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Local ...........A1-8 Sports .........B1-4 Classifi eds ..B5-6 Opinion .......B7-8 Church ........C1-3 Home Life....C4-8 Obituaries....... C8 East Gibson .. C10 School.... 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 4 See PAVING on page 3 See FESTIVALS on page 2 Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Volume 148 Number 34 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 See WATER on page 2 Four sections 32 pages Four inserts By Andy Heuring Petersburg City Council moved forward on a water system improvement project es- timated to cost $ 9.4 million and made one block of Goodlet St. one way to help with traffic backing up before school. Both ac- tions were taken during their Monday eve- ning meeting. Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch read a letter he received from Indiana Rural De- velopment notifying Petersburg that funds had been obligated to provide up to a $10 million loan to the city for their proposed water improvement project. The project would renovate Petersburg's water plant, install a new 12-inch main down Main St., as well as make improvements to current water storage facilities, and add a water tank near I-69. Klipsch said the proposed plan is wide ranging. "We don't know if we will need to do all of the things in the plan. We may or may not have to do all these things," said Klipsch. He said this project has five steps. The first was applying for the loan. The second was for the money to be obligated by Indi- ana, which Petersburg was notified of re- cently. Klipsch said the third step is to approve Midwestern Engineers, Inc. to do the de- sign phase of the project. The fourth step would be to request bids on it and then the final fifth step is the con- struction phase. Klipsch said the loan is set for an interest rate of 2.375 percent for 40 years. He said the difference between getting this loan and a market rate loan at more than five percent for 20 years was huge. At the mar- ket rate, Klipsch said Petersburg could on- ly have done a $4 million project. He said a preliminary estimated rate would increase the minimum water bill, which is $15.68 for 2,000 gallons, about $4 to just under $20 a month. Customers using 4,000 gallons a month pay a rate of about $22 a month and that would rise to about $28 a month before a hydrant fee and other charges are added on. Klipsch said some neighboring communities are paying as much as $ 35 for 4,000 gallons. He said the time schedule for the project would be to have the design completed in 2019 and the construction phase to begin in late 2019 or early 2020 and be complet- ed by the end of 2020. The Water Board, which met 15 minutes before the council meeting, voted to rec- City moves forward with water improvements Festivals in Winslow, Monroe City Commissioners take bids on paving plans By Ed Cahill Members of the Pike County School Cor- poration's Board of School Trustees were hooked on the idea of a competitive bass fishing club at Pike Central High School during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Following a brief PowerPoint presenta- tion by Pike Central High School freshman Beau Dillon, the school board unanimously approved Dillon's request to start up a club through B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society) High School Nation. "There's interest in having a bass fishing club," said Dillon, whose parents, Carrie Jean and Norman Dillon, have volunteered to serve as the club's advisors. "A bass fish- ing club would offer an alternative to foot- ball, basketball and baseball, or any oth- er sports that most kids don't compete in." "There are a lot of students interested in hunting and fishing, and this would give them an opportunity to further their skills," Dillon added. "There are college scholar- ship opportunities for students on bass fish- ing teams. Bassmaster alone gave out $1.6 to $ 6 million in the last few years in schol- arships to students." The Bassmaster High School Series de- buted in 2013 and currently involves more than 7,000 student athletes representing al- most 700 clubs in 45 states, according to the 2018 B.A.S.S. Media Guide. High school open tournaments sometimes attract more than 300 two-person teams, each accom- panied by an adult "captain" who operates the boat. "As student anglers, we are not allowed to run the gas outboard engine," Dillon said. "The adult in the boat would have to run that. But we are allowed to use the electric School board hears plan for bass fishing club By Andy Heuring The Winslow Fire Department Summer- fest kicks off this Friday and will run all day on Saturday. The grounds will open on Friday night at 5 p.m., with carnival rides and a flea mar- ket in the Winslow baseball park grounds. Wristbands are $12 and the Winslow Fire Department will pay half for children's wristbands, so they only have to pay $ 6. Friday night's musical entertainment will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the group The An- drus', who play a variety of music genres. They will have an open mic time beginning at 9 p.m. A cutest baby contest will begin at 5:15 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in the catego- ries of longest eye lashes, curliest hair, big- gest smile and most patriotic outfit. Entry fee is $15. A cutest animal contest is set for 6:30 p.m., with categories of biggest, smallest, best dressed and best trick. Entry fee is $10. For more information on both contests, text Jessica Richardson at 812-582-4300. Saturday morning starts early with the BBQ Cook-off beginning at 4 a.m., with sampling from noon to 3 p.m. The softball tourney and flea market will both resume at 8 a.m. Kids' carnival games will begin at 9 a.m. A karaoke will start at 10 a.m. and the carnival rides will start up at the same time. Valerie Nichole, E2 and Brookelle will perform beginning at noon. There will be a Battle of Sexes board race at 1:30 p.m., followed by the outhouse rac- es and judging at 3 p.m. Junction Creek Band, performing coun- try and classic rock, will be in concert at 4 p.m. The BBQ judging will take place at 4:30 p.m. 4-h Fair Wrap-up & results s p e c i a l s e c t i o n i n s i d e t h i s e d i t i o n ! By Andy Heuring Pike County Commissioners voted to ac- cept the one bid they got for paving materi- als on their Crossroads Community Grant from the Indiana Department of Transpor- tation. Roger Ham said they requested bids from three companies. But only Cave Quar- ries submitted a bid. Pike County's Crossroads grant applica- tion has to be turned in this week. Cave Quarries turned in a bid for each section of road for which the county is re- questing money from the Crossroads pro- gram, which if received would pay a three- to-one ratio match to what the county puts up as a match. The following projects were bid: CR850E from Highway 356 to CR425N $52,374.50 ; CR425N to CR500N $ 34,934.50 ; CR500N to CR550N $23,489.50, CR550N to ending where rock begins about 550 feet $5,068.50. CR1200S from CR1050E to Bridge 158 $17,276.50 ; CR1050E to rock about 5,460 feet $52,647. CR50E from Highway 64 to CR475S $40,275.50, CR475S to CR375S $53,900.50 : CR350E from CR400S to Bridge 147 $13,574 and from 147 to Winslow town lim- its $ 62,673.50. CR325W from CR350N to rock about 4,165 feet $ 38,288. CR500W from Highway 56 to Bridge 24 about 2,178 feet $25,883. CR500W from Highway 56 to CR550N $ 39,192.50 ; CR550N from CR500W to CR550W $2,943; CR550W from CR550W to Highway 56 $ 60168. CR950E from Bridge 161 to rock about 2,756 feet $29,815, from Old State Road 64 to Bridge 161 $21,585.50. CR50S from new HMA to dead end 2,290 $20,575.50. CR1150S from Gibson Co. line to CR150W $ 34,447.50. CR100E from Highway 61 to CR700S $29,975. CR700S from CR100E to CR50E $24,470.50. CR50E from CR700S to CR675S $12,753. CR675S from CR50E to Meridian $24,688.50. CR375S from Bridge 90 to CR50E $ 35,806.50. CR150E from CR550S to CR475S $ 36.406. CR100W from CR475S to CR525S $ 35,643 and from CR525S to Highway 64 The Petersburg County Council has a new meeting place. Petersburg has remodeled the building next door to City Hall and moved a surround desk into one end of the building to be used for meetings. Mayor R. C. Klipsch said it will handle meetings of up to 25 people. He added it had already been used three times last week before the City Coun- cil meeting. Young entrepreneurs These girls are shoveling and spreading a large pile of mulch for their school bus drivers. The girls Kieley Murray, Danielle White and Kynzie Murray said they started doing odd jobs for older people in Petersburg and have earned more than $200 this summer. They have helped people carry heavy items from their house to the garage, and trimmed and cut down bushes before tackling the mulch pile.