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A-2 Front Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Press-Dispatch We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! SUBSCRIBE Continued from page 1 ISTEP Continued from page 1 firsts, seven seconds and five thirds. Haycraft's four first place awards were: • Props Plus Studio enti- tled Let Us Help in the Pro- fessional Services category, sold by Cindy Petty; • Custom Staffing entitled Coal Mining Jobs in the Classified Advertising cat- egory, sold by Pam Lemond; • Fort Branch-John- son Township Public Library entitled Cele- brating 100 years in the Edu- cation category, sold by Cin- dy Petty; • Baird Homes entitled Pets with Personalities series in the ROP series, sold by Cindy Petty; Haycraft also had three third place awards in the cat- egories of Medical, Enter- tainment and Restaurants, as well as Residential Services. Gogel won in four catego- ries. Those awards were : • Memmer's True Value entitled Spring it On! in the Garden, Yard and Farm cat- egory, sold by Cindy Petty; • Uebelhor Vincennes en- titled Newest Buick Dealer in the Area in the Vehicle Deal- ership category, sold by John Heuring; • New Harmony Inn enti- tled Renew, Rewind, Relax i the category other retail ad- vertising, sold by Cindy Petty; • Cakes and Coffee Café entitled Restaurant Branding, Billboards and Menu in the Innovation Award category. Gogel also placed third in five categories. They were in the categories of Vehicle Dealerships, Automotive Ser- vices, Real Estate and Classi- fied Advertising. Gogel and Haycraft col- laborated on two first plac- es. They were: • Gibson Southern Fall Homecoming 2017 for the Special Topic Page, with pho- tography assis- tance by Jeff Harting, and sold by John Heuring and Cindy Petty. • Backyard Adventures 2017 in the category Special Section Tab, sold by John Heuring, Cindy Petty, Pam Lemond and Matt Haycraft. They also collaborated on two second place awards in the categories of Political for the Pike County Republi- can Central Committee and Special Section Tab for the Spring Home and Garden section. AWARDS Continued from page 1 See page A-4 for the full listing. All Wheel Drive, Backup Camera, Heated Seats, Chrome Wheels and Much More! Beautiful Black Metallic with Black Leather. 4x4, Moonroof, Fiberglass Bed Cover, Full Power with the Famous Hemi Engine. 20" Chrome Wheels. "A Real Looker" Power Seat and Windows, Tilt-Telescopic Wheel, Sport Pack- age, Spoiler, Only 56,000 Miles. "A Clean, Reliable Ride!" Full Power, 20" Chrome Wheels, Rear Spoiler, 3.6L Engine for Good Gas Mileage. Only 84,000 Miles, Bright White with Black Trim. "Sharp!" Economical 2.5L Engine, Moonroof, Full Power, Backup Alarm, Bright Red Exterior, Gray Trim. "Don't Miss is One!" FWD, Full Power, Backup Camera, Alloy Wheels, Lots of Extras! "A Beautiful Vehicle! Drive Me and You'll Agree!" Reg. Cab, Only 64,000 Miles, Clean Inside and Out, A/C, Tilt, Cruse, Rhino Liner, Bright Red Paint. "Hard to Find!" Loaded with Equipment! ese Cars are Very Reliable, It Has Only 91,000 Miles. "Road Ready" Charcoal Paint and Dark Grey Trim! $13,900 $15,900 $8,995 $9,995 $8,995 $7,995 2010 Ford Fusion SE 2013 Dodge Charger 2010 Chevy Equinox LTZ 2005 Chevy Silverado 1500 2009 Chevy Impala LT 2011 Ford Edge Limited WA L K E R MOTORS HOURS: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm • Saturday 9am-3pm 1801 E. Main Street Petersburg • 812-354-2688 Locally Owned and Operated 2007 Dodge Ram Quad Cab Sport 2009 Pontiac G6 Sedan $15,900 $8,995 Beat the Holiday Rush! What would be better than getting a gi of a great car or truck from Walker Motors? Act now! PULLED LUNCH Pork M a so n i c Lo dge P i ke # 1 21 N o v e m b e r 1 8 10 : 30 am to 2 p m at the Masonic Lodge in Petersburg (Down from PAWS animal shelter) Tickets available from any Lodge member or at the door. 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Subscribers get the add- ed benefit of getting it at 6 a.m. on Wednesday morn- ing at www.pressdispatch. net/edition. You may use the subscrip- tion form on page A-3 to sign up for NETedition. Please in- clude your e-mail address and a password. Once your registration is complete, you will receive an e-mail with your sign-on information. in our district had excellent scores in the growth do- main, yet scored low on the proficiency domain. If we continue to work as we have to address students' areas of need, we will improve in pro- ficiency as well." "For grades 9 -12, a multi- ple measures domain is add- ed to the performance and growth information," Blake added. "Attendance rate, graduation rate, dual cred- it, AP, and industry certifi- cation information are also used to calculate the school grade." Statewide, nearly 25 per- cent of schools improved one or more letter grades, with the total number of A- rated schools increasing by close to six percent. Over- all, 62.2 percent of schools received an A or B. Among traditional pub- lic schools statewide, 61.9 percent received an A or B. Among charter public schools statewide, 32.9 per- cent received an A or B. Among non-public schools statewide, 70.4 percent re- ceived an A or B. In addition, 14.9 percent of traditional public schools statewide received a D or F; 34.2 percent of charter public schools statewide re- ceived a D or F; and 10.5 per- cent of non-public schools received a D or F. "I am encouraged by the results of our current ac- countability grades as an indication of the great edu- cation Indiana students are receiving," said Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Indiana Super- intendent of Public Instruc- tion. "Our work, however, is not finished. As a Depart- ment, we will continue to partner with stakeholders from the state level to the lo- cal community to ensure ev- ery school is successful and every student is academical- ly prepared for the future." In 1999, the General As- sembly passed Public Law 221-199 which created a per- formance-based account- ability system. In response to this legislation, the State Board of Education, the In- diana Department of Edu- cation and the Education Roundtable collaborated over the next two years to establish the administrative rules outlining the account- ability system. These rules were final- ized and in place by the end of 2001. In 2015, the State Board of Education estab- lished new metrics for Indi- ana's student-centered ac- countability system. The metrics went into effect be- ginning with the assessment of the 2015 -16 school year. add all the rental fees in, it would not pay for itself. Councilman Bishop and others said it is hard to know what the expenses and costs are going to be until they know how much the build- ing it going to cost. "I can't see spending $70,000 if you don't know if the end project is via- ble," said Councilman El- liott about funding the de- sign costs. "A million dollars is a lot of money for a small communi- ty. I don't know how we can break even. When we get to the point, we can have a pri- vate industry step in and do it." "I'm not completely against it, but until we have more hard information, I don't know how we can do it," said Elliott. He moved they table the matter until they have more proper information to make a decision. The council voted 7-0 to table the matter. Councilmen voted to ap- prove an additional appro- priation of $566,319 from the County Economic Devel- opment Income Tax funds to speed up the process of paving roads. The commis- sioners originally requested $ 990,000 to fund the Com- munity Crossroads paving grant. Council President Greg Willis explained the money will be reimbursed as it is spent on paving. Pike Coun- ty received a grant from the Crossroads program and Pike County only has to have a 25 percent match. Highway Superintendent Roger Ham said last year when they got the grant, their blacktop material ven- dor had to carry a balance of about $500,000 for sever- al months while Pike Coun- ty waited to be reimbursed. Appropriating this money will give them a balance to stay up-to-date on their pav- ing material bills. It was approved by a 7-0 vote. They also approved an additional appropriation of $57,894 to purchase a mini- excavator for the Highway Department. The request was originally for $ 62,354; however, Willis said the county has been renting it for several months and the rent payments are being credited toward the pur- chase. The other appropriation was a 20 -percent match for a project to build a road to the industrial park just south of I-69. The county's match is $ 68,730. It was approved by a 7-0 vote. The next council meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 7. COUNCIL Continued from page 1 Flu shots at Business/Health Expo Nurse Leah Porior gives Lynda Kinnaman a flu shot at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce Busi- ness/Health Expo last Thursday in the Old Petersburg Gym. Numerous businesses and health services had their wares and services on display during the event.