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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 10, 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 Winslow flushing hydrants now November 18-19 The Winslow Street Dept. is planning to flush fire hy- drants on Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19. This has been postponed one week in observation of Veterans Day. Flushing the hydrants gets sediment out of the lines and can cause temporary discoloration of the water. Town officials said Winslow water customers should avoid wash- ing light-colored clothes on those days. Free Community Thanksgiving dinner November 22 Mi Patio is hosting a free community Thanksgiving din- ner, sponsored by the Petersburg First United Methodist Church outreach, on Monday, Nov. 22 from 4-8 p.m. Ev- eryone is welcome. For more information, call 812-319 - 2647 or 812-582-1734. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night A Community Create and Craft Night is scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6 -9 p.m. at St. Peters Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Bring a craft, sewing, yarn or unfinished projects. Create and finish projects, and learn new ones while having fun. For more information, call Sherry Meyer at 812-457-9842. Celebrate Recovery meets every Monday Celebrate Recovery will meet every 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. Free Clothing Bank each Tuesday Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for every- one. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Mor- ton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. important tools available to our local partners to support their efforts to improve local roads and bridges," INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuin- ness said. "Rebuilding and improving local roads, while also addressing safety needs, promotes growth and enhanc- es the business environment and quality of place across In- diana." To qualify for funding, lo- cal governments must pro- vide local matching funds, 50 percent for larger communi- ties or 25 percent for small- er communities, from a fund- ing source approved for road and bridge construction. They must also submit an IN- DOT-approved asset manage- ment plan for maintaining ex- isting roads and bridges. State law requires annually that 50 percent of the available match- ing funds be awarded to com- munities within counties with a population of 50,000 or few- er. State lawmakers identified long-term funding for Com- munity Crossings as part of House Enrolled Act 1002, passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Hol- comb in April 2017. "Once again, Pike Coun- ty comes out on top with the community Crossing grant of $727k, which was the max. We have been blessed with this grant for several years now and without this grant, we could not do what we have done with blacktopping our Pike County roads," said Pike County Commissioner presi- dent Mark Flint. PIKE ROADS The roads to be paved with the grant in Pike County are: CR 700 E. (Locust St., Sten- dal), from SR 64 to dead end, 5,182 ft. Lockhart Twp. CR 475 S., from CR 100 W. to S. Royalty Rd., 16,117 ft. Pa- toka Twp. CR 1050 S. (Old State Road 64), from CR 900 E., to coun- ty line 9,267 ft. Lockhart Twp. Poehlein Rd., from High- way 61 to dead end, 718 ft. Pa- toka Twp. Arthur Church Rd., from Highway 61 to dead end, 1,085 ft. Patoka Twp. Burns Rd., from Highway 61 to dead end, 374 ft. Pato- ka Twp. CR 475 N., from CR 375 E. to rock, 2,809 ft. Wash/Jeff Twp. CR 200 E., from SR 356 to CR 650 N., 9,284 ft. Wash. Twp. Knox Road, from city lim- its to railroad tracks, 3,070 ft. Wash. Twp. CR 350 E., from SR 364 to CR 400 S., 2,488 ft. Patoka Twp. CR 125 E., from CR 475 S. to dead end, 2,430 ft. Patoka Twp. CR 400 E., from CR 900 S. to CR 1100 S., 11,859 ft. Pato- ka Twp. CR 200 W., from CR 350 N. to rock, 3,041 ft. Wash. Twp. PETERSBURG STREETS Locust St., from Third to Ninth Sts. Maple St., from Third to Ninth Sts. Sycamore St., from dead end to Fifth St. McCoy St., from fifth to El- ementary School. 10th St., from Locust to Highway 61. McAtee said they did have, but his kids removed the cats' col- lars. Popp asked what that notice would look like. Councilman Dick Brew- ster said he had an old-fash- ioned view of pet ownership. "It is the owner of that ani- mal (who has) responsibility to protect and keep that ani- mal where it can't venture out throughout the town, where it can get struck by a vehicle or bite someone." The McAtees said it was il- legal to dump cats. "I hate that it happened, but I don't have divine power to make this unhappen," said Popp. He added he could see both sides of the problem, that a homeowner has a right to pro- tect his property, but also that the cat had been lost. Council vice-president Deb- ra Lamb said while Dixon had the right to trap the cat, it is against the law to dump the cat. She said the town's ordi- nance allows for the cats to be neutered and then returned. She said there is a link on Winslow's website to post miss- ing animals and animals that have been found so they can be returned to their owners. Lamb suggested they pro- mote that link to try and help people locate missing animals. Councilmen also noted dogs and cats are required to have tags, which are to be renewed each year. A dog or cat tag is $5 for an animal who is not neutered or spayed, and $ 3 for spayed or neutered, or $15 for life of the animal. Lamb said having the tags would make it much easier for Animal Control Officer Billy Marshal to find the animals' owners. Marshal said the town's holding area is maxed out with cats and he can't take any more. Glen and Kristy Hayes are cat lovers and told the coun- cil that over the last two years they have captured 71 cats and gotten them neutered, just as volunteers to help the town. Lamb said Winslow, in re- cent months, has started helping pay the fee for cats to be neutered. But the Hayes had footed the bill for many months before the town got involved. Lamb said the Hayes found a retired veterinarian who is doing the procedure for a rea- sonable price. Lamb and Popp suggested they look at trying to expand their holding facility. In other business, the coun- cil voted 2-1 to rescind an ear- lier order requiring police to park the police cars at Town Hall when they were off duty. "I know this is going to up- set Dick (Brewster), but this just isn't working," said Lamb of parking the cars at Town Hall. She said one of the cars had the gas stolen out of it while it was sitting parked at Town Hall. Lamb said when the cars are parked there on Main St., ev- eryone can tell when no one is on duty. "It is helping me. If all three of them are parked out there, I know no one is on duty," said Brewster. "I don't have a problem with the officer driving it home," said Lamb. She said police have arrived for their shift to find the bat- tery was dead or the gas has been stolen. Brewster voted against the measure. Traffic problems caused by parents lining up to pick up their children from Winslow Elementary School at the end of the day has been an ongo- ing problem. Lamb and Popp said school officials think the best way to deal with it is to have them drive up through the Sports Park while waiting for school to end. Park Board president Billy Marshall said the park board has given that their blessing. In other business, the board voted to pay a clothing allow- ance of $400 to street de- partment workers for winter clothes and boots. The next Winslow Coun- cil meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, November 22 at Town Hall. 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. 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WICKHUM CELEBRATES 85TH BIRTHDAY WITH CARD SHOWER Ruth Ann Connor Wick- hum, formerly of Pike Coun- ty, will be celebrating her 85th birthday on November 17. Cards may be sent to: 233 Lake Avenue # 110, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Birthdays PAVING Continued from page 1 CATS Continued from page 1 Christmas in the Park Volunteers have been put- ting up decorations for Christ- mas in the Park over the last few weeks. The displays will be open in Hornady Park begin- ning Thanksgiving, from 6 to 9 p.m. every evening until New Year's. Above: Steve Hamilton, Jim Gidcumb, Dave Adams, Bob Mottern and John Burns put a lighted display in place. Below: Del Culbertson and John Burns set a display in place. Anyone interested in vol- unteering to work the en- trance and accept donations is asked to call Don Priest at 812-582-2765.