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June 3, 2020

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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, June 3, 2020 B- 9 Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Jeremy Ryan Westfall charged with count I child solicitation, a level 4 fel- ony, and count II child solicitation, a level 5 felony. Christopher Hale charged with count I operating a vehicle while intox- icated and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated, prior, a level 6 felony. David Pressley charged with count I maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a level 6 felony, and count II possession of marijuana. Jason Keith Cooper charged with count I criminal recklessness com- mitted with a deadly weapon, a level 6 felony, count II carrying a handgun without a license, count III possession of marijuana, count IV operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated and count V op- erating a vehicle while intoxicated, pri- or, a level 6 felony. Jordan G. Davis charged with inva- sion of privacy, prior, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Scott Williams charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Todd Briggs charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II battery. Randy Lee Bolin charged with oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. Tabitha West charged with domes- tic battery. Teddy Sandlin charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II visiting a common nuisance - con- trolled substances. Kathy Thomas charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II visiting a common nuisance - con- trolled substances. Crystal L. White charged with oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Portfolio Recovery Associated, LLC sues Cinda Horton on complaint. Midland Credit Management, Inc. sues John Haddad on complaint. American Select Insurance Compa- ny sues Layne Cannon on complaint. David A. Stephens sues Jill R. Ste- phens for dissolution of marriage. Gwyneth Dillon sues John Dillon for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Medical and Professional Collection Services, Inc. sues Amy N. Lewis and Bert J. Lewis on complaint. D and S Hardware, Inc. sues Laura Bennett on complaint. Stacey Hill sues Xander Blake Stew- art on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ken- neth J. Schultz on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Richard J. Mathias charged with speeding. Jamie L. Parker charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Farron C. Maddox charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Kimberly M. Smith charged with driving while suspended. Crystal M. Reid charged with speed- ing, exceeding 30 mph. your spiritual house. In Luke's gospel we find Je- sus telling those who will listen, "Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehement- ly against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock." Where do you have your house built? Jesus posed that question. In a storm the house took a beating, but it remained solid. Think about it. Continued from page 8 FAITH limit, we rightly conclude that saving those 36,120 lives isn't worth it. There are other news tid- bits about politicians drunk with power that we Ameri- cans have given them. Chi- cago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told city residents who dis- obeyed her stay-at-home order: "We will arrest you and we will take you to jail. Period. We're not playing games." Meanwhile, in vi- olation of her own stay- at-home order, Lightfoot slipped out and got her hair done. She explained her de- cision, "I take my personal hygiene very seriously." Ventura County, Cali- fornia, health director Dr. Robert Levin said that his department would forcibly remove COVID-19 infect- ed people from their own homes and put them "into other kinds of housing that we have available." Facing stiff criticism, Levin later explained: "I either mis- spoke or it was misinter- preted. I'll take the blame of having misspoke." The biggest casualty from the COVID-19 pan- demic has nothing to do with the disease. It's the power we've given to politi- cians and bureaucrats. The question is how we recover our freedoms. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 8 TIDBITS backing down. The COV- ID crisis, in fact, seems to have steeled American re- solve. To make matters worse for Beijing, that American resolve in spreading. Several countries have joined the U.S. in pressur- ing the World Health Orga- nization ( WHO) to read- mit Taiwan as an observ- er. (Taiwan was kicked out of the organization in 2016 at Beijing's insistence.) A number of countries have also demanded an indepen- dent investigation on both the WHO and Beijing's in- fluence on its leadership. The Chinese response to this has been to put on a brave face and act even more belligerently than usual. They have been more vociferous in their claims on the South China Seas and moved troops in- to contested regions of the border with India. Most troubling of all is the regime's announce- ment that it will pass leg- islation that could signif- icantly compromise the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, gutting the commitments Beijing swore to uphold when it signed the "Basic Law," marking the return of the island to China from Great Britain. If the law looks like what we expect, the deal of "one country, two systems," will be effective- ly dead. China's troubles with Hong Kong predated the COVID crisis. Demonstra- tions against Beijing's in- terference in the governing of the island sparked mas- sive demonstrations and even some violence. That news was overwhelmed by the pandemic. While it was always as- sumed the Chinese Com- munist Party would circle back and punish the people of Hong Kong for their up- start behavior, the fact that they're doing it right now is interesting. It appears that Beijing wants to use Hong Kong as an example; by throwing its muscle around there, it hopes to remind the world not to mess with China and to demonstrate that those who dare to push back will pay a price. Yet, this round of aggres- sion comes with a cost. The regime has demon- strated once again it can- not be trusted to uphold its commitments. And it has shown its willingness to bully and bluff to get its way. That will only make the world more wary of China. The U.S. administration is absolutely right to take a strong stand and condemn the proposal for the new law. China will never stop its destabilizing actions un- less the U.S. stands strong to defend its interests and work with friends and al- lies to mitigate the China challenge. In dealing with the Bei- jing bullies, the U.S. must stick to its strategy: when China does wrong, we need to call them on it and make them pay a price for their bad behavior. James Jay Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges. Continued from page 8 BULLYING Continued from page 8 CHURCH principles and standing by them. President Trump ran for president to "Make America Great Again." He is exercising leadership by declaring religion and church attendance essen- tial to American greatness. The president is right to defend the constitution- al protection of religious practice and to identify the freedom to worship as es- sential. Hopefully, governors will listen. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education and au- thor of the new book "Nec- essary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America." Continued from page 8 JOURNEY Whether you fly first class or economy class, you will all arrive at the same des- tination, together. There- fore, I hope you realize when you have mates, bud- dies and old friends, broth- ers and sisters who you chat with, laugh with and talk with, talk about north, south, west or east, heaven or earth, that is true hap- piness." "The five undeniable facts of life: first, don't ed- ucate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. Then when they grow up, they will know the value of things, not the price. Second, best awarded words to have: eat your food like medicine, other- wise you have to eat med- icines as your food. Third, the one who loves you will never leave you for another because if there are 100 reasons to give up, he or she will find one rea- son to hold on. Fourth, there is a big dif- ference between a human being and being human. Only a few understand it. Fifth, You are loved when you are born, you will be loved when you go on to your final journey. In between, you have to man- age. Note: if you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk farther, walk together! The six best doctors in the world: sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self confi- dence, and friends. Main- tain them in all stages of life and enjoy a healthy life. For God loves you! • • • Congratulations to all graduates of high schools, colleges, technical schools and universities. It's been a unique set of ceremonies you all have to experience. Never give up on learning on your next journeys. God bless all of you! To my mom, Sunshine Fenol: Happy 104th birth- day June 1. Unbelievable. SPORTS BRIEFS Pike Central Basketball Shooting Club begins virtually Pike County student athletes are invited to enroll in the Pike Central Basketball Shooting Club. Players, ranging from grade 1-12, will start shooting and track the number of shots they attempt. Shooting dis- tance is not a factor. Form and shoot- ing reps are strongly encouraged, and do count. Athletes are encouraged to work on game shots at game speed, with correct form. Quality reps are just as important as quantity. • Weeks run Monday through Sat- urday. • Status will be determined based on the total shots attempted from May 25 through Oct. 31. • Divisions include: grades 1-5, grades 6 -8 and grades 9 -12. Register by emailing your name and graduation year to pc- chargerbb@gmail.com. Top players in each division will be recognized on the PC Basketball so- cial media accounts each week. Awards will be presented at half- time of one of the home boys' varsi- ty basketball games during the 2020 - 2021 season. Lions 7th annual Run for Sight The Petersburg Lions seventh an- nual "Run for Sight" is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, June 20 at Hornady Park. Race headquarters will be in front of the Peter Brenton Cabin. The run/ walk is a Hokem Karem, where part- ners take turns running or walking a mile until the team of two has com- pleted six miles. It is an exciting and easily watched race/walk, which is equally fun for the runners and the fans. Age groups are females under 30, males under 30, male/female un- der 30, females 31-60, males 31-60. male/female 31-60 and females 61-90, males 61-90 and male/female 61-90. The entry fees will not only support the race, but will also help the Peters- burg Lions provide eye screening for all Pike County children through the elementary schools, provide exams and eye care for children and adults who cannot afford it, collect and re- cycle eye glasses for worldwide dis- tribution and reuse for those in need, and support the Indiana Eye Bank. Entrants are encouraged to bring used glasses. PCMS SWIMMING AWARDS SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Boys' Charger swim team, front row (l to r): Carter McCain (Academic Award), Aksel Onyett, Awstyn Luff (Top Swimmer), Layton Wiscaver, Brayden Hartley and Grant Stinson; middle row: Coach Danette Weisman, Jacoby Smith (Academic Award and Most Improved), Ty DeCoursey (Academic Award), Tom- my Hayes (Academic Award), Ethan Mann, Blaine Barnett (Academic Award), Jayden Nolan, Carter Blackwell (Academic Award), Levi Bailey and Coach Jason McKinney; back row: Jacob Pauw, Tyler Zim- merman, Max Burkhart, Team Captain Wyatt Luff (Leadership Award), Griffin Correll and Cobey McK- inney (Most Versatile Swimmer). Not pictured: Andrew Johnson (Academic Award), Xander Parker and Jayden Clark (Top Diver). Girls' Charger swim team, front row (l to r): Easton Bailey, Madlyn Robling (Academic Award), and Kylee Weathers (Academic Award and Best Newcomber); second row: Coach Danette Weisman, Alexis Oswalt (Most Improved), Lillian Mann, Xavery Weisman (Academic Award and MVP)), Emily Sanchez, Melissa Dunn (Mental Attitude), Bailey Rainey, Hannah Rainey, Jackie Bailey, Kelsea Query, Coach Ja- son McKinney and Katie Burkhart; back row: L.J. Deffendoll (Academic Award), Jamie Sallee (Academ- ic Award, Taylor Oswalt, Addy Russell, Team Captain Ella Adams (Academic Award and Leadership Award), Gabby Collins, Athalee Loveless and Bailey Fox. Not pictured: Izzy Luker.

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