The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, July 18, 2018 The Press-Dispatch SECURITY Continued from page 1 4-H FAIR Continued from page 1 CHASE Continued from page 1 P E T E R S B U R G We Put The Fizz In Fizzies OPENING Saturday, July 21 at 10 a.m. 714 E. Main • Petersburg 812-789-3054 OPEN DAILY Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday Noon-6 p.m. Sorry, No Checks Bath Bombs Effervescing Bath Additives Specialty Soy-Based Candles Jewelry Register to WIN PRIZES Given away all day Mackenzie Deweese and Kylee Shoultz. Opening ceremonies will follow the pa- rade at 4:45 in the amphitheater with a com- munity church service by the Pike County Ministerial Association. 4-H events on Sunday include livestock check in from 7 to 10 a.m. and the Contest- ing Horse Show at 7 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 23 Monday will have a feature the Ag Olym- pics at 6 p.m. It will have teams competing in various farm relates tasks such as milk- ing a cow. The poultry show will be at 9 a.m., Homemakers's Open Class at 10 a.m. and Pleasure Horse Show at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 24 The goat show starts at 9 a.m. with the swine show at 6:30 p.m. and the Discover 4- H mini-golf event at 6:30 p.m. as well. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 4-H Family Fun Night will start at 7 p.m. It will have a hillybilly water slide, pedal trac- tor pull, old fashioned tug of war and per- formance by Clint Zimmerman. Wednesday starts with the rabbit show at 9 a.m. Beef, dairy and sheep shows are set for 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 26 Free carnival rides begin on Thursday and the rodeo returns. The rides will be- gin operating at 6 p.m. Thursday as they will on Friday and then at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The rides are free due to donations by IPL and Pike County Farm Bureau Inc. Park- ing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be $5 per car. The Xtreme Roughtstock Tour Rodeo will start at 7 p.m. Thursday and is the featured amphitheater event. Other 4-H events on Thursday will be the Supreme Showmanship at 9 a.m., Senior Cit- izens Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cut- est baby contest starts at 6 p.m. as well as the Family Hour and Horse and Pony Rides. FRIDAY, JULY 27 The Demolition Derby returns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night as do the free carnival rides. The 4-H Livestock Auction begins at 5:30 p.m. with the free carnival rides open- ing at 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 28 Saturday will be a full day of activities beginning early and running late. It starts with the Youth Fishing Tourney at Prides Creek, which begins at 9 a.m. The Classic Car Show registration is at 10 a.m. in Hor- nady Park near the Peter Brenton Cabin. Judging begins at noon and awards will be given at 2 p.m. Pike County's First Annual Barbecue Contest will also be Saturday with registra- tion at 10 a.m. and winners announced at 6 p.m. It will be located near the 4-H Build- ing and have categories for chicken, pork and Cook's Choice. Pike County's Cutest Baby Contest, which will run from Thursday to Saturday will announce the winners following the car show near Brenton's Cabin. At noon there will be a Pike County's Got Talent contest with youth and adult di- visions. The youth winners advance to the Indiana State Fair. Categories will be vocal, instrumental, dance, novelty, tumbling and clogging. A Cornhole tourney is set for 5 p.m. with registration at 4 p.m. It will be on the mid- way. Super Cross racing is the featured event on Saturday in the amphitheater. Registra- tion is at 3 p.m. with practice at 4 p.m. and races beginning at 7 p.m. But this was, as far as I'm concerned, very big." Blake also informed the school board that a request for a $ 900,000 grant from the National Rifle Associa- tion's National School Shield program had been turned down. However, the news got better when the school board held its regular monthly meeting on Tues - day, July 10, when Blake announced that the corpo- ration had been awarded a 2019 Secured School Safety Grant of $41,784.42, which – along with a local match of $41,784.42 to make the total grant $ 83,568.84 – will be used to upgrade radio com- munication equipment. In addition, Blake told the school board that Indi- ana Governor Eric Holcomb had announced on Friday, July 6, that the state will be offering hand-held met- al detectors – at no cost – to schools throughout the Hoo- sier State. According to Holcomb's announcement, one hand- held metal detector will be provided for every 250 stu- dents. "How many would that be? " school board member David Waltz asked. "Seven," Blake replied. "When I checked the num- ber they said, I was afraid it was going to go down to, like, five. But it was still at seven. There's a lot of differ- ent ways we can incorporate that into our plans." According to the Garrett Metal Detectors website, the manufacturer's suggest- ed retail price for each Super Scanner V Hand-Held Metal Detector – which was origi- nally designed for use at the 1984 Olympic Games in At- lanta – is $199.95. School board secretary Steve Potter applauded Gov- ernor Holcomb's offer of the hand-held metal detectors. "I want to make a com- ment toward the governor – and the state lawmakers – moving to actually do some- thing to try to help keep our kids safe, and trying to help us with money, because that's not going to be cheap on that," Potter said. "I do appreciate the effort that the state has put into that to kind of help us move this along." The total amount commit- ted to adding and/or upgrad- ing security features – not in- cluding the hand-held metal detectors – in Pike County School Corporation schools adds up to $1,210,353.84 – $1,066,566.42 in local funds and $143,787.42 in grant funds. "To date, we have commit- ted over $1.2 million to add or upgrade security features to our schools," Blake said on Monday, July 16. "The virtual connection with the central dispatch, installa- tion of additional safety fea- tures, the metal detectors, and the new radio equip- ment are valuable additions to our security plans. Plac- ing a School Resource Offi- cer in each building will pro- vide students with a trusted adult that can assist with in- terventions and reporting of potential incidents." "The school system is looking at a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to school security," Blake add- ed. "When submitting grant applications, I have focused on specific areas of security, hoping to combine multiple awards to apply toward dis- trict-wide measures." and headed south and start- ed to speed up and run stop signs. He eventually turned onto McCoy St. to get back to Highway 61 and headed south. Trooper Davis said Chief Deputy Kent Johnson and Deputy Brad Jenkins joined in the chase while still in Petersburg. Peters- burg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart went to the over- pass on I-69 where he de- ployed stop sticks, but Sand- ers avoided hitting them. He continued south on Highway 61 until Sanders turned on Highway 56 near Pike Central and drove east at a maximum speed of 90 mph before he turned south on Highway 257, until the crash occurred. Trooper Davis said Sand- ers made several bad passes on double yellow lines dur- ing the chase. Deputy Kent Johnson said Rode was released from Me- morial Hospital in Jasper on Friday with three broken ribs. Sanders was taken by am- bulance to Deaconess Mid- Town Hospital in Evansville where he was treated for fa- cial injuries as well as a lac- eration to his head. Sanders is expected to be charged with resisting law enforcement, causing seri- ous bodily injury and other charges. Sanders is also wanted on a warrant from Daviess County for failing to regis- ter as a sex offender. 4-H Day Camp at Prides Creek 4-H Day Camp at Prides Creek featured several activities for kids from grades three through eight. From left, Austin Luff, Rachel Holesinger and Josiah Ross using teamwork in the canoe at 4-H camp. The camp was hosted by Purdue Extension Pike County. The campers enjoyed crafts, a scavenger hunt, games, swimming, boating, hiking, fishing and other activities for a fun-filled day. The canoes and kayaks were furnished by the Ross family for use during 4-H Camp on Tuesday, July 10. See story and additional photos on page A-5.