The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, September 5, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Need Help? Check out the Business Box on B-10 METH Continued from page 1 REVIVED Continued from page 1 MONROE CITY FALL FESTIVAL SEPT. 14 - 16, 2018 Blue Jeans Community Center 1242 Main Street • Monroe City • 812-743-2393 Friday, Sept. 14 • 5:00 p.m. - MCHS Alumni Spaghetti Dinner • 6:30 p.m. - Rodney Watts Concert Saturday, Sept. 15 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Learn to Paint Class (No talent required. No experience nec. All materials furnished. Class limited to 20.) To register, call Wini Francis 812-444-9507 or 812-254-2486 • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Beach Hills Bar-B-Que by Cow Muck Cookers • 10:30 a.m. - Pet Parade • 2:00 p.m. - Queen Contests, $3 Admission • 7:00 p.m. - Variety Show, $3 Admission • AT DARK - Fireworks Sunday, Sept. 16 • 10:00a.m. - Church Service • 11:30 a.m. - Jeff Black Fish Fry • 2:00 p.m. - Parade • 3:00 p.m. - South Knox HS Band Concert ALL WEEKEND Rides and Inflatables by Deno's Amusements, Music, Flea Market Vendors, Walnut Grove Homemade ice cream, Sandwiches, Cold Drinks, Reed Family Funnel Cakes, Coneys, Country Store, Train Rides and More. For more information, call 812-743-2393 or Jerry Coonrod 812-887-4182 To be in the parade, call Donetta Cardinal 812-890-9681 To be a vendor, call Marlis Day 812-890-1736 To participate in queen contest, call Jenn Candler 812-677-1217 To participate in the variety show, call Amanda Weber 812-881-8700 or Marlis Day No matter how you say it, some Medicare Advantage plans have $0 premiums. I am a licensed independent sales agent, and I want to help make your healthcare dollars go further. Get the benefits you may need with a Medicare Advantage plan * , such as: • Doctor's office visits and hospital coverage • Prescription drug coverage ** • Maximum annual out-of-pocket protection • Preventive coverage Plus the extras you may want: • Convenient mail-order pharmacy option • Wellness programs • Emergency coverage at home and when you travel • And so much more! If you're becoming eligible for Medicare and have questions, call today for help choosing a plan that fits your needs. LYNNE FINNEY Licensed Sales Agent (TTY: 711) *Not all benefits listed may be available on all plans, in all areas, or in a single plan No matter how you say it, some Medicare Advantage plans have $0 premiums. I am a licensed independent sales agent, and I want to help make your healthcare dollars go further. Get the benefits you may need with a Medicare Advantage plan*, such as: • Doctor's office visits and hospital coverage • Prescription drug coverage** • Maximum annual out-of-pocket protection • Preventive coverage Plus the extras you may want: • Convenient mail-order pharmacy option • Wellness programs • Emergency coverage at home and when you travel • And so much more! *Not all benefits listed may be available on all plans, in all areas, or in a single plan benefit package. **Plans are available without prescription drug coverage. This is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premium and/or member cost-share may change on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your part B premium. This is not a complete listing of plans available in your service area. For a complete listing, please contact 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048), 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week or consult www.medicare.gov. Some plans may not be available in all areas. GHHJ6MMEN_GEN_AD Lynne Finney Licensed Agent 812-455-5818 Mon-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. If you're becoming eligible for Medicare and have questions, call today for help choosing a plan that fits your needs. Emersons take their first family bike ride Joseph and Dawna Emerson of Hazleton took their children on their first family bike ride Monday in Hornady Park. They were just a few of the families who spent the Labor Day holiday in area parks. ers. A classified ad in The Press-Dispatch, starting at $4, gets you a classified ad located on a city-wide map and a numbered sign to iden- tify your location. The dead- line to place an ad is 5 p.m. Monday. BUFFALO TRACE FESTIVAL The Buffalo Trace Festi- val featuring free rides, fire- works, bed races and musi- cal entertainment will begin Friday, September 28 with a 6 p.m. parade. The rides al- so start at 6 p.m. and run un- til 11 p.m. This year will also fea- ture an adult co-ed softball tourney that starts at 6 p.m. Friday at the Little League fields. Opening ceremonies are set for 6:30 p.m. on the Buf- falo Trace stage, located on Main St. It will feature a wel- come by Mayor R.C. Klipsch, the National Anthem by Ad- am Houchins, Pledge of Al- legiance led by Boy Scouts, and Houchins, accompanied by Vance Hays, will sing God Bless the USA. The Pike Central Jazz band will perform at 7 p.m., followed by Joe Nobody Band at 7:45 p.m. and Rod- ney Watts Band at 9 p.m. Saturday, September 29 Saturday's events start early with the Amber Man- or Walk-a-thon in Hornady Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. Pike County Has Talent gets underway at 9 a.m. It will be followed by the Buffa- lo Trace Pageants at 11 a.m. Also starting at 11 a.m. will be the pie eating con- test, followed by the dog show. The free carnival rides on Saturday will start at 1 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. A fternoon activities in- clude a water balloon toss competition at 2 p.m. and the Buffalo Trace Hairy Leg competition at 2:30 p.m. The Main St. Bed Races start at 4 p.m. Several musical perfor- mances are set for Satur- day. The Pike Central High School Swing Choir per- forms at 3:15 p.m. The Mar- tins are set for 6 p.m. and Cook & Belle at 8:15 p.m. Fireworks will cap off the two-day event and start at 10 :30 p.m. FESTIVALS Continued from page 1 They put Presleigh on her side and then gave her a breath and she started coughing up water. "I gave her another breath and she started coughing up more water and started breath- ing," said Bell. "It is one of those things. We had a life jacket on her all day. We had taken it off so she could eat. Next thing you know, it just happened so quickly," said Bell. "It was horrible. We are so lucky," said Shelton. Assistant Fire Chief Jon Craig lives just about a mile away from Bell's residence. He was first on the scene, but he said it took him five minutes to arrive. He said Bell knowing CPR and being able to get Presleigh breathing during those early minutes before he and other First Respond- ers arrived was critical. "We encourage everyone to learn CPR, so if they are in a sit- uation like this, they know what to do," said Craig. "Even people who swim well can have problems and drown. It is so scary to think about this happening and there wouldn't have been anyone around who knew CPR," said Shelton. Presleigh was taken to the hospital and kept overnight for observation. "It was a long night. She is doing great and back to be- ing her old self, getting into everything," said Shelton of Presleigh's return home on Tuesday afternoon. But she added it was a long night watching Presleigh breathe and worrying about compli- cations. "We're so lucky." The Press-Dispatch has teamed up with Pike Coun- ty Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to help promote the shelter's available pets in each edition of September. Ten animals will be fea- tured weekly Sept. 5 through Sept. 19, and all the remain- ing pets will be promoted on Sept. 26. "PAWS helps as many homeless animals in the county as they can and they desperately need the as- sistance of the communi- ty! Shelter animals die ev- eryday in other shelters be- cause people feel they have to go out and buy a pet. Luck- ily, PAWS is a no-kill shelter, but if the animals they have don't get adopted, they can't rescue others." "Shelter animals are just as, if not more, loving as those purchased from breeders or a pet shop. Our hope through the PAWS fea- ture pages over the next few weeks is the shelter will be cleared, placing these pets in loving, forever homes and creating plenty of space for other homeless animals," said Press-Dispatch office manager Monica Sinclair. The adoption fee for dogs is $ 60 and $ 30 for cats. The shelteralso seeks help in other ways, including volunteers, fostering and do- nations. Items such as food, blankets, cleaning supplies and paper towels are always very useful. If you want to volunteer or become a foster, call Georgi- na Williams at 812-254-4813. The pages are made possi- ble with the help of commu- nity sponsors. See page A-7 to see this week's featured pets. New pet adoption pages featured in September cally for about $100 a gram. There are a number of in- herent problems with this. They are buying it from drug cartels that are no strangers to violence. They also can't be sure of what they are buying. McDonald said they are getting stories of meth be- ing cut with animal tranquil- izers and even bath salts. Pike County Deputy Ja- son McKinney said meth already makes people hy- per and paranoid, and prone to unpredictable things. But mixing it will these other substances just increases the chances of the users go- ing crazy. Also, because often peo- ple are from out of the ar- ea, officers have not had contact with them before. McDonald said typically in Pike County, officers work- ing a drug case will be deal- ing with someone they have had contact with and know. Officers might even be ac- quaintances or friends with family members of that per- son. "They know that person and it is a lot easier for them to diffuse the situation, be- cause you know them or their families. It is a lot eas- ier to deal with that per- son than someone we don't know." McDonald and Deputy McKinney both said anoth- er factor is gangs moving in- to the area. While they have not seen any evidence of MS13 locally, both Daviess and Dubois counties have MS13 members. McKinney said one per- son had MS13 tattooed on his neck. MS13 is a violent gang from South America that has caught the attention of President Donald Trump. They are known for their brutality. McKinney said a trend he is seeing is meth is reaching kids at a much younger age. He said now they are start- ing to see kids 15 and 16 us- ing meth. Years ago, it was more of a 20 something drug, but the ages are get- ting younger. McDonald said he thinks part of it is the prevalence of marijuana. He said their marijuana cases are skyrocketing, es- pecially with states legaliz- ing it. He said they stop lots of people coming from par- ties where they have been smoking marijuana and are out driving. "We are seeing a lot of teen kids that marijuana us- age is really up. We have kids out there right now 16 and 17 trying meth because they have been on marijua- na for a while. It is a gateway drug. It is leading to bigger and better things. When you start smoking marijuana at 13 years old, you are going to other things at 16 or 17," said McKinney. McDonald said, "A huge concern is the complacen- cy and acceptance of mari- juana. We have defense at- torneys and parents come in when kids get arrested and say, 'It is just marijuana.'" However, McDonald points out many of them are getting high and driving. McKinney, who coached Pike Central's swim team, for a decade before becom- ing a full-time deputy, knows teens. "Young kids see these things being legalized. They say 'well it is legal in Califor- nia or Colorado.'" He said often parents have no idea their teen is smoking marijuana. McKinney said he arrest- ed a 17 year old from Evans- ville, who was a 4.0 student, "driving around high as a kite." "Then on my end I hear from the attorney, 'Well if they are convicted of this, they are going to lose their scholarship,'" said McDon- ald. He added, "Should she be treated like other kids with a 4.0 who aren't smok- ing dope? " Petersburg firemen extin- guished a brush fire Sunday night. Apparently Casarez Bon- ifacio, who owns a property at 414 N. Fifth St., was burn- ing a pile of brush and yard debris, when a neighbor be- came concerned about the fire and reported it. "Basically it was in town and unattended. You can't be doing either of those in city limits," said Petersburg Fire Chief Ross Elmore. He said a neighbor called about the fire being unat- tended. "We went to it and put it out," said Elmore. Brush fire extinguished Sunday By Andy Heuring The Pike County Coun- cil will begin their annual budget-setting hearing on Tuesday, September 11. The council which reviewed the budget last month, talking with each office holder and department head about their requested budgets, will be- gin the process of actually setting the 2019 budgets on September 11. The hearing, which typically takes a day and half, has lasted nearly three full days. This year the various de- partments in the general fund, which is funded by property taxes, has request- ed $ 6.77 million. That is in- creased from the $ 6.141 mil- lion appropriated for 2018. County Auditor Ron Wil- son said projected revenues from property taxes is $5.93 million and miscellaneous revenues are projected at $1.2 million. The council's month- ly meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The budget hearing will start immediately following the monthly meeting. Wilson said currently the agenda for Tuesday's regular busi- ness meeting is light. Below are the requested amounts from each depart- ment for 2019. County council to begin budget hearings Tuesday Department Granted 2018 Requested 2019 Clerk $231,825 $251,875 Auditor $219,339 $234,819 Treasurer $132,992 $141,841 Recorder $73,094 $ 93,810 Sheriff $590, 433 $ 689,250 Surveyor $14,477 $15,353 Coroner $ 32,949 $ 36,923 Prosecutor $ 99,094 $ 98,136 Assessor $74,016 $78,217 Landfill $11,810 $11,810 EMS $ 62,252 $55,511 Solid Waste $114,092 $125,991 Extension $134,095 $151,958 Board of Review $2,275 $1,500 Drainage Board $ 600 $1,200 Veteran's Service $21,649 $23,432 Weed Control Bd. $2,500 $2,500 Commissioners $2,318,980 $2,458,923 Courthouse $180,937 $286,076 County Jail $1,171,821 $1,234,400 County council $51,290 $53,699 Circuit Court $ 384,000 $446,844 Probation $101,701 $160,000 Prosecutor IV-D $111,983 $117,019 Gen. Fund Total $6,141,604 $6,776,487 Volunteers are sought to help set up, take down and clean up at this year's Buffalo Trace Festival. Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch and the Discov- er Downtown Petersburg organization are seeking organizations and indi- viduals to help with the festival set-up on Thurs- day morning, Sept. 27, and with take-down and clean-up chores on Sat- urday night and Sunday morning, Sept. 28 -29. Volunteers may choose to help with part or all of the activities as their time allows. Some heavy lifting will be involved in the stage set-up and take-down. To volunteer, or for more information, con- tact Petersburg City Hall during business hours, 812-354-8511, and ask for Mayor Klipsch. Volunteers needed for Festival