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The Press-Dispatch School Wednesday, December 11, 2019 C- 9 The eighth grade choir performing at the annual Mistletoe Music Festival at the Circle Center Mall in downtown Indianapolis. Posing for a picture at the Mistletoe Music Festival are, front row (l to r): Brailey Mills, Gabby Collins, Lexie Onyett, Ella Adams, Macey Stilwell, Ad- dy Russell, Karley Kavanaugh, Jaidyn Gogel and Taylor Gosciniak; back row: Jonas Martinez, Arrik McDonald, Sam Nelson, Zack Miller, Alex Clark, Mrs. Melissa Traylor, Cobey McKinney and Griffin Correll. Some of the eighth grade choir members sitting with Santa Clause at the Circle Center Mall in Indianapolis. Posing for a picture at the Mistletoe Music Festival are, front row (l to r): Griffin Correll Arrik McDonlad, Sam Nelson and Zach Miller; back row: Ella Adams, Lexie Onyett, Addy Russell, Macey Stilwell, Gabby Collins and Kar- ley Kavanaugh. Posing for a picture at the Mistletoe Music Festival are, (l to r): Gia McCarty, Taylor Oswalt, Adrianna Cronin, Kear- stan Hartley and Rya Graves. PCMS eighth grade choir sing at Indianapolis The eighth grade choir sang at the annual Mis- tletoe Music Festival at the Circle Center Mall in downtown Indianapolis. Wren Kabrick, Michaela Gray and Jaidyn Gogel eating lunch at the Circle Center Mall. Pike Central JOYCE M. LOVELESS Joyce M. Loveless, 78, of Oakland City, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at St. Vincent's Hospital, surrounded by her fami- ly, after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 28, 1941, in Gibson County, to Stanley Terry and Velma ( White) Green. She lived in Oakland City from 1957 until her death. She loved to play bingo. She worked many places, in- cluding Hansen's for many years, and Farbest Foods. She is survived by her three kids, Joyce (David) Kimmel, of Huntingburg, Roberta ( Jeff ) Hill, of Ft. Branch, and Robert Love- less, Jr. (Big Bob), of Ar- thur; seven grandkids; two sisters, Kay (Arlin) Bull- ock, of Princeton, and Jean Deweese, of Evansville; and one great-grandchild. She is preceded in death by her parents; infant grand- son, William Rembe; hus- band, Robert M. Loveless, Sr.; brothers, Don Terry, Buddy Terry, Bill Terry, Jim Terry and Jerry Terry; and sisters, Janet Botts and Car- olyn Sue Coomer. Burial services were at 10 a.m. on Monday, De- cember 9, 2019, starting at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City for the ser- vice, then to Montgomery Cemetery, with Rev. Roger Sumner officiating. Visitation was from 4-8 PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 Obituaries Continued from page 7 The Purdue Ag Economy Barometer released Novem- ber findings last week, but the timing of data collec- tion is critical with reports of producer sentiments. A lot has occurred in agricul- ture since the week of No- vember 11, when 400 select producers around the coun- try completed a telephone survey. The results of that survey tied a record high in producer sentiment. The barometer is not a meteorological barometer, a measure of air pressure. Instead, it measures the opinions of livestock and crop producers on a vari- ety of topics. The barome- ter is an interesting product in that it involves the CME Group and Purdue Univer- sity. The CME Group refers to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, except the Ex- change has grown over time, gaining markets in- cluding the Chicago Board of Trade. Consider the S&P 500. If the CEOs of those 500 companies provided regular feedback on how they felt about the market, you would be able to provide a barometer that moved markets like the New York Stock Exchange, independ- ent of individual company's earnings statements. Since the CME Group deals in as- sets like grain or cattle, the Ag Economy Barometer has the fundamental capa- bility to move markets. The barometer provides a number each survey that allows graphs to be plotted of changes over time. This change over time is much more impor- tant than the sim- ple amount that the in- dex may lie above zero. As an ex- ample, during the spring where rains never ended this year, the index bot- tomed out around 100. The November value of 153 ties the record high of July 2019 when everything finally got planted or prevented plant- ed. This juxtaposition high- lights that the barometer does not follow production potential, only the econom- ic potential of the market, as producers began to realize the Market Facilitation Pro- gram providing individual farm safety nets from the losses of the trade war. In November, the second round of the Market Facili- tation Program was antic- ipated though not yet an- nounced, and the southern regions of the country were finishing harvest. Harvest being finished provides the biggest relief for a farm fam- ily, with weather no longer an unmanageable issue and risk being far reduced on the operation. The northern re- gions of the country were and still are very much up in the air, with springtime harvest of corn cur- rently under snow cover becoming a potential reality in the Northern Great Plains. What was not re- alized in Novem- ber was the quote that China's trade issues may not be over until after the 2020 elections. The issues with harvest in the north were not yet fully re- alized. The USMCA agree- ment still had time to be completed. Brazil, Argenti- na, and France were not yet targeted with tariffs. No- vember's Ag Barometer re- port had most producers re- port that China's soybean dispute with the US would be settled soon, a first since when the question was asked in March. A new couple of questions were asked of farmers in the last report surrounding cli- mate change. Around 80 percent of farmers were not at all or not too worried about climate change, and around the same number have made no changes to their farming operations as a result of climate change. Technology, research, and development remain the main drivers for adaptation. For more information, con- tact Hans at hschmitz@pur- due.edu or 812-838 -1331. Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Ext. Educator Trade and the ag economy barometer CHARLES J. DURCHOLZ Charles J. Durcholz, 88, of Ireland, passed away at 1:39 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, in Memorial Hospi- tal and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Ireland, Ind., on December 26, 1930, to Carl and Marie (Bleemel) Durcholz. His first marriage was to Rita M. Rasche on Octo- ber 27, 1951, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper, and she preceded him in death on August 8, 1983. He then married Eugenia "Dolly" Prohaska in July 7, 1984, and she preceded him in death in March 15, 2003. He was a 1949 graduate of Ireland High School. He was a farmer and a grain bin salesman. He was a mem- ber of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ireland, the Ire- land K of C and the Jasper Moose. He enjoyed playing cards, riding motorcycles and cooking. He is survived by four children, Randal "Randy" (Sue) Durcholz, of Duff, Janice Durcholz, of Peters- burg, Carol (Eugene) Schet- ter, of Arlington, Texas, and Sarah (Mark) Helms, of Jas- per; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Rita (Art) Dall, of Jasper, JoAnn Lechner, of Jasper, Ruth (Alan) Small, of Ireland, and Dottie (Ron) Mack, of Indianapolis; one brother, Ed (Mary) Durcho- lz, of Ireland. Preceding him in death are one son, Kenneth "Ken- ny" Durcholz; three sis- ters, MaryLou Lechner, Rosie Cole and Angeline Schwoeppe; and two broth- ers, Cletus and Rich Durcho- lz. A Mass of Christian Buri- al was at 11 a.m. on Thurs- day, December 5, 2019, in p.m. on Sunday, at the fu- neral home. In lieu of flow- ers, the family is asking for donations to help with funer- al expenses. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Joyce at www.corncolvinfu- neralhome.com. Corn-Col- vin Funeral Home is hon- ored to serve the Loveless family. St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ireland. Burial followed in the church cemetery. A visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, me- morial contributions may be made to the Jasper Riv- er Walk Memorial. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com. net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year.