The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, May 13, 2020 A- 5 Continued from page 1 COUNCIL Lois Giesler Years of Service 50 Years of Service 40 Linda Betz Brenda Eckerle Cheryl Englert Marcia Hoover Marilyn Loechte Constance Wagner Years of Service 35 Brenda Bielawa Marla Haas Susan Hager Ann Hopf Treasa Matthews Caroline Phillips Vicki Stuffle Years of Service 30 Jay Kidwell Janet Kilian Sonia Klem Connie O'Brien Michelle Becher Tara Betz Melissa Breitweiser Stacy Brosmer Melanie Buschkoetter Sharon Coppinger Amanda Drew Carrie Ellis Teresa Frost Andrew Giesler Donna Haulk Emily Hemmerlein Mindy Kerstiens Mary Lammers Renee Leibering Lori Luebbehusen Janny Mehling Dean Mehringer Kristy Miller Dave Mitchell Christina Nalley Kathie Polen Theresa Upton Christina Wagler Marcy Weyer Andrea Willis Stacy Wittmer Years of Service 20 Sara Baldwin Tara Bayer Beth Beyke Melissa Cox Mark Craig Heather Crane Janet Davis Janet Duncan Andrea Fischer Carey Fleming Marjory Harker Jonathan Harker Dawn Hay Joni Hayes Benjamin Hewitt Mary Hoffman Clint Hoffman Audrey Hopkins Melissa Irelan Darlene Kiesling Jeremy Lee Andrea Lemond Janet Meyer Carol Meyerholtz Denise Myers Karen Neuhoff Jennifer Obermeier Pamela Pund Linda Richey Diane Schmitt Melissa Schwenk Carisa Stegall Sheena Stemen Dr. Victor Tirabasso Robin Traylor Melissa Wagner Sara Warner Tammy Weisheit Jessica Wright David Zehr Years of Service 15 Todd Aud Sr. Rose Mary Rexing Dr. Richard D'Mello Shannon Ebenkamp Zachary Eichmiller April Fischer Dr. Melinda Gruber Stacy Kurucz Rachel Leibering Tori Mehringer Jacqueline Nordhoff Kathryn Schroeder Karen Smith Whitney Wetzel Marcia Zehr Years of Service 10 Julie Adams Lisa Baker Jacqueline Barber Margaret Beckman Lisa Birge Cheyenne Buechlein Angela Buntin Whitney Buntin Meredith Carnes Katie Condra Shawna Conrad Dr. Adam Dawkins Dr. Geoffrey Day Shanique Dillon Megan Dodd Kelsey Eckert Jessica Eckstein Amy Edrington Dr. Joseph El-Houjairy Connie Fella Stacey Fischer Kristina Foster Courtney Graber Hannah Gress Christine Gudorf Emily Gutgsell Carla Hall Brooklyn Harris Amy Heim Alex Hopf Kelsey Hopf Natalie Hopf Amanda Hoppenjans Jill Hunt Terri Jacob Whitney Jellison Dr. Michael Johns Jami Kalb Heather Keller Miranda Kieser Tracy Killion Judy Kluemper Lindsay Knies Layn Knies Dr. William Lehmkuhler Allyson Lengacher Dr. Joshua Leonard Dr. Erin Marchand Lisa Martinez Courtney Maxey Beverly McCormick Jennifer Merkley Shauna Messmer Cynthia Meyer Jessica Miller Tyler Mizerak Mariah Moeller Teresa Moorman Jeremy Morris Lisa Moser Amber Mundy Tiffany Murrell Leonard Nordhoff Natalie O'Connor Roberta Phillips Kristin Potts Andrew Pund Vanessa Rico Blenda Rogers Zachary Schepers Sue Schmidt Celeste Schmitt Bridget Schmitt Maggie Schnarr Brent Schuler Dr. Brent Schwarm Dr. Erin Sendelweck Temple Brittany Simmons Sarah Simon Mary Smoot Mariah Spayd Amy Stamm Jodi Tornatta-Patmore Erin Tower Kristina Troutman Kathy Vogler Peggy Wadsworth Abby Wagner Rachel Waninger Kathy Webb Carol Welp Tara Wenzel Dr. Nicholas Werne Katrina Wieneke Dr. Amy Wigand Kathryn Wilz Dr. Michael Wohlberg Stephen Woolard Years of Service 5 45 Patricia Scherle Years of Service Laurie Baker Leslie Buxton Gloria Danhafer Joshua Dooley Christopher Henke Angela Hoagland Mark Humbert David Jerger Renae Kendall Naomi Knepp Kelly Land Juanita Lengacher William Luebbehusen Todd Mehringer Tricia Patton Cynthia Ridao Patricia Russell Anna Steffe Robert Veatch Jacqueline Young Years of Service 25 During this special week – National Hospital Week – we celebrate our team who has made quality and excellence their priority. From the recent Magnet ® recognition to our 8th consecutive Leapfrog 'A' rating, the work of our staff and providers continues to receive national recognition, while the real reason behind all our work continues to be giving our patients the best care possible. During this special week, we also take the opportunity to honor the following employees who are celebrating their special years of service with Memorial Hospital. Obituary DONALD L. BIEKER Donald L. "Don" Bieker, 84, of St. Anthony, passed away at 5:12 a.m. on Tues- day, May 5, 2020, in Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in St. Antho- ny on January 24, 1936, to Oscar and Viola (Lubbers) Bieker. He owned his own con- struction company, Don Bieker Construction, and was a sergeant on the Hunt- ingburg Police Department. He was a charter member of the St. Anthony Fire Depart- ment and was instrumental in building the first St. An- thony Fire Truck. He en- joyed working and spend- ing time with his family. He is survived by three daughters, Donna ( James) Carie, of Huntingburg, Dar- linda (Lee) Petry, of Win- slow, and Dennifer Bieker, of Huntingburg; two sons, Donnie Bieker, of Hunting- burg, and Doug (Millie) Bieker, of Huntingburg; 13 grandchildren; 40 great- grandchildren, two great- great-grandchildren; three sisters, Gloria Petry, of Fer- dinand, Patty Ahrens, of St. Anthony, and Sharon (Floyd) Jones, of Ireland; three brothers, Bob (Henri- etta) Bieker, of Jasper, Rich- ard (Kathy) Bieker, of Do- ver, Del., and Mark (Sher- ry) Bieker, of Celestine. Preceding him in death are two brothers, Oscar and John Bieker. Private funeral servic- es will be held at Becher- Kluesner Funeral Homes in Jasper, with burial at St. An- thony Cemetery in St. An- thony. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. See additional obituaries on page B-2 Pike Central Class of 2020 graduation prep Pike Central senior Kena Cannon gets help and instructions from Assistant Curriculum Superintendent Dana Deffendoll (center) and Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Blake, prior to Kena's turn to be video recorded receiving her diploma. The staff will devote three days recording each senior individually, then compiling the videos for a remote graduation ceremony to be presented on Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Left: Pike Central senior Matthew Barrett cleans out his locker on Tuesday, following his session to be video recorded receiving his diploma. All Pike Central seniors were asked to check in, were given a trash bag, asked to emp- ty their lockers, and return books and Chromebook computers to the Tech Department. bel for a recommendation. "I think we should have at least what we have spent as an av- erage of the last two years. Right now we are hanging in there," said Gumbel. Young did offer some hope of revenues increas- ing. "I think we are going to see a big spike from what we have been doing as things start opening up. I'm okay with you putting a little in and seeing how it goes," he said. Councilman Willis said, "I don't think it is anything as a board we want to revis- it every month." Craig said he was think- ing about moving $50,000. Councilman Randy Harris moved to transfer $50,000 from EDIT to the Public Safety Fund. It was approved by a 6 -0 vote. Councilman Max Elliott no- tified the council he couldn't attend Tuesday's meeting. Sheriff Kent Johnson said while his jail population was down to 29 inmates, they had been moving them to parts of the jail and doing routine maintenance they couldn't do when the space was occupied. Councilman Craig com- mented on a handout given to the council to show the ef- fect of circuit breaker limits established by the state. The circuit breakers set limits on how much a person's proper- ty taxes can increase. Craig said because of the big drop in Pike County Assessed Value from IPL's assess- ment dropping, Pike Coun- ty is projected to lose almost $400,000 in tax revenue. County Treasurer Marta Query told the council her office had collected about $4 million in property tax- es. The deadline has been moved to July 15. Gumbel said she has been warned the Motor Vehicle Highway fund, which is gas taxes, is projected to drop by 40 percent. Gumbel requested an ap- propriation of $55,000 to have records in her office on plat books and transfer books to be recorded dig- itally. She said there is no back-up source for those re- cords except the hardbound books. She said they have digital versions since 2003, but they need to do it for re- cords prior to 2003. It was tabled to see if new equipment in the Recorder's office could do much of this task. Councilmen rejected a re- quest to increase Election Board Members' pay from $1,300 to $2,500. Clerk Lana Griffith said the board has had to meet more often as they worked setting up vot- ing centers instead of poll- ing places in each precinct. She said they also will have to work all day on elec- tion day instead of just part of the day. Eddie Joe Boyd, President of the Election Board, said they are having to spend much more time working on the election with the vote centers. He also said the vote centers were sav- ing about $ 6,000 an election. When Council President Jon Craig asked for a mo- tion from the board on the request, no motion was of- fered and the matter died. Tuesday's meeting was in an in-person meeting in the courthouse rotunda. It is the first time to have an in-per- son meeting instead of a tel- ephonic meeting since the pandemic began. The next meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m Tuesday, June 9.