The Press-Dispatch
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/103825
The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, January 16, 2013 A-5 Area Happenings New school board meets Monday night was the first meeting for new Pike County School Board members, Nathan Harker and Chris McKinney, as the board began its new year. Jerry Grubb was elected president, David Waltz vicepresident and Chris McKinney board secretary. From left are Chris Satterfield, Nathan Harker, Jerry Grubb, Superintendent Suzanne Blake, Treasurer Krista Halbrader, David Waltz and Chris McKinney. Grubb takes over as school board president By Mike Johansen Jerry Grubb was elected president of the Pike County School Corporation Board of Education Monday night as new members Nathan Harker and Chris McKinney attended their first regular meeting as official board members. McKinney and Harker had participated in executive sessions and board meetings as observers since being elected in the November elections, but did not officially take office until the Jan. 1 and Monday night was their first official meeting. The first order of business was to elect the board officers for the coming year as well as several other yearly actions. Jerry Grubb, the longest serving member, was elected as president in a two-way race. David Waltz was the other board member nominated for the position. Waltz was the only board member nominated for vice-president and Chris McKinney was the only board member nominated for secretary. Both were unanimously elected. Val Fleig was named board attorney for the coming year. He submitted a letter with his rates noting that the basic cost would be $500 per month plus a few additional fees including $100 an hour for additional work not covered under the monthly fee. That is less than his normal rate. He had been the board attorney before, but has not served in that capacity the past couple of years. The vote was 3-2 in favor with Board members Chris Satterfield and David Waltz vot- ing against the motion. The board also voted to keep their salaries at the minimum of $2,000 per year plus they will receive 55.5 cents a mile for any travel. The meeting date was left at the second Monday of the month. They also approved special bonds for the school treasurers, food service director, day care directors, book store manager and any other employee who handles funds being covered under an umbrella bond. German American Bank will again be the depository bank for the school corporation funds. The School Board approved changes to the acceptable use policy for staff members which includes restrictions on the use of cell phones, computers, the type of programs allowed and allowable content on computers. It prohibits any objectionable material and any extra computer applications that are not pre-approved by the corporation. There were also a few other minor restrictions in the policy. The fee structure for the Pampered Chargers Day Care Center was again approved with some additional fees that had been part of the previous structure and not included in the new fee structure previously approved. The Board gave their approval to charge $110 a week for the first child, $100 for the second and $90 for the third from the same family for a full week of day care. They also set the daily rate at $26 a day, $24 for a second child and $22 for a third child for up to three days in day care. The half day rate was established at $18. There is also an hourly rate of $5 an hour and a drop off rate of $29 a day. The changes were enacted to meet the rising costs of the operation of the day care center, which is on a self-supporting basis. The School Board also adopted an Energize Savings Plan for the schools in the corporation. They will replace lighting in all the schools in common areas and other designated areas that currently have 400 watt bulbs. The new bulbs will be 200 watts in power but will be as bright and provide as much light as the old lighting. The first year savings is projected at more than $12,000 in electrical costs and the second year the savings should be $15,000 to the school corporation. The cost to the school district to begin with will be just under $2,300. After the bulbs are installed, they will receive rebates from the electric companies involved at each school at $85 per light for all but Otwell, it will be a little less there because they are under WIN Energy. The school staff will install the new lighting to save on labor costs. The Pike County School Corporation Board of Education also approved: • Fuel escalation costs for 21 days of bus travel in January at $1.04 above the contract price per gallon, totaling $5,831.28. • Cancelling several checks from 2010 issued through Pike Central High School accounts that have not been cashed. • Jeremy Howald, Kim Nalley and Ryne Biesterveld to provide home bound instruction during the second semester. • Accepting a grant from the United Way of Pike County for $1,250 for IPads for Otwell Elementary School. • Accepting a $20,000 grant from Duke Energy and the donation of eight executive chairs from Kimball of Jasper for Project Lead the Way. • Requests for fundraising activity from Pike Central High School, Middle School, Otwell Elementary and Petersburg Elementary. • Use of the gyms at the high school, middle school and elementary schools with the normal fees being charged for A AU basketball tournaments for boys March 8-10 and for girls March 1-3. • T he Pike Central cheerleaders attending a competition in Louisville Feb. 23. • The FFA program attending a show in Louisville Feb. 23 and attending the state FFA convention June 17-19. • Dr. Mary Sandifar attending a state conference in Indianapolis Feb. 20-22. • Phillip Clauss attending HECC Board Meetings and Conference on Jan. 25, March 7-8, Sept. 6 and Nov. 12-15. • The resignations of Cassandra Craig as Pike Central High School girls track head coach effective immediately and Phyllis Whitehead as a bus driver, with thanks from the board for their years of service. Pike Central Swing Choir has several concerts remaining By Mike Johansen The Pike Central High School Swing Choir is back on the concert trail with several concerts culminating with Senior Solos and graduation in May, according to Director Vance Hays. The next Swing Choir concert is Sunday at the Otwell United Methodist Church just off Highway 356 in Otwell on East Washington Street. They will be at the First United Methodist Church in Petersburg on Jan. 27 and Mt. Pisgah Church in Augusta on Feb. 3. A dinner or luncheon usu- ally follows the performances. There will be a break in March for the annual Spring Musical on March 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and March 17 at 2:30. The senior solos are set for Sunday, May 12, starting at 2 p.m. with the solos and Swing Choir spring concert. Anyone wishing additional information or to see if the Swing Choir can perform at their event should contact Vance Hays at Pike Central High School during school hours. Here is the concert sched- ule for the second semester (all Pike County times): Sunday, Jan. 20—Otwell Methodist Church, 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27—Petersburg First United Methodist Church, 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3—Mt. Pisgah Church in Augusta, 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10—Stendal Community Center, 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24—Petersburg First Baptist Church, 6 p.m. Sunday, March 3—Spurgeon United Methodist Church, 6 p.m. Sunday, March 10—Pe- tersburg Free Methodist Church, 6 p.m. March 15 (7:30), 16 — (7:30) & 17 (2:30—Spring Musical. Sunday, April 14—Jasper Victory Temple, 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28—Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5—Arthur General Baptist Church, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 12—Swing Choir Concert and Senior Solos—PC Auditorium, 2 p.m. Friday, May 24—Graduation, 7:30 p.m. Lee joins German American to lead the Trust team German American announces that Douglas Lee has joined German American as Executive Vice President, Senior Trust Officer. In this role, he will lead the company's Trust team and serve as the Trust Manager for the entire German American footprint throughout Southern Indiana, working closely with individuals, families and businesses to develop and implement effective trust plans to transfer assets from one generation to the next. "In our search to fill this crucial Trust position at German American, we highlighted three characteristics that would be most important in finding the right candidate. Doug's high level of trust experience and education, commitment to providing outstanding service, and his familiarity with our southern Indiana communities, made him the perfect choice," states Mark Schroeder, CEO and Chairman of the Board. "He joins our highly regarded Evansville- based Trust team led by David Mitchell, and brings a wealth of trust knowledge to our Company. Doug's 25 years of extensive trust experience as both a trust attorney and in a bank trust environment will be a great addition to this team." Doug has a BA from the University of Illinois Champaign; a MBA from Depaul University Chicago and a JD from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law. Doug has earned the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor and Certified Retirement Services Professional designations and has over 28 years of combined legal, trust, financial and estate planning experience. He spent 10 years as a practicing attorney specializing in trust, probate, estate planning, financial planning and tax law. In the past 12 years, he gained extensive experience working in both community banks' and larger region- al banks' trust departments. His most recent positions were Senior Vice President, Senior Fiduciary Officer for the offices of two large regional banks and the Senior Vice President and Manager of Trust for a large community bank. Doug is also a Major in the United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's Corp. Doug and his wife, Julie, will be relocating to the Jasper area and they have two children Douglas and Jessica. Al-Anon meeting—Meetings are conducted each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. Seventh St. in Jasper. For more information call 812-887-0349. "Breastfeeding: Getting Started"—Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering an in-depth breastfeeding class, "Breastfeeding: Getting Started," on Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Memorial Southside Office, located at 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. The class is free for those delivering at Memorial Hospital. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register for the class, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call the Community Relations department at 996-2399 or 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Meal and Annual Meeting at Lockhart Twp. Center— Sunday, Jan. 20 will be a soup and sandwich meal at Lockhart Twp. Community Center at 12:30 p.m. Following the meal will be an annual meeting for the Lockhart Twp. Community Club. Anyone living in Lockhart Twp. is invited to attend. For more information, contact Leo Oxby 812-536-2659. Sunday Dinner at Blue Jeans Center—Sunday, Jan. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Center in Monroe City. All proceeds help keep the Center open. Antique Show—Huntingburg Chamber will host its annual winter antique show on Saturday, Jan. 19 and Sunday, Jan. 20 at Huntingburg Event Center, 110 E. 14th St. Take US 231 to Huntingburg, turn west onto 14th St. Food and drinks will be offered throughout the two day event. For more information, contact 812-683-5699. Improve Your Overall Health with Six-By-Six— Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering "Six-By-Six," a 12-week program designed to improve your overall health through nutritional education and fitness. The program will be divided into two, six-week sessions. "Six-By-Six" will be on Mondays beginning January 21 through April 8 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Memorial Southside Office located at 1100 W. 12th Avenue in Jasper. Cost is $99 per person. Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information, please visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call the Community Relations department at 996-2399 or tollfree at 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. "Women's Support Group"—The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or who are currently undergoing cancer treatment. Next Women's Support Group will meet on January 22 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call 996-0626. Pre-registration is not necessary. Heartsaver CPR with AED—Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering a Heartsaver CPR class from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22 in the Community Relations Classroom at Memorial Southside Office, 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. Pre-registration is required. The fee for the course is $50. For more information or to register, visit the hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click "Classes and Events" or call the Community Relations department at 996-2399 or toll-free at 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. IN 15 Regional Planning Commission—Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. (local time) at the Commission's office located at 221 E. First St. in Ferdinand. Health Screening Available in Jasper—A public health screening on Wednesday, Jan. 23 from 5:459 a.m. at Memorial Southside Office, located at 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. The cost of the screening is $35, and is open to those who live or work in the Jasper area. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. The screening lasts approximately 15 minutes, and pre-registration is required. To register for the screening, or for more information visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Health Screenings." Enter the company name as "Jasper Chamber" and enter "2013" as the password. You may also register by calling 996-2399 or toll-free at 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Bariatric Public Forum—A public forum for anyone interested in learning more about bariatric surgery is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m. in the Medical Arts Building Conference Center, located at 721 West 13th Street in Jasper. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call the Bariatric Surgery staff at 996-0185. Pre-registration for this event is not required. Medic First Aid® with AED Refresher—The Medic First Aid® with AED Refresher class will be offered on Friday, January 25 from 8–11 a.m. in the Community Relations Classroom at Memorial Southside Office, 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. Cost for the class is $40; class size is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call the Community Relations department at 996-2399 or toll-free at 800-852-7279, ext. 2399. Peripheral Artery Disease Screening—Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is sponsoring a PAD screening on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Memorial Cardiovascular Services, 440 Scott Rolen Drive in Jasper. Preliminary results will be provided the day of the screening along with educational materials. The cost of the screening is $10. Pre-registration is required by calling Memorial's Cardiovascular Services at 996-1551. A brief medical history will be collected in order to determine eligibility. "Celebrate Today" Program Moving—The next program on Monday, Jan. 28 beginning at 6 p.m. will be at the St. Joseph's Parish Center, on the campus of St. Joseph Church, located at 1029 Kundek Street in Jasper. "Celebrate Today" is a free quarterly program for those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Anyone who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer or has been affected by it in the past is invited to attend. The program includes a light meal followed by fun and fellowship. For more information or to preregister for "Celebrate Today," visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events" or call the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 996-0626. Pre-registration is required at least one week prior to the program. We'll make you a Believer Hwy 64 W, Princeton Call 1-866-477-6193 or PatriotOnline.com Tony Taggart 812-664-1453 Levi Hume 812-582-1991