during the conversations has been useful, she added. blown away with the openness and honesty that people come into conversa- tions she said. been very The organization has used that information and is compiling it to release at the end of January or early part of February. Couch said United Way already has met with groups such as law enforcement, clergy, representatives from teen drug prevention programs and inmates at the Jackson County Jail. Although United Way has not promised to create any new programs or services to battle opioids, they still want to have the conver- sations to hear what the community thinks, Couch said.
know what United Way is going to do with the information other than have it and share she said. the most important Couch said the opioid addiction issue is not just confined to Jackson County. know everywhere and not just in our county, but other counties she said. Conversations will take place in Scott and Washington counties in January. want to make sure hearing from John Cord, a deacon at St.
Ambrose Catholic Church, attended one of the last public conversa- tions at Jackson County Public Library and said the conversation was benefi- cial for him. Part of his ministry is serving at the Jackson County Jail and Indiana Department of Corrections. see that a grassroots group of people in this community that cares is he said. Sometimes, work on the issue can make one feel isolated, he added. Cord said getting to know the stakeholders is a big step for anyone involved in the issue.
to know some of these people is a great he said. person here provided a piece that helps to try to solve this Looking back on the con- versations in 2017, Couch said each conversation fea- tured new perspectives and ideas, but there also were some of the same topics discussed throughout. conversation is different, but themes do bubble up that represent some regularities having in our conversa- she said. Those issues will help form the plan released in the spring, she added. The conversations show the human side to opioid abuse, Couch said.
a negative stigma placed on users, but still a friend, relative or imme- diate family member to someone, she added. someone, and they should be Couch said. hearing stories that break my heart, and hearing stories where I imagine sitting in that seat for five The Tribune tribtown.com The Tribune, Jackson counTy, ind. A5saTurday-sunday, december 30-31, 2017 Immanuel Lutheran Church 605 South Walnut St. Seymour, IN 47274 812.522.3118 www.immanuelseymour.com Daily Prayer Gracious God, you have iven to us another year in your cre ation.
Guide us by your Spirit into this New Year that we may ca rry out our lives in faith, trusting yo in new and uncertainty time boldly clinging to the hope in you Son Jesus Christ. Amen. ST-32008383 www.banktpb.com From your fr iends and neighbors at The Peoples Bank, Have a and a Happy New Year! ST -3 20 10 54 2 ST -3 20 08 39 5 Paul Fleming seymour Paul Fleming, 80, of Seymour passed away December 28. Visitation at Voss Sons Funeral Service Tuesday, January 2 from 4-8pm and Wednesday from 10am until ser- vice. Funeral service is 11am with Rev.
Ben Yee officiating. Full obituary in Mon- paper. Paula Diane McDowell seymour Paula Diane McDowell, 44, of Seymour, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at IU Methodist Hospital in In- dianapolis. She was born on July 9, 1973, in Sey- mour, to Paul and Leoda (Green) Tincher. On July 13, 1995, she married Patrick McDowell; he survives.
She was a housewife and mother who enjoyed caring for her family. She liked her animals, camping and listening to music. She is survived by her husband, Pat McDowell; children, Tiffany Brooke McDowell and Amber Nicole Boyd; sisters, Leah (Louis) Rusch and Barb Galliher; as well as sev- eral nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Gary Tincher and Kevin Tincher; and brother-in- law, Danny Galliher. Funeral services will be at Voss Sons Fu- neral Service on Tuesday, January 2 at 11 am with Rev.
R.D. Raney offici- ating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Family and friends may call at Voss Sons Fu- neral Service on Monday from 4-8 pm and on Tuesday from 10 am until time of service. Memorials may be written to American Cancer Society, in care of Voss Sons Funeral Service.
Online condolences may be given on the funeral home website at www. vossfuneralservice.com Obituary policy The Tribune offers both free death notices and paid custom obituaries for Jackson County area residents, former residents and close relatives of area residents. A free death notice can contain a maximum of 40 words. Families who want to include more information or include a photograph or icon such as a flag or a religious symbol can purchase a custom obituary. The Tribune takes obituary information from funeral homes but also will accept informa- tion from families as long as the information can be verified with a funeral home before publication.
Payment by credit card is required before publica- tion for custom obituaries purchased by individuals. The deadline for submit- ting obituaries to The Tribune is 2:30 p.m. Mon- days through Fridays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Staff reportS The Greater Seymour Trust Fund board of managers met for their annual meeting Nov.
14 in the second floor board room of the Main Bank at Jackson County Bank. The board consists of members of the community and the presi- dent and trust officers of Jackson County Bank. The current board includes Robert VonDielingen, chairman; Jan Warren, secretary; Max W. Ernest, the Rev. Ralph Blomenberg with Immanuel Lutheran Church; Brett Hays, president of Seymour Jaycees; Seymour Mayor Craig Lu- edeman; Marvin Veatch, president and CEO of JCB; George F.
Spray, vice president and trust officer JCB; and Brandon L. Hunsley, assistant vice president and trust officer with JCB. Hunsley reported the fund has awarded more than $6.26 million since it was established in 1969 by the late E.S. Welch to serve the cultural, scientific, religious, lit- erary and educational needs of the community. The trust receives funds from the public as gifts or bequests to be held by the trustee, Jackson County Bank.
Hunsley further reported that 2,811 scholarships were paid in the amount of $4.68 million since the inception and $1.58 million in grants have been distributed. Grants totaling $83,562 were awarded throughout the previous fiscal year. There also were 112 scholarships awarded for the school year in the amount of $352,770. There currently are 40 individual funds within the trust, which continues to receive support from the community. The board allocates money from the funds for a wide range of public purposes.
It has an administrative cost of 1.25 percent, which allowed the board to allocate $436,332 in distributions for the year ended June 30. Contributions to the trust qualify as charitable contributions which can result in income tax and estate savings. Information: Visit the greater seymourtrustfund.com or contact Hunsley at 812-522-3607. Trust Fund board meets at bank iF yOu gO What: Jackson County United Way Community Conversations When: 6 to 8 p.m. Jan.
15 Where: Salem High School Who: The Jackson County Drug-Free Council When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16. Where: Southern Hills Church, Salem Who: Celebrate Recovery HearD conTinued from Page a1 Submitted photo WJAA Radio 96.3 recently donated $2,564 in proceeds from their CAN Fight T-shirt sales to the Schneck Foundation. Those on hand for the presen- tation were from left, WJAA General Manager Robert Becker; Natalie Harpe, Schneck Foundation events coordinator; Sally Acton, director of Cancer and Palliative Care Services at Schneck Cancer Center; Stephanie Stein, WJAA and Eric DiBlasi, WJAA Each year, the staff at the Seymour radio station and its sponsors team up with Schneck Cancer Center for a community fundraiser during the month of October.
Proceeds from these fundraisers benefit the center. schneck donaTion NatiON brieF Dozen people killed in New york fire NEW YORK A preschooler toying with the burners on his stove acciden- tally sparked New York deadliest fire in decades, an inferno that quickly overtook an apartment building and blocked the main escape route, the fire commis- sioner said Friday. A dozen people died, and four others were fighting for their lives a day after the flames broke out in the century- old building near the Bronx Zoo. The his mother and another child were able to flee their first-floor apartment. But they left the door open behind them, and it acted like a chimney that drew smoke and flames into a stairwell.
From there, the fire spread throughout the five-story building, authorities said. At least 20 people scrambled out via fire escapes on a bitterly cold night, but others could not..
