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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 4, 2020 B-11 ADVERTISE: 812-354-8500 ads@pressdispatch.net Petersburg EAST GIBSON Submit East Gibson news items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: egnews@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg OC building and vehicle tagging By Grace Miller Building inspector Darrell "Butch" Corn told the council on Oct. 27, there was a home- owner who paid his second fine, unable to find anyone to take the trash from his prop- erty. In response, Councilman George Armes asked if the fines paid could go towards cleaning up the man's proper- ty. City Attorney Roman Rick- er explained that charging for clean-up would be a separate and additional cost, while the original fine is used only as a punishment. Councilman A.J. Coo- per said the city can keep charging fines to the owners of nuisance homes, or it can help them get their properties cleaned. He said the council worked for a long time writing up an option, allowing home- owners to pay a fine or file a lien, giving them the use of equipment needed. "I'd rather get situations re- solved than just collect fines," Cooper said. Armes said some of the ve- hicles which were tagged have been moved. He went on to say he is not giving up on the abandoned vehicles and hopes to get them all taken care of. OC Fire Dept. receives grant By Grace Miller At the Oakland City Coun- cil meeting, Fire Chief Chris Duncan said through a grant from the Department of Natu- ral Resources (DNR) the fire station was awarded money they have two years to use. In addition, the grant can be used after the department un- dergoes a name change, when it switches to a fire territory as of Jan. 1, 2021. Police Chief Tim Gaines said the new body camer- as are in and just need to be set up for use. In addition, the new radio for the white Ford Crown Victoria was success- fully installed. Quotes for a ra- dio upgrade were discussed, though no specific prices were mentioned. Oakland City leafing begins By Grace Miller City Supervisor Tim Dyer said Oakland City will begin leafing on Nov. 2 and Nov. 4, starting with picking up leaf piles. The times are limited to two days this week due to a lack of help. Next week, how- ever, Dyer said they are plan- ning on picking up leaves Monday through Thursday, and using Friday as a catch- up day. Mayor James Deffendall said Main Street looks good with the pumpkin decorations and hopes the snowmen deco- rations will be even more suc- cessful as winter approaches. He is glad to see not only the pumpkin cut-outs, but other various decorations going up in yards around the city. "For those who have partic- ipated in that, I really appreci- ate and thank them so much for that," Deffendall said. Mobile homes considered By Grace Miller Mayor James Deffendall discussed the mobile home ordinance at the city council meeting, and decided to look over and fill in some blanks in the paper written up by build- ing inspector Darrell "Butch" Corn before bringing it to the council for consideration. The council members discussed square footage and mobile home parks as factors to be considered when drawing up the final ordinance. City Council moves on Young property By Grace Miller In their Oct. 27 meeting, the Oakland City Council ap- proved the flagging of the Dolly Young property, locat- ed on the corner of Gibson and Columbia streets, as a nuisance by building inspec- tor Darrell "Butch" Corn. City Attorney Roman Ricker said he was able to sit down with the representative of the estate, former city attor- ney Jason Spindler, and they found the bank has not filed a claim against the estate for the mortgage yet. Ricker suggested filing a quiet title action on the estate of Dolly Young, lien free. He stated the attempt will most likely be unsuccessful, but it will force the bank into ac- tion. Ricker said the city does have the right to go and clean up the property. Though there is no money left in the estate, the city would still like to put in around $7,000 to $7,500 to clean up the prop- erty. OC churches host blood drive By Grace Miller Pastor of the Nazarene church in Oakland City, Da- rin Nossett, gave a citizen's comment to thank the may- or for his permission for the Oakland City churches as a whole to use the communi- ty building to host the Red Cross for a blood drive in November. The drive will go from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 25. Nossett said the Red Cross will be overseeing the drive and taking necessary pre- cautions, while the church- es provide volunteers. "We're really trying to push it in the city, not just in the churches, but throughout the commu- nity," he said. "I encourage all the coun- cil and everybody to help them out. It's a good cause," said Mayor James Deffen- dall. OC Council repairs fence, pole By Grace Miller Mayor James Deffen- dall said, on order from the state inspector, there has been movement on repair- ing the fence around the water tower on Franklin Street, which was damaged last year. The quote Deffen- dall received was for $1,280. The council discussed the broken light pole at Wirth Park, which was dam- aged by Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. around a year ago under the last admin- istration. Councilman A.J. Cooper said they could submit the incident to Mulzer to see if they will cover the expense. Councilman Michael Mc- Gregor backed the idea. The council said Duke En- ergy may do the repairs or suggest another company or small business. Oakland City Council would like to clean up the Dolly Young property, pictured above. yellow, a barn, a mill, and sever- al antiques, like two gas pumps with a gold or red crown. We fi- nally go to the main road to go in- to the park or into Nashville, Ind., where we saw a traffic line that was 10 miles long, so we decided we had seen the trees of color all around the park, and we went in the opposite direction. The color- ful leaves were beautiful to see, but we also saw those same beau- tiful colors in our own Pike Coun- ty area. We all did have a pleas- ant time traveling the backroads and saw more of Indiana. Norm and I have been trying to figure out where to go on vaca- tion, so we decided to see the At- lantic Ocean. Norm found a place we could travel to, but when he read some reviews, we thought that wasn't for us. So, the hunt was on again and this time he found a spot that he had called before. So, with a little change in our mapping, we packed up Ava and on Monday at 1 a.m., we were on our way, stopping at rest areas to pick up a map in ev- ery state and stopping for gas. Since, it was dark when we left, our travels took us through Indi- ana, Kentucky, then into Tennes- see. When we got into the Cum- berland Gap area, the sun began to rise so we could experience the vast beauty of the Appala- chian Mountains, Cherokee Ten- nessee National Forest and the Great Smokey Mountains Nation- al Park into North Carolina. All the way through the mountain range, the dew or fog was lifting, with more beauty at every bend, hill and the two curved tunnels were out of sight great. On one side of the road, you have taller hills and on the other side, was a drop off that, at points, you could see a river with rapids or at times, you could see a few houses. Also, along the downhill roads, there were dirt ramps for the trucks, whose brakes couldn't hold to stop on the ramps. We didn't see any of the ramps used. Before we got out of the great mountain ranges, there was a rest area, where the view and the col- ors of the trees were gorgeous. In North Carolina, we drove over the entire state as we saw more amazing towns, hills and beauty. The morning was rainy when we left, but cleared up to be a sun- ny day until we got to the other side of North Carolina and it be- gan to rain harder when we start- ed to cross the Alligator River, then over the Croation Sound, and over Roanoke Sound. Howev- er, as we got to Nags Head, where our hotel was, it stopped raining, but the fog started to come in. We checked into the Ramada Plaza, Nags Head Oceanfront, where the people were pleasant and helpful the whole time we were there. Our room was comfort- able and the balcony overlooked the beach and the great Atlantic Ocean. While we were there, we sat on the dock by the beach and had one drink, no driving, it was late. We walked on the sand and picked up shells of all shapes and sizes. The waves were awesome as one after another came on the shore. The sunrise one morning was amazing to see, as it peeked through the clouds and shined on the ocean with a silver lin- ing on the clouds. Then the sun rays came to show us a beauti- ful day ahead. There were fisher- men and surfers (beginners) on the ocean. We also saw a speed boat, fishing cruiser, a white dot far off in the distance, and a tug boat towing a barge. I could have sat and watched the ocean all day, but we didn't. We drove up the island to Duck, N.C., where the whole town is kept spotless and flowers were planted all over town. As Lions in Winslow, we also met, at the hotel, the High Point Lions Club of North Carolina Dis- trict 310, where they hold a fish- ing tournament for the visually impaired, but couldn't hold it this year because of COVID-19. The tournament usually has 600 -700 visually impaired people from all over the U.S. and Canada who have had loads of fun at this event. The High Point Lions de- cided to treat 10 of their Lions, and some are visually impaired, with a trip to the ocean. Those 10 were: Randy Safrit, Cookie and Jim Peele, Jeff Chandler, Mike Branson, Teresa Greer, Quin- ton Babatunda, Summer Farm- er, Dot Farmer and Solemn Wil- liams. We had a great time as we met and talked to our fellow Li- ons and one day, we will all meet again. We were having a great time, but it was time to drive back to Winslow. So, we decided to take a northern route through Virgin- ia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana. Again, we looked up a route on the phone and were go- ing to pick up maps at the rest ar- eas, but there were no maps set out. So, I asked the attendant at one stop and we got a Virginia map. However, through West Vir- ginia, there we no maps at any rest stop. We stayed on the same interstate and drove on two toll roads, drove on a bridge, where there were barges on the Hamp- ton Roads waters and big naval ships on the Chesapeake Bay waters. Then, we drove under these bodies of water at Nor- folk and past the James River. This was also beautiful country to view and we passed through the Shenandoah Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegh- eny Mountain ranges that had a different view from the southern range of mountains, but it was awesome at every turn with col- orful trees and towns in valleys, and on the mountains. Our vacation was one we will never forget, but it took us sever- al days to recoup from the 17 1/2- 18 1/2 hours of driving through just a few of these United States. We saw cotton fields in North Carolina, and in Virginia, we saw apple orchards, Halloween deco- rations of all kinds and fall colors everywhere. We got back into town to get our pork chop dinners from the Winslow Masons and they were really tasty. Thank you all, you have some great cooks. I'm sorry to not give out the small gift to those who decorat- ed their yard in the town limits of Winslow, but I went over to stay with Mom over the weekend to celebrate her 94th birthday as she recovers from something that has her energy levels down. We are playing it by ear on whether she comes for a vis- it soon or at a later date. All of Winslow has some great yards for everyone to smile about and enjoy. I hope you all have seen them. I want to say thank you all for this Halloween spirit for us all to enjoy. Time to dim the lights on this week. Keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see all the wonders in your area. As al- ways, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. SWEETS Continued from page 5 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Pike County Sheriff, Allison L. Bell, AK A Allison Bell and Ronald Bell, de- ceased, AK A Ronald E. Bell, deceased, convey to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, DBA Mr. Cooper, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Peggy Ellen Brenton conveys to Trace A. Faulk, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Danny R. Kamman and Patricia L. Kamman convey to Zoar United Meth- odist Cemetery Association, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Eugene R. Hunton III quitclaims to Eugene R. Hunton III and Paula Kay Hunton. Lola Marilee Hume conveys to George W. Cox and Carrie L. Cox, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Johnnie K. Abel conveys to Seal Real Estate Investments, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Billy Webster and Kristin Webster convey to Janice S. Jackson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Nick Doerner and Deena L. Doerner convey to Mark A. Gray, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Charles J. Goebel, transfer on death, conveys to Deborah J. Timmons, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Board of Commissioners conveys to State of Indiana, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Delbert R. Ball and Nicole R. Ball con- vey to Terry Kuhn, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Joy Wilson, Michael Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Janet Hamm convey to Mi- chael E. Wilson and Dana L. Wilson, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor, Charles F. Diefendorf and Lillian Diefendorf con- vey to Gary Duff, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Roger L. Villines convey to Gary Duff, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. MARRIAGE LICENSES Robert J. Robling, 54, of 2054 N. Pike St., Otwell, son or Randall and Eunice Robling, to Rhonda M. Robling, 51, of 2054 N. Pike St., Otwell, daughter of Ronald W. Shrout and Betty M. Kemp. Austin Reid Dixon, 23, of 205 S. De- tar St., Winslow, son of Savannah M. and Rodney L. Dixon, to Fallon Renae Carie, 22, of 205 S. Detar St., Winslow, daugh- ter of Kimberly A. and Randal L. Carie. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet ev- ery Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. 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. History Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution meet the second Monday of each month Sep- tember through June at 6 p.m. at the His- tory Center 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. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet every 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 in- formation, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fel- lowship Church. Gathering Place—Will be open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Cloth- ing 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 month- ly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meeting–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend.