The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, March 4, 2020 The Press-Dispatch PETERSBURG ELEMENTARY Friday, March 6 6pm - 8pm Come ONE, Come ALL! GAMES • INFLATABLES • RAFFLES • CAKE WALK FOOD • SILENT AUCTION • PHOTOS LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION • SNOW CONES • PENNY WARS e numbers will be given out in the office for $1 and the bidding will start March 2, until the carnival, for the silent auction. ey will also be sold the night of the carnival. All auction items will be on display at the school starting March 2. ere are tons of silent auction items you will not want to miss out on! Bring your friends, bring your family. Fun for everyone! Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400 Bradshaw arrested on possession of meth charges By Andy Heuring An Oakland city man was arrested on meth charges af- ter a traffic stop. Ronald Bradshaw, 33, of 210 W. Trusler St., Oakland City, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jar- ed Simmons. Deputy Simmons said when he checked on the li- cense of a black Nissan car, they returned to a maroon Chevrolet. When he spoke to the driver, he found it was Bradshaw. While talk- ing to him, he noticed Brad- shaw had rapid and slurred speech, and was making ir- regular movements with his hands and jaw, which are symptoms of meth intoxi- cation. Deputy Simmons was as- sisted by Petersburg Patrol- man Bryce Manning and State Trooper Bill Gadber- ry. As police prepared to do a search of Bradshaw, he told them he had about a "half" of meth on him. Deputy Sim- mons asked him if he meant a half gram. Bradshaw said, "No, a half ounce." Police found a plastic bag- gie containing 14.21 grams of what tested positive for meth, and another baggie weighing 2.8 grams. He was charged with pos- session of meth, at least 10 grams; maintaining a com- mon nuisance, possession of a controlled substance, pos- session of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Petersburg Lions Club celebrates 50 anniversary The Petersburg Lions Club will celebrate their 50th year next Thursday. The celebration will be on Thursday, March 12 at 423 Smokehouse BBQ, be- ginning at 6:30 p.m. Lions, friends and community are invited to celebrate the club's 50 years of service to the Petersburg Community. Cupcakes and camarade- rie will be free. Meals from the menu will be Dutch treat. Twenty-two service mind- ed people sought to form the first Lions Club in Pike County on March 3, 1970. They met in a bank com- munity room. The charter members were: Don Beck- er, Howard Briscoe, Clin- ton Cullison, Larry Fair, Wil- liam Fisher, Robert Fowler, Victor Green, Rev. Franklin Hall, Rev. Hugh Hall, Ves- per Hill, Stewart Ivers, Jew- ell Mory, Stanley Nelson, Al Rund, John Saunders, Stan Shoultz, Don Southwood, Aaron Stafford, Russell Stone, Carl Swift and Rich- ard Wallace. They met on March 24, 1970, at the Shamrock Res- taurant at the intersection of Highways 57 and 56 (Pike Ave.). The Oakland City Li- ons was the sponsoring club and presented the newly elected officers with their club bell and gavel. Officers were: Carl Swift, president; Jewell Malone, first vice- president; Al Rund, treasur- er; Don Becker, secretary; Stanley Nelson, tail twist- er; and Don Southwood, li- on tamer. All remembered that it was a snowy night with mis- erable weather traveling for those other clubs in south- western Indiana. A Press- Dispatch photo recorded the event, with many members wearing suits and ignoring the bad weather. Lions are the largest ser- vice organization in the world. Melvin Jones, of Evansville, was instrumen- tal in founding the group on June 7, 1917, at the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago. "Perhaps the single event having the greatest impact on the as- sociations service commit- ment occurred in 1925 when Helen Keller addressed the Lions at their international convention in Cedar Point, Ohio. It was there she chal- lenged Lions to become 'knights of the blind' in the crusade against darkness." Petersburg Lions quick- ly joined the ranks in fight- ing blindness. All school children in Pike County re- ceive vision checks regular- ly free of charge, courtesy of the Lions. Children who need glasses and can't af- ford them may seek fund- ing through the local Li- ons clubs. It is the Lions who founded and continue to support the Leader Dog Program, the Indiana Lions Eye Bank [Petersburg resi- dents have been recipients of eye parts from the bank], Leader Dogs for the Blind and the Indiana School for the Blind. Since diabetes is a main cause of blindness, the Lions have set a goal of screening one million peo- ple each year for diabetes. Speech and hearing is another area of assistance through the Hearing Aid Loaner Bank, Indiana Deaf Camps and Cochlear Im- plant Program. The Lions of Indiana have a special added fund. The purpose is to establish, pro- mote, manage and control cancer in Indiana. The proj- ect and all expenditures are devoted to the treatment of cancer patients, training of health care professionals and research. Several multi- million dollar tools have been purchased for research and care for patients in the IU health system thanks to funds donated by Lions. Locally, the Petersburg Lions support the commu- nity with projects at Horna- dy Park, Somebody's Place, Salvation Army bell ringers, dictionaries for every third grader, classroom libraries for Petersburg Elementa- ry classes, eye testing, free glasses for those in need, Clothe a Child and school organizations. In order to fund these projects, the Lions have do- ne various things to solicit funds from friends and fam- ily. There have been pet pho- to shoots, fitness runs, car shows, candy sales, fruit sales, rib sales, Christmas tree sales, dinners, bake sales, etc. The first fundraising event back in 1970 was sell- ing of lightbulbs. The club members heard that the bulbs were very good, so they ordered a large quanti- ty to sell. Soon they had sold bulbs to all their friends and neighbors. The bulbs were good, and they lasted a long time. The result was that their customers didn't need any more, and the Lions still had boxes and boxes of light bulbs. No one now remem- bers how long it took to sell the last lightbulb, but the Petersburg Lions certainly did their part to follow Hel- en Keller's challenge to be- come knights for the blind in the fight against darkness. Today there are 20 mem- bers in the Petersburg Li- ons, including president, Lowell Thomas; first vice- president, Cal Biddle; sec- retary, Keith Thomas; and treasurer, Don Southwood. For more information, con- tact Lions at www.lionsin- ternational.org or for local needs or a membership ap- plication, call 812-789 -6466 or 812-582-2385.t By Andy Heuring Pike County Commission- ers signed contracts with the Indiana Department of Transportation to get con- struction started on replac- ing County Bridge 150. The federal aid project has been in the works since they first signed agreements in June 2014. It calls for CB150 spanning the Pato- ka River on CR 650E at Sur- vant to be removed and re- placed. County Bridge 150, also known as the Old Iron Bridge, is a historically sig- nificant bridge because of its design. It is going to be removed and transported to Peters- burg and will replace the "Charger Bridge" over Prides Creek across from the former McDonalds. The old bridge will be put in place and used for foot traffic only. A new concrete structure will be built over the Pato- ka River. "Are we squared up with them? " asked Commission- er Jeff Nelson. Melanie Britton with the Highway Department said there is a construction meet- ing soon and construction should start this summer. She said it is scheduled to be put out for bids in April. In other business the com- missioners signed a five- year contract with Synergy Partners to install a new fu- el distribution system at the Highway Department. It is a computerized system that tracks fuel usage. Commissioner Jeff Nel- son said each driver and person who uses fuel has a fob. He said it allows them to track fuel usage for each vehicle, which in turn allows them to get refunds from the state and feds for vehicle like an excavator or other vehi- cles. "It amounts to several thousand dollars a year in re- funds," said Nelson. All the county vehicles in- cluding: EMS and Sheriff's Department use the system. The contract calls for a 6 cent surcharge on each gallon of gas to pay for the system that has a cost of $22,740. The county has a similar system in place now but it is outdated. Commissioner voted 2-0 to approve it. Commissioner Ryan Cole- man did not attend the meet- ing. The next commissioner meeting is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 16. Commissioners sign contracts to replace County Bridge 150 That's cold! William Laffoon flexes and screams as he emerges from the chilly waters of Prides Creek. Laffoon is a member of the Bearded Villains plunge team. The team raised $6,321 for Special Olympics during the Polar Plunge.