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Poplar Street, Petersburg Ten students from Pike Central High School competed in the Vocal Solo and Ensemble Competition at AIS Diamond in Evansville on Saturday, January 29. Pictured are, front row (l to r): Jayla Harris, Taylor Oswalt, Shelby Keeker and Avery Smith; back row: Conner Loveless, Alec Smith, Gabby Collins, Caden Fausnaugh and Max Burkhart. Students compete in Vocal Solo & Ensemble Competition By Sherri Sebella Ten Students from Pike Central High School competed in the Vocal Solo and Ensemble Competition at AIS Diamond in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday, Jan- uary 29. Each student learned, memorized, and worked on their vocal technique for the last two months in order to prepare for this contest. Students sang their song for a judge, who gave them a score and various com- ments. "All students did an awesome job and I am very proud of their hard work, no matter their rating," Melissa Taylor, Pike Central High School Choir Direc- tor said. Those receiving a Gold rating include Jayla Harris, Taylor Oswalt, Shelby Keek- er, Kearstan Hartley, Conner Loveless, Alec Smith, Caden Fausnaugh, and Max Burkhart. Keeker was awarded a perfect score for her performance of "Homeward Bound." Students who earned a Gold rating will advance to the State Contest on Satur- day, February 19 at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis. Simple precautions can save lives when out on ice By Sherri Sebella Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Corporal Joe Haywood, who has been with the de- partment for 18 years, has seen a lot hap- pen over the years, some of which could have been avoided by simple precautions. With the weather getting colder and the possibility of ice fishing beginning, Haywood said, "We do get ice occasion- ally, but the opportunity for ice fishing is limited, since we do not have extended periods of weather where it's under the freezing temperature and safe enough to ice fish." When considering what is safe to go out on when it comes to ice, Haywood suggested that there be at least four inch- es of solid ice to walk on. "Something people need to be careful of is checking the depth of the ice as they walk out. Just because you have a certain thickness of ice at one location, does not mean it is going to be the same thickness as you walk out." "A little over five years ago, two 12-year- olds drowned. As an officer, that is a case I think about every time we get ice. Our last line-of-duty death was an officer in- volved in a rescue on Tuesday, February 13, 2018," said Haywood, who recalled the day like it was yesterday. DNR Sergeant Ed Bollman and a friend were ice fish- ing, when his friend suffered a heart at- tack and fell into the water, while Bollman was still getting his ice fishing gear on. Bollman immediately attempted to res- cue the man but drowned during the ef- fort. Bollman knew how to get himself out of the ice, but he would not let go of his friend. When they found Bollman, he was still holding onto his friend. Bollman had served with the Indiana DNR for 14 years. Haywood said some simple precau- tions can prevent a tragedy from hap- pening when ice and the outdoors are in the plans. "On ice, wearing a life jack- et is probably one of the best things you can do. I have checked a lot of ice fisher- men in the past 18 years, and many do not wear life jackets. It is a simple precau- tion that can be taken to save their lives, in case of an accident," said Haywood. Other simple tips include dressing in cold weather gear and letting others know where you are going in case you do not return at the time you are supposed to. "It is good to take someone with you if you can. When you're walking out, it's best to walk in single file. We encourage people to use ice picks for safety. They ba- sically are handles with picks on the end so if you fall through the ice, you have the picks at the end, to pull yourself out of the ice," said Haywood. If you do fall into the ice, do not stand up right away according to Haywood. "Stay flat as you come out of the ice, so you can distribute your weight evenly, because it may be thinner where you went in," said Haywood. He suggest- ed always going back in the direction you came in because you do not know what the ice is like elsewhere. Other than ice fishing this time of year, waterfowl hunting season is happening right now and the precautions are very similar to ice fishing. "The biggest thing, again, is if you are on the water, wear a life jacket. When you are waterfowl hunt- ing, there are so many things you have to take with you, that you sometimes forget the life jacket," said Haywood. He said could not imagine a career in another field. "My experience as a DNR officer is that I could not imagine doing anything else. When I was looking to get into the job, there were not a lot of other law enforcement avenues that interested me. It was the conservation aspect of the job that interested me the most. I would say I did not realize everything that a con- servation officer did when I was going to school for it. We do so much as an agen- cy, not only with hunting and fishing, but with public speaking, traditional law en- forcement, education programs, issuing permits and permit inspections, respond- ing to natural disasters and water rescues as well. There is just so much going into the job that the general public does not know. It is what I would consider a pur- pose-filled career and if done properly, there is nothing more noble you will do with your life. It is a job where you protect and serve others," said Haywood. Joe Haywood, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Corporal Officer, holds a bald eagle, that was deter- mined to be blind and was taken to a rehabilitator in Vincennes.