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Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner THACKER TAX SERVICE 906 Blackfoot Drive Fort Branch, IN 47648 812-615-0071 (offi ce) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 30, 2020 A-5 FRIDAY CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI OR CHILI Chicken and Dumplings $ 8.99 Plate of Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Baked Apples, Roll and a Drink * WEDNESDAY Boneless Pork Chop $ 8.99 Tender Pork Loin Baked with Special Spices and Parmesan Cheese served with Baked Potato, Green Beans and a Drink * *Your Choice of Regular Co‚ ee, Tea or Coke Product. Specials and menu items are subject to food availability from suppliers. /RandysAmericanaCafe Like us on Facebook! 7TH & MAIN STREETS • PETERSBURG DEC. 30 - JAN. 5 MONDAY VEGETABLE BEEF OR CHILI Spaghetti $ 7.99 Cheesy Mozzarella Toast, Side Salad and Drink* Cheeseburger & Chili $ 8.99 Cheeseburger with a Cup of Chili, Chips and Drink* Pancakes $ 7.99 Choice of Side and Drink* CHILI Biscuits and Gravy $ 7.99 With Your Choice of Bacon or Sausage, Two Eggs and Drink* SATURDAY SPECIALS Stromboli $ 8.99 Our Own Special Stromboli Served with Grippos (Plain or BBQ), Side Salad and a Drink * daily Open for Dine-in & Carry-Out THURSDAY CHEESY POTATO OR CHILI CLOSING AT 2 PM Ham Steak $ 8.99 Thick-Sliced Ham Served with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Roll and a Drink * Meatloaf $ 8.99 Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Roll and Drink * free PERFECT PINT TUMBLER with $20 purchase on Saturday $ 7.99 PERFECT PINT TUMBLER with $20 purchase on Saturday TUESDAY Turkey Manhattan $ 8.99 Turkey Breast Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Bread with Green Beans and Drink * Polish Sausage $ 8.99 with Sauerkraut Served with Cornbread, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, and Drink * HAM & BEANS WITH CORNBREAD OR CHILI Mon-Fri 7AM-8PM Saturday 7AM-2PM 812-354-2004 CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY to spend time with our families Help Wanted Applicant must be experienced in industry electri - cal maintenance. Must know 440 volt control cir - cuitry. Must also be able to troubleshoot for gen - eral repair of welders, overhead cranes, and metal-forming equipment. Resumes can be faxed to 812-354-3809; e-mailed to joni.stroud@fourstar - fab.com; or mailed to Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 At the birth of the new year, we pause to reflect on the great memories we've shared with our customers and friends. Thank you for making us feel so at home here in the community. We hope the year ahead delivers peace, health, happiness and prosperity to you and yours. Happy New Year, friends! 2 0 2 1 READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Press-Dispatch., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 or e-mail to subscribe@pressdispatch. net. Subscription rates: One year: $35 for Pike County and all 475/476 zip codes; $38 in the state of Indiana; $55 elsewhere in the USA. Paid in advance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Andy Heuring and John B. Heuring, Publishers Andy Heuring, Editor John B. Heuring, Adv. Mgr. Eric Gogel, Production Mgr. Monica Sinclair, Office Mgr. Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales Pam Lemond, Adv. Sales Brakston Farrar, Adv. Designer • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Phone: 812-354-8500 820 E. Poplar St., P.O. 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) LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@patriotonline.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. • PRINCETON "Quite Simply, A Better Experience!" Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? April 8 — Petersburg Elementary School staff Sara Fields-Teaching assistant, Ronelle Linneweber-Resource teacher, Anisia Burkhart-2nd grade teacher, Winnie Foster-secretary look through boxes for specific students assignment packets for the next two weeks. Parents drove into the parking lot and were lined up in multiple di- rections to get the assignments. nounced they would continue eLearning classes for the re- mainder of the 2019 -20 school year. • Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced the dead- line to pay property taxes was being moved from May 11 to July 10 due to COVID-19. • As of April 7, Pike Coun- ty was one of three counties to not have a confirmed case of COVID-19. The other three counties were Benton and Per- ry counties. • Pike County, Petersburg and Winslow combined got more than $1 million in paving grants from the Indiana Dept. of Transportation's Communi- ty Crossroads program. Pike County received $782,303, Petersburg $142,811 and Winslow $105,596. • Dustin Brian Thompson, 38, of 10th St., Petersburg, was arrested on numerous charges, including attempt- ed battery committed with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, re- sisting law enforcement, bat- tery of a public safety official, criminal recklessness, reck- less driving, intimidation, dis- orderly conduct and escape. It all started when Thomp- son drove up and tried to talk to his children, which there was a protective order to keep him from having contact with them. When police were called, Thompson fled, driv- ing 70 mph on CR 300 N., and at one point, stopping to flip off an officer, and then speed- ing away again. At one point, Thompson tried to ram a police officer's vehicle with his pickup. While wrestling with police while they were trying to take him into custody, he told police he had a bomb. • Strong straight-line winds of up to 50 mph slammed in- to Pike County at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8. It downed trees, power lines, ripped roofs off of downtown Petersburg buildings and at least one store front. Patoka Township and Pe- tersburg were called to a fire that was started by downed power lines in the Glezen area. Patoka Township Fire Chief Brandon Truitt said they got the call just as the storm was hitting. "I thought, this can't be right." Despite the wind and downed trees requiring fire- men to drive off the road just to get to the fire scene and around downed trees, they made it. Before the night was over, Petersburg's Fire Department had a total of 21 different calls for help due to the storm. • Pike County's first con- firmed case of COVID was re- corded on Saturday, April 11. • The Pike County School Board decided to set 2020 se- niors' grades based on seven semesters instead of eight due to the effect of COVID on their last semester. • David A. King, 58, of Pe- tersburg was arrested on a charge of rape, a level 3 felo- ny, and sexual battery, a lev- el 6 felony. • On Tuesday, April 28, Pike County had only one con- firmed case of COVID. All oth- er 91 counties in Indiana had at least 4 cases.