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A-4 Wednesday, Januar y 6, 2021 The Press-Dispatch REVIEW Continued from page 2 60th wedding anniversary Robert R. Kirby and Marga- ret (Bolin) Kirby, of Winslow, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 6, 1961, by Rev. Frank ( Jocko) McCand- less at the Muren Church of God. They have five chil- dren, Rick (Dana) Kirby, of Somerville, Debbie (Mark) Gessinger, of Ellettsville, La- na (Steve) Pride, of Elberfeld, Susan (Marek) Kaminsk, of Fortville, and Steven Kir- by, of Winslow. They have 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. They have been a great example of how love endures the ma- ny challenges of life. They are great examples of how family and friends are important by also caring for and providing for their needs. With This Ring... 50th wedding anniversary Former Petersburg resi- dents Larry and Maria Boger will celebrate their 50th wed- ding anniversary on January 16, 2021. They were married January 16, 1971, at White Riv- er Chapel by Reverend Jewell Dewees. They are the par- ents of three children, Chris Boger, Pam Britton and Jer- emy Boger. They have six grandchildren, Connor Boger, Denetra Britton, Kiara Brit- ton Brandon Johnson, Jessica Johnson and Nick Johnson, and two great-grandchildren, Katerina Johnson and Lillian Johnson. Due to COVID, no celebration is planned. Cards may be sent to: Larry and Ma- ria Boger, 2135 E. 50 N., Cayu- ga, IN 47928. 68th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. William Woods recently celebrated 68 years of marriage on Christ- mas Day. They have lived in Oakland City all of their married life. Bill and Mari- anne have two daughters, El- lyn (Ed) Horrall, of Patoka, and Vicki Oxby, of Spurgeon. They are also blessed with five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. process of replacing the bleachers in the high school gymnasium with handi- capped accessible bleachers. The bleachers being removed had been there since the gym opened in the 1975 -76 school year. • Tanner Houchin, 23, for- merly of Petersburg, the man in red underwear and one white sock was arrested in Vincennes several hours af- ter he evaded police by hid- ing in a ditch and then steal- ing a second vehicle. He was charged with two counts of vehicle theft. • Hornady Park's play- ground opened after being closed for several weeks due to COVID. • The Pike County Coun- cil considered tax abate- ments for a 1,200 -acre solar farm proposed for Jefferson and Washington Township. Councilmen voted to create a Revitalization Area, which is required for tax abatement. The project is said to create four to seven $70,000 -a-year jobs, as well as pay roughly one-third of the property tax lost by IPL moving assess- ment to Morgan County. • A former Petersburg woman pleaded guilty to mur- der in Gibson Superior Court. Angela Robling 30, pleaded guilty to killing Samuel Bethe with her boyfriend, Jacob Wil- son, in March 2018. • Dentist Howard Dun- igan, who had been practic- ing in Petersburg for 60 year,s decided it was time to slow down. "I worked 70 hours a week the first 10 years I was there. We didn't even think about having a dental hygien- ist. I did everything. I cleaned teeth, did root canals, ex- tractions, dentures. You did everything," said Dunigan. He worked late nights, sometimes until midnight and on weekends. "I did it to help people out. Being open Saturday and at night helped them. Dunigan said one patient came to him and said his teeth didn't fit right. When Dunigan asked the man how he got them, he said, "I found the lowers on the railroad tracks and the uppers are my aunt's." • Three candidates were added to the ballot for the general election this fall. Na- than Evans was added as a third Republican candidate for county council at-large. Cathy McFarland filed as an independent candidate for county council at-large. Al- so, Summer Sorgius was add- ed to the ballot as a Democrat candidate for County Clerk. JULY • Pike County Schools an- nounced they would start on time with masks being worn. The school corporation re- leased a letter with 15 bullet points about protocols and policies on in-school and vir- tual school. • Steve English, who was Winslow's Town Marshal for 33 years, died at the age of 65. • Tensaka released state- ment on benefits their pro- posed 1,200 -acre solar farm would have for Pike County. The $128 million project is expected to employ 250 con- struction workers for about one year during its construc- tion and then have four em- ployees overseeing the proj- ect at an average salary of $70,000. It was estimated the project would pump nearly $1 million into the county over the estimated 35 -year life of the project. Construction is expected to begin in 2021. • Robert R. Shutts, 37, no address, was arrested on a charge of arson stemming from a fire on July 4. The fire damaged Robert Astrike's garage at 801 E. Porter St. in Winslow. • Pike County's number of COVID cases nearly doubled in one week, as five new cases were confirmed in less than a week, bringing the total to 11. They were the first cases since May 23 when the coun- ty total was six. • More than 600 people participated in the Clog the Patoka event, despite COVID concerns and extremely low river levels. People came from as far away as Oklahoma to participate in the event. Or- ganizer Chris Clements said, considering the obstacles, he was happy with the numbers and hoped in 2021, they could top the 1,119 people who par- ticipated in 2019. • Pike County lost its sta- tus of having the fewest num- ber of COVID cases in Indi- ana as Pike's total cases in- creased to 22. As of June 29, Pike only had six cases. There were five new cases the week from June 30 to July 4 and from July 11 to July 19, there were 10 cases added. Still no deaths or hospital- izations. • Petersburg was notified they will have to get by with $147,000 less in their 2021 budget than they had in 2020. • Petersburg's Buffalo Trace Festival scheduled for mid-October was officially cancelled. • The body of Sharon Fox, 66, of 3081 N. CR575 E., Pe- tersburg was found at the bot- tom of her basement steps. Police went to Fox's residence after her estranged husband called police and told them their son had not heard from her for several days. Sharon's estranged hus- band, Edward, was arrested after he scuffled with police who were interviewing him and he refused to give control of his cellphone to them. He was charged with obstruction of justice and resisting law en- forcement. The investigation would continue to evolve over the next few months as police ob- tained more than 20 search warrants and conducted four interviews with him. • Construction began on a dog park along First St., be- tween and Illinois St. • COVID cases reach 30 in Pike County, but so far no hospitalizations. • Dylan Query and Jacob Stieneker were in the process of producing a full-length film. Their short film, Cold Creek, won numerous awards, including Best Short Film at the PopCon Film Festival and it was also nominated for Best Indiana Film at the PopCon. • Edward Fox, 64, admit- ted to police he knew his es- tranged wife, Sharon Fox, had been dead at least two days before he called police. • Ashley Robing, 30, of 300 W. Pike Ave., Apt. 207, Petersburg, was sentenced to 50 years after she pleaded guilty to the murder of Sam- uel Bethe in Buckskin on March 16, 2018. Gibson Supe- rior Court Judge Robert Krieg ordered Robling to serve 45 years in prison and the last five years to be suspended and served on probation. AUGUST • A sixth search warrant was issued in connection with Sharon Fox's death. This war- rant was for cellphone data from Sharon's estranged hus- band Edward Fox's cellphone. • Jacob Dudenhoeffer, 20, of Velpen was injured in a mo- torcycle crash on Highway 61. Police responded to mo- torists' reports of the crash, but when they arrived at the scene, they only found the motorcycle and a scuffed hel- Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on Weddings, Anniversaries & Engagements. June 3 — Petersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch places a wreath next to the monument honoring the seven vic- tims of the June 2, 1990 tornado. Klipsch placed the wreath Tuesday morning, which is the 30th anniversa- ry of the F4 tornado that destroyed 114 homes, caused major damage to 99 more and minor damage to an- other 179. May 6 — Calvin, Lucy and Sallie Eisenhauer walk with their dog, Marshal, out to Hornady Park, with dad, Blake, trailing behind. They said it is nearly a daily walk this Spring during the pandemic.