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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, November 13, 2019 C- 11 Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Todd J. Hawthorne charged with count I burglary, a level 5 felony, count II theft, a level 6 felony, count III maintaining a common nuisance - controlled substances, a level 6 felony, count IV possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony, and count V pos- session of marijuana. Tiona N. Branum charged with count I dealing in a schedule I con- trolled substance, a level 5 felony, count II assisting a criminal, a level 6 felony, and count III maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 felony. Jennifer K. Hawthorne charged with count I possession of metham- phetamine, a level 6 felony, count II maintaining a common nuisance - controlled substances, a level 6 felony, count III possession of marijuana and count IV possession of paraphernalia. David R. Matier, Sr. charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony, count II assist- ing a criminal, a level 6 felony, count III maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a level 6 felony, and count IV possession of paraphernalia. Matthew Shane Wadsworth charged with count I dealing in a schedule I controlled substance, a level 6 felony, count II maintaining a common nui- sance - controlled substances, a level 6 felony, and count III possession of paraphernalia. Tara J. Hollett charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, count II assisting a criminal, a level 6 felony, and count III maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Anna Russell charged with driving while suspended, prior. Tayler Joe Pride charged with driv- ing while suspended, prior. Zachary Diaz charged with driving while suspended, prior. Dennis Brumfield charged with count I possession of marijuana, count II contributing to the delinquency of a minor and count III criminal reck- lessness. Donald H. Mann charged with count I operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, endangering a person and count II possession of a controlled substance. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court OneMain Financial Group, LLC sues Jeremy Helsley on complaint. LVNV Funding, LLC sues Cristy Wenzel on complaint. LVNV Funding, LLC sues Teresa Hudson on complaint. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Heather Braunecker sues Alfred Braunecker on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Ricky Henke on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Clint Earley on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Sandy Dillard on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Missy Sinks on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Mindy Johnson on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Tim Montgomery and Stacy Montgomery on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Teresa Russel on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Amber Johnson on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Denise Cooper on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Matthew R. Courtney charged with speeding. Dakota C. Snow charged with seat- belt violation. Janet G. Powers charged with failure to yield right-of-way at intersection. Shemiko M. Higgins charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Kayla A. Cartwright charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Megan E. Anvoots charged with seatbelt violation. James S. McElroy charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Lauren E. Young charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Lisa K. Kieffner charged with speed- ing. Nathan C. Lee charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Kaylyn A. Boss charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Luke Wallis charged with failure to possess hunting license while hunting. Levi C. Beck charged with driving while suspended. Amanda J. Powell charged with op- erating with expired plates. Jimmy L. Warner charged with seat- belt violation. Jonathon K. Crecelius charged with improper headlights. Sue A. Shoultz charged with know- ingly authorizing a violation of IC 9 - 18.1-14-11, an individual less than eigh- teen (18) years of age who is operating or riding on an off-road vehicle shall wear a helmet. of the national soul. The structure that makes a na- tion vibrant lies within and is the intrinsic values that guide daily life. What causes a running gun battle along a major thoroughfare? A finger sa- lute for tailgating. What caused two judg- es to get into a fistfight in Indianapolis at 3 a.m. just east of Lucas Oil Stadium? It began with someone yell- ing a slur, and another re- sponding with the middle finger. When the fight was over, two judges had been shot, and they along with a female judge are facing disciplinary proceedings before the state bar. Judges are considered the pillar of our communities, almost beyond reproach. The national soul has lost the light of Jesus, and its foundational value of our civilization "love thy neigh- bor as thy self." The political atmosphere is toxic in Washington and neither side is blameless. The end gamer in politics is always who controls the power to tax and disperse the money. But while Washington feuds, people are dying, chil- dren are left to their own de- vices, millions have no hope because the government we are supposed to empower generates no hope. One cliché states, "If you have health, you have hope! But if you have hope, you have everything." There is hope, but it must begin within the individual. Waiting to be rescued from an outside power or law will only produce more of the same. Jesus said, "Go," and men and women went and spread the Good News which changed the world. What if there were re- newals of that same deter- mination that those men and women had and proclaimed, "I have found the way! Let me tell you about Jesus! " What changes could be wrought? The sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" shook New England in 1741 and helped spawn "The Great Awakening! " Do we as a civilization still possess the "Hope that lies eternal? " Think about it! Continued from page 10 PERIL Sleepy and sluggish? The author prefers for peo- ple not to load up on caf- feine for perking up ,be- cause when we are already in that state of lethargy, the solution is to make time for sleep and not to hope to get a second wind by pushing or ignoring the body's sig- nal. I just admire some countries that allow for si- estas as an acceptable part of their culture. What about stress? Well, there's good stress and risky stress. He men- tions studies of longevity by insurance companies regarding high stress jobs and I tended to agree with some of what he listed and disagreed with some he enumerated. But his last statement — about doing what you really enjoy and love as a profession impacts longevity. In other words, if you are headed to work with an attitude of look- ing forward to and leav- ing work greatly satisfied, that certainly makes a dif- ference. • • • Since the book was quite thick, and the sub- jects covered were so var- ied, I played a little roulette game. I randomly opened sections of the book and quoted thetitle of the topic it briefly discussed. Here are samples of what I came across: To see the future, Look to the Past. Spiritual Faith Can Con- quer Illness. Gardening Grows Your Life Span. The Sun, Friend and Foe. Make Fitness Fun. Travel Light: forgive and forget. Be Good to Others, to Be Good to Yourself. Snuggle, Cuddle, Hug. . . It is good for You. Be Like two year old….. Learn When to Say No. Happy Heart…Healthy Heart. There Are No Greedy Centenarians. I need to stop here. There's more good stuff artfully stated but there's not much space allotted fo- ryour time and my time." • • • Humor of the week: Here's a redneck medical terminology. I'm sure many readers have come across this material. Here's the List: Minor operation — coal digging. Morbid — a higher offer. Organic — church musi- cian. Tablet — a small table. Caesarian section — a dis- trict in rome. Coma — punctuation mark. Protein — in favor of young people. Node — I knew it. Secretion — hiding any- thing. Out patient — a person who had fainted. So much for learning for now. Have a great week. Stay warm. Continued from page 10 LONGEVITY Continued from page 10 IMPEACH that I see to remedy such a gross disproportionality injustice is to either incar- cerate more female prison- ers or release male prison- ers. Back to Janet Yellen: It is pathetic and profession- ally incompetent that she can ignore decades of re- search — some of it by fe- male researchers — that shoots down the idea that disparities prove discrim- ination. Moreover, if one carries the notion that disparities prove discrim- ination far enough, they'd look like true fools. Ac- cording to a study con- ducted by Bond Univer- sity in Australia, sharks are nine times likelier to attack and kill men than they are women. Despite the fact that men are 50 percent of the population, and so are women, men are struck by lightning six times as often as women. Of those killed by light- ning, 82 percent are men. One can only wonder what social justice warriors would do about these and many other disproportion- alities. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 10 FAULT Continued from page 10 SUBSIDIES would approach her in pri- vate and express admira- tion for our country. Rashida Tlaib is a post- er child for her party. De- spite the Russia conspiracy charges discredited by the Mueller report, Democrats have not given up looking for an excuse to impeach a president they hate. Now we have the ridicu- lous claims from a tainted whistleblower about a con- versation Trump had with the president of Ukraine. It's not about Russia or Ukraine. It's about Nikki Haley or Rashida Tlaib; lov- ing our free country or hat- ing it; citizenship or victim- hood; rule of law or guilty until proven innocent. I meet so many wonder- ful Americans in my travels around the country. I'm optimistic we'll make the right choice. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education and au- thor of the new book "Nec- essary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This Is Good News for America," avail- able now at starparker.com. to adopt strategies and in- novations that would make them viable competitors in energy markets. Necessity really is the mother of invention. Stephen Moore is the Dis- tinguished Visiting Fel- low for Project for Econom- ic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. Church Notes Continued from page 3 Presbyterian Wesleyan Wesleyan MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th and Main Streets, Petersburg 812-354-6844 Sunday school 9:15 a.m.; Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m. We have a nursery for children up to the age of seven and we al- so have a van route in Peters- burg to pick anyone up. Come visit us, our doors are always open to you. "God was not looking to maximize every productive waking moment of every sin- gle day, He chose to focus on one or two things, do them well and with excellence, and then enjoy the accomplish- ment and reflection of a job well done." Office hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Boyd Heldring, Pastor Amy Melhiser, Secretary OTWELL WESLEYAN CHURCH 2277 N. Mechanics Street Otwell Pastor 812-354-3028 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship ser- vice 6:30 p.m. Nursery available. Tuesday morn- ing women's Bible study at the fellowship hall 10 a.m. This Sunday worship ser- vice will be canceled, due to attend the Communi- ty Thanksgiving service at the Otwell Communi- ty Center at 11 a.m. There will be a free will offering Thanksgiving meal after the service. This time of the year we start thinking about all the blessing we have in our lives. Sometime when we are struggling with a par- ticular issue, it's hard to see the blessing. Nehemi- ah 8:10 says "Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength" and Isaiah 41:10, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dis- mayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. "Problems are not stop signs, they are guide- lines"—Robert Schuller. These guidelines can change the course of your direction to lead you to things that will serve your life in a different way, or they exist to challenge your resolve. What if your prob- lems are pushing you di- rectly into the path of peo- ple and opportunities that will be great for you? We invite all of you to come and worship with us. Roy Stilwell, Pastor Pam Lemond, Reporter The promoTion will run wednesday, november 27 deadline is wednesday, november 20 John Heuring Ad Manager 812-789-3671 Matt Haycraft Design & Sales 812-354-8500 Pam Lemond Ad Consultant 812-354-8500 Cindy Petty Ad Consultant 812-664-2359 CALL: 812-354-8500 FAX: 812-354-2014 ads@pressdispatch.net 820 Poplar St., Petersburg Black Black Here's an opportunity to capitalize on this year's Christmas buying season. The Christmas season is upon us, so this can be an opportunity to maintain sales by getting more out of the Thanksgiving weekend. 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