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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, March 20, 2019 A- 5 Mon-Fri 7AM - 6PM Saturday 7AM - 5PM Sunday 10AM - 4PM Hwy. 41 N. at Lyles Station Rd, Princeton 812-385-2641 • Heavy-duty deep commercial deck • Exclusive SmoothTrak™ steering • Patented automatic parking brake • Commercial-grade Kawasaki engine with fuel-injected options • 11.7 gallon gas tank BUILT FOR EVERYDAY PERFORMANCE Memmer's Hardware & Outdoor Power So u t h ern I n d i a na Ag Day Meal Saturday, March 23 • 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Otwell Community Center cost per plate : $ 3 Pork Chops, Turkey Tenders, Cheesy Potatoes, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Coffee, Drinks and Desserts. Don't forget to visit the vendor booths! FREE Health Screenings CARNIVAL for KIDS! Be sure to check out the inflatable bounce house and obstacle course in the gymnasium! Cracker Barrel Legislative Session 6:30 p.m. Please be sure to visit with: Sen. Mark Messmer Congressman Larry Bucshon Rep. Ron Bacon Rep. Shane Lindauer Rep. Matt Hostettler and others. Pike County Ag Day is put together by: • e Pike County Young Farmers • e Pike Central FFA • Purdue Extension - Pike County • e Pike County Farm Bureau, Inc. Anique Tractor Display If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, prior to the meeting, contact Purdue Extension at 812-354-6838. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an equal access/equal opportunity institution. 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 Stock Up on Warm and Cozy. Years of comfort. Years of savings. The year's best offer. There's never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier ® quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can claim up to $1,650 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing.* Don't wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. ©Carrier Corporation 8/2017. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER Stock Up on Warm and Cozy. Years of comfort. Years of savings. The year's best offer. There's never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier ® quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can claim up to $1,650 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing.* Don't wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. ©Carrier Corporation 8/2017. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER Stock Up on Warm and Cozy. Years of comfort. Years of savings. The year's best offer. There's never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier ® quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can claim up to $1,650 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing.* Don't wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. ©Carrier Corporation 8/2017. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER RONNIE DALE THOMPSON Ronnie Dale "R.T." Thompson, 62, of Arling- ton, passed away Satur- day, March 16, 2019, at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was born in Mayfield, Ky., on July 10, 1956, to the late Wayne and Helen Ivie Thompson. He was retired from Triad Mining, where he worked as a coal miner. He attended New Concord Church in Mayfield. He loved to work, watch old westerns, rabbit hunt and play cards with friends. He is survived by his partner, Debbie Stamper; his children, Wendy (Ry- an Hartke) Thompson, of Stendal, and Lyle ( Jessi- ca) Thompson, of Owens- boro, Ky.; four grandchil- dren, Trevor Clark, Mad- die Thompson, Lauren (Scott) Johns and Whitney Hartke; one great-grand- child, Wren Johns; and his siblings, Steve Thompson of Owensboro, and Karen Thompson, of Mayfield. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home. Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mr. Thompson. Share your messages of condo- lence with the family of Ronnie Dale "R.T." Thomp- son at www.haleymcginn- is.com. See additional obituaries on page C-8. Obituaries Pike County 4-H and Purdue Extension have activities planned for Spring Break week Pike County 4-H and Purdue Extension have several exciting programs planned next week for the Spring Break Staycation. • Tuesday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be free activities. Purdue Extension hands- on make and take garden- ing and microgreen produc- tion with guest Jill Hyne- man, drone demonstration with guest Ryan Benner, of Pike County Emergency Management, decoupage make and take craft, make and eat cake decorating. Starting at 11 a.m., ce- ramics option is $10, youth will have a ready to enter in- to the fair ceramics project (must attend both days to complete). At noon, lunch of hot dogs and fries (free) will be served. Games will be available to play. At 1 p.m., YQCA Training ( Youth Quality Care of An- imals), required if you are showing animals at the fair. Cost is Free. Contact Pike County Extension Office to register at 812-354-6838 or ackleyd@purdue.edu. Winter workshop for adults at 6 p.m.: Reduce Disease Pressure in Vege- table Gardens with Dr. Dan Egel Purdue University at the Pike County 4-H Build- ing. Cost is Free. Contact Pike County Extension Of- fice to register at 812-354- 6838 or clark428@purdue. edu. • Wednesday, March 27, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. free activities. Flint Knap- ping (making arrowheads) woodworking, bead work, cake decorating, Legos and more. At 11 a.m., part two of ce- ramics. Free lunch at noon of grilled cheese and chips. Games will be available to play. At 1 p.m., YQCA Train- ing ( Youth Quality Care of Animals), required if you are showing animals at the fair. Contact Pike County Extension Office to regis- ter at 812-354-6838 or ack- leyd@purdue.edu. • Thursday, March 28, join Purdue Extension, the Pike County Public Library, and the Pike County Cham- ber of Commerce from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Peters- burg Library Conference Room for "Launch Into Your Summer Job." Youth ages 12 and up will have the opportunity to build their resume and practice skills for summer jobs like babysitting, lawn care, pet care and house cleaning. Registration is required. There is no cost to attend and 4-H membership is not required. Lunch will be pro- vided. Call 812-354-6838 or email hopkin27@purdue. edu to register. Later Thursday after- noon, from 1-2 p.m., will be a Mini 4-H (grades K-2) workshop. Youth from the earlier class will engage the Mini 4-H members in hands-on engineering ac- tivities, promoting creativ- ity and problem solving skills. Sgt. Jones speaks at Homegrown 4-H Club Homegrown 4-H Club had a special guest at their March meeting, Sergeant Justin Jones with the In- diana National Guard. He answered questions about military life and taught the 4-Hers the science be- hind MREs (Meals Ready To Eat). The following is a report of the meeting from Home- grown's Club Reporter Ro- salie Smith. At the March meeting of the Homegrown 4-H Club, Sergeant Jones dem- onstration to the club how to make an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). The MRE tasted very good, and the other kids enjoyed theirs also. The club also made birthday cards for River Harbin. Pike County 4-H Home- grown Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at the 4-H Building at the Pike County Fairgrounds. For more information about Homegrown Club, call Kara Willis at 812- 354-4943. Sergeant Justin Jones assists Isaac Priest with his self-heating meal. Sergeant Justin Jones instructs 4-H youth how to operate the MRE. Petersburg Garden Club takes field trip to Kentucky The Petersburg Garden Club took a field trip to Kentucky for their March meeting. Pictured are, front row (l to r): Jeanine Houchins, Bettie Brenton and Kay Benjamin; back row: Sue Ann Burns, Eleanor Gladish, Linda Culbertson and Doris Bellamy.