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B-2 Wednesday, November 10, 2021 The Press-Dispatch See the Business Box for special services on page D-5 PCMS to perform Seussical Jr. this weekend Pike Central Middle School students will unlock the imag- inations of Pike County resi- dents November 12-14 when they bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville and other Se- uss favorites to life with their production of Seussical Jr. Se- ussical Jr. combines Dr. Seuss tales (…and tails!) using the plinker-plunker of many musi- cal styles – ranging from Lat- in to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk – as colorful as the classic books. "Now, I'm here, there is no telling what may ensue with a Cat such as me, and a Think- er like you! ," says the Cat in the Hat. Seussical Jr. begins with a young boy named JoJo (Mad- dox Loveless) who conjures up the Cat in the Hat (Coo- per Hartke) with his power- ful imagination and is whisked to the Jungle of Nool for a fan- tastical adventure. There, Jo- Jo learns of the plight of the tiny citizens of Whoville, who live on a planet the size of a speck of dust. Their sole pro- tector is Horton the Elephant ( Joshua Harker), who is the only one with large and sensi- tive enough ears to hear them bipping and beeping, and play- ing their oompahs. The small world is threat- ened by Sour Kangaroo (Cal- leigh Wibbeler) and the Wick- ersham Brothers, who in dis- belief that a world could be so small, try to steal the dust- speck so they can cast it into a vat of Beezle-Nut oil. During all of this drama, Horton has not noticed that he has an ad- mirer, Gertrude McFuzz (Em- ily McGillem). She blames his indifference on her one-feath- er short tail and endeavors to find a way to change her looks. Meanwhile, Horton's friend, Mayzie La Bird (Easton Bai- ley), is bored of perching on her nest, and convinces the watchful elephant to sit on her egg so she can take a vacation. The Cat follows all of these story lines and finally casts the boy into his own as the irresponsible son of Mr. and Mrs. Mayor ( Jacob Harker and Callie Craig) of Whoville, JoJo, who ultimately saves his whole tiny world with one big, imaginative "think." Performances are set for 7 p.m. on Friday and Satur- day, November 12 and 13, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 14 in the Vance Hays Audito- rium at Pike Central. Tickets are $ 6 and are on sale now. They can be ordered from any cast member or by call- ing Pike Central at 812-354- 8478. Tickets can also be pur- chased at the box office until each show is sold out. The box office will open one hour prior to show time. 716 Main St. Petersburg • 812-354-9372 /margeshallmark Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9-5; Friday 9-6 Keepsake Gingerbread Treat Playful Penguins Only $ 29 99 Recordable Storybooks SAVE $5 Hallmark OPEN HOUSE Christmas Musical with Motion Prices effective through Nov. 21 2021 Star Trek ornaments Stocking Stuffer Special Edition $ 19 99 HOLIDAY TRI-PAK GIFT WRAP $ 4 99 with any purchase. Reg. $14.99 All Tangled Up for Christmas $ 24 with 3-card purchase. Obi Wan Interactive Ornament $ 39 99 Holiday Giving Tin FREE with $125 purchase. Reg. $19.99 Friday, Nov. 12 & Saturday, Nov. 13 Christmas Open House ovember friday & saturday 12 & 13 9:30am to 5pm FRESH flowers On Select Items SAVE 50% 10% O ff UP TO 816 E. Main St., Petersburg 812-789-3046 • Mon. - Sat. 9:30am-5pm Angie Carter • Sandy Tichenor • Jane Reed N Funeral Arrangements and Bereavement Gifts Register for Drawings Gift Certificates Available S nowman F I G U R I N E S now offering JA Primitives 1335 N. Kennedy Court, Petersburg • 812-789-6229 ursday-Saturday 10am-4pm Browse through all the Christmas decor available in Santa's shop! Door Prizes & Refreshments NOVEMBER 11 - 12 - 13 10AM-4PM Christ m a s O pen H ouse By Andy Heuring Two Evansville men with drugs and more than $10,000 in cash in their vehicle were arrested Wednesday morning when they were stopped for driving 87 mph on I-69 near the 41-mile marker. Ryan W. King, 32, of 2121 Waggoner Ave., Evansville, was charged with possession of meth, less than five grams, a level 6 felony; maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 fel- ony; dealing in marijuana; pos- session of marijuana; and pos- session of paraphernalia. Gwayne A. Scott. Jr., of 1005 Corregidor Circle, Evansville, was arrested on charges of un- lawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a lev- el 4 felony and possession of methamphetamine, less than five grams. Pike County Sheriff Kent Johnson said he was on pa- trol, driving south on I-69 Wednesday morning, when he noticed a tan Toyota SUV go- ing 87 mph in the northbound lane. Johnson turned around and caught up to the vehicle about four miles north and it pulled over immediately. He said the driver, King, said he didn't know why he had been stopped even though he was driving 17 mph above the speed limit. According to Johnson's report, King said they were headed to Vin- cennes and acted extremely nervous. He also said he could smell the odor of raw marijuana in the vehicle, but King denied there was any in the vehicle. Then said "maybe a roach was in the vehicle." King moved a lighter that was in the center console and said "there is a roach" and handed it to Sheriff Johnson. Both occupants were asked to exit the vehicle and Sher- iff Johnson requested backup. Johnson said he found a plastic baggie containing mar- ijuana in the driver's door. A f- ter Chief Deputy Dallas Kil- lian and Deputy Cody Jones arrived, police found digital scales in the center console and a zippered bag. The bag, according to Johnson, con- tained 21 bundles of cash. Each bundle was wrapped in a rubber band and contained $500. A 22nd bundle had $200 in it for a total of $10,700 in cash. Sheriff Johnson's report states King said the marijua- na and scales were all his, but he didn't know anything about the money. Scott told police the money was his and he was going to purchase a stereo sys- tem. However, King told police they had already purchased the stereo and Scott gave it to him for driving Scott to Vin- cennes. Both were taken into custo- dy and transported to the Pike County Jail. Traffic stop leads to arrest on multiple drug, gun charges Playing in the "Horton Hears a Who!" part of the Pike Central Middle School production "Seussical Jr." are (l to r): Kangaroos Channing Sorgius, Calleigh Wibbeler and Horton, played by Joshua Harker. BEATING Continued from page 1 where Woods was suppos- edly staying, and could not locate him. They also went to Padgett's residence and couldn't locate him. A level 2 felony is punish- able by 10 to 30 years. A level 3 felony is punishable by three to 16 years and a level 5 felo- ny is punishable by one to six years. By Andy Heuring Pike County's COVID num- bers have dropped significant- ly in the last few weeks. "Cas- es have really slowed down. We only have 10 active cases. That may be a record," said Pike County Health Nurse Amy Gladish. Pike County has had no new cases reported in the last two days. It is the first time since mid-July Pike County went two days with no new cases. Three of the last seven days had no new cases in Pike County. There were only nine cases recorded in the last sev- en days. The last COVID death in Pike County was recorded on October 24. Pike County Schools had three or less cases at Winslow Elementary and three or less cases at Pike Central during the week of November 1 to 5. The previous week of school no cases were reported in Pike County Schools. The Pike County seven-day all test positivity rate on Tues- day was 7.4 percent. The coun- ty was lowered to the yellow advisory level last week. Statewide, the new cases each day have ranged between 2,349 on Nov. 4 to 1,132 on Nov. 11. However, in the last seven days, the number was nearly the same when it start- ed as it was when it finished. There were 2,005 cases on Nov. 2. That hit a peak of 2,349 on Nov. 4, but had fallen to 1,132 on Nov. 7, before jump- ing to 1,996 on Nov. 8. Deaths statewide were on a similar trend. There were 17 on Nov. 2. They jumped to 22 on Nov. 5 and the fell to 17 on Nov.7. Hospitalizations have been on a fairly steady drop since mid-September, when there were 2,687 people in the hos- pital with COVID. That num- ber fell to 1,209 by Nov. 6, but took a slight increase to 1,261 by Nov. 8. COVID continues decline; only 10 active cases in county VFW to visit schools for Veterans Day Coleman-Stewart Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3587 will travel to Petersburg Elemen- tary, Winslow Elementary and the Otwell Veterans Me- morial on Thursday, Novem- ber 11. The VFW color guard and honor guard begins their presentation at 9:30 a.m. at the Petersburg Elementary School. They then travel to Winslow Elementary school beginning at 10 :30 a.m. The Otwell Vet- erans Memorial stop is at 11:15 a.m., where students from the Otwell Miller Acad- emy will perform. Salvation Army seeks volunteers for bell ringing As we prepare for the hol- idays and look forward to spending time with friends and relatives, we need to re- member that hundreds of our neighbors are struggling with utility bills, a health crisis, childcare and putting quality healthy food on their tables. What can we do? We may be retired. We don't have extra money. We can volunteer, however, and one of the easiest ways to volunteer is to ring a bell for the Salvation Army Christmas campaign. Bell ringers are needed at the Petersburg Dollar Gener- al Store and Petersburg Hard- ware. The dates are all Fri- days and Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. November 26, 27, December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, and 24. Call Cal Biddle at 812-582-2385 to get your preferred times and days. Be the first to wish your community a Merry Christ- mas. Have your group add up those service hours. Petersburg man charged with OVWI A Petersburg man was ar- rested Monday night on charges of resisting with a ve- hicle and operating while in- toxicated. Jesus Hernandez, 29, of 5526 N. Knox Road, Peters- burg, was arrested at about 10 :35 p.m. by Petersburg Po- lice Cpl. Scott Arnold. Cpl. Arnold said he and Pike County Deputy Bryce Manning were dispatched to a report of a driver all over the road, driving south towards Petersburg on Highway 57, near AES Petersburg. Arnold and Manning locat- ed the vehicle near Eastwood Road in petersburg and got be- hind the vehicle, which was driving 55 mph in a 30 zone. Arnold said both police ve- hicles were directly behind the black car with their lights on, but it would not stop. It turned onto Center St. and then went to Knox Road. It kept going to 5526 N. Knox Road, where it pulled into a driveway. Officer Arnold and Manning blocked the car in and removed the driver from the vehicle, placing him in handcuffs. Cpl. Arnold said he could smell the odor of alcohol and that the driver had slurred speech. Hernandez failed field sobriety tests and tested 0.19 percent for blood alcohol, which is more than twice the legal limit in Indiana for driv- ing. He was taken into custody and refused a blood test. Hernandez was taken to the Pike County Jail on charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, operating while intoxicated, refusal and oper- ating without a license.