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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, December 26, 2018 A- 5 DON'T LET SANTA GO HOMELESS! e Santa House in Petersburg was loaned to the city at no charge. It will have to be re- claimed in January. Help us purchase the house to be used each Christmas season, and for other events. Santa needs 30 "Elves" to donate $100 to keep the house. Donors will be permanently recognized on Santa's nice list in the house. Send donations to Discover Downtown Petersburg c/o City Hall 704 E. Main St. Petersburg, IN 47567 Your donation to Discover Downtown Petersburg, Inc. is tax deductible. Diagnostics 812-486-3637 Mark & Beth Toy 3528 S 650 E, Montgomery ■ Latest Diagnostic & Reprogramming Technology ■ Complete Auto & Truck Repair ■ 2 Year Parts & Labor Warranty on Qualified Repairs ■ Ford and GM Diesel Certified TECH 2 VCM II YOUR COMPLETE AUTO & LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE CENTER Happy New Year! FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS, CALL 812-486-3637 Just 18 minutes from Otwell • Only 30 minutes from Petersburg • www.toysgarage.net than 250. • Adam Wilkison and Nat- alie Burkhart were named King and Queen of the 2018 Pike Central Prom. • Pike Central graduated 141 students in the Class of 2018. Breyton Booker was Valedictorian and Adam Martinez was Salutatorian. Jalah Barnes gave the Se- nior Address. • Maddy Burns was named the Secondary Teacher of the Year and Jen- ny Cherry was named the El- ementary School Teacher of the Year in the Pike County School system. • Pike Central sopho- more Tyler Kirby broke the school record in pole vault with a jump of 14'1" to win the Princeton Track Section- al. He broke his cousin Eric Knight's record set in 2002 at 14'. • Bryant Nalley signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Oakland City University. JUNE • AT&T Aspire donat- ed $7,000 to Holly's House recently while they were at Petersburg Elementary School. • Pike County's job- less rate fell to 2.9 percent in April, according to pre- liminary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, May 21. April's 2.9 percent jobless rate was four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the revised 3.3 percent unemployment rate in Pike County record- ed in March. • Nora (Evans) Schlachter celebrated her 90th birthday on Saturday, May 26 with an open house at Glezen Revival Center. • The Pike Central High School boys' golf team shot an 18 -hole score of 335 to place second in the sectional tournament hosted by Vin- cennes Lincoln at the Coun- try Club of Old Vincennes on Friday, June 1. The sec- ond-place finish earned the Chargers a berth in the re- gional tournament- which will be played on Thursday, June 7, at the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery for the first time since 1997. • Pike Central High School sophomore Tyler Kirby placed 12th in pole vault during the 115th An- nual IHSA A Boys' Track and Field State Finals on Satur- day, June 2, at Indiana Uni- versity's Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington. • Pike County council- men voted to purchase a new operating system for the jail with Economic De- velopment Income Tax funds. Sheriff Jeremy Brit- ton said the system controls opening and closing the jail cells, communications be- tween the cells and the con- trol center, as well as cam- eras throughout the jail. He said the current system is the original system from 1994. • The Hokum Karem team of Draven Huff and Na- te Woolery set a new course record during the 6th An- nual Petersburg Lions Club Run for Sight, which was held on Saturday, June 9 at Hornady Park. • The Petersburg Com- mon Council voted unani- mously to re-submit its appli- cation for public water sup- ply improvements, including the construction of a new wa- ter treatment plant to USDA Rural Development during its meeting on Monday, June 18. According to a prelimi- nary engineering report pre- sented to the city council by Clint Rose, of Midwestern Engineers, Inc., the total es- timated cost for the project is $ 9,554,1000 - $7,474,800 in non-construction costs. • Dave Stephens has been unofficially hired as Pike Central High School's head varsity football coach. Stephens, who had previous coaching experience at Gre- encastle, Terre Haute North and Edgewood, before serv- ing as the Chargers' offen- sive coordinator during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, an- nounced on Facebook on Monday, June 18 that he had been selected. • Pike Central High School senior Demi Croak was named to the Pock- et Athletic Conference All- Conference Softball Team for the second straight sea- son, while seniors Jalah Barnes, Peyton Sorgius and Audra Stone all received honorable mention. • Flames billowed from a garage on fire at 113 W. Branch St. in Petersburg. The fire expanded quick- ly between the car and the garage, damaging the resi- dence owned by Lawrence Wilcoxen, of Washington. Katie Brock was renting the house. The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. • Pike Central High School junior Braxton Rice was named to the Pocket Athletic Conference's All- Conference Team for base- ball. Rice received All-Con- ference honors as a utility player after batting .432 with 11 doubles, one triple and one home run, while scor- ing 15 runs and driving in 17. He also stole four bases. REVIEW Continued from page 4 The Experts Are More Affordable Than You Might Think. Whether you're looking for a quick replacement or the benefits of an advanced, high-efficiency system, Carrier has the solution to fit your budget and comfort needs. ©Carrier Corporation 12/2016. HIGH EFFICIENCY COMFORT YOUR WAY PH: 812-743-2382 HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING Perry ' s LLC Serving the area since 1950. Perry ' s Perry ' s 303 Breckinridge Rd, Monroe City Email: perryshvac@gmail.com Craig Perry Vance Perry Chase Perry MAY 2 — Bulldozers and excavators shove dirt down a highwall at Whitney Pit recently. They were con- tracted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to back fill the pit highwall and cut down many of the trees in a 36-acre area at a cost of $1.2 million. Whitney Pit is located off of CR 175 E., about a mile south of Ayrshire Road south of Winslow. MAY 30 — Pike Central senior Shelbi Pipes helps fellow senior Peyton Sor- gius adjust her mortar board prior to graduation Friday night. The Pike Cen- tral Class of 2018 graduated 141 during the ceremony. JUNE 20 — Billy Collins buys tomatoes from Janice Hamm during the Farmers Market in Petersburg on Saturday. The market convenes each Sat- urday on Eighth Street next to the courthouse, beginning at 9 a.m. Vendors peddle their homegrown produce and craft items.