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You can read all the news from home about your friends and neighbors with your Wednesday morning coffee. Subscribers and neighbors have received a flyer ex- plaining the October Bargain Period savings. Get it while it's hot. The deal goes away after November 2. So there is no better time than now to get the best source of Pike County news for the last 117 years. You can either mail in the form or call 812-354-8500. Cus- tomers wanting the NetEdition need to include their email address and a password with a minimum of sev- en characters. See AED on page 3 By Andy Heuring This week is an eventful one as there are three events set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday, the Pike County Chamber of Commerce Business Expo is set for the Winslow Community Center. The Spurgeon Fall Festival starts Friday night and the first ever Pike County 4-H Outdoor Expo will be in Hornady Park. C OF C BUSINESS AND HEALTH EXPO The Seventh Annual Business and Health Expo is set for Thursday, October 3 at Winslow Community Center. It will run from 4:30 to 6 p.m. It will showcase the area's businesses and organizations. Many will be giving away prizes and other swag. Free flu shots will be available courtesy of Walgreens and United Way for people 18 and older. Silly Safaris will be at 5 p.m. for kids and the young at heart. Concessions will also be available. SPURGEON FALL FEST STARTS FRIDAY, OCT. 4 The Spurgeon Fall Festival starts Friday night at 5 p.m., with a chili supper in Jor- dan Park. They will also have pork chop sandwiches. A DJ and karaoke will run until dark. Then after dark, they will have a movie in the park, with a cartoon prior to a fami- ly-friendly movie. Ice cream and refreshments will also be available. Saturday starts early with a breakfast of ham with biscuits and gravy, and sausage links from 6 to 11 a.m. Lunch will begin at noon and be provid- ed by the Winslow Lions Club. Winslow Masons will have ice cream and refreshments during the day. Supper begins at 4 p.m. provided by New Liber- ty Church. A talent contest is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Any act is welcome as long as it is family-friendly. Winners will be announced at 8 p.m., with a $100 first prize, $75 for second and $50 for third. Entry fee is $5 a per entry. Music entertainment is scheduled from noon until 8 p.m. with the bands being Matt Sullivan and Dustin Arnold; Swamp Billy Band; Julle Ann Morgan Siebe and Who- ever Shows Up; Eric Henton and Two Cent Road. They will have a costume contest and Business Expo, Spurgeon Fall Fest, Outdoor Expo this weekend By Andy Heuring Fond memories of childhood visits to Petersburg has led to the donation of 18 AED devices to police and first respond- ers in Pike County. Jim and Carol Havens donated the AEDs (Automated External Defibrilla- tors) through Deaconess HeartSaver last Wednesday at the Pike County Sheriff's Department. The Pike County Sheriff's Department will be getting 10 AEDS, one for each of their vehicles. Petersburg Police Depart- ment will get five AEDs for their vehicles. Winslow will get one for their police car and one for the fire department. Spurgeon's Town Marshal will get one AED. An AED is a device that uses a con- trolled electrical impulse to restart people's hearts. According to HeartSaver, "sudden cardiac arrest usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes. Using an AED on a person having sudden cardiac arrest may save the person's life." Becca Scott, with the Deaconess Health System, said the success of heart patients Havens family donates 18 AEDs to county By Andy Heuring A burn ban was enacted Monday by the Pike County Commissioners by an emergency proclamation. Due to extreme drought conditions and the risk of wide- spread fire hazards, the burn ban was en- acted. According to the National Weather Ser- vice in the last 30 days, Pike County has re- ceived between .25 and 1 inch of rain. Evansville experienced record low pre- cipitation for the month of September with just 0.08 inches. While Pike County may not have set a record, it is extremely dry and warmer than normal. Tuesday was ex- pected to set a record high for October 1. The burn ban in Pike County prohibits these activities: 1) Campfires and other recreational Burn ban enacted by commissioners Festival fun time Easton Knight, 5, sticks her tongue out at a friend as she spins around on the airplane ride during the Buffalo Trace Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Buffalo Trace Festival drew huge crowds to Petersburg on Friday and Saturday nights. Mayor R.C. Klipsch said the third year for the festival was the biggest to date. He said having a big name group like Parmalee helped with the crowd. He said he hopes to increase the number of food vendors next year. Klipsch said the ride company set a record for their polish sausage sales. AED training session A representative of the AED company conducts a traning session with area police immediately following a ceremony presenting the AEDs to area police and emergency personnel. They were donated by Jim and Car- ol Havens in memorial of her grandparents Frank and Eula Ficklin, who lived in Petersburg. Above are (l to r): Sheriff Kent Johnson, Petersburg Chief Chuck Baumgart, Chief Deputy Sheriff Dallas Killian, Petersburg Offiers Bryce Manning, Petersburg Cpl. Kyle Mills, Spurgeon Town Marshal Ray Brooks and Winslow Town Marshal Steve Nelson. SAVE $3 ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION! See page B-11 for full October bargain period details 2019 FOOTBALL See page B-7