The Press-Dispatch
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A-4 Local Wednesday, Januar y 8, 2020 The Press-Dispatch AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Pe- tersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. For more information, contact Jeannine Houchins at 812-766 -0463. History Center hours Monday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Cen- ter in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. Women's Cancer Support Group – The Lange- Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergoing can- cer treatment. Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room, located at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Support Group," visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. Gathering Place—Will be open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Clothing Pantry. For more information, call 812-582-5210. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting– the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meet- ing–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients–Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center is offering Creat- ing Hope® sessions on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. These sessions are de- signed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materials and an instructional book are available at each session. No previous art experience is needed. Ses- sions are free and are in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Memorial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class, visit Memo- rial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Cen- ter at 812-996 -7488. Perinatal Loss Support – Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers "Perinatal Loss Support" to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (con- ception to one month of age) through the grieving pro- cess, and provide an atmosphere of confidentiality and comfort. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 - 0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. "Check-In Time"–Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group, "Check-In Time" for breastfeeding moms. This "Check-In Time" program al- lows new and experienced breastfeeding moms to have open discussion with Certified Lactation Consultants while also including weight checks for baby, mom-to- mom support, and mom and baby transitions at home such as pumping and returning to work as well as add- ing solids. The next "Check-In Time" will be on Wednesday, Jan- uary 8, from 5 -6 p.m. in Board Conference Room A, lo- cated on the lower level of the LCM Tower, at Memori- al Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. Moms are encouraged to bring their baby anytime throughout the hour to get weighed and/or to bring their breast pump to check the pressure. No pre-regis- tration is required. For more information on this group, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org call the OB Lac- tation Service at 812-996 -0383. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group–Memorial's Caring Hands Senior Ser- vices sponsors an Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group. The next meeting is Wednes- day, January 8, 2020, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Board Conference Room A, which is located on the lower level of Memorial Hospital near the Tower Café at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. This support group allows care- givers to come together to share knowledge and ex- periences in caring for loved ones who are affected by these illnesses. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's web- site at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or contact Heather Terwiske, Caring Hands Activity Co- ordinator, at 812-996 -0218 or hterwiske@mhhcc.org. Pre-registration is not necessary. Getting Ready for Baby Brother or Sister–Class is offered by Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center to help older brothers and sisters prepare for the arrival of a new baby. The next class will be held on Tuesday, January 14, from 6 -7 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's Mary Potter Meeting Room at 800 West 9th Street, Jasper. The class is intended for children over the age of four and includes a tour of the nursery and demonstrations in infant holding, burping, feeding, and changing a di- aper. Children are asked to bring a doll or teddy bear and a blanket to practice the skills. Parents are asked to attend this class along with their children. This class is free for the children of those who are delivering at Me- morial Hospital or $10. Pre-registration is necessary. For more information or to enroll, visit Memorial Hos- pital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Class- es & Events." If you do not have online access or are having problems, call for OB Lactation Services at 812- 996 -0383. AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • ANNUITIES • FARM One agent for all your insurance needs. Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner 704 E. Haub Street Haubstadt, IN 47639 THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com munity Foundation hand- ed out more than $53,000 to various groups in Pike County. • A Velpen resident was honored 75 years after his death in the Bataan Death March. Marvin Stroud died at the age of 16 in Manila on July 19, 1942. Stroud had lied about his age to join the Army. A grave marker hon- oring his service was placed near the grave of his moth- er at the Arnold Cemetery on Veterans Day. • The rape trial of Rog- er Roach aka Philpot ended in a hung jury after jurors could not come to a unani- mous verdict. Philpot was accused of raping a Peters- burg woman who had been a neighbor of his. • Edward Simison, 42, of Washington was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing in meth, a level 2 felony. • Charles Barr, 78, of Win- slow, escaped serious inju- ry when the pickup truck he was driving collided head- on with a farm combine. • A.J. Miller and Ava Aas- erud were named the Win- slow Elementary School Fall Festival King and Queen. Third graders Carson Gay- hart and Aerabella Slunder were named the Prince and Princess. DECEMBER • Charles Norrick, 69, of Petersburg, died of injuries from flash fire burns he suf- fered outside his home on Cherry St. Investigators were unable to find the or- igin of the fire. Boys walk- ing back from buying large drinks at Casey's General Store heard Norrick yelling for help. They ran over to him and used their fountain drinks to put out the fire. • A water main break in Petersburg along north Main St. caused a water out- age on Sunday, December 1. A fter the line was fixed, a boil order was in effect for three days. • Three Pike Cen- tral football players were named Honorable Mention All-PAC. They were seniors Connor O'Neal and Levi Mc- Carter, and sophomore Wy- att Fraser. • IPL announced long- term plans of shutting down the two oldest units at their Petersburg plant. Their Integrated Resource Plan calls for Unit 1, a 410 MW unit, to be shut down in 2021, which would affect about 30 to 40 employees. Then in 2023, their plant is to shutdown Unit 2, which would affect between 80 and 90 employees. • Local, state and feder- al officials participated in a ground breaking ceremony for the $2 million Buchta Entrepreneurship and Tech- nology Center. It will be lo- cated at the intersection of I-69 and Highway 61. • Pike Central's girls' basketball team beat South Spencer 46 -35 to extend their win streak to three games. • McDonald's restaurant in Petersburg closed its doors on Sunday, Decem- ber 15, after being in busi- ness 24 years. • Petersburg Elementa- ry School swept the VEX IQ robotics competition they hosted on Saturday, Decem- ber 14. The PES teams of Flaming Dragons and Sour Power won first place, while Dabbing Einsteins and Pink Pegasus took second place. Flaming Dragons was al- so named the Robot Skills Champion. • Petersburg City Coun- cilmen Bertis Jenkins and Fran Lewis were honored for their 20 -plus years of service on the city council at the last meeting of the year. Neither sought re-elec- tion this year and new coun- cilmen will replace them in 2020. • Petersburg Police Of- ficer Scott Wright changed his plea to guilty on charg- es of official misconduct, a level 6 felony and three counts of theft. "I did it. I'm ashamed. I can't say much more than that. I absolutely did do it," said Wright. He also paid back the money. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Fri- day, January 17 in Pike Cir- cuit Court. • Petersburg Police Cpl. Kyle Mills, "was in the right place at the right time" when he saved a choking woman's life. Tammy Holman got choked while driving and saw Cpl. Mills in his police cruiser, sitting next to Illi- nois St. She drove up, got out of her car and indicat- ed she was choking. Mills was able to do the Heimlich Maneuver on Holman and dislodge the chicken wing she was choking on. "He is my hero, he saved my life. I have no doubt I would have died," said Holman. • Elmer Buchta, Jr. do- nated the former Outfitters Station building at the cor- ner of Center and Main sts. in Winslow to the Freedom and Fire Church. Continued from page 2 REVIEW Nov. 13, 2019—An SUV driven by Donald Myers, Jr., 56, of Loogootee, slid off of Highway 61 Mon- day night and overturned. Myers was uninjured and was one of many traffic accidents reported in Pike County and southern Indiana, as about two inches of snow and low teen temperatures blasted the area. Nov. 27, 2019—Gwen Stinson plays spin the wheel as Pike Central Student Government member Neely Correll watches. It was one of many fun games set up throughout Winslow Elementary School's Fall Festival. The games fol- lowed their King and Queen and Prince and Princess ceremony. Oct. 30, 2019—Bailey Grant, in a robot costume, intently paints a squash. The Pike County 4-H, Chamber of Commerce and Pike County Library went together to have a trunk or treat outside and crafts inside. Participants said there were about 400 people who attended the event the 4-H Fairgrounds.