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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recognizes CleanEffects® as asthma & allergy friendly® Someone You Should Know Alisha Wardlow, Water Supervisor for Winslow By Jill Hyneman correspondent news@pressdispatch.net alisha Wardlow is the Wa- ter supervisor in Winslow and very dedicated to her job. she started working for the Town of Winslow part-time in au- gust of 2021 and was moved to full-time in november of that year. Wardlow then became the Water supervisor a year later. "My day starts with my chlorine residual sampling," Wardlow said. "Then find out if I have any work orders or locates to do. Once a month I read meters. The rest of my time is spent repairing or lo- cating water leaks, replacing meters, and mapping our sys- tem in the Ziptility app." One of Wardlow's current projects is to get all of their as- sets into the Ziptility program so she can have better access to information, so she doesn't have to search through five different maps. "Then I'm going to work on an asset Management Plan so we can start planning projects and get grants to replace some of these old lines," Wardlow said. "I'm also going to institute a Gate Valve and hydrant Main- tenance and replacement Plan. I'm also working on hav- ing our water tower inspected and updated if needed." Wardlow never really had a career path in mind. "I've done a little bit of everything," Wardlow said. "since return- ing to Winslow, Indiana in 2007 shortly after the birth of my first child I have worked only here in town", Wardlow said. "I was laid off from the Igloo due to covid when I heard of the job opening for the town, for part-time sum- mer work. I enjoy physical work. I don't like to be idle. When I applied for the job, members of the board ap- proached me about studying to be a Water Operator. I really want to help make Winslow's water better. as a customer myself, I think we should get what we pay for, and our water prices aren't cheap." Wardlow is working to be- come a Water Operator which she has done the leg work of getting her operator's license and is just waiting to be able to take the final test. Growing up in Winslow, Wardlow moved to Winslow from Florida when she was only six years old. Wardlow graduated from Pike cen- tral in 2001 and left Winslow after graduation. Wardlow's first husband was in the navy so that took her to norfolk, Virginia and corpus christi, Texas. Wardlow moved back to Winslow after her son was born and the separation of her husband to be with her family. Wardlow is the proud mother of four children ranging in age from four to 16 and has been with her current husband, Brian Wardlow, for 15 years. The family also has a 2-year- old dog named Onyx and two cats Bartleby and Loki. In Wardlow's free time, she likes to read, draw, paint and cre- ate stuff. When asked what is some- thing most people don't know about you, Wardlow was quick to answer. "I have a slight ob- session with symmetry and straight lines," Wardlow said. "When I managed the liquor store, I would pass a lot of my time with making sure the bottles were all evenly spaced and in perfectly straight lines. When I made pizzas at the Ig- loo, I always put the toppings on so that each slice had the same amount of each topping on it." alisha Wardlow is someone you should know. Alisha Wardlow last summer working during a water leak in Winslow. Pike Central School Board Meets By Mendy Ross correspondent news@pressdispatch.net new business for this month Pike county school corporation included the approval of several items in- cluding the purchase of Fire science equipment. Other items were approval of elec- tronic recycling, networking project, overnight Field Trips and donations. The meeting took place on Tuesday, March 14 with nutrition and Wellness Pol- icies which was discussed during the last meeting. The Pcsc supports the health and well-being of their staff and students. The corporation will promote programs to increase knowledge of physical activity and healthy eating. One way of supporting staff in this en- deavor will be having vending machines containing at least 50 percent of healthy choice snacks. another way will be to provide resources for parents and guardians with handouts, website links, school newslet- ters and presentations. a review on the narcan Policy was also discussed, as it could affect not only Pike central, but also the elementa- ry grades. There is a growing concern on how to handle the rise in Opioids and overdose. donations from the commu- nity continue to help students through different avenues, such as helping provide career opportunities for students, for the expenses and needs of Pc's swing choir, support for Pc's student Government and Pc's Business Professional of america (BPa) students go- ing to state conferences. Phil clauss, corporation Technology coordinator, pro- posed that electronics recy- cling would be while students are out during spring Break. Where equipment that is no longer working or no longer being used, like unusable chromebook parts, would be taken out and any payment for the parts go back to Pcsc. discussion on using riv- erside Technologies, Inc (rTI) to replace some of the corporation's networking equipment took place. The e-rate process started back in the fall and they are ready to move forward with the rTI company. Pc Fire science, the Pc Fire science forcible entry door is a prop that teaches stu- dents to properly force doors that are inward and outward swinging and is designed to be adjusted to different ten- sions. students would be able to use bolt cutters, K tools, circular saws and other lock breaching devices. students in this class are wanting a physical challenge, and this would provide that with a learning experience. resignations from Winslow elementary include Madison hendershot-Martin and sa- mantha Loveland. One resig- nation from Pcsc included ellen corn. new hires include Jeanie newkirk at Petersburg elementary and Jessica Tool- ey at Pc. a new hire for Pchs football head coach took place and will be JJ howald. Talking with Patoka Fire Chief Brandon Truitt Local fire department have responded to several field/brush fires this year. In March Patoka fire has responded to three field and brush fires, and a total of seven for the year. Thank- fully these fires haven't caused injury or severe prop- erty dam- age. as the weather contin- ues to im- prove we expect more of these types of fires. List- ed below from IdeMs website are just a few rules in place in Indi- ana that must be followed. always check local ordi- nances before open burning. residential Open Burning rule: 326 Iac 4-1-3(c)(2) residential open burning is the burning of leaves, brush, paper, and other clean wood waste in a burn barrel at a private residence. It is not allowed: • at apartment/condo- minium complexes, mobile home parks, and buildings with five or more dwell- ing units. • In cities or counties with a local ordinance banning the activity. If residential open burn- ing is allowed at your place of residence: • do not burn during high wind conditions or tempera- ture inversions, when air is stagnant, or when an air Quality action day is de- clared (see IdeM's smog- Watch page for alerts). • Limit burning to day- light hours and stay with the fire at all times. • Only burn clean wood products such as untreated or unpainted lumber, clean brush and leaves, and un- coated paper. • never burn trash! • Use a noncombustible container (i.e., burn barrel) with enclosed sides and a bottom that is sufficiently vented to induce adequate primary combustion. • Fires must be extin- guished before sunset. • adequate firefighting equipment, such as a water hose, buckets of water, fire extinguisher, and/or shov- els, must be kept on-site while burning. • Fires must be extin- guished if at any time they are causing a pollution problem, a threat to public health, a nuisance, or a fire hazard. Please follow state and local guidelines before open burning is conducted. More information on open burning can be found at https://www.in.gov/idem/ openburning/exempt-burn- ing-activities-and-re- quired-conditions/. During some recent training for Patoka Fire Department, fire fighters practiced putting out a car fire with an old jeep they stripped out to practice car fires. Firefight- ers used old wood pallets for the fires. Silas Parker celebrated his fifth birthday with his father Elijah Parker, by spend- ing time with Patoka Fire Fighters during training practice. CORRECTION: In a March 15 Pike County Council story, an ty- po was made concerning the amount of calls re- ceived by the Pike County Sheriff's Department for 2022. "McKinney stated that out of approximately 800 calls, the State responded to about 252." The correct amount of calls for 2022 should have said 8000 calls. The Press-Dispatch apologizes for this error. Brandon Truitt

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