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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 9, 2021 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Blue Jean Center to host Sunday dinner The Blue Jeans Community Center in Monroe City will host Sunday dinner, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will include a chicken and noodle dinner. Dine in or carry-outs available. All proceeds benefit the center. Gift of Life Banquet on June 17 First Choice Solutions, (FCS), formerly the Pregnancy Care Center, is having their Gift of Life Banquet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 17 at the Simon J. Graber Community Building. It is located at 9164 E 875 N, Odon. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Single tickets are $15 and tickets per cou- ple are $25. Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Inc. will be the keynote speaker. A wonderful meal will be included. Mail your check to First Choice Solutions, PO Box 589, Washington, IN 47501, or you may pay online via PayPal, at https://www.paypal. com/paypalme/FirstChoiceSolutions. Add "FCS banquet" in the notes or memo section of the check. Tickets can be mailed, picked up at the door or purchased at the office. Call 812-257-1041 for more in- formation. Pike-Gibson Water spring flushing schedule continues May 27-June 11—Petersburg Hwy 57 to Glezen to Co. Rd. 1150 in Gibson Co. and all side roads. June 14-18 —Cart Road to Union to Bowman and all side roads. June 21-25 —Mt. Olympus to St. Rd. 56 and all Hazelton area and side roads. Remember these dates can be interrupted with any emergencies PGW may encounter. Customers may experience low pressure for short peri- ods of time during this process and discoloration in water. Check the water before processing any laundry. For ques- tions, contact PGW Office at 812-749 -4916. 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Willow Tree Collectibles Hallmark Father's Day Cards Father's Day Signs and Gifts Father's Day Mugs New Arrivals Happy Father's Da y Free Gift Wrapping with purchase! 716 Main St. Petersburg • 812-354-9372 /margeshallmark Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9-5; Friday 9-6 Keepsake Ornament Dreambooks are here! Submit Keepsake Ornament Wishlists in-store or online Mt. OlyMpus ALUMNI BANQUET Saturday, June 19 at the Mt. Olympus gym Social Hour: 4 p.m. • Dinner served: 5 p.m. Cost is $15 for dinner with a reservation or $16 at the door. Send checks to Mt. Olympus Alumni, P.O. Box 236, Princeton, IN 47670. Please put year graduated and a good phone number in the memo line of the check. For more information, call Laura Craig Heidenreich at 812-385-5079 or 812-677-0091. TRACTOR DRIVE All the participants in the 2021 Tractor Drive to Wheeling Covered Bridge line up for a picture to commem- orate the event on Saturday, June 5. Staying cool in the shade on his tractor, the partic- ipant waves on his way back to the starting point of the Tractor Drive on Saturday, June 5. Pictured is Ross Elmore, organizer of the Tractor Drive to Wheeling Covered Bridge, sitting on his tractor, posing for a picture with the rest of the participants on Saturday, June 5. Parading down Glezen Center Street, Tractor Drive participants make their way back to the starting point from Wheeling Covered Bridge on Saturday, June 5. Tractor driver heading back from Wheeling Cov- ered Bridge during the Tractor Drive on Saturday, June 5.