The Press-Dispatch

Front Wednesday, Januar y 4, 2023 The Press-Dispatch A-2 PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 W Pike Ave., Petersburg • 812-354-8851 COMMUNITY SOUP SUPPER TUESDAY January 10 4:30-6:00 PM Parking in rear ALL ARE WELCOME! Make a New Year's resolution to fix your teeth! Dr. Alan Friz has had over 35 years of experience dealing with situations such as this. He has the knowledge and proven success to create a beautiful and functional smile. Give him a call and find out how easy it is to get you back on the right track to a healthy smile. Consultations are always free. 1411 N. Chestnut Street • 812-683-5810 • www.FrizDental.com FAMILY FAMILY AND AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY IMPLANT DENTISTRY OF HUNTINGBURG OF HUNTINGBURG New Year, New Smile, We Got You! DR. ALAN PAUL FRIZ needed permits, insurance liabilities, and taxes. I've never met anyone else with the spectrum of knowledge and willingness to share it." With the help of Gumbel children do not need to be left out of Pike County 4-H for their inability to afford it. She has helped figure out funding for the Pike County fair, which therefore pro- vides the funds for 4-H youth programming, scholarships, youth trips, camps, and op- portunities. "When I think about who is an asset to Pike Coun- ty, Judy Gumbel is one of the first people who come to my mind," said Brooke Goble, 4-H and HHS Edu- cator at Purdue Extension Pike County. "She puts her heart and soul into our com- munity as well as into our 4-H program. She has been a 4-H volunteer for more than 20 years and strives to continue to better our 4-H program and bring new op- portunities for our youth to learn and grow." Gumbel has served on many community boards and is an officer for Pike County Farm Bureau, Inc for about 12 years. She has taught elementary students about AITC or Ag, which helps students understand the importance of how and where their food is grown. Gumbel also is responsible for the scholarship awards. "Watching Judy teach is like getting to view a live Master- class of engaging youth and adults for lasting impact that benefits their entire life," Willis said. She was a public school educator teaching math and chemistry, and was principal for 19 years. While she was principal at Pike Central Middle School, the Associ- ation of Secondary Princi- pals Association leadership informed her that she was the second female principal at the middle/secondary level in the state. Gumbel also taught at Ivy Tech Col- lege for more than 10 years and served as Adjunct Fac- ulty member for another six years. Gumbel has also volun- teered with churches, she worked with Bible School, as a Sunday School Teacher at both youth and adult lev- els for many years. She was on the Administrator Board for White River Chapel Church in Pike County and for the Zoar Church in Posey County. "I have known her (Gum- bel) all of my life and she never ceases to amaze me," Willis said. "No one works harder, roots more for her community, or is able to see the big and small details like Judy Gumbel. She has not only accomplished a stagger- ing amount of achievements and experience, she freely shares that information with those of us of all ages look- ing to also help our commu- nity. I am over three decades younger than Judy and she works circles around me." Gumbel was elected and currently serves as Pike County Auditor. She has served with WRC UMC, Pike County Communi - ty Foundation Board. She is the Past Secretary and Past President of Business and Professional Women in Evansville. She occupied as a trainer for GE plastics five years. She worked with Indiana Workforce Devel- opment Youth Training for four years. "She has been nominated for office and re- ceived awards in nearly ev- erything she has touched," said Willis. In honor of Gumbel, there will be a special celebration from noon until 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, at the Pike County Courthouse. The September 26th awards ceremony can be viewed by visiting www.in.gov/ lg/2532.htm and clicking on the Golden Hoosier Award ceremony icon. will have a public meeting on Monday, January 27 to inter- view candidates and give the community an opportunity to ask nominees questions. Staf- ford said a vote will take place that evening and the new addi- tional members will be sworn into office at the regular Town Council meeting on Monday, February 13. Robin Higgins was quite disturbed at the process and said, "So the community has no way." Stafford explained that the Indiana Codes (I.C.) state that the community does not vote on these things and they are just following the I.C. codes. Stafford also told those present that once there are five board members, they will take turns rotating weekly to be at Winslow Town Hall once a week for a couple hours for residents of Winslow to come and talk and ask questions as they need to. Opioid Settlement funds were discussed according to Ordinance No. 2023-01 and 2023-2. This is a settlement with the State of Indiana from pharmaceutical compa- nies that will be divided into restricted and unrestricted funds given to the Town of Winslow. For 2023, Winslow will receive $1,070.72 for re- stricted funds and $458.90 for unrestricted funds. Stafford will check into details regard- ing settlement payments. The reappointment of Karen Marshall to the Park Board was tabled, since Mar- shall was not present at the meeting. Deputy Clerk Tara Baham spoke about a REACH Alert program that the town council members passed unanimous- ly. A fter the major water leaks the town had in October, the town office employees heard many customers say they had to rely on word of mouth to know what was going on with the water being off and on. To avoid this in the future, the town will provide resi- dents with a service to alert all customers to what's going on. Reach Alert will be the service and the cost to each household will be $1 for the first year and $2.25 per year thereafter. The service will send text messages to customers for water leaks, street closures and other issues. The pro- gram will be easy to use ac- cording to town employees and training will take approx- imately 15 minutes. A start date was not given. Stafford said she wants to establish a Town Council meeting format that includes talking to council members prior to meetings about is- sues and limiting discussions to three minutes during meet- ings. "Going forward, let us know prior to the meeting, so we can research ahead of time," Stafford said. The next Winslow Town Council meeting will be Mon- day, February 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Winslow Town Hall. WINSLOW Continued from page 1 GUMBEL Continued from page 1 WINSLOW PARK CLEAN-UP DAY Winslow Park President Alexis Rusch, reminds resi- dents there will be a park clean-up day this Sunday, Janu- ary 8, beginning at 1 p.m. Pending weather, a make-up day is scheduled for the following Sunday, January 15, at 1 p.m. if need be and that all help would be greatly appreciated. COURT NEWS SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Kyle Kinder sues Waylon McGuire sues Shelly Mc- Guire on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Torin K. Jackson charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Justin D. Campbell charged with speeding in a 30 mph zone. Irum Mamhood charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Kellsie A. Kootz charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Matthew C. Delaney charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Speed M. Miller charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Alexander C. Walker charged with following too closely. Ryan B. Buxton charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Mary K. Fout charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Madilyn Welton charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Alexis N. McDougall charged with unlawful pur- chase of tobacco. Matthew C. Towler charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Wyatt B. Ponsler charged with seat belt violation. Marcus J. Jacobs charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Seth M. Hartwell charged with seat belt vi- olation. Ryan L. Ficklin charged with failure to possess hunt- ing license while hunting. Mark A. Brewster charged with unlawful pos- session of tobacco, e-Liquid or electronic cigarette. Cole W. Yates charged with seat belt violation, operating with out finan- cial responsibility and with false plates. Courtney R. Butcher charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Yiqiong Zhang charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Tahjai N. Johnson charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Tristan W. Johnston charged with criminal mis- chief, a class B misdemean- or. Winslow Town Council member Kavin Gayhart, council president Joni Stafford and vice president Tim Ennis were all smiles throughout the meeting. "We all like each other and get along," Stafford said. Officers revive overdosed patient with Narcan Pike County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to an unresponsive male who had possibly overdosed Monday, Janu- ary 2, at approximately 5 p.m. Deputy Bryce Manning and Deputy Kane Osgatharp arrived and found the man not breathing and could not locate a pulse. The deputies immediately began pre- forming life saving measures. Deputy Osgatharp administered two doses of Narcan and Deputy Manning started CPR. Pike County EMS arrived and were able to stabilize the man. Officials said if not for the quick ac- tions of the deputies and EMS person- nel, he would have died. Deputies are diligently working to locate and arrest those responsible for dealing drugs in or around Pike County. NEWS BRIEF Petersburg candidate filing begins The city of Petersburg will have its municipal election in 2023. All city offices: Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer and all five City Council seats are up for Election. Candidate filing begins today and ends at noon Feb. 3 in the Pike County Clerk's Office. The Primary Elec- tion, if needed, will be May 2 and the General Election will be Nov. 7. Only registered voters living inside Peters- burg City limits are eligible to vote in the 2023 Municipal Election.

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