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Wednesday, Februar y 15, 2023 The Press-Dispatch A-3 LOCAL Submit news items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net READER'S GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Heartland Media Group, LLC, P.O. Box 275, Fowler, 47944-0275 or email hmgcirculation@ gmail.com or call 765-884-1902. Subscription rates as of Jan. 1, 2023: One year: $42 for Pike County; $48 elsewhere in Indiana; out-of-state: $63. Paid in ad- vance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Don Hurd, Publisher Sherri Griffin, Editor Andy Heuring, Sports/News John B. Heuring, Adv. Mgr. Pam Lemond, Adv. Sales Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales • • • Published every Wednesday by Heartland Media Group, LLC. Phone: 812-354-8500 P.O. 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(USPS 205-620) Contact us: Main Phone: .............................................................. 812-354-8500 Circulation: ............................................................... 765-884-1902 Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Advertising ads@pressdispatch.net General News news@pressdispatch.net Circulation hmgcirculation@gmail.com HEATING AND AIR Someone You Should Know Joni Stafford - Winslow Town Council President By Jill Hyneman Correspondent news@pressdispatch.net Joni stafford is honored to be the new Winslow Town Council President. stafford lives in Winslow with her hus- band Jamie, and their daugh- ter naomie and son dJ. stafford has lived in Pike County her entire life. staf- ford attended Winslow ele- mentary and graduated from Pike Central High school. stafford's hopes her enthusi- asm for her new position will bring renewed energy and commitment to Winslow. as Town Council President, she will continue to be a driving force in both Winslow de- velopment and its citizens' well-being. stafford is a member of the local Freedom & Fire Church and loves Jesus. "I believe in what 1 Peter 4:10 says, each of you should use whatev- er gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms," stafford said. "I want to use my gifts and skills to serve the people of Winslow. I felt that my expe- rience in business, contracts, and customer service could benefit the town, so I decided to run for office." stafford has a bachelor's degree in business from Oakland City university. stafford's career has spanned over 25 years working in many areas of the supply chain and working as a gov- ernment contract manager. stafford looks forward to leading her community, con- tinuing her work in Winslow, which she takes this re- sponsibility very seriously. "The first goal I have for Winslow is for the commu- nity to be in unity," stafford said. "Other goals include finding funding for our vast infrastructure needs, and aid- ing in bringing in business to help revive our town." "Joni's genuine commit- ment to being her best self and doing what is right for herself and those around her is exactly what Winslow needs. I'm not a resident of Winslow, myself, but I'm truly excited for the town and what Joni and the other new coun- cil members have to offer," Judy Kraig, a lifelong Pike County resident, that has known stafford since middle school, said. "she has always been an honest and genuine person, full of joy, but still se- rious with her eye on the goal. It's the beginning of an excit- ing new era for Winslow." To learn more about Joni stafford or the Winslow Town Council the next Town Coun- cil board meeting is March 13th at the Winslow Town Hall at 6:30pm. Joni stafford is someone you should know. ROBOTICS Continued from page 1 award, and a few other oppor- tunities set by each host for the competition. "If they do not get the au- tomatic state bid, then they can earn it by their skills ranking," schultheis said. "I always tell the kids, that is why it is so important to fin- ish all of the skills rounds. They take the highest num- ber on both your driving and coding combined." schultheis is beyond proud of her teams. "While others are running around and just hanging out, these kids are working hard," schultheis said." The students come in three to five times a week, during their breaks and sometimes on weekends. she added "These kids have a goal and they are pushing to meet their goals." accord- ing to schultheis both teams have improved since their first competition in decem- ber. The Circuit Jokers had 37 points in december and improved to reach 141 by the February 4th competition. Oreo bytes had 11 points during the first competition and in the February competi- tion they reached 85. Circuit Jokers team mem- ber and sixth grader Keaton stafford said he enjoys being a part of robotics. He likes competing and driving the robot and is excited about go- ing to state. "I hope I get to go," stafford said about going to the World competition. "I went last year with Peters- burg elementary school and it was fun." Circuit Jokers team mem- ber and sixth grader Taylen bailey thinks robotics is really great. "My team is great and we are doing really good," bailey said. bailey- was in Winslow elementa- ry school's robotics team last year. according to Circuit Jokers team member and sixth grad- er Grayson schultheis, he en- joys driving, but not so much when it comes to coding. He went to the World competi- tion last year with Petersburg elementary school. schul- theis hopes that they have the chance to go this year as well. Oreo bytes team mem- ber and sixth grader Loralei Hoskins enjoys both driv- ing and coding the robots. Hoskins was able to compete virtually at World's last year with Pes and has been in ro- botics since fourth grade. as of the last competition on February 4, Circuit Jokers were 20th and Oreo bytes were 70th in the state rank- ing. "I'd just like to add how proud I am of all the kids," volunteer susan stafford said. "They have worked hard and this is a great experience for them." "It is very important for these kids to know how much the community is be- hind them," schultheis add- ed. "They want to make their community, friends, family and school proud of what they have accomplished. Who knows, maybe one day one of these kids could be work- ing at nasa or the sky's the limit. We are still accepting sponsors and donations to help pay for our fees to state and hopefully Worlds again this year." PCMS Robotics team Circuit Jokers competed at Tell City on Saturday, February 4. They are going to State March 24 and 25, as they took first in skills with 141, and first in teamwork. From left to right, Robotics coach Mrs. Missy Schultheis, Grayson Schultheis, Keaton Stafford and Taylen Bailey. b"If anyone would like to sponsor us, you will be added to next year's shirt," Ro- botics coach Mrs. Missy Schultheis said. "State is $200 per team; and Worlds is $1,200 dollars per team. We are very grateful for all of the support and donations." Schultheis thinks the students have a "really good shot at Worlds again this year." From left to right, front, volunteer Susan Stafford and Robotics coach Missy Schultheis. Back row, left to right, Keaton Stafford, Grayson Schultheis, Taylen Bailey on team Circuit Jokers and Loralei Hoskins and Landon Harvey, both on team Oreo Bytes. Robotics team Oreo Bytes Landon Harvey and Loralei Hoskins came in sec- ond in teamwork and fourth in skills. According to Ro- botics coach Missy Schultheis, Oreo Bytes will have another chance on Feb. 25 to get an automatic bid for State. Zlatar named to Harding University Dean's List Teodor Zlatar, of Oakland City, a Junior, studying com- puter science with an embed- ded math minor, is among more than 1,200 Harding university students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2022 semester. To receive this honor a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes. Talking with Patoka Fire Chief Brandon Truitt Patoka Township is Fire and non-transport basic Life support department, providing traditional and non-traditional emergency and community services. I have had the honor to serve as chief since 2016. Pike County fire depart- ments are participating in a eMr (emergency Medical responder) hosted by Pike County emergency Medical services (eMs), this will help firefighters better as- sist eMs and our communi- ty during medical emergen- cies. The class will be online study, classroom, with hands on skills and a state test to become certified. Fire safety Tips The national Fire Protec- tion association says more than one in six home fires start from heating equip- ment, which is the second most common cause of a fire behind cooking. While most heating-re- lated fires start from either space heaters or fireplaces, more than one out of every 10 starts with a central heating system. In the event of a fire, con- ditions in your home can become unlivable in three minutes or less. Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms. More than one-third (38 percent) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present. The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with work- ing smoke alarms. a closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and out- side each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home. smoke alarms should be interconnected. When one sounds, they all sound. Test your smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working. When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years. reach out to your local fire department if you have any questions on smoke de- tectors or need assistance installing detectors. Many departments have smoke de- tectors that they will come and install free of charge. Brandon Truitt, a firefighter since 2001 serves as Fire Chief of the Pato- ka Township Volun- teer Fire Department in Pike County. Tru- itt will be writing a bi-weekly column in- forming the public of fire safety and things happening within the department. Blue Jeans Community Center - Monroe City Fundraiser sunday dinner dine in or Carry out Feb 19 11:00 am -1:00 pm - serving Hot Chicken sal- ad or beef & noodles, along with Mashed Potatoes, Green beans, slaw and drinks - see Facebook page for more details. NEWS BRIEF Joni Stafford amy Gladdish of the Health department stated that she would send Commissioner assistant Kristi dischinger a list of things they no longer need to see if any other coun- ty employees could use the equipment, but most was ob- solete according to Gladdish. Cindy bailey, L sW, former- ly on the Pike County Health board turned her resigna- tion into the Commissioners which took effect immediate- ly. Gladdish stated that the Health board will need to appoint a replacement. a new sanitarian, Kay ri- ley was recently hired and has started her 40 hours of online training, before the state comes in to train her in her new position. Lana schmett has been hired as the new Preparedness Coor- dinator and the Commission- ers approved her contract unanimously. Commissioners also ap- proved the appointments of Kristi dischinger, Mark Flint and ryan Coleman to the re- development Commission, along with Clint shoultz and Honesto Fenol to the Health board. The next Commission- ers meeting will be held on March 6, beginning at 8:30 at the Pike County Courthouse. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings. CHANGES Continued from page 1

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