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$1.00 24 PAGES Four SECTIoNS oNE INSErT PETErSBurG, IN 47567-0068 WEdNESdAy, JuNE 8, 2022 PIKE PUBLISHING VoLuME 152, NuMBEr 23 Main St. geyser A geyser erupted on Main St., Petersburg as crews were digging to put in a new 8" main water line. They hit an old water service line. City Services Manager Ross El- more said they were able to put a clamp on it to repair the leak. "It might happen two or three more times before they get done." Elmore said there are several old service lines that have been disconnected from businesses up Main St. but were not disconnected from the water main. SPORTS B1 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Lady Chargers capture regional, fall to Tri-West in semi-state See COUNCIL on page 3 See ELECTION on page 2 Tractor Club had short ride out of Otwell A large number of area residents were on the Otwell Community Center parking lot for the Pike County Tractor Club short ride on Saturday morning. According to Mike and Robin Whaley, 15 trac- tors participated in the Pike County Tractor Club short ride on Saturday. Antique Ford tractors were the most prevalent but John Deere and others made up the contingent that run a county route at about 8 miles per hour. A larger ride later in the year will feature around 35 tractors and a number of riders in wagons. James Capozella photo. Whether you want your kids to do crafts and talk with Santa or you want to visit with friends and talk about cars, Pike County has you cov- ered this weekend. Christmas in the Park is set for Prides Creek and the Tin Fest Auto Show is in Stendal on Saturday. TIN FEST AUTO SHOW IN STENDAL, JUNE 11 The Tin Fest Auto Show is set for Saturday, June 11 at Lockhart Town- ship Community Center in Stendal. It is a car show and community gath- ering. They will give awards for the top three vehicles in the following classes based on model year: 1900 to 1948, 1949 to 1960, 1961 to 1972, 1973 to 1987, 1988 to 2008 and 2009 to 2020 as well as tractors and mo- torcycles. Preregistration is $12 or $15 day of show starting at 9 a.m. and run- ning until noon EST. It will be ran or shine, with awards being given at 2 p.m. The first 30 entries will receive dash plaques. There will be door prizes, food and drink available. To preregister, call William Calde- meyer at 812-536 -3522. CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK JUNE 11 A new festival this year is Prides Creek's Christmas in the Park. Santa will make an early visit to Pike County to talk with children at Prides Creek. Activities will be based at Shelter #1, located near the beach. There will be kids' crafts from 10 a.m. to noon. Santa will lead the golf cart pa- rade through the park. Line-up will be at the beach house at 1:30 p.m. Following the parade there will be milk and cookies and a chance for children to get their picture taken with Santa. Campgrounds throughout the park are encouraged to decorate for Christmas. It is open and free to everyone, but donations will be accepted. Festivals at Stendal, Prides Creek Highways 65 and 257 will have clo- sures in Pike County. Highway 257 will close between Otwell and Washington beginning today ( Wednesday). The Indiana Department of Transportation said the closures are to replace five drain- age pipes. It is scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 8 and be complet- ed by June 15, depending on weath- er. The first project will start near Otwell and proceed north toward Washington with each successive project. Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure. Highway 65 in Pike County closed on May 31 near Union. Indiana Department of Trans- portation said it would be closed while crews replace the bridge over Branch Harbin Creek with a box cul- vert. Once complete, SR 65 will remain closed in this area to facilitate anoth- er construction project. Work is ex- pected to be completed by mid-Au- gust. The official detour for motorists is State Road 56 to US 41 to State Road 64. Local residents will have access up to the point of closure. Highways 56 and 257 will be closed School board, Winslow council positions still open By Andy Heuring The primary election in May set the ballot for the general election in most races at the federal, state and county levels. However the deadline to file for School board and Winslow Town Council are not until June and July. All three Winslow Town Council positions and the Clerk-Treasurer position are up for election. The three town council positions are an at-large position instead of wards. This means the top the vote getters will be elected regardless how many candidates file. Petitions for nomination are due in the Clerk's Office no later than noon Thursday, June 30, 2022 for certification. Once the Peti- tion has been certified, the candidate has un- til noon Friday, July 15, 2022 to file their writ- ten consent and statement of economic inter- ests along with the certified petition. State election law requires the petition must be signed by the number of registered voters equal to 2 % of the total votes cast for Secre- tary of State in the 2018 general election in the Winslow precinct. Pike County Clerk, Lana Griffith said, "The total number of votes cast in the 2018 gener- al election for Secretary of State in Winslow was 316 so each petition must have a mini- mum of six signatures from registered voters of Winslow." She added, the Clerk-Treasurer position has the same requirements, "but these candidates are also required to file additional campaign finance forms no later than noon Friday, Ju- ly 15, 2022." SCHOOL BOARD FILING DEADLINE IS AUG. 16 There are two of the five school board dis- tricts up for election in November. Districts 1 and 2 will be on the ballot. Currently Howard Knight represents District 1 and Dave Waltz represents District 2. Waltz was appointed last year after Forrest Manning, who beat Waltz in the election of 2018, resigned. The first day to file a petition for school board is on Wednesday, July 27. The deadline to file is noon Friday, August 26. While all of the county will vote in both the school board district races the candidate must live within the boundary of the district. Dis- trict 1 includes all of Clay, Madison and Wash- Filing deadlines approaching for Nov. election By Andy Heuring A grant has been secured to purchase new playground equipment for Hornady Park, and numerous construction updates were discussed during Monday night's Petersburg City Council meeting. Ashley Willis, Executive Director of Pike Co. Economic Development Inc. told the council she applied for and received a grant for $136,360 to purchase new play- ground equipment. She said much of the playground equipment in Hornady Park is old and deemed a liability. The grant was given by the Welborn Baptist Foun- dation's Healthy Eating and Active Liv- ing initiative. It is a non-matching grant, so Peters- burg is only going to need to pay for in- stallation of the equipment. However, Wil- lis said she hopes to be able to secure funding for the installation through other grant sources. Following the city council meeting, Willis met with the Petersburg Park and Recreation Board, who recom- mended they start with a play set for two- to five-year olds and hopefully they can expand to add more sets in the future. Willis said she needed formal approv- al from the city to locate the equipment in Hornady Park. They voted 5 -0 to have her move forward with the project. Petersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch said the improvement to the park fits in well with overall plans for new a housing sub- division to be located between Hornady Park and Petersburg that will have up to 164 building lots. It also includes plans to extend sewer to that area, to Hornady Park and to the 4-H Fairgrounds. Willis said the housing subdivision will be done in phases, with the first phase be- ing 15 new single family residences, and they hope to get 26 within the first cou- ple of years. WATER PLANT REPAIRS NEARLY FINALIZED City Services Manager Ross Elmore said a new check valve and frequency drive has been installed and is up and run- ning on one of the two main pumps at the water plant. The plant has two pumps, and one has been out of commission. The new equipment allows the city to turn it on and off without causing surges that can cause water line breaks. Petersburg gets playground grant; new subdivision discussed NEWS TIPS Phone: ���������������������812-354-8500 Email ����� editor@pressdispatch�net INSIDE Local ����������������� A1-6 Sports �����������������B1-4 East Gibson������������B4 History �������������������B5 Home Life ��������������� C1 Opinion ������������� C2-3 Classifieds ���������� C4-6 Legals ���������������� C5-6 Church �������������� D1-3 School ���������������� D4-5 Obituaries ���������������D6 uSPS 604-34012