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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 2, 2019 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Continued from page 1 AED NEWS BRIEFS PCHS junior class fundraiser The Pike Central High School junior class will be selling fresh fruit from Florida, pecans and insulated PC tumblers as a fundraiser for prom. Deliveries will be approximately Nov. 23. To order, contact any PCHS junior. You may also call PCHS and leave a message any time of day at 812-354-8478 ext. 480. Orders will be taken until Oct. 11. 'Unplanned' to be shown at Grace Baptist Church in Washington The movie Unplanned will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Grace Baptist Church, 418 High- land Ave. in Washington, just behind Bobe's Pizza off Hwy 57 South. This will be a free showing and no offering will be taken. Call 812-486 -3658 if you plan to attend. The movie was released in the spring of this year and is based on a true story of an individual who worked in a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic and could no lon- ger participate in the abortion industry. Church groups are welcomed. Homecoming Spirit Days continue Pike Central students are encouraged to participate in Spirit Days leading up to Homecoming at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4. The Homecoming parade will begin at approximate- ly 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the track. Themes are as follows: Wednesday, Oct. 2 is Black Out, Thursday, Oct. 3 is Twin Day and Friday, Oct. 4 is Camo Day. Volunteers needed for Sugar Ridge Weed Wrangle event Oct. 12 The Pike-Gibson Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) is seeking volunteers to help remove invasive plants from Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m.-noon. The event is an Indiana Weed Wrangle vol- unteer effort to rescue public parks from invasive spe- cies. Volunteers are asked to wear weather appropri- ate clothing and study shoes or boots. Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts will provide hand tools and water. For questions or to RSVP, contact Invasive Species Technician Megan Ritterskamp at megan.rit- terskamp@in.nacdnet.net or 812-423-4426 ext 3. 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. Dennis Marshall, Sports Editor Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales Pam Lemond, Adv. Sales Matt Haycraft, Adv. Designer • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Phone: 812-354-8500 820 E. Poplar St., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 • • • Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) 411 E. Porter St. | Winslow, IN 47598 Winslow Community Center & Health EXPO SHOWCASING THE AREA'S BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS THURSDAY October 3, 2019 4:30pm-6pm EDT If you have any questions regarding this event or would like to set up a booth at this event, please contact the Chamber at 812-354-8155 or chamber@pikecounty.in.gov 8TH ANNUAL Business Many Prizes & Give-A-Ways! Concessions Available! FREE FLU SHOTS BY WALGREENS & UNITED WAY PLUS SILLY SAFARIS PERFORMING AT 5PM Sponsored by: Duke Energy For those 18 and older. 2019 PIKE COUNTY 4-H OUTDOOR EX PO Saturday, Oct. 5 • 8am-5pm Pike County 4-H Fairgrounds Featuring booths, activities and demonstrations for hunting, fishing, camping, kayaking, hiking, biking and more. GREAT FOOD AND PRIZES AVAILABLE Questions? Call Kara at 812-354-4943 or Becky at 812-354-2230 Interactive Activities and Demonstrations ������������������ All Day Boy Scout Flag Raising ������������������������������������������������� 8am Silent Auction ��������������������������������������������������������� 8am-4pm Pet Show ����������������������������������������������������������������������11am ($2 plus PAWS donation contest entry fee) 4-H Horse & Pony Club Perform ������������������������� Noon-2pm PAWS Adoption Event ������������������������������������������������ 1-3pm Little Miss & Mister Outdoor Contest ����������������������������� 2pm $10/child entry fee. Age groups: Infant-2 and 2-4. Live Bands ������������������������������������������������������������������ 1-4pm $3/CAR PARKING Schedule of Events Proceeds go to growing 4-H programs and fairground improvements. Hoosier Record Book Measurer will be on-site Meet you at the Pole About 30 people gathered at the flag pole in front of the Petersburg Elementary School last Wednes- day morning at 7:15 a.m. to take part in a joint prayer for the school, community and country. It was the first time to be at Petersburg Elementary School. A similar event took place at Pike Central High School, where they have annually taken part in the Meet You at the Pole prayer event. are greatly increased when an AED is used to restart or restore a patient's normal heart rhythm before they reach the hospital. It is especially so in Pike County, where the nearest hospital is 20 minutes or more away. While the Pike Coun- ty's ambulance service has these devices, often it is the local police who arrive first to an emergency call. "It isn't a matter of if it will happen, it is a matter of when it will happen," said Scott. She told a story about a State Troop- er who was at the Evansville Fall Festival and saw a man go down and realized what happened. He grabbed an AED and was able to save the man's life. Both Sheriff Kent John- son and Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart said they have been on emergen- cy calls where someone is in cardiac arrest and they were in the situation of just stand- ing there helpless waiting on an ambulance to arrive. "There really is nothing you can do other than CPR with- out one of these devices," said Baumgart. They said they and other officers are in this situation about once a year. "Hopefully we won't have to be in that situation again," said Johnson. "These are the top of the line units," said Baumgart. Scott said the Deaconess HeartSaver program began about five years ago to give out the "Miracles in a Box." Their first donation was to the Rescue Mission in Evansville. Then they start- ed looking around for oth- er places the devices were needed. They have now giv- en out 370 of the devices. She noted this is the single largest donation to date. The Havens made that do- nation possible. Carol and Jim, made the donation in honor of her grandparents, Frank and Eula Ficklin. About 20 fam- ily members were on hand Wednesday at the sheriff's office to take part in the pre- sentation. Carol talked about how she decided on Pike Coun- ty. She said, as a young girl of eight or nine years old, she lived with her parents in Evansville. But during the summer, she would ride the Greyhound bus to Pe- tersburg "by myself to Pe- tersburg to visit my grand- parents. If you can imagine that? " When she arrived, she would walk from the Main St. bus stop to Fourth and Sycamore sts., where her grandparents lived. "Petersburg was a desti- nation for me. I looked for- ward to it because it was when I got to play with all my cousins." She talked about going to Don's Ice Cream and Catt's Restaurant, among other places in Petersburg. She said when she found out the police didn't have AEDs, she knew there was a need. Because of those fond memories of Petersburg and of her grandparents, she and Jim decided to give the de- vices in honor of her grand- parents. "May their names be remembered for genera- tions," said Carol. "You have no idea how much of a difference this will make in our entire commu- nity," said Sheriff Johnson. "We thank you so much." Carol Havens holds up a photograph of her grandparents, Frank and Eula Ficklin of Peters- burg. "May their names be remembered for gen- erations," said Havens during the donation of 18 AEDs to Pike County police and emergency per- sonnel in memory of the Ficklins. Pike County Park Board seeking public's opinion The Pike County Park and Recreation Board would like to know what you think about the future of the coun- ty's parks and recreation- al opportunities. The Pike County Park and Recreation Board is in the process of preparing a Five-Year Mas- ter Plan to guide their de- cisions concerning future needs and growth. Your in- put on the future decisions is needed. A survey is available both online and on paper during the month of October. The online survey is available to residents of Pike County by visiting the link https:// www.surveymonkey.com/ r/PikeCoParkandRec; this link is also on the Prides Creek Park Facebook page. Paper surveys are also avail- able to county constituents at Prides Creek Park and the courthouse. Fill out either the online or paper survey. Answers will be kept anonymous. An- swer the questions thought- fully, and discuss the ques- tions and answers among family and friends. Know that participation in this survey is very impor- tant. Input will be used to guide the content of the Pike County Master Park and Recreation Plan for 2020 - 2025. If you have any ques- tions about this survey, con- tact Cheri Taylor at Indiana 15 Regional Planning Com- mission at 812-367-8455.