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if st 'i INSIDE.TODAY Weather 1 I MtfAM LC.743 rn Plus TV Er.lzrizlr.zr In their cm words 2 JA i i wnsdltffiima Mm Mom 1 that." For North Vernon resident Janice Wall, Mom's advice came in the form of I awsn Such 3 'Dcn't dlccsrco v.ilh Dcd' Tribune Staff Writer What's the best advice your mother ever gave you? A tough question for most, since Mom gives an abundance of advice. For Seymour's Lynnee Mills, the question was easy to answer. "Just to keep God number one in my life," Mills said on Thursday afternoon. That's sound advice that can't go wrong. But what about other area residents' thoughts about Mom's advice? "She always told me not to talk bad about anyone," said Crothersville's Sharon Lang-don.

"In all the years, I don't remember her ever doing Ccmlns in TlioTribimo: Uondar Volunteers make a difference in Jackson County. Page 1B. Tuesday: Alice Meginnis tells how parents can help keep kids reading-ready. Wednesday: Check out Accent on Food for a favorite recipe. Thursday: Don't miss the latest update on the NASCAR Winston Cup Cir- cuit In Sports.

v. V.zzti canceled The Jackson County Drainage Board will not meet Monday. There is no business on agenda. "She always told me there's nobodjr really- any- better- degree of Inspiration: and simple, to the point. "Don't drink and drive," said Cathy Shirley of Seymour, remembering her mother's advice to her.

"Don't disagree with Dad," added Bev Asbury of Columbus. So whatever advice your mother has given you, always remember to view that advice the same way you would a gift. It's the thought that -counts TriiMjne photo by Joanne Persinger at separate campuses foster parent by saying, "The children need someone to take them and love them as if they were your own, even if you have to let them go. You just have to love them the best way you can." Linda said she still keeps See FosterPage 2A than what you are," Wall said. Other advice can be short every time a child was being taken from their home and returned to their birth par- Unite, IPs going to bo a very spccbl tfclhcr's Day for esb local family Tribune Managing Editor For the past four years, Carlene -Blanton and Robin Hurley have encouraged, commiserated and cajoled each other through the challenges, tribulations and also the rewards of acquiring a college degree.

Even though they studied at different schools, they shared their experiences and gave each other advice as they walked the common ground of pursuing an education. This weekend, both will graduate, and their regard for each other is as solid as ever. It's a friendship to be envied, but what makes it even more special is that Blanton and Hurley are mother and daughter. "I always wanted to go to college, but I never made a big fuss about it," said Blanton, who graduated from high school at a time when society still viewed-young women more as homemakers and mothers than as career See InspirationPage 2A Carlene Canton, left, and Robin Hurley m', graduate from this weekend. is Ihirley's mother.

Fundus ftrcss!) CROWN POINT (AP) Officials at the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Academy are scrambling to find $75,000 to pay for a 17-week summer course after legislative funding fell through. Ten minutes before the Legislature's adjournment deadline last week, legislators were trying to pass a technical amendment to the budget to include funding. Area legislators hope to reintroduce the legislation if Gov. Frank O'Bannon calls a special session of the Legisla ture for June. But the chance of the extra session appears less and less likely, and O'Bannon has said that even if he does call legis lators back to Indianapolis, the budqet would not be reopened for consideration.

Still, Lake County Police, Chief Miguel Arredondo said he been assured by Rep Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, that the academy money can be included in a technical cor rections bill during a special session. If that doesn't work, he said several Lake County mayors have assured him they'll put up the funding. tin Foster parenting: Straggle and triumph. mast be prepared to lave mere than you you could." Linda Wischmeier Birth mother, foster mother, adoptive mother parents, they already had one son out had also suffered several miscarriages. Linda said, "We didn't want just one child." So the couple opened their home to Wischmeier age children, ranging in Tribune Accent Editor Linda Wischmeier has a lot of love to give.

That love has found its way to several children throughout the years, including the more than 30 foster children she and her husband, David, welcomed into their home. When Linda and David first decided to be foster ents not to talk to her. She said, "It was like a death every time the children left." She described being a from infants to teenagers. Linda said, "Every child that comes into the home brings a dramatic change in your life." Being a foster parent, she said, affects the whole fami- ly, and, "Every lesson we learned, our friends, and family learned too." Linda said that David knew 'Prophet' patrols the median By CDiNiS DUNN yea ever thought Accent 6A Business Classifieds, Comics 33 Klinl Pd8 ummnmmihmihinim43 Obituaries Record book 3A Sports Parents to school officials: Talk to us Voice concerns in weke cf crrcst By A'u'IEY WOODS KOW TO REACH US 522-4871 Outside Jackson County: l-SCO-fiCO-8212 e-maa: tribune om.com Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Kidd said unofficial estimates put the number of students in the See TalkPage 2A Tribune Staff Writer On East Tipton Street in Seymour on Friday, Fred Allman, also known as "The Old Prophet ,1 was on the median giving out pamphlets to let people know how to be saved. "I started over 50 years ago to spread the word," All-mansaid. "I believe I was called to the ministry. I have different views about how the churches separated from spirituality." With the light red and cars stopping, Allman made his way to each car with its win- See ProphetPage 2A Tribune Senior Writer Several parents'of Seymour High School students have expressed concerns about a lack of communication from school officials concerning the arrest of a student accused of threatening students and faculty. "We.

as parents just need information," Motsinger said during an impromptu meeting on Friday morning about the arrest of 15-year-old James Earl Curl. Curl was arrested late Thursday night by Seymour police and faces a charge of intimidation. "My son was uncomfortable A Freedom newspaper Tnbuns photo by Dennis Dunn Fred Allman spreads the word on Tipton Street in on Friday. ASSman says he was called to the ministry. racydtd WW 7 'WW.