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April 25, 2012

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A-4 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Oakland City teen injured injured Friday evening in a one-car crash. Flint Culbertson, 18, was An Oakland City teen was driving a 1997 Saturn east on Highway 56 about a mile west of Petersburg. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Adam Thompson said Culb- ertson came to a sharp turn and went off the road into a hole at the side of the road. He spun sideways, hit a ditch, and rolled over twice. Sgt. Thompson said Culb- ertson suffered minor lacera- tions to his arm, but refused medical treatment. His 1997 Saturn was esti- The Press-Dispatch Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. Seventh St. in Jasper. For more information call 812-887- 0349. St. Jude Give Hope, Run—5k run/walk that Al-Anon meeting—Meetings are conducted each Area Happenings brings teams and individuals together to support the children of St. Jude on Saturday, April 28 at Burdette Park. Pre-registration and packet pick up will be on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 500 Bond St. in down- town Evansville. Participants can also register for the race and pick up packets on the morning of the race beginning at 6:30 a.m. For more information call Pau- la Singer at 1-800-545-1696. Bariatric Public Forum—Will be offered Satur- day, April 28 at 9 a.m. in the Medical Arts Building Conference Center, 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. Pre-reg- istration is not required. Call 996-0185. Ark of Safety Ministries—Prophet Cyril Englert mated to have between $5,000 to $10,000 damage in the 6 p.m. accident. On Sunday a two-car crash on Highway 61 in Petersburg caused minor damage. Petersburg Police Cpl. Scott Wright said Linda S. Dent, 32, of Abigal St., Petersburg,was driving north behind an un- known vehicle which made an abrupt turn without signalling. Cpl. Wright said Dent was able to get stopped, but Vickie L. Epley, 47, of West St., Glezen was following Dent and was unable to stop and hit Dent. Damage to both vehicles was minor in the 12:10 p.m. acci- dent on Saturday. Pike Co. 4-H sign-up underway enrolling in 4-H. Youth in grades K-2 may join Future 4-H for free. Youth in grades 3-12 will be charged $15. Enrollment forms can be picked up at the Pike County Extension Office located in the courthouse or you can enroll on-line at www. four-h.purdue.edu/enroll. For more information con- tact the Pike County Exten- sion Office at 354-6838. May 1 is the deadline for 3587's 75th anniversary open house and a flag retiring ritual. Holding a cer- tificate from the National VFW Commander for the occasion is in-coming Post Commander Jamie English. To his left is Joe Cummings, commander for the past two years and in-coming Junior Vice Commander Randy Howes and to English's right is in-coming Senior Vice Commander Tom Hensler. Both Howes and Hensler held their respective offices during the past year. VFW members and the public assembled this past Sunday to mark Post Incoming VFW Post 3587 Officers H Winslow Town Council: fire districts the North and South units of the Patoka Fire District said they train every third Sunday morning. He said fire fighters must have level 1 certification to get off the truck and level 2 certification to fight a fire from the interior. Barr said the tax levy Continued from page 1 Scheussler who is chief over would stay," said Schuessler. Ashby said Winslow would need to make sure the town was covered as well for fire pro- tection as it is now and as well as the rest of the township. Barr said he thought it would would generate enough mon- ey to allow the department to have training, maintain their equipment and create a rainy day fund. According to Barr, the Patoka Fire District had enough money set aside that in an emergency they could pur- chase another truck. "If we go out on a run today and lose a fire truck we could purchase another one tomorrow." Town Council President Dave Tisdale said Winslow couldn't take any action on the matter now. "We can only talk to you about this right now. We would need to get togeth- er maybe in an executive ses- sion and discuss this. We would have to look at it from every an- gle," said Tisdale. He asked if the town would lease the fire district their fire station building, trucks and other equipment. Barr said they were just ap- standpoint, we would be much better off," said Tisdale. "That isn't the only thing improve their fire protection, because it would improve their training and finances allowing them to maintaining equipment better. He also said Patoka has served on North Patoka, South Patoka and Winslow Fire De- partments. He is now a Cap- tain of the Winslow Depart- ment. "This is the better de- partment." Brock said the Winslow Fire a 30-man fire roster, which could handle fire coverage in Winslow. Ashby also asked about rep- resentation on the fire district. Barr said he was sure if a new fire district was created Winslow would have a repre- sentative appointed to the dis- trict board. Some firemen at the meet- ing expressed concerns about the move. Robert Bolin asked why the departments separated in the 1970s. Tisdale said two of the Win- slow Town Board members wanted to break away from Patoka Township. "I begged them not to, but they thought we were wearing out the fire truck," said Tisdale. "Personally I think the town proaching the town to discuss it and provide them information. "I'm sure from a financial we need to worry about," said councilman Glendel "Buck" Ashby. "I don't know if people on our department will work with you guys." "I feel like most of them Dept. raises good money with their demolition derby and if they went under the control of the fire district they would stop having the demolition derby. Brock said what he was hear- ing from the Patoka Fire Dis- trict was they didn't think Win- slow had enough training. He said they were taking steps to improve their training. Tisdale asked the firemen, "So most of the department is not in favor of this?" Winslow firemen at the meeting said they were not. No action was taken by the town council. In other business the coun- Keith Brock said he had tiring ritual this past Sunday on the post parking lot. Jamie English was the program speaker (at the podium) for both the flag retiring ceremony and al- so the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the post. Life member Art Beck was on hand (seated in a power chair) and described the building on Main Street when he remembered it as a funeral home. Post quartermas- ter Ed Shoultz (extreme left) organized the ceremony with post and auxilia- ry members participating. Several members of Coleman-Stewart VFW Post 3587 conducted a flag re- Flag Retiring at VFW Post 3587 will be ministering Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at 97 N. Monty Rd., Vincennes. Worship with Trenda Shouse of Olney, IL. For more information call 812-726-4520. Dubois Co. Museum—Newest mural to be un- veiled at Dubois Co. Museum is the town of Birdseye. Program to unveil the mural and a brief history of the buildings and items depicted will be at 1:30 p.m. Sun- day, April 29. Museum will be open 1-4 p.m. March of Dimes Fundraiser—Branson's Bud- dies will host an all day family event fundraiser Sun- day, April 29 at Lafayette Park in Princeton to bene- fit The March of Dimes in Gibson County. The event will consist of an all day free concert with eight bands plus many other activities. For more info go to bran- sonsbuddies.webstarts.com or call 812-789-3100 or 812-789-3340. Investments Basics Workshops for Pike County Residents—To learn the basics of college and retire- ment planning, the workshop will be offered to Pike County residents high school age and over, endorsed by the Pike County HTC. It will be hosted by German American Investment Services on Monday, April 30, at the Pike County Public Library in the Barrett Meet- ing Room from 6-7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Seating will be limited. For more informa- tion contact Darwin Lindsey at (812) 354-8471 or vis- it www.germanamerican.com. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group—Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily ac- tivities. Next meeting will be Wednesday, May 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Medical Arts Conference Center, 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. Call 996-5780. Health Screening Available in Huntingburg— Wednesday, May 2 from 5:30-9 a.m. at the Hunting- burg Event Center, 110 East 14th St. in Huntingburg. To register call 996-2399 or toll-free 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Heartsaver CPR with AED—Thursday, May 3 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Community Relations Class- room at Memorial Southwide Office, 1100 W. 12th Ave. in Jasper. Fee for the course is $50. For more info or to register call 996-2399 or toll-free 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. BLS for Health Care Provider Refresher—Next tive route. He said the county is in the process of replacing the bridge, but it has been closed for several years. • Ashby said he has been available class is Thursday, May 3 from 1-4 p.m. in the Community Relations Clssroom, Memorial Southside Office, 1100 W. 12th Ave. in Jasper. Cost is $45. For more info or to register call 996-2399 or toll-free at 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Memorial Hospital Offering Wellness Coach- talking with Tri-Cap about lo- cating a senior housing proj- ect in the area behind the Win- slow Community Center. He said Tri-Cap is interested in the project and a landowner was at least interested in talking about selling the property. "That would be a great thing, if we could get it put together. We have talked about that for years," said Tisdale. • Utilities Superintendent cil expressed concern of a pig being kept in Winslow. Tisdale said he has received numerous complaints about people keep- ing a pig at North and Main Sts. He said it is again the town's zoning laws. Animal Control office Terry of Winslow ought to stay the Town of Winslow," said Fred Ficus. Fiscus, a former mem- ber of the South Unit of Pato- ka, said he left that department and went to Spurgeon, but was putting an application into the Winslow department. He said firemen who were certified fire- men prior to the new rules were grand-fathered in and could continue to fight fires without the new training certification. Strobel said it was not against state law if it was a pet. Tisdale said the zoning board needed to look at the matter. • Councilmen also asked to check into how long County Bridge 147 will be closed over the Patoka River on CR 350 E, just south of Winslow. Tisdale said when the rail road tracks are closed in June it is going to be a big inconvenience to go around, because the bridge is closed on the shortest alterna- Todd Williams was unable to at- tend the meeting. He sent a re- port to the council. Tisdale said VanHoy the contractor on the new water line project had not met their deadline for comple- tion and faced an $11,000 fine. He said they were starting in a second 30 day period and could face more fines if they are not completed when that time peri- od runs out. • Barbara Mitchell of the Winslow Beautification Com- mittee said they are having a dinner at the Community Cen- ter on Sunday form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and can be purchased from any committee member or at town hall. The next town council meet- ing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mon- day, May 14. ing—"Healthy Start" coaching program is a series of phone conversations with a wellness coach to de- termine how participant wants to improve his or her health over a 12-week period—a 30-minute initial ses- sion, followed by 11 weeks of 20-minute sessions. Cost is $225. Call 996-2399 or toll-free 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Memorial Hospital Offers At-Home Medical Alert Assistance—Lifeline is a medical alert assis- tance service for those who wish to live independently in their homes, while maintaining an immediate emer- gency link to Memorial Hospital. Lifeline has a one- time installation fee of $50 and costs $39 per month after installation. Call 996-2399 or toll-free 800-852- 7279, ext. 2399. Pike County Farm Bureau offering $500 scholarship Bureau will award a $500 scholarship to a Pike Coun- ty Farm Bureau member or their children seeking high- er education (if applicants meet all qualifications). Eligibility—Applicants, The Pike County Farm parents or legal guardians must be a paid member of the Pike County Farm Bu- reau and a resident of Pike County. Applicant must be a stu- gree related to Agriculture or Agriculture education. Agriculture related majors might include areas such as nutrition, agriculture re- search, agriculture econ, veterinary, agriculture mar- keting and other production agriculture courses. Read and fill out the en- tire application and attach a photo. Applications are due to dent pursuing post high school education, including two-year trades or four-year Bachelor of Science degree. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing a de- DAVE DURCHOLZ PLEASE VOTE FOR Democratic Candidate for Commissioner District 1 Memmer's • HARD WORKING NOW UNDER ONE ROOF RENT 7 DAYS and Easy Rent-All 48 Memmer's Mon-Fri 7AM - 6PM ———————————————————————— Hwy. 41 North at Lyles Station Road *Wallpaper Steamers *Paint Sprayers Airless *New Hot Pressure Washer HOME CARE EQUIPMENT (812) 385-2641 or (812) 385-5150 Monday-Friday 7-6; Saturday 7-5; Sunday 10-4 Saturday 7AM - 5PM Hwy. 41 N. at Lyles Station Rd • Princeton 812-385-2641 Sunday 10AM - 4PM A WEEK • DEDICATED • WILLING TO WORK HARD FOR ALL OF PIKE COUNTY the Pike County Farm Bu- reau office on or before May 1. They can be mailed or dropped off at Pike County Farm Bureau, Inc. P.O. Box 435, 201 E. Main Street, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567. Ad paid for by David Durchol z , Canidate for Pike Count y Commi s s ioner, Rick Houchin, Treasurer. WE CAN DO BETTER. don't forget to VOTE Tues., May 8

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