We have virtually no rental properties in our area," Terrell said. "Many of the elderly in places like Oaktown, Bicknell and Freelandville rent, but that doesn't help the families, especially in the northern Knox County area.
"A lot of people don't realize the impact rental properties have on towns," Terrell said. "People who rent eat, buy gas and go to schools in these towns. If they put 50 rental units in Oaktown, that could mean up to 100 children and then maybe the North Knox School Corporation might not have to close one of their buildings." and was being held on $10,000 bond. Other arrests City police arrested Kyle Norman Henderson, 19, 302 S. 13th at 1:40 a.m.
today at the intersection of Seventh Street and College Avenue on charges of possession of methamphetamine and public intoxication. He was being held on $5,000 bond. State police arrested Michael Ray Padgett, 35, 2319 S. 15th at 10:39 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Fifth Street and Shelby Street.
on a charge of reckless driving. He was released on $3,000 bond. Meetings Monday Knox County Commissioners 9 a.m., courthouse Knox County Water, Inc. 6:30 p.m., Fritchton water office Tuesday Vincennes Urban Enterprise Zone Board 5:30 p.m., city hall Knox County Area Plan Commission 7 p.m., courthouse Wednesday Animal Welfare Commission 7 p.m., city hall Thursday Vincennes Police Department Merit Board 5 p.m., police department Lotteries Indiana Thursday: Daily 8-Midday: 7-4-0 Daily Three-Evening: 5-9-5 Daily Four-Midday: 1-0-5-5 Daily Four-Evening: 1-9-8-4 Lucky 5-Evening: 6-17-22-25-26 Estimated Hoosier Lotto jackpot: $12 million Estimated Powerball jackpot: $12 million Illinois Pick Three-Midday: 5-3-7 Pick Three-Evening: 7-9-0 Pick Four-Midday: 2-9-9-4 Pick 4-3-9-8 Little Lotto: 10-15-21-22-28 Estimated Lotto jackpot: $3.5 million Estimated Mega Millions jackpot: $16 million How to reach If you have a story idea or corr ection for the Sun-Commercial, contact Chrystal Holmes, news editor, at 812-886-9955 or 800-876-9955. S-C News, 702 Main P.O.
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