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She continued to drive to her house, but her damaged hood flew up and she missed her driveway, causing her vehicle to overturn. The Petersburg Fire Department extri- cated her from the vehicle because she was unable to exit through the driver's door. They had to remove the roof to get her out. It happened at about 7:45 p.m. By Andy Heuring Local COVID numbers have tak- en a jump in the last two weeks. Pike County's active cases have jumped to 53 from just 10 three weeks ago. The last two weeks, there have been 45 and 46 new cases in Pike Coun- ty. Over the last weeks, the cases were nearly the same for each sev- en-day period. But both weeks had big jumps and then drops. In the last seven days, starting on November 23, the number of cases were 13, 14, 3, 2, 2, 3 and the a jump to 9 on Monday. Statewide, the number of cases have taken a similar track. They were 4,057 and 4,007 on Nov. 23 and 24, then began to fall rapidly, drop- ping to 2,661 on the 25th and down to 1,261 on Nov. 26, and 1,248 the next day, but then began a quick in- crease to 2,947 on Monday and 4,078 on Tuesday. There were 135 people who died from COVID in the last seven days from November 23 to November 29 in Indiana. It ranged from a high of 29 on Nov. 27 to a low of seven on Nov. 29. There have been no deaths in Pike County since October 24. While deaths and new cases have been surging and dropping, hospi- talizations have been on a steady rise over the last month. In the last seven days, they have increased steadily from 1,842 on Nov. 23 to 2,203 on Nov. 29. Hospitals still have plenty of ICU beds and ventilators. There are 15.5 percent of the ICU beds in use for COVID and 35.6 percent of them available. There are 4.5 percent of ventilators in use on COVID, with 78.8 percent still available. The seven-day, all-test positivi- ty rate is 11.6 in Pike County and 12.2 percent for Indiana. Pike Coun- ty was moved into the orange cate- gory, as much of Indiana has been. There were only seven counties in the yellow range this week and 10 in the red range. In Pike County, there have been 29,380 tests for COVID adminis- tered since it began. There have been 2,450 cases and 44 deaths. The Pike County Health Dept. of- fers free vaccine boosters to anyone who is at least 18 years old and it has been six months since their second dose. They are offering Pfizer and Moderna first, second and booster doses. Appointments can be made at ourshot.in.gov or by calling the Pike County Health Dept. Several pharmacies in the area also offer the vaccine. Local COVID numbers see rise since Thanksgiving holiday See SCOUTS on page 2 By Andy Heuring Santa Claus is coming to town this Satur- day. He will be in Winslow in the morning fol- lowing their parade, which is at 10 a.m., and in Petersburg in the afternoon following their parade, which is at 3 p.m. Below is a list of ma- ny of the activities planned in Pike County for Christmas. WINSLOW In Winslow, there will be a Mouse House at the Nazarene Church on Saturday, December 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will have gifts available for children to purchase, ranging in price from $1 to $5 on Saturday morning. Santa will be at the Winter Wonderland in Town Hall to visit with children from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on December 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. Coat wrap There will also be a Coat Wrap in Winslow. Nice, clean winter coats will be wrapped on light posts and signs along Main St. in Winslow on Friday, December 3. Anyone needing a win- ter coat can take one. Any coats not taken by Sunday evening will be taken down. Anyone interested in donating nice used or new coats can leave the coats at the Beacon of Light restaurant in Winslow. PETERSBURG Santa's house Santa will be in his Santa house, which is located at Seventh and Main sts., following the Christmas parade, until 5:30 p.m. on Sat- urday, Dec. 4. He will also be there from 2 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 5, 11, 12 and 18, then again on Dec. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. Delts Lunch with Santa The Petersburg Delts will be serving Lunch with Santa this year instead of breakfast. The Delts have been doing the event with Santa on the first weekend of December for more than 40 years. It will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Petersburg United Method- ist Church at 801 Walnut St. Children will get to talk with Santa and have a hot dog, chips, a drink and dessert. 4-H North Pole is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 4 at the 4-H Building in Hornady Park. It is a free event that will fea- ture crafts and cookies, and visits with Santa. People are encouraged to bring a camera to have their picture taken with Santa. Visits with Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus will be in the Peter Brenton Cab- in in Hornady Park this December. She will read stories and have small crafts for chil- dren. "Watch for the lights to be on," said Mrs. Claus. Her planned hours at the cabin are 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3; Wednesday, Dec. 8; Friday, Dec. 10 ; Saturday, Dec. 11; Sunday, Dec. 12, Wednesday, Dec. 15; Friday, Dec. 17; Sunday, Dec. 19; Wednesday, Dec. 22; and Fri- day, Dec. 24. Train show The Antique and Toy Train Show will have a new location. It will be at Pike Collision, 2134 E. Main St., Petersburg, on Saturday, Decem- ber 11 and Sunday, December 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. both days. It is sponsored by Pike Col- lision. Candlelight Service The Main St. Presbyterian Church in Pe- tersburg will have Candlelight Christmas ser- vice beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 24. They will light a Christmas candle during the service. There will be solos and congre- gational singing of traditional Christmas car- ols during the service. STENDAL DEC. 11 The Cup Creek General Baptist Church will put on It All Happened in the Country at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 11 at the Lock- hart Twp. Community Center. Pastor Richard Russell said it is a Christmas-themed play that talks about the meaning of Christmas. It will run about 30 minutes and includes singing and dancing. OTWELL Otwell Breakfast with Santa The Otwell Community Center is sponsor- ing Breakfast with Santa from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 18 in the Communi- ty Center dining room. There will be coffee, juice, donuts and a chance to talk with Santa. Parades, Santa highlight Christmas activities Locals react to news of Scout Camp being sold By Andy Heuring The sale of Old Ben Scout Reservation in Pike County has brought several reactions from locals involved in Scouting. The Buffalo Trace Council, headquartered in Evansville, recently sent letters to support- ers announcing the plan to sell the camp to help pay a fine leveled against the Boy Scouts USA after they were sued by victims of sex- ual assault. Old Ben Scout Reservation was built by vol- unteers and donations on a large tract of re- claimed ground the Old Ben mining company controlled. They donated the land and thou- sands of man hours to the camp and started on construction of the camp in 1987. The camp served as the main summer Scout camp for several years, hosting Scouts for six weeks during the summer and numerous other week- end camps for Cub Scouts and other Scout- ing events. Former Petersburg Scout Leader Larry Haycraft said he had taken Scouts to camp for 22 years. He said along with taking Scouts to camp at Old Ben, he taught merit badge classes there for years, ranging from metal working, fishing and cooking to wilderness survival. "All the memories I have after all the kids I saw come through there. The camp is go- ing to be another thing that isn't carrying on. Someone will go by there and remember go- ing to camp there and say, "What is it now? " said Haycraft. Haycraft said there are other Scout camps for area Scouts to go to, but he said they will Sidewalk work Workers from Ragle are pouring and forming sidewalks along the Highway 61 rehabilitation proj- ect. It is one of the last steps of Phase I. Jason Tiller of INDOT said the project is supposed to be fin- ished and the road will be open by the end of next week. It has been closed since early July. About two weeks after they finish, the crews will start on Phase II of the project from Seventh St. to Har- vest Lane. It is expected to be completed late next summer.