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Local ........ A1-B8 Sports .........B1-3 Classifi eds ..B4-7 Church ........C1-3 Home Life....C4-8 Obituaries....... C9 History ......... C10 Opinion .. C11-12 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ...pressdispatch.net/edition Facebook.....facebook.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .........news@pressdispatch.net Phone:.................. 812-354-8500 Fax: ...................... 812-354-2014 E-Mail . editor@pressdispatch.net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING See SCHOOL on page 2 See MERGE on page 2 See WINSLOW on page 8 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Volume 148 Number 30 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 See 4-H FAIR on page 10 Three sections 32 pages Five inserts By Kenzie Rudolph With the help of volunteers in the community, PAWS in Peters- burg and Friends for Animals in Washington may merge and be- come "Friends for PAWS." According to a letter sent to The Press-Dispatch from PAWS, "In 2001, Pike Animal Welfare Society (a no-kill shelter) opened its doors and began providing a safe place for lost and homeless animals in Pike County. In its 17 years of operation, hundreds of animals have been placed in homes and the shelter has provid- ed the service it was founded for." "In November of 2001, Nola Gartin, a volunteer, stepped up to the plate, taking over as director of daily operations. Several years later, a board of directors was formed and financial concerns were addressed. The financial sit- uation improved. Donations from a wide variety of donors came in and this seemed to confirm the citizens of Pike County felt strong- ly about wanting the shelter to re- main open." According to this letter, "after 17 years, the shelter's dedicated director, Nola Gartin, is planning Local PAWS to merge with Washington shelter 4-H Future Showmanship entrant Peyton Willis shows her Silkie chicken named Cloud during the Future Showmanship di- vision on Monday morning at the Pike County 4-H Fair. Willis said she named the chicken Cloud, because it resembles a fluffy cloud. Otwell Miller Academy will be holding registration for the 2018 - 19 school year beginning Wednes- day, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration will be held on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the exception of Thursday, Aug. 2, when registration will be conducted from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call Ot- well Miller Academy at 812-354- 0800. Registration begins for Otwell Academy PC school registration dates set Registration and payment of book rental and material fees for the 2018 -19 school year will be conducted at Petersburg Ele- mentary School on Tuesday, July 31, from noon to 6 p.m., Wednes- day, Aug. 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2, from noon to 6 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration and payment of book rental and material fees for the 2018 -19 school year will be conducted at Winslow Elemen- tary School on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Monday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration and payment of book rental and material fees By Andy Heuring Neighbors awakened a Petersburg wom- an as her house was burning early Sunday morning. Theresa Littrell at 1709 E. Sycamore St. heard someone banging on her front door at about 7 a.m. Sunday. She got up and went to the door to be told her house was on fire. A neighbor said his girlfriend was on her way home and noticed smoke com- ing from the house. He said he was about a block away and went to check on it, and saw the smoke. "I started banging on the front door to wake her (Littrell). I was just getting ready to kick the door in when she came to the door. I just said, 'You need to get out.'" Susan Hinton, who works at the Circle K in Petersburg, was on her way home after working the night shift and noticed smoke coming from the roof line of the house, which is about a block from her home. She called her boyfriend, who wished to remain anonymous. Littrell said she was sleeping, but her four dogs were "going crazy." She hadn't no- ticed the fire or smoke that was in the attic. State Trooper John Davis and an EMT went in the house a few minutes later to retrieve Littrell's billfold and other items, before the fire had spread into the living space. The EMT was able to rescue a cat. Littrell sat nearby and tried to corral her cats and dogs as they got near her, to prevent them from reentering the house. When she could catch one, she would put it in a cage or into a truck parked nearby. Petersburg Assistant Fire Chief Jon Craig said fire damage was limited to the attic and one bedroom. However, there was extensive smoke damage throughout the house. He said it appears to have been an electri- cal fire that started around a light fixture at- tached to the ceiling of a bedroom. Initially the fire was in the attic and by the time fire- men arrived, it spread into that bedroom. Petersburg was assisted by Jeffer- son and Harrison Township Fire Depart- ments. They were on the scene for about two hours. The house is owned by Tom Nelson, of Jasper. Neighbors awaken woman in burning house By Andy Heuring The Pike County 4-H Fair continues this week with activities every night and free carnival rides beginning on Thurs- day. Highlights will include 4-H Family Fun night on Wednesday, Rodeo on Thurs- day, Demolition Derby on Friday and Super Cross Races on Saturday. Below is a sched- ule of events for the rest of the week. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 4-H Family Fun Night will start at 7 p.m. It will have a hillbilly water slide, pedal trac- tor pull, old fashioned tug-of-war and per- formance by Clint Zimmerman. Wednes- day starts with the rabbit show at 9 a.m. The 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. Rides will begin op- erating at 6 p.m. Thursday and on Friday, and then at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Rides are free due to donations by IPL and Pike Coun- ty Farm Bureau Inc. Parking 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 fea- tured amphitheater event. Other 4-H events on Thursday will be the Final four fair days packed with diverse activities Final Days to Save 4! Final Day ays ys o Save to Sa Sav ave ve ! 4! Final Days to Save 4! The sale ends Aug. 1. See page A-3 for more details. By Andy Heuring A Winslow Town Council meeting result- ed in a group volunteering to help a wom- an meet town ordinances while she deals with her daughter going through cancer. The Winslow Town Council recently sent out notices to people in town warning them to mow, clean up and take care of a list of or- dinance violations or face the possibility of fines and fees if the town has to do the work. Monday morning during the bi-monthly meeting two people came to the meeting to talk to the board about the notices they had received. Mike Head told the council he had an old building on his property that he knew needed to be torn down. "I know it is an eyesore. I wish it were torn down, but I don't have the money to have it torn down and I'm not physically capable of do- ing it myself," said Head. Sheila Boger had also received a notice. She said she knew she had an old trailer next to her house, but she had just finished a construction project. She said a semi- truck had rutted her yard, making it dif- ficult to mow, and a 72-year-old man was helping her with it, but because of the hot weather he was limited. My daughter has brain cancer and we are driving back and forth to an Indianapolis cancer center. I'm just not able to do it right now," said Boger. "We are a small town, we have to be con- siderate and try to work with people. It isn't like we are slamming our fists down," said Councilman Terry Strobel. "If someone ow- es $500 and they can only pay $ 300, we are trying to work with people. We are trying to help people and we have people who say you aren't doing your job by not making people pay their bills. Well, you have to have some humanity," said Strobel. "I have always kept my place up until now," said Boger as she started to cry. Town-Clerk Stacy Worthington said, "It will be okay," as she got up from her seat at the table with the council and went over and hugged Boger. Wendy Helsley, who was attending the meeting told Boger, "I need to get your ad- dress. we will get some people from my church and get up there and help you out." Winslow works with residents to meet ordinances Theresa Littrell sits in a chair watches her residence burn early Sunday morning. A neighbor banging on her front door alerted her to the fire at 1709 E. Sycamore St., in Petersburg.