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A-4 Local Wednesday, July 19, 2017 The Press-Dispatch 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. Come one, come all, the public is invited! Sunday, July 23 from Noon to 5 p.m. Otwell Community Center Meat will be provided, bring a side dish and a liter of pop, lemonade or tea. e FAMILY REUNION Fulcher BENEFIT FOR Larry Barr Friday, July 21 5pm - 9pm United Methodist Church 801 Walnut Street, Petersburg, IN Spaghetti Dinner 5pm - 6pm $5 Donations Jeff Bryant in Concert 6:30pm - 9pm Also 4 His Praise, Rick Osborne, e Andersons and Allan Houchins first KIRBY DRIVE-IN REUNION There will be a planning meeting for the Kirby Drive-In reunion on Sat- urday, July 22, at noon EDT at the Village Inn, 242 S. SR 57, Petersburg. Anyone who worked or hung out at the Drive-In in Arthur is welcome. MASON, FERGUSON AND GREENE FAMILY GATHERING Spurgeon, Indiana—The descendants of the Michael Mason and Rada Ferguson Mason Greene families had a family picnic on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Jordan Memorial Park in Spurgeon. Diana Mason Broshears, Shirley Mason Crecelius, Linda Mason Weitkamp, and Ivan Mason Jr. served as hosts and the families came together for a noon pitch-in meal. Prayer was offered by Ivan Mason Jr. Following the home- cooked meal, pictures of the family were taken out- side the shelter house. Pic- tures, displays, stories, his- tories, and special memories were shared by many of the members of the family. Mike Mason prepared a booklet containing pictures, family tree information, and other interesting facts for family members in attendance. The children playing and visit- ed with one another on the playground equipment at the park and the softball field. There were fifty-one members and four visitors attending this year's gath- ering. Descendants of the How- ard Mason and Elinor Toole family were Mike (Mickey) Mason, and his wife Mary, of Boonville; Descendant of the Aaron Mason and El- sie McCrary family was Ja- nis (Richardson) Mason, of West Baden; Descendants of the Simeon Mason and Hel- en Strunk family were Diana Mason Broshears, her son, Jason and wife Heather, and their son Simeon, all of Oak- land City. Descendants of the Har- old and Geneva Pancake family were Aasta Mason Carver and husband David, of Elberfeld, their daughter Amy Carver Mulesky and husband Ray, of Evansville, Mark Mason and his wife Jane, their daughter Kristie Stackhouse and husband Tony, and children Austin and Jordyn, all of Prince- ton. Ginger Mason Cary and her husband Ron, of Willow Park, T X. Descendants of Ivan Ma- son were Georgia (Stuckey) Mason, of Winslow, Shirley Mason Crecelius and hus- band Allan, of Newburgh, their son Heath Crece- lius and his wife Patty, and daughter Mina, of Indianap- olis. Gloria Mason and hus- band Stuart Batterman, of Ann Arbor, MI, and their son Joel and his wife, Julie Brock, of Detroit, MI. Linda Mason Weitkamp, of Evans- ville, and her granddaughter Loralee Purdue, of Chandler, Ivan Mason Jr., of Winslow. Descendants of Eugene (Tony) Mason and Syb- le Wade were Pam Mason Joines, of Evansville, Mar- cia Mason Shaw, of Win- slow, Anita Mason Lattner, of Newburgh, Carmen Ma- son Ingram and her daugh- ter Summer, both of New- burgh. Descendants of T. Lucille Mason Hudson and Harold Hudson were Charles Hud- son and Denise Hart, of Vin- cennes, daughter Shannon Hudson Kennedy and chil- dren Trevor and Megan, of Columbus, daughter Holly Hudson, of Columbus, and son Jeremy and his wife Ca- zi, his daughter Ella, and their children Trigg and Za- yla, of Robinson, IL. Patty Hudson Ward and her hus- band Steve, of Evansville. Descendant of G. Gor- don Greene (deceased) and Marynelle Voss was Ben Greene, of Monclova, OH. RUSSELL REUNION The 56th annual Russell reunion was Sunday, July 9 at Muren Church of God fel- lowship hall. A basket lunch was served, with Marcia Russell giving table grace. Prizes were awarded to Al- berta Russell, oldest; Au- brey Pride, youngest; Dan Russell, traveling farthest; and Sandy Russell, door prize. Officers elected were, Lloyd Russell, president; Bodey Robertson, vice-pres- ident; Rebecca Russell, trea- surer; and Becky Pride, sec- retary. There were 80 members in attendance. Attending were: Mark and Becky Pride, Eddie and Marcia Russell, Len- nis Russell, Kathleen Brew- ster, Barry and Neil Rus- sell, Don and Sue Russell, Jason and Beth Goeppner, Brandon, Corey and Park- er, Darla Bush, Rose Clark, Ruth Carlisle, Rex and Paula Carlisle, Max Carlisle, Lana Pease, Billie A. Grubb, Levi McCarter, Hannah McCart- er and Tyler Maharrey, An- nis Keith and Sarah Russell and Harvick, Taylor Carl- isle, Christan Manning and Josh Nash, Kenneth Man- ning, Melissa Deffendoll, Tobias Manning, Chris- tine Dunn, Helen Morton, Keevon Owens, Chris and Mahala Cooper, Jordan, Jaiden, Jace and Jayla, Sandy Russell, CSM (R) Dan Rus- sell, Alberta Russell-Mor- ris, Bodey and Shawna Rob- ertson, Grasyn, Everon and Charlotte, Lloyd and Becca Russell, Alexis and Landry, Rusty Simmons, Jordan Sim- mons, Nathan Simmons, Paul and Amber Russell and Taylor, Latallia Lamber- son, Kaya and Bobby, Josh and Kristen Pride, Trinity and Aubrey, Jayla Nelson, Braden Blount, Jade Kam- mon, Elizabeth Wedding and Bond Weissman, Brook- lyn Blount, Daun Robertson, Brian and Danielle Boxdor- fer and Leona and Charlie Edrington. The 2018 reunion will be at the Muren Church of God fellowship hall on the sec- ond Sunday in July. The Mason/Ferguson/Greene family attending were (seated from left): Janis (Richardson) Mason, Georgia (Stuckey) Mason, and Aasta (Mason) Carver. Standing: Mike Mason, Patty (Hudson) Ward, Charles Hudson, Linda (Mason) Weitkamp, Marcia (Mason) Shaw, Anita (Mason) Lattner, Pam (Mason) Joines, Diana (Mason) Broshears, Mark Mason, Carmen (Mason) Ingram, Ginger (Mason) Cary, Gloria Mason, Shirley (Mason) Crecelius, Ben Greene, and Ivan Mason Jr. Area Reunions With This Ring... Student Spotlight UPCOMING REUNIONS MARRIAGE LICENSES Michael A. Gladish, 46, of 1978 N. CR 75 E., Pe- tersburg, son of Alan R. Gladish and Elaine Dyer Townley, to Vedra G. Bilderback, 53, of 1978 N. CR 75 E., Petersburg, daughter of Everett Othal Ste- phens and Gertrude Beatrice Hill Stephens. William James Willis, 88, of 3383 N. CR 400 W., Petersburg, son of Norman Clyde Willis and Fran- cis Eugene Rumble Willis, to Marget J. Quaken, 74, of 8462 E. SR 64, Otwell, daughter of Prentice Ralph Hill and Martha Ross Hill. Satterfield-Dillon Shanique Satterfield and Tyler Dillon, both of Jasper, will exchange wedding vows at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Otwell United Methodist Church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Scott and To- na Satterfield, of Velpen. She is a 2011 Pike Central High School graduate and received her RN degree from Vincennes Univer- sity in 2015. She is a reg- istered nurse in the oncol- ogy department at Jasper Memorial Hospital. The future bridegroom is the son of Patrick and Joni Dillon, of Otwell. He is a 2010 Jasper High School graduate, is em- ployed with the United States Postal Service and also farms. Formal invitations are being sent. AMBER RUBLE NAMED TO FRANKLIN COLLEGE DEAN'S LIST Amber Lynn Ruble, a sophomore, daughter of William Ruble, of Evans- ville and ReGena Ruble, of Petersburg was named to Franklin College dean's list for the spring 2017 semes- ter. Students named to the dean's list have achieved academic distinction by earning a 3.5 grade point average or above. PARKE NAMED TO PRESIDENT'S LIST AT FRANKLIN COLLEGE Darian Reanna Parke, a junior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monty Parke, of Oakland City was recent- ly named to Franklin Col- lege president's list for the spring 2017 semester. Stu- dents named to the presi- dent's list have achieved ac- ademic distinction by earn- ing a 4.0 grade point aver- age. AUSTIN HUGHES ACCEPTED INTO HEART OF THE HOUSE Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI), a pro- gram of The Arc of Indi- ana Foundation, announc- es that Austin Hughes, of Winslow, was recently ac- cepted into its Heart of the House (hotel housekeep- ing) program to begin Ju- ly 31 at the EGTI location in Muncie. The Arc of Indiana Foun- dation exists to create post- secondary training oppor- tunities for people with dis- abilities that empower and lead to meaningful employ- ment through its program, Erskine Green Training Institute. A fter receiving training at EGTI, students apply those skills through internships at the Court- yard Muncie, Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co., and at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. As July winds down, there are many things happening at the library. To have your voice heard through our planning sur- vey, you need to act now. The survey will close on Friday, July 21. You can pick one up at your local library and turn it in to a clerk, or visit the website at pikeco.lib.in.us and click the link to fill the survey out online. Do not miss this opportunity to have your voice heard while the next five years of library growth is planned. Summer reading is gear- ing up for the big finale. The library has been for- tunate to receive donations from many county busi- nesses. The winners for these prizes will be drawn for at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 at the Petersburg Branch. If you would like to win a Grand Prize, you need to be present. All oth- ers will be notified with a phone call if you cannot at- tend the drawing. Do you like outdoor movies? To end the sum- mer reading program, there will be an outdoor movie on the green at the library. This movie will be- gin at dark on Saturday, Ju- ly 29. You may begin to ar- rive at 9 p.m. Bring your blankets, chairs, snacks and family to enjoy a mem- orable community event at the Petersburg Branch of the Pike County Public Li- brary. LOCAL STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Local students from Pike County graduat- ed with a credential from Ivy Tech Community Col- lege in spring 2017. Grad- uating were: Alivia Cum- mings, Nathan Evans and Lexus Shoultz all of Peters- burg and Beau Norrick and Douglas Pride both of Winslow. 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