The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, August 8, 2018 A- 5 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Obermeyer H O N D A - YA M A H A - S U Z U K I 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Great SelectiOn! Great SelectiOn! WIN ENErgy rEMC Announces new WIN Energy REMC is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2018, the WIN Energy REMC Board of Directors has selected Tom Nowaskie as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nowaskie began his career at Knox County REMC as a truck driver/groundman in 1978. In 1979, he was promoted to apprentice lineman and four years later became a journeyman lineman. roughout his 40 years of service, he has also held the positions of purchasing agent, member services, director of operations and most recently Chief Operating Officer. With his experience and dedicated leadership, he will serve this cooperative well in his new position. Tegmeyer to attend YALSA Symposium in Salt Lake City By Kenzie Rudolph Petersburg Library's own Carly Tegmeyer, accompa- nied by Director Stephanie Rawlings, is preparing for a trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a Services Symposium through The Young Adult Library Services Associa- tion ( YAL SA). Tegmeyer, who grew up in Willisville and now lives with her husband here in Pe- tersburg, has worked with the library for four years. She started as a clerk and is now transitioning to become the programmer, where she will plan activities during the week and on the week- ends for the children and teens in the community. YAL SA contacted the li- brary with a grant oppor- tunity to attend this confer- ence, and, according to Teg- meyer, Rawlings thought it would be a great experience for her. A press release says the mission of YAL SA is "to support library staff in alle- viating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens - especially those with the greatest needs - on the path to successful and fulfilling lives." Tegmeyer applied to par- ticipate in the Future Ready with the Library Project through YAL SA and was accepted. Grant funding will cover travel and lodging. The email sent to Tegmey- er and Rawlings said that while there, Tegmeyer "will join 25 other library staff from small, rural and tribal libraries to explore and cre- ate great college and career readiness services for and with middle school youth." "Stephanie and I received the email, and I was really excited about it," said Teg- meyer. Although she is excit- ed, there will also be some nerves, with this being Teg- meyer's first time flying. This will also be the first conference that she has at- tended while working at the library, so she will be step- ping outside of her comfort zone. She added that "Stepha- nie will be there for moral support." They will get the chance to meet authors and ma- ny other librarians across the country. There will be one more Indiana librarian attending, Chris DeVries, from West Noble Middle School in Ligonier, Ind. The Services Symposium will be November 1-4, and it will give Tegmeyer ideas that she can share with ev- eryone in the Pike County libraries once she returns. She is hopeful that she will be given new opportunities and more ideas to help stu- dents in the area get jobs and become college ready. Carly Tegmeyer Pike County's Got Talent winners Pike County's Got Talent was Saturday, July 28 as part of the Pike County Fair. Pictured (l to r): Low- ell Thomas, President of Petersburg Lions; Dale Holesinger, adult division winner of Pike County's Got Talent; Skylar Willis, Miss Pike County People's Choice; Leroy Balaback, President of Winslow Lions Club; MacKenzie Deweese, second runner-up Miss Pike County; Keeley Schell, first runner-up Miss Pike County; Micah Hopf, Director's Choice Miss Pike County; Jayla Harris, winner Youth Junior Di- vision, Pike County's Got Talent, Shelby Keeker, Winner Youth Senior Division Pike County's Got Tal- ent, and Corey Goeppner Youth Participant Pike County's Got Talent. Both Jayla Harris and Shelby Keeker are participating in the Indiana State Fair Talent Contest as a result of winning their division in Pike County. Jayla participated on August 4 and Shelby competes on August 19. Both the Petersburg Lions and the Winslow Lions co-sponsored the Pike County's Got Talent. They chose to do that as one of their ways of serving the community. Buffalo Trace Festival Bed Race pre-register deadline Sept. 1 Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg will be hosting the inaugural Main Street Bed Race during the Buffalo Trace Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29 beginning at 4 p.m. The races will be on Main Street between fifth and sixth streets. Teams can begin checking in in front of Parsifal Corporation at 3 p.m. Pre-registration is re- quested by September 1. A registration fee of $25 per team applies. Registration forms can be dropped off or mailed to Petersburg City Hall, 704 Main Street, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567. Divisions are being planned to include: Cor- porate, Teens, Youth (Age Minimum 10 Years Old) and more… All subject to change, depending on par- ticipation. While all teams are encouraged to bring their own beds, there will be beds available, courtesy of Onyett Fabricators and Pike Central second year welding students, for use. For more information con- tact Jo Hadley at 812-582- 0425. Eckert awarded Administrator of the Year Cathy Eckert, of Petersburg, was awarded the Golden Living Centers Administrator of the Year, during the association's annual convention and expo on Wednesday, August 1 in Indianapolis. Defensive pistol training Petersburg FOP range was the training site recently for several out-of-county concealed carry stu- dents participating in training by Force Options Tactical Training Solutions, a company based in Ari- zona. Martial arts instructor Jim Corn and Pike County Deputy Sheriff Mike Willis offer the one- and two-day training as part of the Force Options company, which belongs to Fred Mastison. The trainers, including Mastison, have conducted several concealed carry classes here in the county over the past several years. Mastison not only trains military, police and civilians in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but much of Europe, as does Corn. Mastison writes for several gun magazines, including seven articles this year for the 2018 "Glock Annual". James Capozella photo