The Press-Dispatch
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A-6 Local Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Nice day for a walk Elizabeth Stoll decided to take advantage of the nice, sunny spring day last Thursday to walk to the bank with her daughter, Emma Stoll, 3, and Scarlet Gentry, 2, who she was babysitting. Pike County Farm Bureau Inc. Policy Dev. meeting April 10 Pike County Farm Bureau Inc. will host a Policy Develop- ment meeting on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. The meet- ing will be at the Pike County 4-H Building and a pizza sup- per will be provided. All Pike County Farm Bureau voting members are welcome. Farm Bureau policy be- gins at the grassroots lev- el for both Indiana Farm Bu- reau and American Farm Bu- reau. Indiana Farm Bureau stands for private enterprise systems, preservation of prop- erty rights, balanced federal budget, constitutional gov- ernment, individual citizen- ship responsibility, higher net farm income, organized voice without government in- tervention, resource conser- vation and environmental en- hancement, and strong public education. Pike County Farm Bu- reau, Inc. encourages its vot- ing members to attend this meeting and let them know what you would like Indiana Farm Bureau to advocate for through its policies and pro- grams. Severe Weather Spotter Training set for April 9 The Dubois County Emer- gency Management Agen- cy, in conjunction with the National Weather Service in Louisville, Ky., will host Se- vere Weather Spotter Train- ing April 9 at 6:30 p.m. EDT at Vincennes University Jasper Campus, Classroom Building Lecture Hall, 850 College Av- enue, Jasper. The training is free of charge and is open to anyone across the region including weather spotters, emergen- cy responders and the gener- al public. The topics covered will include identifying and reporting severe weather, se- vere weather safety, severe weather climatology, thun- derstorm types and the relat- ed threats. Joe Sullivan, Warning Co- ordinating Meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Louisville, Ky., will be conducting the training. Registration is not required to attend. For more informa- tion, contact: Tammy Hum- bert, Director Dubois Coun- ty Emergency Management Agency, 602 Main Street, Jas- per, 812-482-2202 or email to duboisema@psci.net. National Safe Digging Month As part of its ongoing safe- ty awareness practices for safe digging, Vectren Ener- gy Delivery ( Vectren), a Cen- terPoint Energy Company, is partnering with the Common Ground Alliance to commem- orate April as National Safe Digging Month and encour- age customers to follow safe digging practices. Safe digging practices not only prevent damage and ser- vice interruptions for under- ground utilities like natural gas, electric and water, but al- so help keep those doing the work safe. "Whether it's a small proj- ect, such as planting shrubs, or a commercial building proj- ect, customers should call 811 at least two working days be- fore digging," said Ashley Babcock, director of Damage Prevention and Public Aware- ness. "By calling 811 to have the underground utility lines in their area marked, home- owners and professionals are making an important decision that can help keep them and their communities safe." In the event a gas line has been struck or ruptured out- side of a home or business, customers are reminded of the following: • Leave the area of the gas leak immediately, as well as areas where the odor of gas is noticeable. • Do not attempt to re-start or move powered equipment. • Call Vectren to report the leak. The party responsi- ble for the damage to the gas line should also call 911 and report the incident to police and/or fire officials and the state's 811 center. • Remain in a safe area until emergency personnel arrive and do not enter the home/business or neighbor- ing premises. Visit Call811.com for more information about 811 and the call-before-you-dig process. For more information on nat- ural gas safety, visit Vectren. com.