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SOLAR Continued from page 1 SNOW Continued from page 1 Purdue Extension news A-4 Wednesday, Feburar y 9, 2022 The Press-Dispatch To pre-register for this free event, visit www.mhhcc.org and search for the program in "Classes & Events" or call 812-996-2352. Deadline to register is February 22. Cardiac Health & Hypertension Dr. Ben Stillman Hea Upcoming Program Hypertension is one of the strongest risk factors for almost all di-erent cardiovascular diseases acquired during life. Join Dr. Ben Stillman of Memorial Hospital's Petersburg Family Medicine at this upcoming event! February 24 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Main Street Presbyterian Church Kiefer Hall 910 Main Street, Petersburg WINTER CLEARANCE LARGE GROUPS SPORT SHIRTS, SWEATERS, SLACKS & SHOES FOR WOMEN & MEN On The Square, Jasper Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5:30; Wednesday 9-8; Saturday 9-3 Where Helping You Dress Well has been a Specialty Since 1922 On The Square, Jasper Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5:30; Wednesday 9-8; Saturday 9-3 Where Helping You Dress Well has been a Specialty Since 1922 On The Square, Jasper Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5:30; Wednesday 9-8; Saturday 9-3 Where Helping You Dress Well has been a Specialty Since 1922 On e Square, Jasper French Lick and West Baden Resorts 812-482-5514 siebertsclothing.com 50 % OFF 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loos, of Petersburg, will cele- brate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb- ruary 12, 2022. They were married on February 12, 1972 in the First United Methodist Church, in Petersburg. The couple have two children, Ryan Loos, of Winslow, and Suzanne (Na- than) Harker, of Petersburg. They have two grandchil- dren, Jacob and Joshua. With This Ring... MARRIAGE LICENSES Jashubhai Varvabhai Chaudhari, 42, of 908 N. Second St., Winslow son of Varvabhai Chaudhari and Anarben Chaudhari to Nikita Somabhai Chaudari, 29, of 908 N. Second St., Winslow, daughter of Somabhai Chaudhary and Shantaben Chaudhary. By Jo Gilreath Purdue Extension Educator- Warrick County 812-897-6100 jgilreat@purdue.edu Spring is just around the corner and should bring nic- er weather, longer periods of daylight and chances for more outdoor activities. Why not take this opportunity to start walking and moving more? Purdue Extension invites you to "step up" and join their GetWalkIN' program starting February 20. Walking is a popular activi- ty – and good for your health. Only half of American adults get the recommended amount of physical activity, which is unfortunate because regu- lar physical activity can low- er risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabe- tes, osteoporosis, depression and obesity. Walking is an excellent way for most people to increase their physical activity—walk- ing is accessible to almost any- one and doesn't require spe- cific skills or fancy workout clothes. Need some motivation to get you walking more? Get- WalkIN' is an e-mail based walking program offered through Purdue Extension. GetWalkIN' spans a 12-week period, is very user-friendly and is offered at no cost. Indi- viduals age 18 and older sign up, walk on their own sched- ule, while receiving weekly emails from their local Pur- due Extension Educator with guidance, resources, and en- couragement. Five local Health and Hu- man Sciences Educators are offering the program at the same time—they are looking to see which county can get the most community mem- bers walking. Are you ready to join us? Individuals who are actively participating will have opportunities to win some in- centive prizes., while also working toward their goal of increasing physical activity. Registration is simple, sign up at: https://bit.ly/Get- WalkIN2022 Program starts February 20. Deadline to Sign-Up: Feb- ruary 19. For additional information, contact an Extension Educa- tor in your area: Pike County Brooke Goble bgoble5@purdue.edu 812- 354-6838. Daviess County Jennifer Stefancik jstefanc@purdue. edu 812-254-8668. Posey County Kristen Low- ry klowry@purdue.edu 812- 838 -1331. Vanderburgh County Mea- gan Brothers brotherm@pur- due.edu. Warrick County Jo Gilreath jgilreat@purdue.edu 812-897- 6100. *If you live in a county not listed, call one of the above numbers. Step-Up by joining GetWalkIN' Tandem snow plows rolling on Petersburg Streets Petersburg had two trucks with snow plows and sand running in tandem on Thursday, trying to clear the streets of the sleet that was falling. At about 2:30 p.m., the sleet changed to snow. Above, they make their way down Nichols Ave. ted for Pike County and an es- timated two full-time jobs for operations and maintenance. Landowner payments are es- timated to be $ 35 million to those participating landown- ers. Soil tests are still being ran to determine where the panels will lie. "We will have a public com- ment session at the end of our meeting today," Jon Craig, President of the Pike Coun- ty Council said. "We want to take the steps necessary so everyone knows and is trans- parent here in the County lev- el agreement. The County formed a committee to have conversations with you. We are now to the point where this has been elevated. One thing we learned from previ- ous projects, is that we want to be transparent. We want peo- ple to be able to contact you (Schoder)." Schoder then provided his name, phone number and email for those who have any questions, which is 708 -267- 2466 or by email at tschod- er@invenergy.com. Following Schoder's pre- sentation, Pike County Sheriff Kent Johnson gave a 2021 jail report which included the jail having an average daily pop- ulation of 50, along with no deaths, suicides, or escapes. Johnson reported that 40 new inmate mattresses were pur- chased, and they replaced two computers and a stove that was defective. All jail doors were also serviced and re- paired. Total income put back into the general fund amount- ed to $233,940.24, which was down due to COVID. "We couldn't hold as many prison- ers due to COVID, which low- ered the amount going back into the general fund," John- son said. Pike County is paid a per diem for prisoners they keep from the Indiana Department of Corrections and other coun- ties. Ryan Benner, EMA/Dis- patch Director for Pike Coun- ty asked for an additional ap- propriation in the amount of $244,139.12 from the State- wide 911 1222 Fund for a computer upgrade and sup- plies. That amount is what it will cost to replace the current CAD system with a new CAD system. This system is used by the Dispatch, Sheriff's Depart- ment, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Department, First Responders and employ- ees to maintain accurate re- cords of the calls to E911 and the responses made. The cur- rent system is not functioning. "911 funds are limited in what you can spend it on and this is a good project for that," Benner said. "This is what this money is for. You deserve equipment that works," Craig said. The council approved the additional appropriations unanimously. The City of Pe- tersburg will be contributing to subscription costs for the CAD system, that is an appli- cation for law enforcement to use, according to Benner. Numerous additional appro- priation requests and transfer requests were approved on a unanimous level before the public session of the meeting. Only one person had public comments regarding the pro- posed solar panel project. "I have several questions with the Crossroads Project," Al- yssa Eilert said. "What com- pensation is there going to be for neighboring landowners. Are they going to pave the roads or will there be any oth- er type of compensation. "We will get answers to your ques- tions," Craig said. Today is a starting point on these. We want to make sure we have your name and address to get your answers." Eilert was also concerned about the purpose of tax abate- ments for these projects. "Do they intend to maintain as nice a looking project as possible for the length of the project," Eilert said. Schoder stated that they were looking at a five year tax abatement that would be phased down over those five years. "That is how long we expect them (tax abate- ments) to last," Schoder said. "When the project is over, the land will be returned back to it's original agricultural state. We will have full-time mainte- nance crews to keep tabs on the project and we also plan to plant Evergreens." The next scheduled Pike County Commissioners meet- ing will be Tuesday, March 8, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Pike County Courthouse. Byrd said. "We have gone through close to 25 loads of sand and I had to order more today, that we will get this week." Schools in the area have been closed since Thurs- day, with E-learning in place through Monday. Tuesday was a snow day for students, with no assignments posted or assigned until Wednesday, February 9. The make-up day for Tuesday, will be Thurs- day, May 26. According to the Nation- al Weather Service Pud- ucah, Kentucky local fore- cast office, Petersburg will see warming temperatures over the next few days, with a high of 52 degrees on Fri- day. Colder temperatures re- turn this weekend with highs in the mid to upper 30's.