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Health Department inspection report The following are summaries of inspections conducted by Pike Coun- ty Health Department from October 1 through December 31, 2021. Retail food establishments are allowed up to 30 days to respond and/or correct violations, with re-inspections con- ducted at the discretion of the Food Sanitarian. TEMPORARY INSPECTIONS Hens & Chicks Food Truck–11868 W CR 240 N, Linton, In 47441 No violations observed. PRE-OP INSPECTIONS Daugherity Auctions food truck–109 S 6th, Petersburg, IN 47567 No violations observed. Knight's Tree Farm LLC– 1282 S SR 61, Winslow, IN 47598 No violations observed. ROUTINE INSPECTIONS Dollar General #13278–245 W Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 3 Non-critical violations: Improp- er storage of single serve supplies (corrected); no soap in restroom (corrected); indoor trash not main- tained. Jay C #70–323 W Main, Peters- burg, IN 47567 1 Non-critical violation: Coating of kitchen floors worn (work order filed). Fish Hut–301 S 9th, Petersburg, IN 47567 4 Non-critical violations: Non-food contact equipment soiled; seals of coolers soiled/worn; indoor trash receptacles soiled; no covered re- ceptacle in restroom. Casey's General Store #6879– 304 E Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 5 Non-critical violations: Chemi- cal test strips not available (on or- der); improper storage of RTE food (corrected); non-food contact sur- faces soiled; seals of coolers soiled; perimeter of kitchen floor and base- boards soiled. CVS #6879–200 W Main, Peters- burg, IN 47567 3 Non-critical violations: No soap in customer restroom; no covered receptacles in restrooms; mop not hung to air dry. Randy's Americana Café– 618 E Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 1 Critical violation: Hand-wash- ing sink used to rinse utensils (cor- rected). 2 Non-critical violations: Freez- ers > 0°F; indoor trash receptacles soiled. Huck's–17 W Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 2 Critical violations: Food contact surfaces soiled; sanitizer not at prop- er concentration. 8 Non-critical violations: Non- food contact surfaces soiled; seals of under counter cooler soiled; ceil- ing tile and vents soiled; perimeter of floor soiled; indoor trash recepta- cles soiled; cleaning equipment not maintained; no covered receptacle in restroom; dumpster area not main- tained. Power Mart 3–907 E Main, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567 5 Critical violations: Raw chick- en and fish >41°F (corrected–dis- posed); potentially hazardous foods not dated; food contact surfaces not washed and sanitized every 4 hrs; in- sect activity observed; hand-wash- ing sink used to rinse equipment (corrected). 11 Non-critical violations: Chem- ical test strips not available (cor- rected); ware-washing sink used to thaw chicken and fish (correct- ed); paper towels not provided in re- stroom; working containers not la- beled; improper storage of single serve supplies; indoor trash recepta- cles soiled; no covered receptacle in restroom; perimeter of floor soiled; cleaning equipment not maintained; mops not hung to air dry; dumpster open (corrected). No. 423 Smokehouse–804 E Il- linois, Petersburg, IN 47567 3 Non-critical violations: Indoor trash receptacles soiled; mainte- nance equipment soiled; no covered receptacle provided in restroom. County Junction–1851 E SR 64, Winslow, IN 47598 1 Critical violation: Unlabeled chemical (corrected). 2 Non-critical violations: Ice build- up in chest freezer; dumpster full/ unable to close. Quick Pick–901 N Main, Winslow, IN 47598 8 Non-critical violations: Improper storage of food product (corrected); unlabeled working containers; non- food contact surfaces soiled; seals of coolers soiled; perimeter of floor soiled; absorbent material on floor; indoor trash receptacles soiled; bro- ken/missing floor tiles. Sullivan Grocery–8400 W SR 65, Hazleton, IN 47640 1 Critical violation: 1 outdated PHF product (corrected/disposed). Subway–104 E Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 4 Non-critical violations: Absor- bent material on floor used to sup- port equipment; broken/cracked floor tiles near walk-in freezer; mop not hung to air dry after use (cor- rected); worn floor mats. REINSPECTIONS Power Mart 3–907 E Main, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567 2 Critical violations: Insect activi- ty present; hand-washing sink used to rinse utensils (corrected). 3 Non-critical violations: Working containers not labeled; indoor trash receptacles soiled; area behind fry- ers soiled. Huck's–17 W Main, Petersburg, IN 47567 8 Non-critical violations: Non-food contact surfaces/equipment soiled; ceiling tiles soiled; tile under fryer & drink racks soiled; dumpster area not maintained; cleaning equipment not maintained; freezer seal leaks; no covered receptacle in restroom; seals of under counter cooler soiled. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Feburar y 9, 2022 A-5 9-5:30; 1922 Patoka Valley Quilt Guild February meeting The February meeting of the Pa- toka Valley Quilt Guild was Tuesday, February 1, at Ferdinand Communi- ty Center with Vice-President Ann Primus presiding. The Treasurer's report was given. In committee re- ports, Education announced Open Sewing at the library this month will be February 17-19. Also, Heri- tage Days at the Dubois County Mu- seum will be April 5 -7. If you can help with Heritage Days, contact Sherri Hilgeman. Hospitality reported 27 members present. Doris Langebrake had mem- bership lists for anyone who didn't get one at the last meeting. Jane Heichelbech requested any quilt tops for Special Projects be brought to the next meeting. Retreat this month is at Spring Mill Inn on February 11-13. Future retreats at St. Meinrad will be July 19 -21 and October 25 -27. Show and Tell of something new to you, method or pattern, attempt- ed since the last meeting concluded the meeting. The next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in the Mobel Room of the Ferdinand Com- munity Center. New members are al- ways welcome. Petersburg awarded $481,000 grant for sewer line project City Council appoints Assistant Police Chief By Andy Heuring Petersburg created the position of Assistant Police Chief and an- nounced they are getting a $481,000 grant as well announced they will vote on a water rate increase at their next meeting. "I have been talking to Kyle (Mills, Police Chief )," said Petersburg May- or R. C. Klipsch. "We don't really have anything in writing that addresses if the police chief can't do his job for any reason," said Klipsch. He said they were recommending $1,000 increase for this position and some of the administrative duties of the chief. Klipsch recommended the council approve Chad McClellan for the posi- tion. McClellan has served in the po- sition of Sgt. for several years. The board unanimously voted to approve both actions. Klipsch told the council while IN- DOT was working on Phase II of the Highway 61 rehab project they ran across a problem with a sewer line. Klipsch said it was a problem the city had planned to deal with in the fu- ture, but the new construction was forcing their hand. When they got an engineer's estimate on the work it was $ 94,000 to $100,000. "I said, 'hey, we have a problem here.'" He talked to INDOT ,because a project that exceeds 10 percent of the sewer department's yearly in- come is eligible for help. He said when they had Ragle construction company look at it to give them an estimate. They said it would cost about $400,000. He said then last week he got an email from INDOT saying they would pay $481,000 for the project to run a new sewer line from Seventh St. north and then it would split and run in two directions several blocks away. Klipsch said when the project is done they will have a problem solved and a new sewer line. Klipsch said new water rates will be discussed at their next meeting. It is being moved to Tuesday, Febru- ary 22 due to Presidents Day. He said they have a firm doing a rate study to determine how much of an increase they will need to cov- er the cost of the $17 million improve- ments they recently bid. He said at the next meeting the council vote on that rate increase. Then Clerk-Treasurer Tammy Selby will send those new rates to a firm that will put the rates into the city's billing system. "It will probably be July or August before the new rates will be in effect," said Klipsch. "So is that going to be about $ 30? " asked Council member Jody Hoover . "We don't know, but I don't think so," said Klipsch. He added they would not know exactly until all the numbers on the cost of the new proj- ect had been figured into rates and those would be presented at the next meeting. In other project-related business, Klipsch said Phase I of the sewer plant project completion date had been backed off one more month to sometime in May. "I was hoping it would be done to help with the Spring rains," said Klipsch. Part of the project is an equaliza- tion basin that holds excess flow un- til the plant catches up and can han- dle the excess. Councilmen also voted to accept the low bid on their Community Crossroads paving grant form Indi- ana. It is a grant of $154,716. Peters- burg will have to match the grant with $ 37,362. They will be paving: • Locust St. from Ninth to Third St.; • Maple St. from Ninth to Third St.; • Sycamore St. from Sixth to First St.; • McCoy St. from Fifth to dead- end: and • 10th St. from Locust to SR61. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 22. COVID numbers continue to decline By Andy Heuring COVID numbers in Pike and Indi- ana are continuing to decline, drop- ping more than half in state-wide and locally. There were 79 new cases in Pike County over the last seven days, which is down from 163 the previ- ous week. State-wide the new cases in the last seven days peaked at 6,788 on February 1. That is less than half the peak the previous week when it reached 16,875 on January 27. Deaths are also down from 45 to 39 between January 25 and 29. In the last week, deaths have ranged from 37 to 26 a day. Also hospitalizations have fallen steadily from 2,705 on Feb. 1 to 2,234 on Feb. 7. It is the first time they have fallen below 2,300 in Indiana since January 18. Also the number of available ICU beds state-wide has increased from 14 .4 percent on January 31 to 19.3 percent available on Feb. 8. net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year. Just playing Dustin Galloway uses his tractor to clear the VFW parking lot in Petersburg. "I'm just playing. I have always had a soft spot for veterans so I thought I would just help out," said Galloway.