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JOHN FOR HURLEY Elect on Nov. 8 for Pike County Clerk Lana GRIFFITH Lana for Pike County Clerk for Pike County Clerk WE Shower Door Mirrors Home Residential Mirrors Mirrors WE WE Shower Door Door Mirrors Mirrors The Hours: 1251 812-386-1100 ASK Made 902 812-634-6500 A-4 Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Vote for Nathan Paid for by candidate POTTER Stev� SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 Paid for by candidate Shortly after I was elected in 2016, I remember thinking about how much cooperation it took for things to function with PCSC. I was impressed with how things seemed to go smoothly, yet thinking there had to be moments of turmoil. Everyone was comfortable in their roles. They handled whatever challenges came up and moved on. They made it look so easy. It wasn't, they were just that good, I thought. Earlier this year we all had our lives changed. I had never thought of "Social Distancing" or "Contact Tracing." Now we can't avoid hearing about them. This is when the PCSC family's commitment to this community became apparent. Everyone pitched in, doing whatever was needed to complete the school year. The caring and commitment continued through the summer as folks worked to pro- vide food for kids in the area, not just PCSC kids, all kids. Now we have started another school year while dealing with uncertainty; knowing that things were not how any of us wanted, still aren't. Everything can change in an in- stant. And through all this, the PCSC fam- ily is working together for our students and our community. Hours and hours of working on lessons, health reports, schedules, meals, cleaning and hundreds of other tasks that go unseen by the rest of us. Yet these dedicated folks are there until the work is complete. Commit- ment, heart, love for others, that's what I see. I appreciate their efforts and the diffi cult jobs they do. Thank them when you get a chance. I am thankful to be associated with them. 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Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 • • • Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ..........................................................................812-354-8500 Fax: .............................................................................. 812-354-2014 60th wedding anniversary David and Dorie Holmes, of Petersburg, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversa- ry on October 8. David Holmes and the for- mer Dorie Harrison were mar- ried in Robinson, Ill., on Octo- ber 8, 1960. They are the parents of Lo- ri ( Jerry) Thyen and Jeff (Ter- ri) Holmes, all of Petersburg. They have four grandchil- dren, Mandy (Cody) Snyder, of Huntingburg, Ashley (Eli- ud) Holmes, of Petersburg, Gwen (Andy) Kocher, of Evansville, and Jade Holmes, of Lawrenceville, Ill., and three great-grandchildren, Aubrey and Wesley Snyder, and Ella Holmes. To help them celebrate, cards may be sent to: 1835 E. Main Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. With This Ring... MARRIAGE LICENSES Alexandra Leigh Howell, 28, of 7120 E. Bearhardina St., Stendal, daughter of Carla S. and Joseph D. Howell, to Aar- on Dean Roettger, 42, of 7120 E. Bearhardina St., Stendal, son of Sharon and James Roettger. Travis Lee Anders, 22, of 1792 W. CR 50 S., Petersburg, son of Roy F. Anders and Patricia S. Colgrove, to Shelby Ann Waltz, 22, of 1792 W. CR 50 S., Petersburg, daughter of David P. Waltz and Teri L. Waltz. Trisha Muriel Nalley, 26, of 3585 E. CR 900 S., Stendal, daughter of Brett Nalley and Cassie Harker, to Colin Mi- chael Dixon, 25, of 214 N. Madison St., Oakland City, son of Dwight and Gail Dixon. Brian Keith Fisher, 47, of 111 E. Sycamore St., Apt. 2, Petersburg, son of John and Joyce Fisher, to Jane Lee Gar- rett, 38, of 306 1/2 N. 7th St., Petersburg, daughter of Er- nie and Anna DeWeese. Fire departments receive grants administered by DNR Forestry More than 70 rural and vol- unteer fire departments from 47 Indiana counties have been awarded more than $ 320,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants, DNR Director Dan Bortner announced. The awards will be used for training, installation of dry hy- drants, or to purchase neces- sary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires. The grants are adminis- tered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Recipients were selected based on population densi- ty, acres of public wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Con- trol Headquarters. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involved the fighting of wildfires. The awarded grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 and were given to 76 departments. Local Fire departments re- ceiving the grants were: Pe- tersburg VFD and Jefferson Township VFD, both receiv- ing $5,000 for Safety and the Oakland City Fire Dept. re- ceived $2,678.26 for Wildland. Fire departments inter- ested in applying for future grants should contact Mark Huter, Assistant State Fire Co- ordinator, Fire Control Head- quarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN 46151, or call 765 -792-4654. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-354-8500 We're light PressDispatch.net/ Subscribe net edition • Exclusive Video • All color photos • Search current and back issues with Add NETedtion to your paper subscription for just $5 Water line repair Petersburg employees, Billy Nixon and Jay Raney, dig out around a broken water line along Main St., Peters- burg, in front of 606 and 608 Main St., where the city razed two buildings. City Services Manager Ross Elmore said they were trying to turn on water service for a crew working on the buildings and the old water line snapped.