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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 26, 2018 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg See DRUNKS on page 10 NEWS BRIEFS PCHS seniors, Financial Aid meeting tonight Pike Central High School Guidance Office is hav- ing a Financial Aid Night, Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. This Financial Aid Night is for seniors and their parents. Pike County Has Talent competition audition is Sept. 27 The Pike County Arts Commission and Vance Hays will present a new vocal talent competition as part the Buffalo Trace Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29. Auditions are slated for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 at Main Street Presbyterian Church's Kiefer Hall. En- trants are encouraged to register at Petersburg City Hall prior to Sept. 27. The entry fee is $10 per contestant for those who are selected from the audition. Cash prizes are given to the top three places. The winner will perform on the Buffalo Trace Stage on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Register for Buffalo Trace Festival contests Registration is now open for new contests at the Buf- falo Trace Festival on activity row. Sign-up for the pie eating contest, hula hoop contest and hairy leg contest at the Pike County Health De- partment or call 812-354-8796 for more information. This year's festival will also include a dog show. Pike County residents are encouraged to register their dog for the contest by calling Janet Graff at 812-354-3001. Prizes are given for top finishers in each contest. Sign-up for the Main Street Bed Races Register now for the Main Street Bed Races dur- ing the 2018 Buffalo Trace Festival at 4 p.m. on Sat- urday, Sept. 29. Prizes will be given to the top two places and Best of Show. For event entry and rules, visit Petersburg City Hall or call Parsifal Corporation at 812-789 -4008. Early reg- istration is encouraged. National Federal Employee meeting is Oct. 10 The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1847 will hold the monthly meeting on Octo- ber 10, at the Schnitzelbank Restaurant in Jasper. The meeting starts at noon and is open to all active and re- tired federal employees. The speaker will be Kyle Ru- pert, the director of the Jasper Community Arts. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@ pressdispatch.net or call 812-354-8500. Our Heart Care Team has Grown! Welcome Cardiologist Robert Quade, M.D. Great Skill • Great Compassion 812-482-5656 Now seeing patients in Bristow, French Lick, Jasper, Montgomery, Santa Claus, and Washington. Petersburg coming soon! P ike EDC /Chamber Annual Dinner Pike Co. Progress Partners, Inc. Doors Open at 5:15pm • Event at 6pm Join us for a night of entertainment, drinks, dinner and silent auction! Saturday, October 6 OFS Cool Springs 9412 IN-64, Velpen, IN 47590 $25 Per Ticket: Includes Dinner & Drinks Area Reunion MONTGOMERY REUNION The Montgomery family reunion was Saturday, Sept. 15 at Prides Creek Park, in Petersburg. Delmas Hamm gave the table blessing. Attending from Peters- burg were: Larry and Mary Kramer, Marilyn Schis- el, Steve and Lori Henson, Delmas and Jane Hamm, Dan Robertson, Gage Braun and Kaylee Stafford, Jes- se Braun, Heather Brau- necker and Weslynn, Wy- lynn and Remington; Tiffa- ny Scraper and Hunter and Lily; Nick and Rachel Cook and Haley. Oakland City vis- itors were: Josh and Anita Sisk, Evelyn Montgomery, Travis McCrary, Aubrey and Harlow Williams and O'ante Robbins. Also attending were: Chad Montgomery, of Sulli- van; Ray and Theresa Mont- gomery, of Washington; Ben Henson and Kara, of Win- slow; Aaron, Emily and Rus- sell Harrison, Camby; Phil- lip and Jennifer Myers and Maggie, of Terre Haute; Jim Montgomery, of Poseyville and Chuck and Judy Robert- son, of Morganfield, Ky. The afternoon was spent visiting, taking photographs and pitching washers. MARRIAGE LICENSES Roger D. Willis, 48, of 9106 E. Oak St., Velpen, son of Larry Robert Willis and Georgiana Mae Cuttridge Willis, to Dawn R. Ferrier, 46, of 9106 E. Oak St., Vel- pen, daughter of Gregory Quentin Laugh and Karen Sue Ducker Lough. Noah Hames Cooper, 21, of 201 N. Collins St., Win- slow, son of Paul Cooper and Lisa Alexander Cooper, to Kara Michelle Nordhoff, 19, of 201 N. Collins St., Win- slow, daughter of Keith Nordhoff and Jeanna Hobbs. Justin P. Jerger, 32, of 132 S. CR 125 W., Petersburg, son of Brenda Jerger Farber, to Penny Davis, 37, of 132 S. CR 125 W., Petersburg, daughter of Jerry Davis and Susan DeWeese Davis. Enterprising 12-year-old opens new store By Andy Heuring An enterprising 12-year-old has started her own business in Peters- burg. While the old saying is the world is her oyster, that might have to be ex- panded to say the galaxy is her oyster. Galaxy Moyes is the owner of Galaxy's Goodies and Creations. It consists of fun things from Boyd Bears, old-fash- ioned candy, balloons, candy bouquets, and Melissa and Doug's kids' toys. Galaxy said she got the idea to start her own business from watch- ing Cup Cake Wars and Nailed It tele- vision shows. So she decided to start saving her money to set up the store. She saved $4,000 of her own money to be able to start the store. It is located at 500 E. Walnut St. in Petersburg at the end of the Petersburg Radio Shack building. "It is in my name, but it really is her store. She saved up her money, came up with the idea for the store," said Gal- axy's mother, Daisy. This summer, she sold baked goods at the Farmer's Market, as well as wreaths. She said they tried to put the store in Galaxy's name, but the state agen- cies wouldn't let them, so it was put in Daisy's name. Along with selling Melissa and Doug's homeschool educational toys, they also do various services, such as a Scary Clown delivery of candy bou- quets and balloons for birthdays and other special occasions. When Melissa and Doug heard about Galaxy opening a store at the age of 12, they gave her a giant stuffed gi- raffe named "Lucky." Galaxy is using Lucky as a promotion, with people be- ing able to win Lucky. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Daisy is in the store in the mornings. Galaxy is a sixth grader at Pike Central. She rides the bus to the store each day af- ter school with her best friend, Kylie Jenkins, who is 11, and they work in the store until 5 p.m. They started with a soft opening re- cently and will have their official grand opening on Saturday, September 28 during the Buffalo Trace Festival. Five people indicted last week in grand jury trial By Andy Heuring Five people were indicted on vari- ous charges by a Pike County Grand Jury last week. The charges stem from an investigation of a child neglect and abuse case in March of 2018. Eric M. Slunder, 31, and Vanessa Slunder, 39, both of 609 N. Main St., Winslow, were indicted on charges of neglect of a dependent and conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice. Both charges are a Level 6 felony. The grand jury found grounds to be- lieve that on March 24, 2018, the Slun- ders conspired with Rita Travis and Ronnie Travis to make a false state- ment with intent to mislead the De- partment of Child Services and police authorities, who were investigating the cause of severe injuries to a child. Ac- cording to the indictment, both Vanes- sa and Eric offered an accident and be- nign explanation for the severe injuries of the child while knowing the child's injuries had resulted "from child abuse and were not accidental." Ronald A. Travis, 38, and Rita Tra- vis, 34, both of 301 S. Oak St., Win- slow, were also indicted on the same indictment by identical information by the grand jury. The neglect of a dependent indict- ment against the Slunders stated they, "knowingly placed said child in a situ- ation which did endanger that child's health by failing to provide appropri- ate shoes, baths and hot water to the child's feet, causing them to be black- ened with dirt while the child had open cuts and sores, creating risk of infec- tion." Lisa D. Taylor, 53, of 3493 S. SR 61, Winslow, was indicted on three counts of perjury. According to the indict- ment, the grand jury found there was reason to believe Taylor made false statements to investigators on three different occasions about the child. Perjury is a level 6 felony. A grand jury does not find guilt or innocence, instead they determine if enough evidence exists to indict, which is the equivalent of probable cause being found to officially charge someone. Near crash leads to OVWI arrest of a Bloomington man By Andy Heuring A Bloomington man was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Friday after police saw him nearly hit a utility pole on Fourth St. in Petersburg. He was one of two people arrested on drunken driving charges. Billy J. Kuciejczyk, 29, of 3201 W. Woodhaven Dr., Bloomington, was ar- rested by Petersburg Police Cpl. Jar- ed Simmons. Cpl. Simmons said he, Deputy Ja- son McKinney and State Trooper C. J. Boeckman were in the Sheriff's De- partment's parking lot when they saw a blue Toyota Yaris turn onto Fourth St. and just miss hitting a utility pole at the corner of Fourth and Main sts. Cpl. Simmons said the Yaris swerved abruptly into the other lane, then back into its lane, then turned into Casey's General Store. Simmons said he got into his car and started toward the vehicle, but it then pulled back onto Main St. and drove south. "I noticed it didn't have an op- erating license plate light." He stopped the vehicle and while talking to Kuciejczyk, who was driv- ing the Yaris, he noticed the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and blood- shot eyes. Simmons' report said Kuc- iejczyk admitted drinking five shots about three hours earlier. Kuciejczyk failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County jail, where he tested 0.12 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indi- ana is 0.08 percent. He was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. An Oakland City woman was arrest- ed early Sunday when police saw her drive left of center repeatedly. Galaxy Moyes, a 12-year-old Pike Central sixth grader, has opened Galaxy's Goodies and Creations in Petersburg. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is located at 500 E. Walnut St. in the Radio Shack building.