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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, November 16, 2016 A- 7 Happy 60th Anniversary Shirley & Basil Phillips Your Friend, Carolyn Myers NOVEMBER 20, 1956 10% off your entire purchase with any donation to Toys for Tots I would like to first extend a heartfelt thank you to all the voters for their support of the candidates over the past few weeks. Whether you voted absentee or came to the polls and stood in line on Election Day, your support of all of us was much appreciated. I would also like to thank ever yone who worked at the polls and those who supported the candidates in other ways such as putting signs in your yards, walking in parades, visiting with the candidates when we came to your doors and stand- ing outside the polls on Election Day. A huge Thank You goes to my family for their constant support of me over the last few months. I truly appreci- ate all the confidence you had in me. I know I couldn't have done any of this without your love and support. A special thank you to Chad, Laron, Nicole, Jana, Peyton, Micah and Kaitlyn for standing out in the cold and rain on Election Day at the polls for me. Thank you to the Pike County Republican Party for your nomination and faith in me. I look for ward to being your Clerk of Pike County. Thank you so much to ever yone who supported, voted for and believed in me. Lana Griffith Pike County Clerk Lana GRIFFITH Lana Pike County Clerk Pike County Clerk THANK YOU, PIKE COUNTY! AREA HAPPENINGS Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednes- day at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Celebrate Recovery Program – Meets every Sunday night from 5 to 7 p.m. at 207 Lafayette St. in Winslow. For more information, call Krystal Breed- ing 812-582-2562. Winslow Alcohol Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for loca- tion of the meeting. Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt, November 19-20 –German heritage market with more than 200 booths of quality handcrafted items, antiques and food. Live Glockenspiel, live entertainment, free concerts, free tours of the Monastery Immaculate Conception. For more information, see www.ferdinandchristkindl- markt.com or call 1-800 -968 -4578. IN 15 Regional Planning Commission – With no pressing business to conduct, there will be no Novem- ber meeting of the Executive Board. Advance notice will be sent for the next scheduled meeting. Blue Jeans Community Center Sunday Brunch – Sunday Nov. 20, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bis- cuits and gravy, sausage crescent bake, bacon, hash browns, scrambled eggs, breakfast casserole, hot chicken salad and fruit salad. Carryouts available. All proceeds keep the center open. "Your Health and Diabetes" Education – This support group is held the third Monday of each month and provides knowledge to help you feel more secure, manage problems, and avoid hospitalization for diabe- tes-related issues. The next meeting will be Monday, Nov. 21 from 7-8 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's Mary Potter Meeting Room, at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information, contact 812-996 -0521. Please note there will not be a meeting in December, but class will resume in January. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients – The next sessions will be Tuesday, December 6 and 13. Creat- ing Hope® sessions are free and are in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at the Dor- bett Street entrance of Memorial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class visit www. mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call 812-996 -7488. Perinatal Loss Support Group – The Perinatal Loss Support Group will be conducted the first Mon- day of each month. The next meeting will take place on Monday, Dec. 5 from 6:3-8 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital's Mary Potter Room located at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information visit www.mh- hcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or contact 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org Pre-registration is not necessary. Thank You Hope to see you next year. The VFW would like to thank everyone who helped with the trunk or treating. Trish Minnis, Linda Miley, Barb Willis, Verna Richardson, Kathy Freeland, Debby Pasley and Donna Arnold. Thank you for donating candy. John and Leathe VanMeter, Brandon and Missy Shoulties, Marie Stroud, Joe Cummings and Shawna Popp. Davis arrested on battery, intimidation charges By Andy Heuring An Otwell man was ar- rested early Monday morn- ing after police were called to his residence for a possi- ble stabbing. Police received a call at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, No- vember 13 from a third party stating her sister had called her and she could hear yell- ing in the background and someone saying "put the knife down." Police arrived at the residence of Mike Da- vis, 53, 10720 E CR250N, banged on the door after several attempts and yelling at Davis, who they could see inside the house. According to a probable cause affida- vit, They ordered Davis to come to the front door and he walked over to the door opened the main door but not the storm door. According to the affi- davit, police told Davis to come outside, but instead he yelled an obscene com- mand and said "I'm not com- ing outside," then walked over to the couch and sat down and put a cigarette in his mouth. Police entered the resi- dence with guns drawn, but they said Davis refused to get out of the chair. They grabbed him out of the chair, took him to the floor and handcuffed him. Police then searched the residence for a stabbing vic- tim. Eventually they learned Davis' wife Lisea had left the residence and was in a car down the road. Davis complained he had been injured while being cuffed and an ambulance was called for him. It was de- termined he suffered from low blood sugar as well. He claimed he didn't hit his wife and had a but- ter knife in his hand, but he didn't know if he had stabbed her. Mrs. Davis was brought to the residence and Troop- er Manning attempted to talk to her in the ambu- lance. EMS Director Chris Young alerted him to police scuffling with Davis on the porch. Mrs. Davis told police she had come home from work and Mike got mad at her, then they started arguing after he had told her to get out of the residence. During the argument she claimed Mike had lunged at her and hit her with the but- ter knife but it didn't pene- trate her skin. Trooper Manning said they found a butter knife and the blade was bent. Davis was arrested on preliminary charges of do- mestic battery with a dead- ly weapon, intimidation, bat- tery of a public servant and resisting law enforcement. Decay can cause hazardous defects in trees Tree failure is a major cause of residential proper- ty damage and the leading cause of power outages na- tionwide. There are many ways a tree can fail: an ice storm can overload all the branches on a tree, a hurri- cane or high wind can blow down a tree if its roots are compromised, or a cracked tree can fail under its own weight. "Homeowners who are worried about trees fall- ing and damaging proper- ty should call a profession- al arborist for an on-site in- spection," advises Tchukki Andersen, CTSP, BCMA*, staff arborist with the Tree Care Industry Association. Andersen notes that trees are designed to withstand most storms, but all trees can fail and defective trees fail sooner than healthy trees. A sound tree becomes potentially dangerous when the tree's woody structure is weakened by one or more defects. During storms, pre- existing defects predispose trees to failure. "To a professional arbor- ist," notes Andersen, "de- fects are visible signs that a tree has the potential to fail." Broadly defined, there are seven categories of de- fects: decayed wood, cracks, root problems, weak branch unions, cankers, poor tree architecture and dead trees, tree tops or branches. STRESS Healthy, well-maintained trees growing on suitable sites will be able to mini- mize the extent of decay and other defects. Trees that are stressed have reduced ener- gy reserves, and therefore have less ability to deal with wounds and decay. Most urban trees survive on construction-altered soils that may be compacted, poorly drained, high in clay, sand or gravel, very alkaline or littered with construction debris. Additionally, ma- ny urban trees are subject- ed to chemicals such as de- icing salts, herbicides and fertilizers commonly used in landscape maintenance. Poor tree maintenance is an- other contributor to stress. These cumulative stresses all take a toll on tree vitality and structural integrity, in- creasing the risk of failure DEFECTS AND DECAY Professional arborists have an understanding of the factors that create or ac- celerate the development of defects in trees. They also understand that some spe- cies have growth character- istics that make them prone to certain defects. Not all defective trees can be detected, corrected or eliminated. Although a pro- fessional arborist can read- ily recognize most defects, there are root problems and some internal defects that are hidden. These trees may require in-depth as- sessments and specialized diagnostic tools. Homeown- ers should also keep in mind that defects change with time. A tree that looked fine three years ago may have severe problems today. By doing regular inspections, arborists can successfully manage the risk of tree fail- ure. Advanced decay and cavi- ties result in less structural strength and reduced stabil- ity. Wood decay is an inter- nal process with just a few external indications, such as mushrooms, conks, rotten or punky wood, cavities, hol- lows, holes, in-rolled cracks and bulges in the wood. The healthy layer sur- rounding the decay column is called the shell. If the shell thickness is thin relative to the size of the tree, the shell is likely to fracture, causing the tree to fail. A tree can have internal decay and an opening and still be struc- turally sound provided the shell is thick enough and the opening is not too wide. If a tree is repeatedly wounded by the presence of in-rolled cracks, includ- ed bark, canker-rot fungi or equipment (mowers, plows and weed whips), decay oc- curs in every annual ring of wood. These trees should be carefully inspected by a pro- fessional arborist because they do not form a sound shell of wood. The tree is likely to fail at or near the lo- cation of the crack or wound because a large and ever-ex- panding column of decay is present there. Again, a pro- fessional arborist can evalu- ate shell thickness and open- ing width to help determine the tree's potential for fail- ure. yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live.