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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 3, 2019 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Winslow to flush hydrants The Town of Winslow will flush their fire hydrants on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5. Gary McCand- less said people may notice lower water pressure on those days. He also said they should not wash white or light-colored clothes on those days. Flushing the hy- drants gets silt out of the system, but also can cause the water to become discolored, which can stain light- colored clothes. Purdue Extension April Garden Lunch and Learn Series starts April 8 The Purdue Extension, Pike County April Garden Lunch and Learn Series schedule: • April 8 —Improving Garden Soil, Soil Testing and Composting. • April 15 —Annual and Perennial Flower Garden- ing. • April 22—Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks. All the meetings will be from noon-1 p.m. EDT at Cakes and Coffee Café, 618 E. Main Street, Petersburg. You may attend one or all three programs. They are hosted by Pike County Extension. There is no RSVP required. Lunch will not be provided, but can be pur- chased from Cakes and Coffee Café. All sessions are open to the public. Pike-Gibson Water to flush water lines starting April 8 Starting April 8, until further notice, Pike-Gibson Water will start its spring flushing of its entire sys- tem. During this process, you may experience low wa- ter pressure, cloudy white coloring, brown coloring and a light odor. Refrain, if possible, during this pro- cess of washing white clothing. They will only flush during working hours, Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Pike-Gibson Wa- ter office at 812-749 -4916 with any questions or con- cerns you may have. Spring birding walk set for April 12 The Ohio Valley Birding Festival will be April 12 at the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge for a birding walk in search of warblers, waterfowl and grassland sparrows. The hike, led by Evan Speck, will begin at 7 a.m. CDT at Boyd's parking lot. To get to Boyd's park- ing lot, take SR 64 east out of Oakland City. A brown Refuge sign will direct you to turn left at CR 1275. Fol- low the brown Refuge signs that direct you to Snakey Point Marsh where the parking lot can be found. This event is open to the public and is sponsored by the Evansville Audubon Society. In Search of Spring Wildflowers set for April 13 April showers bring wildflowers. Patoka River NWR wildflower enthusiasts Marietta Smith and Nancy Gehlhausen will discover what is blooming on the Ref- uge on Saturday, April 13 at 9 a.m. CDT. They will meet at the Grandy's parking lot at the junction of SR 64 and SR 57 and plan to drive or carpool to a designated loca- tion on the Refuge. Exploring will be off trail through the woods. Suitable clothing and shoes, as well as in- sect repellent, are suggested. The wildflower walk will take place rain or shine unless there is severe weather forecasted. For more information, call 812-749 -3311. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@ pressdispatch.net or call 812-354-8500. EGG HUNT Saturday, APRIL 13 at 1 p.m. Hornady Park, Shelter House #3 Rain date April 20 Proudly Presented by Women of the Moose Chapter #1740 Loyal Order of the Moose Petersburg Lodge #1617 AGE GROUPS: • Special Needs • 0-2 Years Old • 3-5 Years Old • 6-8 Years Old • 9-10 Years old All area children invited! ANNUAL EASTER Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 13 Union Community Church 3082 North CR 850 West • Hazleton, IN GRAND PRIZE – SCOOTER Free hot dogs, chips and drinks provided. Sunshine or rain, come have fun! AGES 2 TO 12 YEARS OLD IN EACH AGE GROUP Noon CDT 1pm EDT Jasper • 812-482-9696 • www.hopfoutdoor.com Kubota Z122-42 /month $ 75 MARRIAGE LICENSES Vicky L. Tincher, 50, of 3579 N. Co Rd 700 E., Ot- well, daughter of Donald Dearing and Alice Fowler, to Gary L. Bateman, 66, of 3579 N. Co Rd 700 E., Otwell, son of Virgel and Virginia Bateman. Justin Michael Hornby, 23, of 1213 E. Main St., Pe- tersburg, son of Scot and Christy Hornby, to Christina Nicole Blemker, 24, of 1213 E. Main St., Petersburg, daughter of Kevin and Jerri Blemker. Perry Elizabeth Snyder, 30, of 1556 E. St Rd 356, Pe- tersburg, daughter of George M. and Beth J. Snyder, to Nathaniel Lee Krueger, 25, of 1556 E. St Rd 356, Pe- tersburg, son of Frederick M. and Julia A. Krueger. Nathaniel D. Readle, 33, of 1782 N. St Rd 257, Otwell, son of Ben and Martha Readle, to Andrea K. Padgett, 31, of 1782 N. St Rd 257, Otwell, daughter of Richard and Kimberly Padgett. Jesse James Freeland, 22, of 3452 W. Co Rd 200 N., Petersburg, son of Larry L. and Shelly R. Freeland, to Cierrah Lynn Riley, 22, of 3452 W. Co Rd 200 N., Pe- tersburg, daughter of Donald L. Riley and Sharhon- da M. Sharp. Randy Harris looks on as Gianna Aquliina and Jason Knade, of Spirit Juice Studios, set up to film Ted Hawkins while he tells his Gil Hodges story. Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch, Lowell Thomas and former "Evansville Press" sports editor Dave Johnson tell Gil Hodges stories to each other in front of a large portrait of Gil Hodges, while they wait their turn to be on camera. Locals come out to talk about Gil Hodges for documentary By Andy Heuring Several people made their way to Cakes and Coffee Ca- fé in Petersburg to tell their story about Gil Hodges last Thursday. Spirit Juice Studios was in town to talk to area res- idents about Gil Hodges. They are producing a docu- mentary about him and hope it will help Hodges make the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ted Hawkins and his sis- ter, Amy, both talked about Hodges. Hawkins said his father, Eddie, who went to school with Hodges and was friends with him, drove up to where Hawkins and oth- er kids were playing sandlot baseball. His father told him "get your glove." Hawkins said he asked why his dad just said, "Get your glove and come on." He got in the car with his dad and he took Hawkins to meet Hodges. "When he put his hand out, it just enveloped mine." Hawkins said they just had small talk, but from then on, he always listened to Hodges' games. "I would stay up as late as I could to listen to them." Lowell Thomas said he never met Hodges, but he met Hodges' daughter, Irene. Thomas said he and Jimmie Johnson were in Hornady Park one day play- ing when they were about 10 or 11 in 1960. He said this girl was there and they were just kids playing and climb- ing a tree. She told him "I'm Gil Hodges, daughter." She said they were in town visit- ing family. "I never met him. I always wanted to, but I can at least say I met her," said Thomas. Former Evansville Press editor Dave Johnson also at- tended the event. Johnson, a huge Hodges fan, has his own hall of fame for Hodg- es in his house. "My hallway is full of Gil Hodges items," said Johnson. He told a story about when he was working at a news- paper in Illinois and had a press pass to attend the games. So when the Dodg- ers were in St. Louis or Chi- cago, he would try to go to the games. He had a friend going to the game with him. He bragged he would intro- duce his friend to Gil Hodg- es. Johnson said he had in- terviewed Hodges, but they weren't friends. When they were walking into the stadium and the press ar- ea, Hodges was being in- terviewed by long-time an- nouncer Jack Buck. Johnson said when he walked by, Hodges said, "hey, Dave." "I about fell over that he spoke to me. My buddy looked over and said 'You really do know Gil Hodges.'" "They had a good turnout and a lot of people sharing memories about Gil," said Randy Harris, who hosted the event at his restaurant.