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October 16, 2019

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Local �����A1-10 Sports �����B1-5 Opinion ���B6-7 Classifieds B8-10 Church ����C1-3 Home Life C4-6 Obituaries C7-8 School �������C9 Gibson C10-11 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ��� pressdispatch�net/edition Facebook ���� facebook�com/pressdispatch E-Mail ��������� news@pressdispatch�net Phone: �������812-354-8500 Fax: ������������812-354-2014 E-Mail � editor@pressdispatch�net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Volume 149 Number 43 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Three sections 32 pages Three inserts See HOMELESS on page 2 See NEW-TECH on page 4 See GR ANT on page 2 PC students experience homelessness Ten Pike Central students got a first-hand look at homelessness recently as they spent the night on the streets of Petersburg and, for a bonus, it rained. The students were Beth Bohnert's English classes and recently read the books The Glass Castle and Homeless to Harvard. Both are about growing up homeless or in extreme poverty. Bohnert said it is part of a grant from IPL. "Students were able to participate in the home- less project sponsored by the IPL teacher's grant. I received the grant last year, but due to scheduling conflicts and the weather not coop- erating, we weren't able to do the sleep out. On October 5 this year, 10 students volunteered to spend the night on the street in Petersburg to get a better understanding of what homeless- ness really felt like," said Bohnert. The students arrived at Greg and Carla Wil- lis' lot on Main Street at 8 p.m. They set up their cardboard boxes into houses and listened to three guest speakers discuss homelessness. The Press-Dispatch Octo- ber Bargain Period continues through October 31. You can save $ 3 off the price of your yearly subscription, wheth- er it is $ 33 for both the print + NetEdition, $28 for the print- only subscription or $ 32 for the NetEdition only version. Whether it is keeping up with news you need to know about, such as how much and why your water rates and tax rates are going up, or just news you want to know about, like how did the neighbor's child do in his tennis match last week, The Press-Dispatch is the place to find out. If you live in Indiana but out- side 475 or 476 zip codes, it is available in print and NetE- dition for $ 36, print only $ 31 or NetEdition only $ 32. If you live out of state, it is available in print and NetEdition for $53, print only for $48 or NetEdi- tion only for $ 32. Out-of-state customers no longer have to wait for the mail to arrive with the NetEdition on your smart phone, tablet or computer at 6 a.m. every morn- ing. You can read all the news from home about your friends and neighbors with your Wednesday morning coffee. The deal goes away after No- vember 2. So there is no better time than now to get the best source of Pike County news for the last 117 years. You can either mail in the form or call 812- 354-8500. Customers wanting the NetEdition need to include their email address and a pass- word with a minimum of seven characters. October Bargain Period reaches halfway point Council, fire dept. agree to independent assessment By Dennis Marshall The Winslow Town Council voted unani- mously to adopt a $ 353,824 budget for 2020 at the Monday, Oct. 14 meeting. According to a resolution presented by council president Joshua Popp, the adopt- ed budget totals $ 353,824, consisting of $1,889 in the Rainy Day Fund, $223,485 in the General Fund, $ 8,500 in the Local Roads and Street Fund, $100,450 in the Mo- tor Vehicle Highway Fund, $10,000 in the Cumulative Capital IMP (cigarette tax) and $ 9,500 in the Cumulative Capital Fund. The adopted budget's tax rate would be 2.1813 percent, resulting in a tax levy of $175,268. The ongoing saga between the Winslow Town Council and the Winslow Volunteer Fire Department continued. The two groups have agreed to have the fire department evaluated by a third party. "We are going to have third party come in with no biases to evaluate the fire depart- ment and figure out what needs to be fixed," Popp said. "We're going to have someone go through their training, policies, proce- dures and equipment; look it all over and present it to the fire department and town board, so we can come up with how we are going to fix it." An official date was not been agreed up- on, but Fire Chief Jason Bottoms said the department wouldn't be able to take part in the evaluation until after Oct. 20. IN OTHER NEWS • The board asked for more quotes for new panels on one of the doors at the fire station. The door is damaged at the top and is allowing the environ- ment to get into the station. Popp said he wasn't sure how or when the damage occurred. "We want to try to get that fixed before the weather so the heater isn't going like crazy and we can cut down a little on our overhead cost." • The board accepted a donation of two automated external defibrilla- tors from Jim and Carol Havens. The couple donated the AEDS to Pike County First responders in memo- ry of Carol's grandparents, Frank and Eula Ficklin, who lived in Pike County. • The board informed the public that the burn ban is still in effect for Pike County. • The city currently has a couple of fire alarms for the hearing impaired. If you or someone you know needs a fire alarm for the hearing impaired, contact Stacy at Town Hall. • Approved the following claims: Gen- eral– $19,894.02, Water– $ 63,341.69, Wastewater– $14,865.28 and Payroll– $ 6,368.92 for a total of $104,469.91. • Trick or Treating will take place in Winslow on Halloween, which is on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5 pm. to 8 p.m. • A Trunk or Treat event will also be on Halloween at the Main Street parking lot, starting at 5 p.m. Winslow council adopts 2020 budget; $353,800 By Andy Heuring Petersburg and Pike County received more than $ 600,000 in grants for road pav- ing projects in the latest Community Cross- roads grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation. "Really it is wonderful to allow a little town like us to do what we are doing. Oth- erwise, we would never be able to do this," said Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch. Klipsch said he attended an awards cer- emony where he was presented the honor- ary check for $197,287.87. Pike County re- ceived $434,356.74. "Governor Holcomb made a comment about putting this into small communi- ties. There were a lot of small towns there receiving similar grants, rather than just putting it all into Evansville. I'm really glad to see them taking that approach," said Klipsch. It is the third consecutive grant Peters- burg has received through the Communi- ty Crossroads program. Klipsch said Petersburg is trying to plan their paving around a large gas line proj- ect being worked on by Vectren. They are digging up several streets as part of the project. Klipsch said Petersburg is trying to follow that project rather than put down new blacktop on streets that are going to City, county receive $600,000 in paving grants Grandparents Day at PES On center stage at the end of the fifth grade Grandparents Day program, after the dance finale are: Kylie Meyer, Josh- ua Harker, Kadie Gideon and Jacob Harker. See additional photos on A-6. Matt Haycraft photo. Demolition of Main St. buildings begins Two buildings on Main St., Petersburg are being torn down delicately while keeping their Main St. facades in place. The buildings at 606 and 608 Main St., formerly Double Play and a clothing resale store, that had become a public safety issue are being razed with a restora- tion grant of about $250,000. There are buildings on both sides of the two being taken down. "This is something I have been working on for seven years," said Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch. The City of Petersburg took control of both buildings, which was part of the grant requirements. Klipsch said the contractor believes they will have the buildings down by the end of the week. However, he said there is a lot of steel girding work to be done to stabilize the facade. "Had we not gotten this grant, we would not have been able to handle a project of this size," said Klipsch. A section of an upper floor's back wall toppled last Friday. By Andy Heuring Three Class of 1990 Pike Cen- tral grads had their own type of reunion recently. A fter the three went off their own directions to successful careers, their paths crossed and they formed a new company called ripKurrent. It is a cutting-edge HVAC com- pany that uses a new C02-based system to heat and cool large in- stallations. The three local grads are Justin Dye, Jace Culbertson and Jason Clark. Their company sponsored an Indy Car driven by Charlie Kim- ball at the Indianapolis 500 and Former PC classmates start new-technology HVAC company Save $3 on your Press-Dispatch! See page A-3 for full bargain period details. RENEW TODAY! DON'T WAIT!

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