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Martin County Accepted FREE But donations Martin County accepted. Click above WEDNESDAY, “Celebrating the rich history of Martin County and the may 27, 2015 people who make it great.” JOYearU 6, Issue 21• MaRrtin County, InNdiana • Twelve paages L www. martincountyjournal.com • [email protected] • Cell: 812-259-4309 • Fax: 888-380-2761 • PO Box 148 Loogootee IN 47553 Shoals High School to graduate 39 on Saturday Commencement exercises for Shoals High School will be held in the gymnasium of the Shoals Junior-Senior High School at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 30 for 39 candidates for graduation. The junior-senior high school band, under the direction of Joel Weitkamp, will open the commencement program with the Pro - cessional, followed by the National An - them. The welcome will be presented by Michael Hawkins, senior member of the student council. The invocation will be given by Tanner Sorrells, vice president of the senior class. The musical selection, “The Best of Times,” by Dennis Deyong and arranged by Jay Dawson will be presented by the junior- LOGAN ALBRIGHT senior high school band. The musical selec - Shoals High School Valedictorian 2015 Remembering -Photo by Joshua Hughett tion, “You’ll Be in My Heart,” by Phil Collins and arranged by Ed Lojeski will be The Loogootee American Legion held memorial services around the county on Me - presented by the junior-senior high school morial Day this past Monday. Shown above are members of the Legion at Truelove choir. Church Cemetery. The salutatorian speech will be presented by Josey Wagoner. The valedictorian speech will be given by Logan Albright. Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay A video presentation, entitled “Class of 2015,” will be presented by Dakota torchbearer nominations are now open Newkirk. Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, Indiana “Hoosiers from all walks of life will be Guidance Counselor Larry Sherfick will Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) torchbearers during the Indiana Bicenten - then present the Class of 2015 to the audi - and the Martin County Chamber of Com - nial Torch Relay,” said Noelle Szydlyk, ence. Lucas Calhoun, principal and Can - merce announced the Indiana Bicentennial state director of the relay. “This will be a dace Roush, superintendent of the Shoals Torch Relay is now accepting torchbearer unifying and inspirational event during our Community Schools, will present the diplo - JOSEY WAGONER nominations from the public. Torchbearer bicentennial year.” mas to the graduates. Shoals High School Salutatorian 2015 nominations recognize Hoosiers who Developed by IOTD, the relay is pat - demonstrate exceptional public service, ex - terned after the Olympic Torch Relay and is cellence in their profession, acts of heroism designed to connect Hoosiers across the or volunteer service to their neighborhood, state and nation with their home state during community, region or state. the bicentennial year. “Being selected as an Indiana Bicenten - Nominees must be a current or former nial Torch Relay torchbearer is a once-in-a- resident of Indiana or be nominated in lifetime opportunity for Hoosiers,” Lt. honor of a current or former resident. Governor Ellspermann said. “We look for - Hoosiers may be nominated posthumously ward to honoring Indiana’s history while and a substitute torchbearer can be submit - also optimistically looking forward to the ted to carry the torch on behalf of the nom - future during this momentous event for In - inee. Nominees can be any age diana.” (torchbearers that are minors will be subject The online nomination form is available to additional youth torchbearer require - here: http://www.indiana2016.org/torchre - ments). A nominee must possess the physi - lay/nomination-forms/. cal adaptive ability to carry the torch a The nomination period ends on December minimum of a quarter mile. Accommoda - 31, 2015. Once all nomination forms are tions will be made for those torchbearers collected, a juried nomination process will with disabilities. The complete list of torch - be employed in each county to select torch - bearer criteria may be found on the online bearers. Nomination committees have been nomination page. formed in each county to manage this The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay process on a county-by-county basis. (See ‘RELAY’ continued on page 2) Kids helping kids -Photo provided Kelly Thien, a representative from the Ronald McDonald House, visited Loo - gootee Elementary today, Wednesday, May 27, to receive a check from Mrs. Sarah Mullen. Mrs. Mullen’s class and the elementary school have been collecting pop tabs all school year and ended up with well over a million tabs. Goodman Recy - cling recycled the tabs and also donated Loogootee High School Class of 2015 an additional $500 to Ronald McDonald Loogootee High School held commencement for the Class of 2015 last Friday night. 83 seniors graduated but had to return to House. Students Rodney Douglas and Jef - school Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. frey Wagler were the top two col lectors. page 2 Martin County Journal Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Head Start families complete 934 reading activities Since the pre-school year began in Sep - though, thanks to Laura Dawley and others tember, Head Start families have been com - who made reading cushions for them. Daw - pleting reading activities at home to earn ley made 40 cushions which the children entries into a drawing for a reading chair took home to make a special reading spot created by local artist, Bill Whorrall. Bev - where they can enjoy their books. “Many erly McIntosh, Program Director of Martin thanks to Laura and those who worked so County SOAR, explained, “After Bill do - hard to make enough cushions for all the nated the reading chair to SOAR, we pre - children, and to Teresa Harder who had the sented it to the Head Start families during a brainstorm to give every child a cushion. workshop called Enjoying Books with your They loved them!” McIntosh said. “Thank Child. We gave every family a sight word you! And thank you, Bill Whorall, for the book and showed them how pre-reading beautiful chair.” skills develop in children ages 0-5. We also Kip Trotter, treasurer of SOAR, visits the described how one lucky family could earn Head Start pre-school every week to read to the reading chair for their home.” the children. “Each week, we get out the The families worked hard to earn entry reading chair, and I read to both classes. The slips for the reading chair. Deb Terry, Fam - joy of working with the kids is unsurpassed ily Case Manager at Martin County Head and watching them develop a love of read - Start, revealed their efforts: “Our families ing is very rewarding,” said Trotter of the -Photos provided completed 934 reading activities this year. experience. The children gave him a book In the photo on the left is Kip Trotter This averages out to 27 books per family. containing stories and picture they created with Peyton Harper, winner of the read - Some of our families completed more than especially for him. ing chair created by local artist Bill 50 books and activities!” Peyton Harper Head Start provides a no-cost, compre - Whorrall. Shown above are Deb Terry, won the drawing for the chair. hensive school readiness program to low in - Head Start Family Services Manager, Every Head Start child was a winner, come children. Enrollment is currently open and Teresa Harder, originator of the idea for the 2015-2016 school year. For more in - to award cushions to every child. formation or to enroll in Head Start or Early RELAY Head Start, call 812-295-4700. (Continued from page one) Martin County SOAR offers free and will start September 9, 2016 in Corydon, In - confidential adult tutoring in reading, writ - diana’s first state capital, and culminate ing, math, English, work and life skills, and with a celebration October 15, 2016 on the HSE (formerly GED) prep. All who are in - grounds of the statehouse in Indianapolis. terested in being tutored or becoming a tutor The torch relay will touch each of Indiana’s can call or text 812-709-1618 to learn more. 92 counties during the 2,300 mile journey SOAR conducts several projects that pro - across the state. mote family literacy: -Enjoying Books with Volunteer county coordinators are organ - Your Child and reading chair/cushions for izing torch relay activities in their respec - pre-schoolers, Put Your Nose in a Book for tive counties. Additional volunteers will be first graders, The Dictionary Project for needed to assist with the preparation and ex - third graders, and The Thesaurus Project for ecution of relay-related activities. Hoosiers fourth graders. These projects are made interested in volunteering can sign up at the possible through the support of the Martin Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay website. County Community Foundation. -Photos provided In the photo above Laura Dawley is shown with 40 reading cushions she made for the Head Start children. In the photo below is Kip Trotter with the book made for him by the Head Start children. Obituaries Wednesday, May 27, 2015 ~ Martin County Journal 3 EVELYN HILBERT gootee handled the arrangements. Condo - Duncan; step-children, Vicki (John) Cosse The funeral service was held Friday, May The Loogootee Christian Church is having lences may be made online at www.brock - and Kelly (J.W.) Beckett; five step-grand - 22 at Day & Deremiah-Frye Funeral Home a memorial service for Evelyn Hilbert this smithblakefuneralhomes.com. children and three step-great-grandchildren; in Bloomington. Burial followed in Valhalla evening, Wednesday, May 27 at 7 p.m. many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended Memory Gardens. JERRY STREET family members. Online condolences may be made to MARCIA BERNER Jerry L. Street passed away Saturday, May He was preceded in death by his wife, Ju - www.DayDeremiahFrye.com.
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