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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 20, 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 community Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 28 The Crossroads Community partners are hosting a free community Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiv- ing day, November 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oak- land City University Student Life Center, Room 210, 720 W. Sherman Street, Oakland City. For more infor- mation or to have a meal delivered, call 812-749 -3377 or email crossroadsoc@gmail.com Tax counseling for the elderly needs volunteers Generations, Area 13 Agency on Aging and Disabil- ity, is looking for volunteer tax consultants for its Tax Counseling for the Elderly program. Volunteers will be required to attend a training session in January and complete the home study in order to be certified for tax season. If you are interested, call Linda Yochum at 812-888 -4854 or at 1-800 -742-9002. Veale Creek Theatre dates have been changed The Veale Creek Theatre presentation of The Story of Ernestina Scrooge by Tom Fuller has been resched- uled to December 13, 14 and 15. 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. 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Each pan costs only $8 All orders must be in by Friday, Nov. 22 Pick up Wednesday, Nov. 27 by 3pm Make checks payable to Kiwanis 812-354-3001 All proceeds benefit Kiwanis Children's Program! 801 East Illinois Street • Petersburg, IN ambermanorhc.com • 812-354-3001 You can order by stopping in or calling Adam Scales (812) 354-8488 adam.scales@infarmbureau.com Otwell Miller Academy board recognizes student for participation in National Youth Leadership Forum By Dennis Marshall Otwell Miller Academy school board recognized student Cooper Hartke at its meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. Harte recently represented the school at National Youth Leadership Forum (NYFL) Pathways to STEM. The fields of science, technology, en- gineering and mathematics (STEM) are widely considered to be essential to the United States' future success. NYLF Pathways to STEM was estab- lished to supplement the work students do in the classroom. It builds on the tremendous work educators do each and every day to teach, motivate and inspire the young leaders of tomorrow. The program curriculum allows stu- dents at this age to explore these in- demand fields in a fun and engaging format. "[Hartke] really likes being chal- lenged," OMA director Rich Padgett said. "You always know he's going to do a great job of representing the school and community, but you're hap- py for him because he got challenged, too." NYFL Pathways to STEM provides students with a creative and nurturing environment to encourage the develop- ment of greater self-awareness and em- pathy. Students who attend also have the opportunity to discover their per- sonal strengths and begins to acquire the leadership and life skills they need for academic and career success. Students further developed critical thinking skills while practicing med- ical techniques during the realistic simulation titled When Care Is Hours Away. This special session was created in collaboration with wilderness medi- cine expert Dr. Paul Auerbach and sim- ulation expert Dr. Rebecca Smith-Cog- gins, professors in the department of emergency medicine of the Stanford University School of Medicine. The six-day program culminates with student presentations, where they report on their experiences and what they have learned, enhancing their public speaking skills and fur- ther demonstrating the value of this diverse program. IN OTHER NEWS The board also: • Approved a Teacher Appreciation Grant for about $4,200. Teacher had to a be full-time employee last year to re- ceive the grant. The grant will be split between eight Otwell teachers, with seven of the teachers receiving about $405. One of the teachers will receive about 25 percent more than other for receiving a "high effective" review. • Tabled discussion on the 2020 cal- endar. Padgett said he wanted to give everyone a chance to look over the calendar and provide some input. The board will vote on approving the calen- dar at the next meeting. • Approved $400 for the purchase of a Standards of Success software, which is a computer program for teach- er and staff member evaluations. • Tabled discussion on an agree- ment with Aramark for $77 per week to provide the school with nine custom Otwell Miller Academy rugs through- out the school (Seven entry way rugs and two longer rugs). Aramark would clean and replace the rugs once a week and the school would only be charged for when it was in session. • Discussed the purchase of the graphic banner and moving the emp- ty semitrailer. Padgett said he's re- ceived quotes from $ 800 to $4,000. The school is waiting on more quotes and securing the funds for the project at this time. • Padgett discussed the $50,000 School Improvement Grant, the $14,000 Title One Grant and $ 3,248 the school received back for hosting summer school. He said this was the first year the state didn't reimburse the school at least 100 percent of their cost of summer school. The state only re- imbursed 80 percent this year. Padgett said more schools are having summer schools so there are more hands in the pot. He also informed the board that the school will receive $7,700 over the next six years as reimbursement for their free and reduced book fees. The school also received a payment of $ 8,800 from the CPN program (food). Samaritan's Purse care packages collection Danny Leslie, of the White River Chapel west of Petersburg, places a care package into a large box to be shipped as part of the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child. It is one of many boxes cov- ering nearly a whole wall of the church's basement. White River Chapel is serving as a relay center for the packages. They are collecting the care packages on weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. through November 22. They will then be open from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday and then 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 25. They ask people to give a $9 donation with each shoebox of gifts to cover shipping. Packages will be sent to millions of children throughout the world at Christmas.