Lifesaver
Thumbs-up to Seymour High School senior JaeCarr Greer for performing the Heimlich maneuver on friend and classmate Cayenne Stogsdill, dislodging a potato wedge that was causing her to choke, during a recent lunch period at the school.
Students saluted
Thumbs-up to the six Seymour High School band students recently selected to participate in the Indiana Bandmasters Association All-District Honor Band performance Nov. 18 at Shelbyville High School. Haruka Taguchi, Harrison Cottrill, Brandon Holtman, Morgan Sargent, Anna Massengale and Grace Rennekamp were selected from a field of 200 applicants.
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Great giving
The Salvation Army and volunteer bell ringers for the annual Red Kettle Campaign would like to thank the shoppers at Walmart Supercenter in Seymour for their generous giving this past weekend. Your gift of kindness will be passed on to those in need in the Crothersville area in the coming year. We enjoyed your conversation and word of encouragement. Thank you and thumbs-up.
Janet Nehrt
Salvation Army representative for Crothersville
Focusing on Freetown
Thumbs-up to those who recently contributed to projects led by Russell Fritz, curator of the Freetown and Pershing Township Museum, to showcase the importance of bison and streetlamps to the community. Those helping with the project include Arann Banks and the Jackson County Visitor Center, SpringHill Camps, Matt Robertson, Larry Courtney, Rick Perko, Wayman Gastineau, Lloyd Gastineau, Jim Roberts, Ronnie Ault, Dave Waggoner, Ike Waggoner, David Martin, Roger Martin, Glen Skaggs, Elijah Demers, Gary Greathouse, Neal Paint, My House and Signs by Ron.
Fundraising firefighters
Thumbs-up to the local firefighters who have been walking in 5Ks and wearing their full gear that weighs around 60 pounds to raise funds for local projects, including a burn tower so they can participate in training and help homeowners save money on their insurance. So far, the firefighters have participated in 5Ks during the Freetown July Festival and Fort Vallonia Days and completed Girls Inc. of Jackson County’s Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Local firefighters, family members and anyone interested in supporting firefighters are free to come out and participate in future 5Ks with the group.