The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Press-Dispatch JULY 4TH Continued from page 1 STORMS Continued from page 1 JOIN US FOR THE C amper A ppreci ation C oncert Ju ly 5 a t Pr i des Creek Camp gro und FOR MUSIC, FOO D AND FUN ! we are looking forward to making some wonderful memories. BRING A LAWNCHAIR FREE to Prides Creek Campers PER CAR $ 2 Playing 6pm-9pm Live music, yummy treats and a variety of cra vendors! Come and join the festivities! F ood vendor S on site 4pm-9pm Name of Organization ������������������������������������� Contact Person ������������������������������������������� Address �������������������������������������������������� Phone Number ��������������������Cell �������������������� Parade Date: Sunday, July 21 Parade Line Up: 3 p.m. Parade Line Up Locations: 8th Street between Methodist Church and Catholic Church in Petersburg Parade starts promptly at 4 p.m. Pike County Parade Entry Float ������ Car ������ Walking ����� Other ������ Describe ������������������������������� Sunday, July 21 at 3:30 p.m. Fax entry to 812-354-8028 or text a photo of entry to 812-766-2387 For more information, call 812-354-6838 Please Check One 18 USC 77 ENTRY DEADLINE Friday, July 19 at 4 p.m. New Start Time! By Andy Heuring An Indianapolis man, who told police he was a "big time" meth dealer, was ar- rested after police received reports of an intoxicated man walking around Otwell disturbing people Sunday evening. David C. Lakins, 35, of 711 E. Washington St., Indianap- olis, was arrested on prelim- inary charges of possession of methamphetamine, less than five grams, a level 6 fel- ony, possession of parapher- nalia and public intoxication. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jared Simmons said he was contacted by Reserve Deputy Travis Troutman about Laskin. Troutman told Deputy Simmons there was a red-headed man with a beard walking around Ot- well, acting suspiciously and bothering people. Troutman said he had talked with the man, later identified as Laskin, and he appeared to be intoxicated. Troutman said the Circle A manager told him she had seen the man the previous night standing in the door- way of her open garage door. Deputy Simmons said while on his way to Ot- well, Jefferson Township Fire Captain Doug Mounts called him and said he had seen the same man, and he was pretty sure he was the person who had overdosed a couple weeks earlier and re- quired emergency services. Deputy Simmons said he was waved down as he en- tered Otwell and was told the man was across from the Circle A on CR 200 N. Sim- mons said he drove over to Lakins and started talking to him. In his report, Simmons stated Lakins' speech was slurred and rapid, and his pupils were fixed and dilat- ed. He also noticed Lakins was "displaying irregular and rapid movements with his fingers and hands and making irregular jaw move- ments," which are all signs of meth intoxication. Lakins told Deputy Sim- mons he had been dropped off the night before by a friend in Otwell. He said he went to a woman's house to thank her for saving his life when he overdosed a few weeks earlier. Simmons said he asked Lakins what he had said to the woman and when he had gone to her house. Ac- cording to the report, La- kins said he thought he had been dropped off at about 9 p.m., but he wasn't sure. He also wasn't sure what they had talked about. Simmons also asked Laskin where he was stay- ing while he was in Otwell. Lakins said he didn't have anywhere to stay in Otwell, but he thought someone was going to pick him up. Simmons said Lakins tried to call several people but couldn't get ahold of any- one to come pick him up. In his report, Deputy Sim- mons said Lakins told him it had been awhile since he had smoked meth and that he was staying in a "sober house" in Indianapolis. Simmons decided to place Lakins in handcuffs because he was under the influence of meth, and was a danger to himself and the community. While driving Lakins to the Pike County Jail, Deputy Simmons said Lakins start- ed making incoherent state- ments. His report states La- kins told him vehicles that were driving by were watch- ing him and that Simmons was ruining an FBI investi- gation. He also said he was "a big time drug dealer and has been moving kilos of meth from Louisville." When they arrived at the jail, Simmons said they found a glass meth smoking pipe and brass knuckles on Lakins. The glass pipe tested pos- itive for meth. Deputy Simmons said he then went back to the Cir- cle A to talk with the man- ager, Elena Henshaw. She told him on Saturday night she went out to close her ga- rage door and saw Lakins dressed in all black clothes in her garage doorway. She told Simmons the man started saying things to her that made her extreme- ly uncomfortable, including knowing her daughter was sleeping on the couch. She said he had to be looking in her windows to know that. Odd behavior leads to arrest of man in Otwell A local truck and trac- tor pull starts at 2 p.m. and there will be a children's tractor pull in the commu- nity center gym. Bingo starts at 2 p.m. The rides will close at 1:30 p.m. and reopen at 4 p.m. The bands of Joe Nobody and One Night Stand will perform beginning at 7 p.m. Fireworks will be at dark. FRIDAY, JULY 5 Grounds will open at 4 p.m. and bingo starts at 5 p.m. The third annual Fire- cracker Volleyball tourney starts at 7 p.m. with two divi- sions: four vs. four co-ed and six vs. six co-ed. Pre-regis- ter at 812-789 -3705. The Battle of the Blue- grass Pulling series featur- ing light limited super stock tractor class, pro street die- sel trucks, hot farm tractors and modified 4x4 trucks be- gins at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 6 A full day of events are set for Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. with the Stars and Stripes Cook-off contest. Registration is $10 per per- son. Pre-register for it at 812-789 -3705. Sampling be- gins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Chicken will be judged at 3:30 p.m., ribs at 4:30 p.m. and cook's choice at 5:30 p.m. A car, truck and trac- tor show opens at 10 a.m., with the rides and vending booths opening at 11 a.m. Registration for the Corn- hole Tournament of Champi- ons Farewell Tour is at 5 p.m. Throwing starts at 6 p.m. Also the cook-off winners, and car, truck and tractor show winners will be an- nounced at 6 p.m. The Firecracker demo- lition derby starts at 6:30 p.m., with the classes of mini-cars, bone stock class and old school metric class. Raffle winners will be drawn at 9 p.m. THIRD ANNUAL CLOG THE PATOKA SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 13 Clog the Patoka is now in its third year. The event came together quickly two years ago and grew at a viral rate. The first event in 2017 was just a group invitation to join Chris Clement and the Kayak Mafia on a river float. An amazing 361 peo- ple showed up to take part in the 6.5 -mile float from Survant to the Winslow Riv- erside Park. Last summer, that number increased to 811 participants. Who knows what the num- ber will be this year. Clement said this year they will have free overnight camping at Millers Field on Friday and Saturday. He said the Winslow American Le- gion is donating the use of the field for the event. The event is a free event; however, volunteers will be providing shuttles from Riv- erside park to the start of the event. Clement said people are asked to tip the shuttle drivers. More information on the shuttle process will be an- nounced later. PIKE COUNTY 4-H FAIR RUNS FROM JULY 21-28 The Pike County 4-H Fair will again feature free rides on Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday nights. Miss Pike County, as well as the Little Miss and Mister and Teen Miss, are set for Sat- urday, July 20. The pageants begin at 3 p.m. with the Lit- tle Miss and Mister contest. It will be followed by the Teen Miss Pageant at 6:30 p.m. and the Miss Pike County pageant at 8 p.m. A parade will start things off on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. It will start at the courthouse in Petersburg and head south on Main St., then turn onto Pike Ave. and proceed onto Horna- dy Park. Opening ceremonies will follow at 4:45 p.m. A Unite Youth Rally with Christian Music Festival is set for 5:30 p.m. Free rides start on Thurs- day night, which will also fea- ture the Xtreme Roughstock Rodeo Tour at 7 p.m. Friday will feature the Youth Outdoor Chef Light- ning of Grills grill-off begin- ning at 9 a.m. The demolition derby is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday. Saturday's schedule in- cludes a Classic Car show from 10 a.m. to noon, and a Kentuckiana BBQ Series Peo- ple's Choice judging. At noon is the Pike County's Got Talent Show, followed by a cutest baby contest at 4 p.m. A cornhole tournament is set for 5 p.m. The Super Cross races start at 7 p.m. Byrd said on Friday and Saturday, it was more tree limbs falling, but on Sun- day, it was more trees being uprooted. While both the White Riv- er and Patoka Rivers are at their highest levels in June in nearly 10 years, the good news is both have crested. White River crested at just over 25 feet. Floodstage is 16 feet. Patoka River in Win- slow crested at 25.27. Both are falling now; however, not before they have drowned out thousands of acres of planted farm ground in both the Patoka and White River bottoms. Making matters worse is they aren't supposed to fall below floodstage until July 1. It is too late to plant corn, but the rule of thumb dead- line on soybeans is July 5. It will take quick work by farmers to get into the river bottoms and plant those ar- eas by July 5. Volunteers from area fire departments and Win- slow residents showed up last Wednesday to fill sand- bags and put them in place around the Winslow Fire De- partment. The Patoka River got over Walnut St., south of Union St., but never got over Union St. Street Supervisor Steve Nelson said they thought river predictions would put water over Union St. and up to the fire department. But it never got that high. Forecasts don't call for rain in the next six days. Charisma McCarthy, Shelly Lawson, Heather Smith and Amber Willins were four of many volunteers from the Winslow and Patoka Township fire departments that shoveled sand into bags to make sand bags that were used to build a barricade around the Winslow Fire Department. They anticipated the Patoka River threatening the fire department and Winslow American Legion. However, the water levels never crossed Union St. A line of sand bags were set up in front of the Winslow Fire Department. Riverside Park in Winslow has been flooded since early last week.