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A-2 Front Wednesday, December 4, 2019 The Press-Dispatch START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT AND JOIN THE COMMUNITY GET FIT CHALLENGE! Good Samaritan and the YMCA of Vincennes are inviting you to participate in a community-wide weight loss challenge. Individuals and teams of four can participate in this 12-week program, from January 4 to March 28. Each participant will receive guidance and information from dietitians, monthly exercise plans developed by certified trainers, helpful tips to promote mental health, and access to FREE recipes, fitness demonstrations and tips on decreasing stress. A $1,000 prize will be awarded to the team of four with the highest percentage weight loss. Prizes of $250 will be given to the individual male and female with the highest percentage weight loss. Second and third place prizes will also be awarded in each category. Kick-off Event Saturday, January 4 YMCA of Vincennes | 2010 College Avenue 9 to 11 a.m. (EST) The kick-off and final weigh-in events are mandatory for ALL participants. COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Early bird registration is $25 by December 20; after December 20, registration is $30 per person. Registration and payment can be done online by visiting communitygetfit.eventbrite.com. Day-of-event registration will be available from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on January 4. Learn more information about the challenge by visiting gshvin.org/getfit. THE 7TH ANNUAL TRAIN AND VINTAGE TOY SHOW FREE ADMISSION GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH COMMUNITY BUILDING 420 E. Illinois St,, Petersburg Restored Christmas Display from Citizens State Bank from the 60's and 70's, previously owned by Henry and Loretta Miley SATURDAY DECEMBER 14 NOON TO 4 PM EST Contact: Don Richardson • 812-582-2021 • pikecollisiontrainshow@gmail.com Facebook Page: Pike Collision Pike Collision proudly presents New! 2 Train Sets to be Given Away Huge LEGO Train Layout Salvation Army bell ringing starts Raegan Drew and Mylee Pride drop in donations to the Salvation Army Red Kettle while Cal Biddle rings the bell. The annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army is their biggest fundraiser of the year. Bell ringers will be at Dollar General and Petersburg Hardware on Fridays and Saturdays through Christ- mas. The monies raised stay in the local communities to help families and individuals in need. EVENTS Continued from page 1 mas tree lighting ceremony on Eighth St. and they will name the winner of the mer- chant Christmas decoration contest. On Sunday, December 8, Santa will be in his San- ta House on Eighth St. from noon to 3 p.m., with live rein- deer there from noon to 2 p.m. Breakfast with Santa The Petersburg Delts Alumni Chapter is sponsor- ing Breakfast with Santa from 8:30 a.m. to 10 :30 a.m. at the First United Method- ist Church Fellowship Hall. Along with Santa being there to talk with children, they will be offering free do- nuts, milk, juice and coffee. Children must be accompa- nied by an adult. A Night at the North Pole The Pike County 4-H Council is sponsoring a free "Night at the North Pole" event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 at the 4-H Building in Hornady Park. Activities include pho- tos with Santa, cookie dec- orating, candy cane crafts, games, hot chocolate and more. For more information, call Kara Willis at 812-354-4973. Christmas in the Park Christmas in the Park will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. ev- ery night through New Year's Eve. Mrs. Claus will be at the Peter Brenton cab- in from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday nights December 8, 15 and 21, as well as December 22. If someone would like to vol- unteer to help greet and take donations at the gate, they can call Jim Gidcumb at 812- 582-2657 for the open dates. Mrs. Claus said she will be at the cabin by appoint- ment. Call 812-354-3559 to schedule an appointment. Salvation Army bell ringers The Pike/Gibson Salva- tion Army is looking for bell ringer volunteers in Peters- burg. Join the tradition that started in 1891. If you would like to ring, contact Cal Biddle at 812- 582-2385. Volunteers are needed all day on Friday Dec. 6 at the Dollar General Store and on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Petersburg Hardware. They ring from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EriCreations Light Show EriCreations is present- ing a free nightly, music- synchronized light show at the corner of 5th and Walnut streets in Petersburg from dark to 10 p.m. nightly. The show is a 15 -minute loop that includes five family-friendly musical numbers. OTWELL Breakfast with Santa at the Otwell Community Cen- ter is scheduled for 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 7. Santa will be there to talk with children and they will be serving donuts and juice. OMA Christmas with the Kringles The Otwell Miller Acade- my grades 1, 3 and 5 will be performing OMA Christmas with the Kringles beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, De- cember 17. The Lil Hoosiers Preschool will open the pro- gram with songs. OCU CHRISTMAS CONCERT DEC. 5 Oakland City University's annual Christmas Concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST at the Recital Hall in Cornwell- Reed Fine Arts Center. The University Choir and OCU Jazz Band will perform a variety of Christmas mu- sic. Student conductors will lead the choir, as well as a smaller choral ensemble. Vance Hays and Carolyn Spitler will perform four- handed piano duets. Admis- sion is free. COUNCIL Continued from page 1 related businesses to have a properly maintained grease trap. He and Elmore said they are going to establish a routine in- spection of grease traps in Pe- tersburg to make sure they are properly maintained. At a pre- vious meeting, city officials said they thought it was part of the County Sanitarian's in- spection. But they learned that only inspects the food han- dling functions. Klipsch and Elmore said the grease back up damaged the lift station pump, which costs about $1,700 to replace. The bill will also include man hours involved. Klipsch said the bill is still being tallied, but will be several thousand dollars. "I don't want to send a bill like this, but we have no choice. Our ordinance calls for up to a $500 a day fine. We are not assessing them a fine," said Klipsch. He added it was in the best interest of businesses and the city to have routine inspec- tions that will prevent this type of problem. Councilmen voted 4-0 to ap- prove an ordinance establish- ing the Walnut Hills Ceme- tery Fund and the Permanent Maintenance Fund for Walnut Hills. Councilman John Mel- hiser was not at the meeting. Klipsch said these accounts would eventually allow the city to sell cemetery plots and ac- cept donations for its upkeep. Klipsch said Clerk-Trea- surer Tammy Selby has al- ready gotten calls from peo- ple wanting to purchase a plot in the cemetery. "We won't be able to do that until January 1," Klipsch. He said January 1, 2020, is when the city will take over its operations. "We are go- ing to learn a whole lot about a cemetery," said Klipsch. He said he talked to Joe Hawkins, who had been mow- ing the cemetery for about the last 10 years and Hawkins wanted to continue to mow the cemetery. Klipsch said he also talked with members of the Odd Fel- lows Lodge, which owns and operates the cemetery until January 1. He said their mem- bers want to stay involved with the cemetery and will help city officials learn its operation. "We are going to lean on him pretty hard," said Klipsch of Frosty Radcliff. Councilman Fran Lewis asked if Hawkins would be- come a full-time employee. Klipsch said he would be a seasonal employee. In other business, Police Chief Chuck Baumgart said they had a city worker cor- nered by a dog on Monday. He said residents need to make sure their dogs are on leads, in a kennel or in the house. The next city council meet- ing will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 16 in their meeting room next to City Hall. VOTERS Continued from page 1 said they will probably on- ly have three or four voting centers in Pike County. Vot- ers from all 18 precincts in Pike County will be able to vote at any of the locations. She said this will greatly reduce the numbers of em- ployees to man the 18 differ- ent precincts. She estimated the current election day costs of operat- ing the polls would be de- creased from $14,000 each for the primary and gen- eral election to only about $1,395 for both the prima- ry and general elections. It would be a savings of near- ly $21,000. She said it also would be more convenient for most voters. An added convenience would be for absentee vot- ing. She said a voting center would travel to several loca- tions for a set time, such as four to eight hours, allowing people in those areas to vote in their community. Flint asked Griffith if they could establish voting cen- ters by the 2020 election. "That is a big challenge, but I'm hopeful," said Griffith. "I think it would be a great thing," said Commissioner Jeff Nelson. The commissioners vot- ed 2-0 to adopt a resolution designating Pike County as a vote center county. Com- missioner Ryan Coleman was not at the meeting. County councilmen, at their last meeting, asked Griffith to give them an esti- mated cost of the election in 2020 and future years. Last week, they voted to move $115,000 from the Election and Registration Tax Levee to the General Fund Tax Le- vee. The Election and Reg- istration had a balance of more than $ 300,000, with a yearly budget of only about $115,000. In other business, the commissioners voted 2-0 to approve extending a con- tract with Asphalt Materi- al, Inc. for the 2019 calen- dar year. Commissioner assistant Kriti Dischinger said when the county requested mate- rial bids for the county high- way garage, they received no bids for liquid asphalt. So this is just extending the contract they had for those materials last year for the same price and conditions as the 2019 contract. The commissioners' next meeting will be 8:30 a.m. Monday, December 16 in the courthouse auditorium. 354-8500 Fax: 812-354-2014 E-mail: news@pressdispatch.net Puzzled about what to read....? 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