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news Briefs TRI-CAP social concerns meeting March 26 TRI-CAP will sponsor a Social Concerns meeting at TRI-CAP, 809 East Illinois Street, Petersburg on Wednesday, March 26 at noon EDT. The meeting is hosted on the fourth Wednesday of each month in one of the charter counties (Dubois, Pike and Warrick) to provide a round table networking meeting for the com- munity to learn about the resources and needs of area social service providers. While some prefer to listen and learn, everyone is given an opportunity to share information. The length of the meeting depends on the number and length of the informal presentations. This month's meeting will focus on the current con- cerns regarding "bed bugs" in the Pike County area and how it impacts clients, students and families from all area social service providers. The meeting will be hosted by TRI-CAP's Housing Services Director, Neil Elkins and TRI-CAP Health and Safety Manager, El- len Corn. Brown bag your lunch. March is Disabilities Awareness Month To celebrate this month, Pike County ARC will join other chapters of The Arc, individuals with intellec- tual and developmental disabilities, their families and friends in getting out in public to raise awareness on March 29. Locally, Pike County ARC will encourage clients or any members of the community with intel- lectual or developmental disabilities to take this op- portunity to increase awareness in our community by going on an outing or participating in an activity in a public venue on March 29. PCARC's commitment to Disabilities Awareness Month comes as a part of our overall commitment to being a chapter of The Arc and doing our part locally to advocate for and serve people with intellectual or developmental disabilities living in our community. Sunshine pageant accepting application The Sunshine pageant is accepting application from girls 0 -18, ladies 19 and over and boys 0 -9. Deadline to enter is March 28. For more information, call 812-380 -3154. John L. Lewis Day celebration dinner American Legion, 211 E. Washington Street, Oak- land City, will be host to the 53rd John L. Lewis Day celebration dinner, Tuesday, April 1 at 11 a.m. CDT. All retired miners and their spouses, as well as widows and widowers of retired miners, are wel- come to attend. Pike Central Prom and Grand March April 5 Pike Central High School's Prom 2014, "Take My Breath Away" will be Saturday, April 5. Seating for the public at Grand March will be in the high school gym from 5 -6 p.m., and then the doors will be closed to the public. Once announcing begins at 6 p.m., it will last approximately 40 minutes. As a courtesy to those participating in Grand March, spectators are asked to remain in their seats while tak- ing pictures and stay until all names have been an- nounced. Special seating is available for those who cannot climb stairs; see an usher upon arrival. Prom will begin with a meal at 7 p.m., followed by music and dancing until 11:30 p.m. Due to the high volume of students that attend prom, they will be sent directly to the middle school gymnasium immediate- ly after Grand March. Parents and spectators will not be able to visit or pho- tograph students after Grand March. They may leave forgotten items with a chaperone, but are asked to exit the high school gym at the conclusion of Grand March so that we may proceed with the evening's festivities. Post Prom is sponsored by parents of the junior class and the courtesy of local businesses to provide a fun, safe, after-prom environment. It will take place in the school cafeteria and gym from midnight to 3:30 a.m. Students must be checked in by 12:30 a.m. If you or your business would like to donate food or prizes to the post-prom festivities, call 354-8478, ext. 463. Flea market at Blue Jeans Center A Flea Market will be at the Blue Jeans Communi- ty Center in Monroe City, 1242 Main Street, Friday, April 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. Admission is $1 and children under 12 are admitted free. For more information, call 812-840 -0116. the Fitness Center Hours: Mon - Thurs 10–8 Fri 10–7 • Sat 10–2 • Closed Sunday 604 East Illinois St., Petersburg (near the Little League Park) 354-1303 PROM TANNING SPECIAL One month, any bed • Get in shape for spring • Nutritional Supplements TANNING LOTIONS: • Designer Skin • Australian Gold $ 25/ month CorreCtion In the cutline for the Euchre Club at Winslow, in last week's issue of The Press-Dispatch, Faye Wilcox- en should have been listed as Faye Adkerson. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has an- nounced the names of the top six physicians nominat- ed for the second annual Lit- tle Company of Mary Out- standing Physician Award. They are Mary Burgeson, M.D., Marc Campbell, M.D., Joseph El-Houjairy, M.D., William Lehmkuhler, M.D., Mark Luff, M.D., and Kev- in Lusk, M.D. This award is named in honor of the Sis- ters of Little Company of Mary, the sponsors of Me- morial Hospital and Health Care Center. Dr. Mary Burgeson re- ceived her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine Indi- anapolis and completed a residency in family practice at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter in Evansville. Dr. Burge- son's office is located at The Huntingburg Clinic. Dr. Marc Campbell re- ceived his medical degree at Medical College of Wis- consin in Milwaukee and completed his internship and residency at St. Vin- cent's Hospital in Indianap- olis. Dr. Campbell's office is located at Memorial Internal Medicine. Dr. Joseph El-Houjairy re- ceived his medical degree at Kursk State Medical Univer- sity in Russia, and complet- ed a general surgery resi- dency at American Univer- sity of Beirut and a residen- cy in internal medicine at Christ Hospital in Cincin- nati, Ohio. Dr. El-Houjairy is a hospitalist at Memorial Hospital. Dr. William Lehmkuhler received his medical de- gree at Indiana Universi- ty School of Medicine. He completed a residency in in- ternal medicine at Indiana University Medical Center, a fellowship in cardiovascu- lar medicine at University of Louisville Hospital, and a fellowship in intervention- al cardiology and peripheral intervention at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. Dr. Lehmkuhler's office is locat- ed at Heartland Cardiology Associates, LLC. Dr. Mark Luff received his medical degree at In- diana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and completed his residen- cy in family practice at the USAF Medical Center at Scott Air Force Base in Illi- nois. Dr. Luff's office is lo- cated at Petersburg Family Medicine. Dr. Kevin Lusk received his medical degree from In- diana University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Communi- ty Hospitals in Indianapolis. Dr. Lusk's office is located at Ferdinand Family Medicine. This award is based on outstanding job perfor- mance reflecting Memori- al Hospital's Mission State- ment and the Core Values of Respect for Human Dig- nity, Compassionate Car- ing, Stewardship, Quality and Justice. To be accept- ed as a nominee, a physi- cian must be classified as a member of the hospital's Active Medical Staff for a minimum of 12 months and be in good standing with the Medical Staff. The LCM Outstanding Phy- sician Award will be pre- sented by the Medical Staff President during the hospi- tal's Medical Staff Appreci- ation Banquet in April. Top six physician nominees announced for Little Company of Mary Outstanding Physician Award (l to r): John Wade and richard burch, of Midwestern engineers in loo- gootee, who is the son of James e. burch, whom the award is named after. John Wade was honored at the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water conference with the James E. Burch "Steward of the Environment" Award on Wednesday, March 19 at the awards luncheon at French Lick. John is a member and vice-president of the board of trustees of the Patoka Re- gional Water and Sewer Dis- trict and supervises the Wa- tershed Protection Steering Committee. Details on the award and John's work for the district are available from Control- ler Doug Merkle or Gener- al Manager Bruce Heeke at the Patoka Water office. Wade receives 'Steward of the Environment' award Pike County Farm Bureau offering scholarship The Pike County Farm Bureau Inc. is again offer- ing a $500 scholarship to a Pike County Farm Bureau member or their children seeking higher education (if applicants meet all qual- ifications). Applicant must be a student pursuing post high school education in- cluding two-year trades or four-year Bachelor of Sci- ence degree. Applications may be picked up at the Pike Coun- ty Farm Bureau office at 201 E. Main Street in Pe- tersburg or can be found online at http://www.in- farmbureau.org/Programs. aspx?id=2288 #.UtBqup- 5dXR0. Application is due on or before May 2, 2014. Storm water improvements Workers from koberstein prepare a ditch along branch st. in hodges addition of Petersburg for a cul- vert. it is part of a city-wide storm water improvement project. Petersburg Mayor frank Coleman said it is one of about 12 areas of Petersburg included in the project that is being paid for with a grant. Construction started last fall and is starting back up this week after being dormant during the winter. A-4 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 The Press-Dispatch