The Press-Dispatch

Front Wednesday, Februar y 22, 2023 The Press-Dispatch A-2 LEADERS Continued from page 1 CAPTURE Continued from page 1 Anniversary Miley celebrates 70th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Oscar b. Miley of Petersburg will cel- ebrate their 70th anniversary on February 28, 2023. Oscar "benny" Miley and the for- mer Thelma berniece West were married on February 28, 1953, at Knights Chapel Church, by the late rev. Gro- ver Krieg. benny is retired from Whirlpool and the Pike County school Corporation, and bernice is a nurse, re- tired from amber Manor in Petersburg. They are the parents of sandy (Terry) Hedges and the late Michael Miley, and grandparents of Mindi (brad) Morris, and drew and Grace Morris, all of Princeton. no gifts please, but they welcome cards and their mailing address is: 2441 n. County road 250W, Peters- burg, In 47567. questionnaire. The sponsors interview each student, and then make their selections based on all of the informa- tion. selected students are expected to be role models for the rest of the school, keep their grades up, and be able to keep up on homework. "you are expected to be kind and respectful each day and also be an example to other students," McCutchan said. "The purpose of this program is to not only help their peers solve conflicts, but also to gain life skills that will help them as they grow older." McCutchan is also the Pes school counselor, where she has classroom lessons, small group and individual coun- seling. McCutchan added, "I love the program and I will keep it going as long as I am here." There are 16 fourth grad- ers and 16 fifth graders who are a part of the Pes Peer Mediator program. accord- ing to McCutchan the stu- dents are trained in how to solve and talk through con- flicts, how to look at other's perspectives, how to under- stand how others are feeling, as well as other helpful skills. Wes has 12 peer media- tors in fifth grade, six from each class, and 11 from fourth grade, three to four from each class. according to Ficklin and Hudson, Wes Peer Media- tors take turns being on duty each day. They wear a peer mediator badge so the third through fifth graders know who they can go to if they are having a conflict with some- one. a fter asking teachers and contacting the sponsors, they go to a designated area and use a problem solving script to help the students work through their conflict. If the mediators need additional support the sponsors step in to help. at the beginning of this school year, Wes mediators traveled to Petersburg to get together with the Pes mediators for a training day. The students participated in several getting to know each other and team-building ac- tivities. They had mock-me- diations to practice what they were learning. a fterwards, the students had time to get to know each other while hav- ing pizza for lunch. "Training day is a very fun day as well," McCutchan said. "We get together, usually in september after mediators are chosen, and do different team building and training activities. It might be my fa- vorite day of the school year." Hudson added "Training day is quite the experience. Getting all the participants from Wes and Pes together was really neat to see. They stayed pretty separate at the beginning, but by the end of the day they were starting to mingle and socialize more. We hope to have more com- munity gatherings in the fu- ture to help make some con- nections with the students before they start PCMs." Just like Pes, the Wes sponsors have a special breakfast once a month for their mediators. "We check in with them to see how things are going, and plan for any coming events," Hudson said. "Once a week, the mediators go into kindergarten through third grade classrooms. We call this "Peer buddies." This is a way for the older kids (mediators) to get to know the younger students and set a good example. They help the classroom teacher with whatever is needed, and are able to work with younger students. This is one of their favorite parts of the week." "I really enjoy not only be- ing a mediator sponsor but also having the mediators come into my classroom once a week for Peer bud- dies," Ficklin said. "as a kin- dergarten teacher, it gives me a chance to interact with students from upper grade levels whereas I might not otherwise get many opportu- nities to do so. My kindergar- ten students get so excited to see the older kids as well, and love having them in our classroom. seeing that con- nection being made between the youngest eskimos and some of the oldest eskimos really makes me glad we have this program. It is a positive experience for all involved." Pes fifth grader and sec- ond year mediator adessah ross loves training day and Peer buddies, which is where the mediator visits assigned younger classrooms to help them with homework or reading. Jax Hudson, Wes fourth grader said "My favorite thing so far is going to Ms. Ficklin's kindergarten class each week. Whenever they have conflicts or make bad choices I try to talk and show them why they shouldn't do it and what the better choice is. I've learned that being a teacher is really hard." another Wes Fourth grad- er, ryleigh Gard, said, "I real- ly like being able to help peo- ple. I like getting to interact with the little kids when I do Peer buddies. I like every- thing about Peer Mediators, not just the fun stuff." Wes Fifth grader Jayla Miller add- ed, "I have enjoyed spending time with the first graders and helping them with their homework." at the end of the year, both Pes and Wes will come to- gether once again at Peters- burg's elementary school to have a year-end celebration. They will have a day of fun activities and games, with a special lunch. It will also be a chance for the fifth grade mediators from both Peters- burg and Winslow to get to know each other a little more before coming together in middle school next year. "I love seeing the students work together and learn new things," McCutchan said. "I also love seeing how pas- sionate they are about being a mediator." PES third grade teacher Stephanie Dawson helps PES and WES students during their Peer Mediator training day. They had mock-mediations to practice what they were learning. Afterwards, the students had time to get to know each other while having pizza for lunch. Winslow Elementary counselor and Peer Mediator sponsor Elizabeth Alexander helps Peer Mediator stu- dents on training day. "Training Day is quite the expe- rience," WES Peer Mediator sponsor Mrs. Emily Hud- son said. "Getting all the participants from WES and PES together was really neat to see. They stayed pretty separate at the beginning, but by the end of the day they were starting to mingle and socialize more. We hope to have more community gatherings in the future to help make some connections with the students before they start PCMS." Peer Mediators practice their team-building skills during training day. Petersburg and Winslow Elemen- tary Peer Mediator group met at Petersburg for their training day for 2022-23, in September 2022. Train- ing day is one of the students' favorite parts of being in the program. Winslow Elementary Peer Mediator group members for 2022-23 are front row, from left: Ryleigh Gard, Adyson Lemond, Zoey Lemond, Sophia Clark, Breena Allen, Ava Seger, Jax Hudson and Daxen Cates. Middle row: Lilly Payne, Kadyn Dupin, Jayla Miller, Paislie Benefiel, Annabell Eager, Ford Carrico, Kacee Mason and Madison Mc- Candless. Back row: Ms. Elizabeth Alexander, Kinzlee Hornor, Alexis Gayhart, Kodee Miller, Eli Woolsey, Austin Vaughn, Tate Pauw, Mrs. Emily Hudson, Matelyn Williams and Miss Jennifer Ficklin. Peent! An evening with Woodcocks saturday evening, March 4, the refuge Friends will offer a unique birding experience for the whole family. Most outings aren't focused on just one animal, but woodcocks are so neat they get a whole night all their own! Just what is a "Peent"? It's the sound made by male woodcocks while perform- ing their courtship ritual flights. Join us at Columbia Mine Preserve main parking lot on Patoka river national Wildlife refuge at 5:30 pm CsT for a brief presentation on thewoodcock. Then we'll walk Timberdoodle Trail and hope the woodcocks are in the mood to put on a show. This event is open to all, re- gardless of age or experience. yet, since this is an event in the evening that is dependent on a fairly quiet environment, parents are encouraged to stay with their children. Con- sider arriving early to enjoy the sunset and walk some trails. In case of inclement weath- er, the event will be held on March 11. directions: Head east from Oakland City on state Highway 64 for two miles to County road 100W. Turn left (north) onto County road 100W and continue ¾ mile until the road "T's". Turn Left ( West) on W Cr 475 s, travel 1/10 mile. Look for the Columbia Mine Preserve sign across from Patoka Grove Church, turn right (north) onto Cr 125W and follow the road two miles back to the large parking area at the center of the Columbia Mine Preserve. search warrant for the same residence in which allison Miller and her 10 -month old child were taken from the residence. Ms. Miller was ar- rested on charges and taken to the Pike County security Center and is still incarcer- ated at this time. Jordan Gosciniak was not found at the residence after a four to five hour standoff, after Ms. Miller had told officers that Jordan was inside the resi- dence and barricaded with a firearm. Jordan Gosciniak was still at large with multi- ple felony warrants. during the evening of Thursday, February 9, I was advised of a phone call made by allison to Jordan from the Pike Coun- ty security Center. This call was monitored by officers due to Jordan still being wanted for multiple felony warrants. assistant Chief Chad McClel- lan told me about this call and what was said." during the conversation, it was learned that Gosciniak talks to Miller and asks her if she told officers that he was barricaded in the house. He also spoke about the condi- tion of the house post search warrant, saying "they tore the house up" and mentions a damaged baby gate. Goscin- iak also told Miller that he was going to come up with the bond money and would try to have her out in a day or two. Gosciniak was arrested on Monday, February 13 by u.s. Marshals and is currently in- carcerated at the Pike Coun- ty Jail. "after reviewing all the facts, l called deputy Pros- ecutor sarah stephens to speak with her about there being a possible meth lab and methamphetamine in Goscin- iak's residence," Mills said. "based off of Jordan's state- ment during his phone call with allison l believe that he had reentered his residence after the search warrant on Thursday, February 9. a wit- ness told me that she saw a possible meth lab and bag- gies of meth on Wednesday, February 15, during the time they were in the residence to gather belongings and pets. I applied for search warrant on Wednesday, February 15 and it was granted at 5:40 p.m." Petersburg assistant Po- lice Chief, Chad McClellan and Mills arrived at 1408 Main street, in Petersburg at 5:47 p.m. upon arriving they saw a family member standing on the back porch. Mills told the family member that they had another search warrant and asked them to sit in their vehicle. The family member told Mills that they had been trying to clean the property to sell it and asked what the search warrant was for. Mills stated they would explain after they were done and the family member went and sat in their vehicle. during the search of the residence, Police located three small clear baggies with a white crystal-like sub- stance inside of each baggie. The white substance later field tested positive for meth- amphetamine. upstairs in the attic bedroom, Police located a white crystal-like substance on the end table next to a bed. This substance later tested positive for methamphet- amine. While searching the upstairs attic bedroom, Police noticed that the bed had an ash tray on it and the blanket and pillow were in a position as if someone had slept there. during the search warrant on Thursday, February 9, the bed was stripped of all items. all items above were taken as evidence and photos taken. after Police completed the search, they went outside and spoke to the family member and explained why officers were there. a fter speaking to the family member, Police left the scene and went to the Pe- tersburg Police department to store evidence. Jordan Gosciniak is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Main- taining a Common nuisance.

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