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Classifieds Comics Horizons Nation Obituaries Opinion Record book Sports State A8 TV listings World Switchboard: 812-522-4871 Toll-free: 800-800-8212 CALL US INDEX Seymour Joann Brock Foist, 80 Viola L. Mellenbruch, 89 Sue A. Nelson, 67 Elsewhere Norma Dean Boyd, 85 WEATHER Today Skies: Partly sunny Temps: High 45; low 28 Detailed A2 DEATHS TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 75 cents tribtown.com JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA HE RIBUNE SWEET SITUATION Medora celebrates Maple Syrup Festival Seymour baseball players put to test HORIZONS A6 TEAM CHALLENGE SPORTS B1 Our purpose Connecting people, building community and improving life YOU SHOULD KNOW COMING UP Paint the Town goes to Chateau de Pique Winery Southern Indiana Center for the Arts will partner with Chateau de Pique Winery in Seymour for the Paint the Town social painting event in March. Participants will paint white water lilies showcased on a midnight blue pond with Spanish moss hanging over the edge. Acrylic paints are used to allow for quick drying time.

Teaching artists coach the participants throughout the project. No artistic experience or talent is required. The event will be conducted from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 24. Instructions and all supplies are provided.

Participation fee is $30 with members receiving a 20 percent discount. Space is limited, so reservations are necessary. All reservations require prepayment. Wine will be available to purchase from Chateau de Pique during the event. The winery is at 6361 N.

County Road 760E near Seymour. The center offers these social painting workshops every month to bring friends together at locations throughout the area to paint and have fun in a social setting. To reserve your spot, contact the center at 812-5222278 or tier.com. You also may register at the center office, 2001 N. Ewing Seymour.

Have a story idea? Do you have a story idea like to see in print? Share it with The Tribune newsroom. Call 812-5237051 or send an email to Story ideas may also be submitted online at www.TribTown.com. DAILY AARON PIPER THE TRIBUNE Cortland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Suzi Fallis asks students questions Jan. 31. Seymour Community Schools trustees will soon decide whether to renew full-day kindergarten.

Full-day tops agenda High school seeks addition of college prep classes ANUARY ETZEL TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The future of full-day kindergarten will be discussed by Seymour Community Schools officials tonight. This fall marked the first time Seymour has offered full-day kindergarten, thanks to an increase in state funding for the program. A total of 364 students were enrolled this year. According to a cost analysis, 15 kindergarten teachers will be needed for the 2013-14 school year at a cost of just more than $1 million in salaries and benefits. The district received a full-day 2 face charges in drug bust Seymour police: Higher-grade meth imported from Mexico Tribune staff reports Police arrested a Seymour man in a case involving a large amount of imported crystal meth- amphetamine.

More arrests are expected. Jeremy Howell, 36, was arrested Sunday on charges of dealing meth- amphetamine in an amount of more than 3 grams and possession of methamphet- amine. The dealing charge is a Class A felony because of the amount of the drug, Detective Brian Moore of Seymour Police Department said Monday. A second man, Christopher Bush, 26, Seymour, was arrested on a charge of possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana as part of the investigation, Moore said. The type of crystal meth confiscated is being shipped into the area from Mexico and is a higher grade than made by local meth producers, Moore said.

a lot better quality than the shake-and-bake or 2012 deer harvest sets record; new rules credited AN AVIS TRIBUNE EDITOR Jackson County hunters bagged 2,159 deer during the 2012 seasons. the most in any of the past five years and helped Hoosier hunters set a record deer harvest. Extra hunting dates and new equipment regulations likely assisted setting the record of 136,248 deer taken statewide during the 2012 hunting seasons, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The total harvest is a 6 percent increase over the 2011 take and topped the previous record of 134,004 deer set in 2010. That year, hunters bagged 1,967 deer in Jackson County.

started down the path to strategically reduce the deer AARON PIPER THE TRIBUNE Department of Natural Resources biologist Mark Bennett works with his daughter, Lucinda Kimbley, to record information about deer as hunters check them in last fall at Bassmaster Sports Headquarters. HOWELL BUSH IF YOU GO What: Seymour Community Schools board of trustees meeting When: 7 p.m. today Where: Administration building, 1638 S. Walnut St. Why: To discuss full-day kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year and a proposal to add several math and science courses at Seymour High School School board meetings are open to the public.

2012 2,159 2011 1,967 2010 1,882 2009 2,023 2008 1,988 RECORD HUNTING SEASON YearDeer AN AVIS TRIBUNE EDITOR A decades-old restaurant in Seymour has new owners and a new kitchen. also getting a facelift to go along with an expanded menu and, since December, a new name: Fish Stand. This winter, Dave and JoAnn Hill ripped off the brick front, which in recent years bowed menacingly toward Ewing Street. The two-story brick structure was built in 1876, the year the country celebrated its centennial. figured out it was cheaper for us to tear it out and replace it instead of trying to repair JoAnn Hill said Thursday morning after waiting on a customer.

Tim Callahan of Brownstown have to order his fish sandwich and breaded mushrooms to go. Becca Abernathy dropped them into fryers as he climbed out of his vehicle and crossed Ewing Street. been coming here for about 15 said Callahan, a former Seymour resident. always get the fish sandwich, and got me hooked on the mushrooms now. Sometimes trip her up and order something else, but not too After buying Fish Stand in December 2011, the Hills have rebuilt much in the kitchen, including the ceiling and floor.

They also recently replaced the roof. The age presents the occasional problem. the biggest challenge is just working with a building that Dave Hill said. never know what going to run The need to replace rotting floor joists sitting atop concrete beneath the kitchen was one of those surprises. That cost the Hills around $13,000, not including the kitchen appliances and fixtures.

They expect to spend around $17,000 on replacing the front wall, Dave Hill said. The building at 423 N. Ewing St. has housed a fish stand since at least 1968. how far back Whitney Kovener of Jackson County Health Department could go with his records.

Over those years, the restaurant was known as the Ed Hundley Fish Stand in 1968, Fish Stand, Robbins Reef, Fish Stand and, after 1990, Fish Stand. City directories show the building housed Fish Stand during much of the 1960s. The 1899 city directory showed it was home to the Louis C. Bacon Grocery. Contractors are starting to work on replacing the with carpenters on the site Thursday.

Masonry workers should start laying the new brick front as soon as the weather allows, the Hills said. Bill Bailey, president of the Greater Seymour Chamber of Commerce, said pleased to see the Hills taking steps to improve the building. wonderful to see that the owners are making what looks to me to be a significant investment in making that building stable and viable for their new he said. Seymour fish stand, 137-year-old landmark, gets facelift (SEE BOARD PAGE A2) (SEE METH PAGE A2) (SEE DEER PAGE A2) AARON PIPER THE TRIBUNE Above: Roger Wheeler of Valonia, left, and Ron Bruemmer of Seymour work on the outside of Fish Stand on Thursday. The of the building had become a concern in recent years.

The restaurant is still open during construction. Top Decorations hang on a wall of the Seymour restaurant. The business has renovated its kitchen and is currently rebuilding its front exterior wall. FRYING HIGH AGAIN (SEE FISH PAGE A2) Deer bagged in Jackson County.