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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 31, 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 Free Parent Cafe event at Oakland City Twp. Library Oakland City Columbia Township has partnered with Ireland Home Based Services for a free Parent Ca- fe event on Thursday, August 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program is geared towards connecting parents in the area with community resources and ways to take some of the stress off parenting in the 21st cen- tury. The library will also offer a free program/activ- ity for children ages three and up during a portion of the event, so parents can listen without distraction. The event will then wrap up with a free meal for par- ticipants. Register is required. To register, call the library at 812-749 -3559 or message through Facebook. Contestants sought for Miss Buffalo Trace Pageants Discover Downtown Petersburg, Inc. and the Buffa- lo Trace Festival committee are extending an invite for Pike County residents to enter the Miss, Teen Miss, Junior Miss and Little Miss Buffalo Trace pageants on Sept. 27 and 28. Entry forms may be picked up at Petersburg City Hall, 704 E. Main St. The deadline to enter is Aug. 13. For more information, call Summer Sorguis, Kelly Cook or City Hall at 812-354-8511. Mammograms at Winslow Community Center August 13 Mammograms will be provided by Deaconess Mo- bile Breast Center Screening on the Go at the Winslow Community Center on Tuesday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Schedule your mammogram at www. deaconess.com/mobilemammo or call 812-450 -6266. Contestants sought for Miss Labor Day pageants The 133rd Labor Day Celebration will be at the Gib- son County Fairgrounds in Princeton from August 30 -September 2. Seeking contestants for the following pageants: Little Miss Pageant 5 -8 years old; Little Mister 5 -8 years old; Junior Miss 9 -11 years old; Junior Miss 12-15 years old and Miss Labor Day Queen 16 -21 years old. All contestants must be related to a union mem- ber. They could be a son, daughter, niece, nephew, or grandchild as an example. They must also be spon- sored/representing a union. Deadline to enter these pageants is Monday, August 5. All entry forms and in- formation is available on the Labor Day Association website at www.labordayassoc.com/pageants. Any past Miss Labor Day Queens are invited to the annual Past Queens' Tea, which will be immediately following this year's pageant. Refer to the website for contact information. There will also be the following contests: Teeny Ti- ny Baby Miss 0 -12 Months; Teeny Tiny Baby Mister 0 -12 months; Tiny Toddler Miss 12-36 months; Tiny Toddler Mister 12-36 months; Mini Miss 3-5 years old; Mini Mister 3-5 years old and Cutest Pet. There is no deadline to enter these pageants. Vot- ing begins on Friday, August 30 at 5 p.m. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@ pressdispatch.net or call 812-354-8500. READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Press-Dispatch., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 or e-mail to subscribe@ pressdispatch.net. Subscription rates: One year: $31 for Pike County and all 475/476 zip codes; $34 in the state of Indiana; $51 elsewhere in the USA. Paid in advance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Andy Heuring and John B. Heuring, Publishers Andy Heuring, Editor John B. Heuring, Adv. Mgr. Eric Gogel, Production Mgr. Monica Sinclair, Office Mgr. 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(USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ................................................................... 812-354-8500 Fax: ....................................................................... 812-354-2014 E-mail: Andy Heuring, Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Advertising ads@pressdispatch.net General News news@pressdispatch.net Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Subscription Services subscribe@pressdispatch.net LIVING ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, BEDROOMS, MATTRESSES AND MORE $ 549 SOFA CHAISE Incredible low price! $ 699 $ 449 $ 899 Bonded Leather Sofa Available in Scarlett and Chocolate 5 pc. Dining Group Hickory Stained 6 Pc. Bedroom Queen Headboard and Footboard, Nightstand, Dresser and Mirror and Nightstand ENGLERT'S CORRECTION In the July 24 publication of The Press-Dispatch, Miss Photogenic for Miss Teen Madyson Hegedus' name was listed incorrectly. Lunch Guard donates to School Corporation Pike County Lunch Guard members present the Pike County School Corporation with a donation of $5,548.38 to pay for the district's negative lunch balance from the 2018-19 school year. The photo in- cludes school board president Chris Satterfield, Pike County School Corporation Superintendent Su- zanne Blake, Lunch Guard president Mark Goodpasture, school board vice-president Chris McKinney, Lunch Guard vice-president Cheyenne Sallee and Lunch Guard treasurer Georgia Melhiser. Allen arrested for driving 110 mph with two children in the truck By Andy Heuring A Florida man was arrested after po- lice stopped him for driving 110 mph with two small children in the truck. Travis Allen, 37, of Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested at about 2 a.m. Wednes- day by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Mike Willis. Deputy Willis said Pike County was notified by Daviess County about a reckless driver southbound on I-69, near the 61-mile marker. He said Da- viess County reported the truck was all over the road and dragging some- thing behind it. Willis said he located the truck at about the 49 -mile marker and it was going 110 mph, weaving in and out of both lanes, had a broken taillight and was dragging a tie down strap behind it. Willis said when the truck stopped near the 48 -mile marker, he ap- proached the vehicle and saw two small children. One in the front pas- senger seat and the other sitting on a cooler in the back passenger floor- board. He noticed significant damage to the passenger side of the windshield and all down the right side of the ve- hicle. He also found glass shards in- side the vehicle where the children were sitting. Deputy Willis said when he asked Allen about the damage, Allen re- sponded, "It's a long story." While talking with Allen, he noticed the odor of alcohol, bloodshot eyes and unstable balance, and that Allen didn't have on shoes. Deputy Willis said Allen told him the abrasion on his arm was where he got into a fight with this mother in Bloomington and he was just trying to get back to Florida. When Willis contacted Bloomington Police, he was told they were working on a domestic complaint against Allen by his mother. They also said when he left Bloomington, he had a refrigerator in the back of the truck, but had lost it in a traffic accident. Allen refused field sobriety tests, but agreed to take a portable breath test, which he failed. The Department of Child Services took custody of his children. He was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OV WI endangering a person, reckless driving, left of center, criminal reck- lessness, neglect of a dependent and speeding. Later the same day, a Jasper man was arrested following police receiv- ing a report of a domestic dispute near the Winslow Sports Park. Wallace Wright, 48, of 12th St., Jas- per, was arrested at about 8:30 p.m. on a charge of operating a vehicle while in- toxicated, controlled substance. Indi- ana State Trooper Braydon Angermei- er said he responded to the call from the Petersburg area and Pike County Deputy Brad Jenkins had stopped the vehicle on the Cato-Winslow Road. Angermeier talked with Wallace and said he was upset, and Wallace said the police didn't need to be there. Wright told police he and his girlfriend, Shan- non Stuckey, had just been in a verbal argument. Trooper Angermeier said Stuckey told him the same story and he didn't notice any marks or signs of abuse when he talked with her. How- ever, Trooper Angermeier, in a proba- ble cause affidavit, said Wright's eyes were cloudy, his pupils constricted and his speech was rapid and slurred. Wright eventually admitted he did meth in the last two days, according to Angermeier. He was taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital, where he tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines. Churches offering back-to-school help Area churches are offering families help in getting ready for back to school, including school supplies and haircuts. GLEZEN REVIVAL CENTER SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 The Glezen Revival Center is offering free haircuts, T- shirts, socks, pencils, crayons and notepads to school chil- dren in grades K-12. Their event is from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sun- day, August 4. For more information, call 812-354-9909. IMMANUEL SOUTHERN BAPTIST SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 The Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Petersburg, on south Main St., is offering free back-to-school haircuts, snacks and activities for children K-12. They will be avail- able from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 10.