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VFW Post 3587 Veterans Day ceremonies are November 11 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3587 will perform their Honor Guard ritual at Peters- burg and Winslow Elementa- ry Schools and the Jefferson Township Community Cen- ter on Friday, November 11. The Petersburg Elemen- tary School program begins at 9:30 a.m. and is followed by a 10 :30 a.m. program at Winslow Elementary School. Otwell Miller Academy students will participate in a program to honor veterans beginning at 11:15 a.m. in the Jefferson Township Commu- nity Center Gym. That will be followed by a veterans lunch provided by the Otwell United Methodist Church. Front Wednesday, November 9, 2022 The Press-Dispatch A-2 Located on the square in Jasper • 812.482.3200 Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm Follow us on JUST Fine Clothing and Shoes • Unique Home Decor Accessories • Gifts Purchase a gi certificate of $50 or more and we'll ADD $25! Hurry! 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REG. $27.99 TO $29.99 BUY 1, GET 1 FREE Hallmark Gi Wrap, Bags & Accessories BUY 1, GET 1 HALF PRICE KEEPSAKE ORNAMENTS Father Christmas 19th in series 1972 Ford F-100 28th in All American Truck Series New delivery of Libs Candy Community Foundation awards more than $28K to non-profits By Jill Hyneman Correspondent news@pressdispatch.net Pike County Communi- ty Foundation (PCCF) wel- comed grant recipients and friends to a reception at the Main Street Presbyterian Church on Thursday, No- vember 3. They were an- nounced that the grants total- ing $128,808 were dispersed to local 501c3 organizations and other non-profits. Among the organizations re- ceiving full or partial funding was the Petersburg Elementa- ry School Library, Youth First to help support good mental health, Pike County Christian Assistance to provide food for those in need, and T TR Haven Over the Hilltop to help pro- vide for the needs of familial foster care. PCCF was also able to pro- vide a drone for the new Radio and T V class at Pike Central under the direction of Beth Bohnert. PCCF also handed out checks to the Pike Coun- ty CASA, Tri-Cap for emer- gency funds for Pike County families, United Way to defray expenses of the Day of Car- ing, Bread of Life as they help all local communities, Mis- sy Schultheis and the Middle School robotics program. Also receiving funding were Junior Achievement, Cross Country Boosters, It's all about engagement for Winslow Elementary, the Physics Lab under the direc- tion of Nathan Bradford, funds to help the Kiwanis Club with their Kids' Christmas pro- gram with clothes and gifts for kids less fortunate, Se- nior and Family Services for new kitchen equipment, Pike Central's Mason's General Store, Winslow Elementary's STEAM program, and Lock- hart Township's Community Center. PCCF helped provide safer helmets for the football team, and PCHS band boosters re- ceived money for much-need- ed new band uniforms. Oth- ers receiving funding were Winslow Elementary Kinder- garten Literacy, Pike County Soccer League for new goals, Pike Central High School Hands-on Science with Rhon- da Anderson, tables with seat- ing for the 4-H Fairgrounds, monitor mounts for Pike Coun- ty EMS, a softball field tarp for the girls' softball team, active shooter equipment for the Pe- tersburg Police Department, banners for downtown Peters- burg, kinesthetic approach to teaching and learning with Jenn Deffendoll, Green Pow- er Team funding, funding for Holly's House to present their programming in Pike Central elementary schools and Pike Central Middle-High School Bands for a sousaphone. Funds were provided through the unrestricted funds established by many local residents and business- es for the good of Pike Coun- ty. Those include Wayne and Charlotte Malotte Fund, Em- ery and Edna Boger Fund, Hoosier Energy/Frank Ratts Memorial Fund, Montes/Fe- nol Family Fund, Rauch Fam- ily Fund, Beth and Bryan Luff Fund, Dyer/Wallace Fund, Lewis Family Fund, Wallace and Julia Schnarr Family Fund, Sorgius Family Fund, Wendell and Irene Craig Fund, Willis/Parker/Evans/ Fowler Fund, William & Juanita Bell Fund, Stone/Tool- ey Family Fund, Paul and Kar- en Cooper Fund, Friends of Pike County Fund and the Pike County Grassroots Un- restricted Fund. Funding was also provided through the Da- vid DeTar Corn Pike Coun- ty Grassroots Unrestricted Fund. Funding was also pro- vided through the David De- Tar Corn. "Discover Downtown Pe- tersburg is honored to be one of the many grant recipients this year." Bridget Butcher, Discover Downtown's Rep- resentative, said. "Discov- er Downtown Petersburg re- ceived $1,575 from the Pike County Community Founda- tion grant program. The grant will support the cost and in- stallation of new winter ban- ners which will be displayed on Main Street in Petersburg." "The Community Founda- tions grant of $5,600 will go a long way to help our Kiwanis Kids Christmas program," Ad- am Scales President of the Pe- tersburg Kiwanis, said. "The program provides Christmas to local kids less fortunate. It provides new clothing, new shoes, new jackets, and much more." To find out more about the PCCF and its grant and scholarship programs go to https://www.pikecountycf. org/. You can also contact Cindy Gaskins the Communi- ty Foundation Pike County Di- rector at (812) -766 -0550 or di- rector@pikecommunityfoun- dation.org Super Chargers place third in Greenpower race, display tech and skills to community By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Pike Central High School's Greenpow- er race team, the Super Chargers, were on display for the school and communi- ty to observe last Friday and they turned in a third place finish in the Choccoloc- co Gran Prix. Pike Central won't get points for the finish and it won't officially be listed as third place, because they competed virtu- ally on the big circle in front of Pike Cen- tral High School. However they will get credit for competing in the race. Last year, Pike Central did well enough to be the season champion, but because they didn't compete in four races they weren't the national champions. This year they got permission to compete in two races virtually and two races in per- son. Most of the races are in Alabama and Georgia so the expense and time for Pike Central to attend makes it difficult. But this year they are getting credit for two races they intend to do virtually, which will make them eligible for the series championship instead of just individu- al races. It also gave them a chance to show off their technology and racing skills to the local community. They ran two 90 -min- ute heat races on Friday in front of Pike Central High School. Classes were al- lowed to go out and view the races for a few minutes. So during the three hours the Super Charger team was piling up laps, various classes would file out of the school and watch. School officials includ- ing Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Blake, school board members, Petersburg May- or RC Klipsch and others showed up to view the race. In the Greenpower competition the electric-powered car has a prescribed set of batteries. Each team drives for 90 minutes and covers as much distance as possible. It also involves a presentation with the race, and presentation account- ing for 50 percent each. In the first heat, the Super Chargers car could not complete the full 90 min- utes. The loop in front of Pike Central goes uphill to the south and downhill to the north. There was also a strong south wind. It made a big difference on the up- hill straightaway. Into the wind, the car went 13 to 15 mph, and 23 to 25 mph on the downhill. In the first heat, the battery died af- ter 65 minutes. Team co-sponsor Mark Scott said in the second heat they had the drivers let off the accelerator on the downhill and altered their line through the curves, and they were able to complete the 90 -min- ute run. Pike Central's Super Chargers amassed a score of 68, which was the third-highest point total in F24 Advanced Modified division. Oxford High School won with a score of 98.3, Inspire Academy won with a score of 84.9 and STEM School of Chat- tanooga was officially third with a score of 59.9. "We feel pretty good about the score. We only practiced a little bit the week be- fore and we really hadn't changed any- thing on the car," said Scott. "We are tickled with the third-highest point total," said Scott. He said they have a couple of modifi- cations they intend to make before their next competition on December 10 in Co- lumbus, Georgia. They will attend it in person. Even though the course with the long uphill into the strong wind on Friday pre- sented a challenge to them, it also pre- sented learning opportunities. They were able to adapt and finish the second heat and the drivers learned how to be more efficient. Scott said learning is the ultimate goal. Josh Amacher, Clay Galloway and Logan Cummins help Hannah Mos- by get strapped in during a mandatory driver change in the Greenpow- er race last Friday. proved the request subject to discussions held at Tuesday's County Council meeting on November 8. Commissioners approved a three-year trash site lease with Scott Norrick for $1200. The Purdue Extension Office's contractual service agreement with the county was approved unanimously, which entails in exchange for a payment of $48,480 from Pike County to Purdue Extension, Purdue Exten- sion will provide Extension services through the Pike County Extension, including two county educators. All Pike County EMS transfers and Highway trans- fers were approved. The next Commissioner's Meeting will be 8:30 a.m. Monday, November 21, at the Courthouse. The public is en- couraged to attend. Hess said he originally in- tended to go into the Army but he had food allergies and they wouldn't accept him. He took a Law Enforce- ment class at Pike Central taught by Petersburg Officer Chad McClellan and became interested in police work. A fter graduating from Pike Central he then went to Vin- cennes University where he took law enforcement as well. "We are glad to have him," said Petersburg Police Chief Kyle Mills. "Ben is the third young officer we have hired who went through Chad McClel- lan's law enforcement class. So half of our police officers have graduated from Chad's class," said Mayor Klipsch. Mills said Hess would start immediately, riding with oth- er officers. City Services Manager Ross Elmore was back in the meeting for the first time since undergoing open heart surgery. He gave an update on sev- eral steps of the water proj- ect. He said they have in- stalled all but 36 of the 1,400 new automated water meters in Petersburg. He said the only ones still being worked on are larg- er customers, typically two- inch or larger meters. "We have been working on them for about two years," said Elmore. Klipsch said the city has paid for the new meters as they have gone along and done all the work. "It has been a long, hard project. I'm sure the guys are glad to be almost done with it. We could have hired some- one to do it but it would have cost $500,000," said Klipsch. Councilmen also voted to approve an agreement with the Indiana Department of Transportation to pay for re- pairs on White River Ave. The next council meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 21. Clay Galloway drives down front straightaway as Mary Sandifar's PE class watches. Various classes through- out the race went outside to observe the Greenpower racer and crew compete virtually in the Choccolocco Gran Prix. REPAIRS Continued from page 1 COUNCIL Continued from page 1

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