The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Press-Dispatch As your current County Council represen- tative, I have consistently taken a conservative approach to spending your hard earned tax dollars. Roads need to be fixed, infrastructure developed and certain services provides, but I always take the position that the money must be spent wisely. Randy Harris County Council for District 1 Paid for by Randy Harris for County Council, Denise Harris Treasurer, BreAnn Lane Chairperson Dear Pike County District 1 Voter: ReElect • Conservative approach to government spending • Supports infrastructure growth to promote economic development • Supports implementation of county road plan • Believes the council should provide checks and balances for spending county's tax dollars • Recruited Pamida to locate in Pike County • Recruited McDonald's to locate in Pike County • Brought city's water department from red to black without raising rates • Helped rebuild city's infrastructure and streets following 1990 tornado, with proper planning and implementation • Helped China Wok establish in Petersburg. Assisted with immigration issues RanDy's ExPERiEnCE: 2010-Present 2009-Present 2004-Present 1992-2004 1988-1992 1987 Pike County Council Owner of Harris Real Estate Owner of Downtown Development Properties Mayor of Petersburg WFPC News Director University of Southern Indiana graduate www.mikebraunforindiana.com Paid for by Mike Braun for State Representative Mike Braun is more than a conservative businessman. He's a family man who knows the value of working in the community. He's an outdoorsman who also knows the importance of forest and land management. It's both a hobby and an investment to Mike. He has a passion for forestry and woodlands, planting trees and working in the soil, knowing it will reap long-term rewards for his family and the environment. Mike is a conservative voice for community values. He wants to help reform government and work to keep Indiana on the right path. ElEct MikE Braun for StatE rEprESEntativE DiStrict 63 BuSinESSMan lanD ManagEr School BoarD MEMBEr BRAUN Mike for STATE REPRESENTATIVE A ConservAtive voiCe for ConservAtive vAlues The Patoka River is also flooding but not to the level of the White River. The Pato- ka River is predicted to crest at 21.8 feet at Princeton on Thursday as well. Flood stage at Princeton is 18 feet. Shipe said as of Monday, during a statewide meeting of weather service person- nel, the group was told so far there are no reports of any planting in Indiana this year. Pike County Schools last week were on a one hour de- lay to allow more daylight so bus drivers could more easi- ly spot flooding. Several county roads were underwater last week. Pike County Highway Superin- tendent Roger Ham said the roads that typically have flooding were mostly under- water late last week. Continued from page 1 By Andy Heuring Pike County Commission- ers voted to request $46,000 for courthouse maintenance and issued a proclamation supporting Tri-Cap and the "War on Poverty" during their brief Monday morn- ing meeting. The commissioners re- quested $46,000 addition- al appropriations for court- house maintenance. Com- missioner Assistant Melissa Bryant said there are sev- eral windows in the court- house that have failed seals, allowing water to leak into the building during rains. Four have to be replaced and several others need to be resealed. She said esti- mates are $ 8,000 to $ 9,000. Also, repairs to the heat- ing and cooling system have been estimated at about $ 30,000. She said they are being re- quired to install a "fire door" at a cost of about $1,500. It was approved, 3-0. The commissioners al- so approved a proclamation promoting National Com- munity Action Month, Tri- Cap and the United States "War on Poverty." Susan Riker said Tri-Cap had served 1,171 clients and 432 households in Pike County. She said Tri-Cap represents the Dubois, Pike and Warrick County Equal Opportunity Committee Inc. and spent $1,919,509 in education and volunteer ser- vices, $1,358,583 in hous- ing services and $ 665,445 in health services in 2013. She added 73 percent of Tri- Cap's funding comes from federal grants. • County Commissioners also appointed Ron Sharp to the Petersburg Planning Commission. Commissioner Jeff Nelson said the appoin- tee had to reside outside the incorporated area of Peters- burg. • The commissioners al- so voted 3-0 to authorize Highway Department Su- perintendent Roger Ham to send employees to OSHA safety training. • Commissioners vot- ed to request $410.64 from the general fund to be used to repair fencing at the old landfill. • They also heard an up- date from Tom Behme on the Pike County Library and the future History Center. Behme thanked the com- missioners for their letter of support to pay for the utili- ties at the old library build- ing, "if and when that hap- pens." He told the commission- ers at the last library meet- ing the board voted to post- pone auction of the former Barrett Memorial Library building until the Pike County Genealogy Society could get their tax exempt status in place and accept the building. He also told the commis- sioners the Genealogy Soci- ety is in the process of start- ing a fundraising drive. "As of Tuesday night, we have more than $ 6,000 in pledg- es." The commissioners' next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, April 21 at the courthouse auditorium. $46,000 requested for courthouse maintenance H Area flooding The groundbreaking of Downtown Terrace in Pe- tersburg will be Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. EDT, on Main St. Downtown Terrace is a development made up of 40 units of senior housing and approximately 10,500 square feet of retail/office space. Pike County Prog- ress Partners, Inc. is the sponsoring not-for-profit agency for this communi- ty development initiative. Good Samaritan Hospital will also be a major anchor- ing tenant. They will run an urgent care facility on the main floor, providing men- tal health service and a phy- sician's clinic. Flaherty and Collins Con- struction will build the de- velopment, which is sched- uled to open in December. For more information on the groundbreaking, con- tact Duane Miller at 317- 816 -9300. Downtown Terrace groundbreaking set for Friday after the hunt. Cup Creek GB ChurCh hunt The Cup Creek General Baptist Church has an Eas- ter egg hunt set for 10 a.m. Saturday for children ages 10 -12. They will be giving out prizes for special eggs found. A rain date is set for Saturday, April 19. Otwell COmmunity hunt The Otwell Communi- ty Center and Tractors for Trenton will have their annu- al Easter egg hunt on Satur- day, April 19 at noon. It will be separated into age groups of 0 -3, 4-7 and 8 -10. It is open to the public. If there is rain it will be moved inside. The Otwell Communi- ty Center is also having a Fried Chicken Dinner and cornhole tourney on Satur- day, April 12. The dinner starts at 5 p.m. and will include Ger- man fries, baked beans and ice cream, as well as a raffle for a trip to Nashville, Tenn. The cornhole tourney for adults starts at 3:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 2:45 p.m. It is a double elimination tourney with a $20 registration fee. A children's tourney for ages 10 and under, 11 to 13 and 14 to 17 will start at 4:30 p.m., with registration at 2:45 p.m. It is a single elimi- nation tourney and costs $ 6 to enter. GraCe Baptist Game niGht The Winslow Grace Bap- tist Church is having a game night on Saturday, April 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. with free food dessert and drinks. It is located at 1007 E. Union St., Winslow. lOCkhart Fire Dept. COOkOut The Lockhart Township Fire Dept. Spring Cookout is set for Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. They will have ham- burgers, hot dogs, drinks, potato salad and coleslaw for a free will offering. They also ask people to bring a canned food item for the Bread of Life Foodbank. new liBerty GB Dinner The New Liberty Gener- al Baptist Church is having a dinner of grilled pork chop or chicken breast at Jordan Park in Spurgeon from 4 to 8 p.m. It will include a choice of meat, baked potato, green beans, hot roll, drink and dessert. Ticket are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Pro- ceeds go toward the church building fund. Carry-out is available. H Easter egg hunts, fundraisers Continued from page 1 PES science fair entries Petersburg Elementary School fourth grade teacher Tonya Walton (left) examines a homemade barom- eter as Amelia Bailey (right) presents her science fair entry on Tuesday, April 8. Also pictured at far right is Michele Teague. See additional photos on page A-6. Ed Cahill photo