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C12 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ...pressdispatch.net/edition Facebook.....facebook.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .........news@pressdispatch.net Phone:.................. 812-354-8500 Fax: ...................... 812-354-2014 E-Mail . editor@pressdispatch.net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Volume 149 Number 21 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Four sections 40 pages Seven inserts See PC GR ADS on page 2 Andrew Kreig Valedictorian Madison Fettinger Senior Address Kyle Williams Salutatorian Pike Central Class of 2019 graduation exercises Friday See HARBERTS on page 2 Two mules for brother Bernie Harberts travelling to Idaho by mule By James Capozella A modern day Clint Eastwood could be like extreme adventur- er Bernie Harberts, of Lenoir, N.C., sans the six-gun and cigar. Harberts was seen entering Pe- tersburg on SR 61 Monday on his way to Idaho. It will be a rather slow passage with his two mules, Tracker and Brick. His cowboy hat is practical and also smart in that it is also a riding helmet. The helmet paid dividends just the oth- er day when his mule threw him, according to Harberts. The landing on the south side of the Ohio River split the helmet, with no ill effect for Harberts. It is just one of many experiences he's had on his long-distance trips, such as the one from Canada to Mexico, or the Atlantic to Pacif- ic journey made about eight years ago. Crossing the Ohio was dif- ferent than for most folks because the Brandenburg police chief gave him an escort over the bridge. It's hard to say which would be the tougher ride for Bernie Harberts and his two mules. It could be the North Carolina to Idaho trek he is on now, or it could have been the Canada to Mexico, or maybe the Atlantic to Pacific journey eight years or so back. Keep in mind, these are months-long adventures rather than just a few days. Harberts was traveling north from Jasper to Petersburg on his way to Vincennes this past Monday. To see more of Harberts' undertakings, go to RiverEarth.com, LostSeaExpedition.com or bernie@rivereath.com. James Capozella photo Highway 56 is scheduled to be closed near Ireland beginning Tuesday, June 4, according to the Indiana Department of Transpor- tation. It was originally scheduled to be closed on May 14, but that has been moved to June 4. Maintenance crews will close S.R. 56, between the junction of U.S. 231 and S.R. 257 in Otwell, as they replace a drainage cul- vert. The actual replacement will be between Dubois County Road 600 and CR 550. The operation re- quires a full closure as crews will be making a full width cut in the pavement to excavate the existing pipe. Once they're finished with the replacement, motorists should expect a rough spot while fill ma- terial is compacted under traffic conditions, according to INDOT. The operation is scheduled to take two days, depending upon weather conditions. The closure will not begin until all school bus traffic has cleared for the morning and will be open for the afternoon bus schedule. During the closure, local traffic will have access up to the point of closure, but through traffic will need to use the official detour us- ing S.R. 257, S.R. 64 and U.S. 231. Hwy 56 to be closed on June 4 See CLOSURE on page 2 By Andy Heuring Pike County Commissioners ap- proved a courthouse closure poli- cy during their 15 -minute meeting Monday morning. The commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the policy that puts in- to writing procedures and policies for employees on closing the court- house in emergency situations. The policy pertains to all Pike County employees working in the courthouse and the health de- partment. "Emergency person- nel, Sheriff's Office, EMS, EMA, E911, and the highway department are excluded from this policy." "Closure of the courthouse is a decision made by the Board of Commissioners. If the courthouse is open, it is expected that all offic- es are open and operating to the best of their ability," states the pol- icy. County facilities to remain open 1. Regardless of inclement weather, natural disasters, or con- ditions beyond our control, it is the intent of the Pike County Commis- sioners that all county facilities and activities shall be open and in oper- ation to provide services to citizens during established business hours, unless an emergency or uncontrol- lable event renders the county fa- cility unsafe or inoperable. 2. The Elected Official/Depart- ment Head is responsible to en- sure all essential services and op- erations are being performed and may require temporary re-assign- ment of duties of those employees who have reported to work or to re- quire employees to report to work to perform reassigned duties. 3. If an employee is unable to re- port to work, they may be granted the option of utilizing earned com- pensatory time or accrued annu- al leave. If no earned compensato- ry time or accrued annual leave is available, the time shall be unpaid. When closures are deemed necessary 4. Closure of designated facili- ties of all county facilities may be made in response to emergencies relating to a natural disaster, in- clement weather or items beyond control that prevent the opening or continued operations of county fa- cilities and requires the suspension of services therein. 5. Employees who feel inclined to delay their start time or leave work early due to concerns relat- Courthouse closure policy approved by commissioners By Andy Heuring Thirteen years ago, the Pike Central Class of 2019 started kin- dergarten together. Many of them were meeting each other for the first time. Friday night, 130 of those same kids will graduate from Pike Central High School. They will be shaking hands and hugging each other throughout the night, but this time, in many cases, they will be heading off in different directions, with a chance of not seeing each other again. Graduation will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the high school gym. The Valedictorian is Andrew Krieg. He is the son of Scott and Keena Krieg, of Otwell. During high school, he participated in track, basketball, Key Club, NHS and Student Government. He al- so received the following awards: Most Valuable Thrower sopho- more and junior year for track, ac- ademic awards freshman, sopho- more and junior year for basket- ball, and academic awards every year for track. His future plans are to attend Indiana University for Biology and become a dentist. Kyle Williams is the 2019 Salu- tatorian. He is the son of Angie Williams and Chet Williams, of Alford. He participated in base- ball, tennis, soccer, NHS, Key Club, Spanish Club, BPA and Tech Club. He also received the follow- ing awards: BPA national quali- fier, tennis Academic All State, tennis All-Conference Honor- able Mention, Boys State, tennis: Most Doubles Wins 2 years, Men- tal Attitude Award and Academic Award, and Courier and Press Sil- ver Student. His future plans are to attend Indiana University. The 2019 Senior Address will be given by Madison Fettinger. She is the daughter of Rick Fet- tinger and Trissa Triplett, of Pe- tersburg. During high school, she participated in concert band, German Club, peer tutor, winter guard, English Academic Team and NHS. She also received the following awards: third place in English Academic Team, third in interdisciplinary, award for most artistic female. Her future plans are to go to Hanover College and obtain a degree in Psychology. The order of events at gradua- tion will be: Pomp and Circumstance by Ed- ward Elgar.....band. Welcome....Principal Brian Hol- land. National Anthem.....swing choir Pledge of Allegiance....led by Abigail Sutt. Invocation....Natalie Bohnert. For Good by Stephen Schwartz... swing choir. Valedictorian address....An- drew Krieg. Beyond the Horizon by Rossano Galante....band. Salutatorian Address..... Kyle Williams. Friends by Michael W. Smith.... swing choir. A Memorial Day parade is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Winslow on Monday, May 27. Line-up will be at the Elemen- tary School at 1 p.m. The pa- rade will travel from the school to Main St. and then south to Union St. and then to Oak Hill Cemetery. Veteran Roy Henderson will speak from the stage in the cem- etery following the parade. Memorial Day parade in Winslow By Andy Heuring Local fallen veterans will be honored on Memorial Day in Pike County by honor guard and firing squad teams from the Petersburg VFW and Winslow American Legion. The Peters- burg VFW will go to 13 ceme- teries in the northern half of the Pike County and the Winslow American Legion squad will vis- it 13 cemeteries in the southern half of Pike County. The ceremony at each ceme- tery will include a prayer, 21-gun salute and Taps being played. The ceremony at Walnut Hills will be an extended ceremony with highly decorated Army veteran Stanley Nelson the fea- tured speaker. Coleman Stewart Post VFW Commander Chris Kinman said, "Take a few minutes on the Me- morial Day holiday to visit the grave of a veteran, family mem- ber or friend. It is a way to show gratitude to the one who paid the ultimate price for our free- dom." US Flags should be flown at half staff in the morning of Me- morial Day and then raised to full staff at noon. Kinman said everyone is invit- ed to attend a graveside Memo- rial Day salute to veterans. He added cemetery custodians or family members of veterans can pick up flags from the VFW at 1202 E. Main St. PETERSBURG VFW 7:25 a.m. Old Town Cemetery 7:45 a.m. Twin Oaks 8:05 a.m. Anderson Chapel (Hwy 57 N) 8:20 a.m. Pleasant Ridge (Camp- belltown) 8:45 a.m. Vincent Church Cem- etery (Hwy 56 E) 9:10 a.m. Otwell Cemetery 9:30 a.m. Public Cemetery (Ivy) 9:50 a.m. McClure Cemetery (Algiers) 10 :10 a.m. Courthouse Memorial 10 :45 a.m. Walnut Hills (Peters- burg) 11:35 a.m. White River Chapel (Bowman) 11:50 a.m. Odd Fellows Ceme- tery (Union) 12:15 a.m. Atkinson Chapel Cemetery (Oatsville) WINSLOW AMERICAN LEGION 7 a.m. Martin Cemetery (Glezen) 7:25 a.m. Williams Cemetery 7:40 a.m. New Liberty Ceme- tery (Coe) 8 a.m. Blackfoot Cemetery 8:15 a.m. Spurgeon Cemetery 8:45 a.m. Log Creek 9:15 a.m. Barrett Cemetery 9:55 a.m. Augusta Cemetery 10 :15 a.m. Cup Creek Cemetery 10 :30 a.m. Stilwell 10 :50 a.m. Velpen 11:10 a.m. New Liberty 11:20 a.m. Beadles 11:40 a.m. Sunset Cemetery noon Oak Hill Cemetery Veterans honored at area cemeteries on Memorial Day SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE Pike Central High School CLASS OF 2019