The Press-Dispatch

Front Wednesday, April 12, 2023 The Press-Dispatch A-2 Free Tree Give Away in celebration of earth day, the Friends of the patoka river national Wildlife refuge will be giving away trees free of charge. There will be 6 species of hardwood trees, shellbark hickory, cherrybark oak, red oak, white oak, overcup oak, and chinkapin oak. The trees can be picked up on saturday, april 22, between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT at the Buehler's iGa in Oakland City and at the Jay C's in petersburg between the hours of 11 am until 3 pm eastern time. The tree give away is in support of conservation efforts. "Treet" the earth on it's special day by planting a tree! RANDY'S Continued from page 1 BIKES Continued from page 1 CHARGES Continued from page 1 HEATING AND AIR Attention: Customers of Pike Gibson Water, Inc. starting april 10, 2023 go to June 3, 2023 pGW will start its spring Flushing of its en- tire system. during this pro- cess you may experience low water pressure, cloudy white coloring, brown coloring and a light odor. please refrain, if possible, during this process of washing white clothing. pGW will only flush during working hours Monday - Fri- day 7:00 am - 3:30 pm. please do not hesitate to contact pGW office @ 812-749 -4916 with any questions or con- cerns you may have. pGW appreciates your patience's during this process. listed below will be the estimated time schedule for each area. please keep in mind the schedule can be interrupted in emergency cases. april 10 – 14th – pike Cen- tral down Hwy 61 to arthur Jct. and all side County roads april 17 – 28 – arthur st rd 61 to spurgeon and all side County roads arthur st rd 64 to augusta and all side County roads arthur st rd 64 to Oak- land City and all side Coun- ty roads pikeville & scots- burg areas. May 1 – 31st - Oakland City Hwy 57 s to somerville, Mackey, Buckskin and all County roads east & West June 1 – 30th – petersburg Hwy 57 s to Oakland City and all side County roads petersburg County road 350 n to Union, Mt Olympus & Bowman face, and it was on their way to st. Meinrad. This is the legion's sec- ond year of having the alr Chapter here at post #115, in Winslow. The riders went to indianapolis and got their Charter two years ago. alr has over 20 mem- bers, and eight supporters. "The group just keeps getting bigger and better," Crystal deJarnett said. "They have grown and have had the abil- ity and opportunities to do so much for our Veterans, especially those in need, our communities, local charities, Veteran little Homes. That's what we do, help those who need it, especially our veter- ans in need. That's what we do." according to deJarnett, when you see a large group of people on motorcycles, gen- erally that is a benefit ride. each person pays to ride that day, to benefit someone who is in need of a hand, sick, someone who has cancer and the extra expenses on a fixed income are needed, as well as escorting a funeral pro- cession for a veteran to their final resting place. "We've been on many benefit rides, as well as host them," deJarnett said. "Our next ride is our Firecracker ride. This is our third one, and it is our big one of the whole year. This year's will be a little more interesting, as we have the district 8 trophy to pass along, to whatever other alr Chapter shows up with the most riders. We gained it last year, in newburgh, because the Winslow alr brought the most people." spring is here, bikes are out!! lOOK T WiCe saVe a liFe! Bryan Miley Winslow American Legion Rider, Chaplain, giving the blessing over all the motorcycles and riders. ALR Members on left Green bike, Marty & Angie Wade(finance officer) (R) Rex Satterfield. Winslow American Legion Rider Director, Dameon Harmon, along with Secretary and Communications Di- rector, Crystal DeJarnett, ready to ride. ficer who registered Warner and learned Warner had no social media platform on his registration. arnold said then checked the Facebook account and found Warner's profile picture and a listed birth date of 2005. He said looking at the posts he noticed they were posts of an adult or father rather and a teenage girl. deputy arnold obtained a search warrant. arnold, dep- uty Jared simmons, depu- ty Kane Osgatharp and pe- tersburg Officer aaron sutt went to Warner's residence on lakeview drive and con- ducted a search. according to a probable cause affidavit deputy ar- nold said they found a ciga- rette pack on Warner. inside the cigarette pack they found a small baggie containing a crystal-like substance that field tested positive for meth and weighed 3.1 grams. They also found multi- ple pieces of aluminum foil with burnt residue on them, a straw with a white resident and a package of sildenafil chewable tablets, a new en- gland arms .410 shotgun, five shotgun shells and ruger .22 rifle. according to the probable cause affidavit Warner admit- ted to police he had been us- tions. The first question was: What do you want people to know about you, and his answer was that he was con- servative family man, who is married and has three daugh- ters. His home is in Columbia City, indiana and has been re-elected each time he has ran for office. Banks recently received his discharge from United states naval reserves and left with the rank of lieutenant. Banks has a degree in po- litical science from indiana University and a degree of MBa from Grace College and seminary. He is past member of the Columbia rotary club and has served as their pres- ident. Banks stated that the rotary club was about help- ing their community with whatever they needed and that they were involved with a scholarship program which helped kids. Banks dropped his membership because he could no longer support their meetings because of being busy with his career. Banks was asked if he had authored, sponsored, or sup- ported any legislation which helped pike County. He was also asked if elected, what would he do to help pike County. Bank's answer was broad, but he mentioned he has been attempting to help our veterans. it was men- tioned that veterans can now go to their family physicians versus having to travel to a Veteran's healthcare facili- ty. if regulations are worked with it should help our indus- tries get their jobs back to the Usa. Banks was asked about insurance companies using "pre-existing conditions" to keep from insuring a person or from raising their premi- ums higher. This is where americans should allow their voices to be heard and to stand with their political leaders. The press-dispatch does not represent nor endorse any political candidates. Lane Restriction planned for US 231 dUBOis COUnT y, ind. – The in- diana department of Transportation announces lane restrictions for Us 231 northbound in Jasper. Beginning on or around Monday, april 17, crews will restrict the north- bound lane of Us 231 between Country Club drive to West 17th street. This restriction will allow crews to perform drainage construction work. during construction, the middle turn lane will be utilized as a temporary northbound lane. Work is expected to continue through mid-May, depending on the weather. indOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews. Llama and Alpacas at the Pike County Fair Submitted by Mandy Hannah pike County purdue extension, anr/4-H youth educator There is renewed interest in bringing back llamas and alpacas to the pike County Fair. lama is a genus of wild or domesticated, long necked south american ruminant re- lated to the camels, but smaller and without a hump. This species includes both llamas and alpacas. These gentle animals can be used for many useful things, including com- panion animals, therapy pets, wool production, and even as guards for other livestock. Camelids are relatively inexpensive to maintain, as up to four can graze on one good acre of pasture, although they will need exercise room. alpacas are prized for their wool, as it is fine, soft to touch and holds dyes well. it is warmer than sheep's wool and less likely to produce allergens and contains less lanolin. an average adult alpaca produces 6 -9 pounds of fiber per year; enough to make 4-6 sweaters! There are many different classes that will be offered at the pike County Fair, including Halter, showmanship, per- formance, driving, and fun classes such as Costume, leap- ing llama and llama limbo! Halter: lamas' conformation, movement, fiber and overall appearance performance (pack): ability to negotiate obstacles while carrying a pack performance (public relations): ability to negotiate ob- stacles and perform community activities performance (Obstacle): lamas' obedience and willing- ness to complete activities (bell on halter, walking over a bridge, change of pace, walking past a balloon, weaving through poles, etc.) leaping llama: lamas' will jump over the limbo bar llama limbo: lamas' will duck as low as they can under the limbo bar if you are interested in showing in the llama and alpaca show, please contact the pike County purdue extension Office at 812-354-6838.

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