The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Need Help? Check out the Business Box on B-9 Friday, April 5 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. RIBBON CUTTING Friday at 10 a.m. Open House AT OUR NEW LOCATION! 2210 E. National Hwy, Washington Next to Tractor Supply Company SAVE 15% on Echo products Pre-order Friday, pick it up Saturday SATURDAY IS SALE DAY SPECIAL PRICING and financing on mowers from DOOR PRIZES Stop by for Refreshments 812-254-2707 | www.generalrentalinc.com | f Prayers Pasta & for River SATURDAY, APRIL 6 First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Dinner: Baked Spaghetti or Chicken Tettrazini, Garlic Bread, Salad, Dessert with Tea or Water. Serving from 5 p.m.-? CARRY OUT AVAILABLE Raffle Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5 Several items donated by: Mikels Graphics, German American Bank, Marge's Hallmark, 423 Smokehouse, Welding Unlimited, Home Building Bank, e Ole Flower Shop, Jeff & Misty Brenton, Cakes & Coffee, Bath Bombs Petersburg, Silk Designs and more coming! Tickets on sale at: Pike County Treasurer's Office German American Bank Home Building Bank Also available at the door Opening Day Little League parades in Winslow and Petersburg have been scheduled. The Petersburg parade is scheduled for Sat- urday, April 13. It will start at 10 :30 a.m. with lineup be- ginning at 10 a.m. It will run from Walnut St. in front of the Old Petersburg Gym. The parade will proceed to Main St. and south to Fifth St. then onto the American Legion Field complex. Opening ceremonies will follow the parade. Winslow's opening day parade is set for Saturday, April 27. More details will follow. Little League Opening Day parades scheduled Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg announced today that country music group Parmalee will headline the third annual Buffalo Trace Festival on Saturday, Sep- tember 28, 2019. The free concert will be the feature of the two-day festival set for September 27 and 28, host- ed in the heart of downtown Petersburg. Parmalee's blue-col- lar persistence made their 2013 breakout single, Car- olina, into a Platinum-certi- fied number-one hit, while their debut album landed in the Top 10. Two more sin- gles, Close Your Eyes and Al- ready Callin' You Mine, rose to number three and num- ber ten on Billboard's Coun- try Airplay chart. Parmalee has had an ar- ray of award nominations in- cluding those from Academy of Country Music and Teen Choice Awards, and six sin- gles that have landed in the Top 40 on Billboard's Coun- try Airplay chart. "We are looking for- ward to coming to Peters- burg and playing the Buffa- lo Trace Festival. The event looks amazing," said Matt Thomas, lead singer of Par- malee. "It's gonna be a big time and we're honored to be performing." In addition to Parmalee's performance, the 2019 Buf- falo Trace Festival will also feature a free street carni- val, performances by popu- lar local music acts, a beauty pageant, and parade. "Nearly three years ago, we hosted our very first Buf- falo Trace Festival with the vision of creating a year- ly gathering that supports and celebrates the commu- nity in which we live, work and play," said Petersburg Mayor RC Klipsch. "As we approach the third year of this festival, we couldn't be more excited to announce country music's Parmalee as our featured headline entertainment. We believe this will be our most exciting event yet." Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg's inaugural Buffalo Trace Festival in 2017 cele- brated Petersburg, Indiana's Bicentennial, or 200 th anni- versary. "Our inaugural Buffalo Trace Festival surpassed our expectations, and it was highly evident that this would become an annual tra- dition that is meaningful and valued by our community," said Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg's President Jo Had- ley. "Wonderful things hap- pen when a community comes together, and this festival is no exception. We couldn't be more grateful for the people of Petersburg who pull together and vol- unteer countless hours to make this festival happen." Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg is currently seek- ing sponsors for this year's Buffalo Trace Festival. In- quiries can be directed to discoverdowntownpeters- burg@gmail.com. Updates and additional in- formation on the 2019 Buf- falo Trace Festival can be found on the festival's Face- book Page, www.facebook. com/pg/DiscoverDown- townPetersburg. More in- formation on Parmalee can be found at www.parmalee. com. The Pike County Eco- nomic Growth and Devel- opment Council welcomes growth and supports city and county efforts to main- tain a community that offers a great place to do business and call home. Parmalee to headline Petersburg's Buffalo Trace Festival Country music group Parmalee will be the feature entertainment Saturday evening during the Buffa- lo Trace Festival, set for September 27-28. The band has recorded number-one hits and top-ten albums. The concert, as well as all stage entertainment will be free during the festival. Additionally, local groups will also entertain each evening. TAXES Continued from page 1 their pre-printed statements with them to the Treasur- er's office for those paying in person. "In 2019, if you do not bring your pre-printed cou- pon with you, you will be charged an additional, sep- arate fee of .20 cents per par- cel reprint fee. Also, if you do not bring your coupons with you, the Treasurer's office will not be responsi - ble for any missed parcels that would result in delin- quent tax and penalties," said Query. Mobile homes are taxed separately from the land they sit on. If you own a mo- bile home and the land it sits on, you will receive two sep- arate statements. There are a few exceptions to this, as some mobile homes are con- sidered permanent struc- tures, but these are rare. "Due to the large amounts of mail we receive for the Spring Installment, any payments sent through the mail will not be processed until after May 10, 2019. No penalty will be assessed to these payments as long as the postmark on the enve- lope is May 10, 2019, or pri- or," said Query. The Treasurer's office will have extended hours in May. They will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time) Monday through Friday. But they will also be open on Sat- urday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to noon and Thursday and Fri- day, May 9 and 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. HUNTS Continued from page 1 COUNCIL Continued from page 1 prize egg in each age group. The hunt is for children ag- es two to 12. The Otwell Easter egg hunt is set for noon on April 13. It is being co-sponsored by the Otwell Community Center and Otwell Miller Academy. The hunt will be rain or shine. If there is bad weather, it will be moved in- side the Community Center. The Easter Bunny will be there to take pictures with children. LITTLE LEAGUE EGG HUNT APRIL 20 The Petersburg Little League has scheduled their first Easter egg hunt for 1 p.m. April 20 at the Lit- tle League fields. They will have between 1,500 and 2,000 eggs for children up to 14 years old. Petersburg received a grant from the Communi- ty Cross Roads and the In- diana Department of Trans- portation to repave White River Ave. Mayor Klipsch explained this will be one of the main detours when Highway 61 is being repaved and new side- walks are being construct- ed. He also said there have been long-standing prob- lems with the road being soft, which leads them to be- lieve there are either storm sewer or sanitary sewer problems in the area. Melhiser asked if they could get those problems taken care of before it is re- paved. Elmore said he thought they could. He also add- ed they intend to contract someone with bigger equip- ment than Petersburg has to deal with it. In other business, Coun- cilman Gary Leavitt asked about businesses putting up signs in the highway right- of-way. He said, at Circle K, they are putting signs on a utility pole that make it dif- ficult to see oncoming traffic when pulling from Lakeview Dr. onto Highway 57. Petersburg Mayor Klipsch said he has talk- ed with Circle K about that and putting large stacks of mulch near their entrance. "They are well aware of it," said Klipsch. The next council meet- ing is schedule for 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 15. Pike County Health De- partment will have kinder- garten immunization clinics Thursday and Friday, April 4-5 for children entering kin- dergarten this fall. Clinics will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Walk-ins are welcome, but if parents call to make an ap- pointment, it will cut down on their wait time. Medicaid and most major insurances are accepted. The Health Department is located at Old Petersburg Gym, 907 E. Walnut St., Pe- tersburg. Call 812-354-8797 to schedule an appointment. All incoming sixth grad- ers and seniors need school required vaccines prior to the 2019 -2020 school year. Parents need to schedule these appointments as soon as possible. Immunization clinics April 4-5 By Andy Heuring An Otwell woman was ar- rested last Wednesday night when police stopped her af- ter checking her driver's li- cense status and finding she no longer had an operator's license. Tiona Branum, 40, of PO Box 55, Otwell, was arrest- ed by Indiana State Trooper Chase Eaton. Trooper Eaton said he was driving on Highway 356, just east of Sassafras St. in Petersburg, when he saw a pickup truck. He ran the license plate and found the registered owner did not have a driver's license. He stopped the truck at the Algiers United Methodist Church parking lot. When he asked Branum for her driver's license, she said she didn't have any identifi- cation with her. He then asked Branum if she knew why he had stopped her. She said she didn't. Trooper Eaton said while talking with Branum, he noticed she had pinpoint pupils, rapid speech, was making rapid movements and had uncontrollable fa- cial movements, which are signs of meth intoxication. Branum failed field sobri- ety tests and then refused a chemical test. According to a probable cause affidavit, Branum said she wasn't go- ing to take the test because she had used meth the day before and would fail. She was taken into cus- tody and preliminarily charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, con- trolled substance (refusal). Expired license check leads to OVWI arrest By Andy Heuring An Oakland City woman was arrested early Saturday morning when a person in her vehicle was choking or had a seizure. Kayleon C. DeJarnett, 20, of 2431 E. CR 800 S., Oak- land City, was arrested on a charge of illegal consump- tion of an alcoholic beverage. DeJarnett called 911 at 4:39 a.m. and told central dispatch a person in her ve- hicle was choking. Pike County Deputy Paul Collier said he arrived at the vehicle, near the 51.5 -mile marker on I-69, where a red SUV had the front passenger door open, and found Carly Robinson, 19, seizing. Depu- ty Collier said he asked De- Jarnett if Robinson had a his- tory of a seizing. She said she didn't know. According to Deputy Col- lier's report, DeJarnett said they were at a party near Pike Central and Robinson had a glass of whiskey that might have been spiked. Deputy Collier adminis- tered a nasal shot of Nar- can to Robinson, and EMS arrived and took her to Da- viess Community Hospital. DeJarnett admitted drink- ing at the party as well. She failed field sobriety tests and a portable breath test, but at the Pike County Jail, she tested 0.073 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit is 0.08 per- cent. She was preliminari- ly charged with minor con- suming. The AIDS Resource Group will be conducting free Hepatitis C and HIV Testing on at 10 a.m. Mon- day, April 15 at the Pike County Health Depart- ment, located at 907 E. Wal- nut Street, Petersburg. The ARG provides quali- ty specialized case manage- ment, HIV prevention educa- tion and supportive servic- es to people living with, at risk for or affected by HIV/ AIDS. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Aids Resource Group at 812-421-0059 or the Pike County Health De- partment at 812-354-8797. Oakland City woman arrested for underage drinking Free HIV, hepatitis C testing at Health Dept.