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A-6 Wednesday, July 9, 2014 The Press-Dispatch 2014 PIKE COUNTY 93rd annual Pike County Mudd Boggs proudly sponsored by 24 Hour Emergency Service Truck & ATV SwAmp FeVer rAcing Mudd Boggs Hog Wrestling Saturday, July 26 • 1 p.m. RegistRation: 10 a.M., satuRday, July 26 Stock: 33" & Under Class #1: 36" & Under Class #2: 40" & Under Class #3: 44" & Under Class #4: Open Class/ Any Tire Size Sunday, July 20 6:30 p.m. Opening ceremony concert by: Fighting for a CHanCe Payton lynn RegistRation: 3:30-6 P.M., July 24 $40 per team • No more than 4 per team For registration form and rules, visit: http://bit.ly/TOrdGF thurSday, July 24 • 7 p.m. dewayne Spaw concert • 6:15 p.m. For more information, contact: Swamp Fever Racing, Inc. Ken Weisling at 812-480-7398 Aaron Bolin at 812-582-1366 For more information, visit: extension.purdue.edu/pike or call: 812-354-6838 adMission General Admission ..........$6 Children 6 & Under ..... Free Pit Pass .............................. $12 Truck Entry ...................... $20 4-Wheeler Entry ............ $20 no Coolers or alcohol allowed! CONCessiONs will be OpeN! Proudly sponsored by July 20-26 opening CereMony beef squAsH sHisH KAbObs reCiPe By Monica Sinclair With fresh vegetables being picked out of gardens, it can be difficult to find enough recipes to use up the vegetables before they go bad. This week I am including a recipe that allows you to get outside and grill, and use up some of the delicious goodness from the garden. Enjoy! Source: tasteof home.com InGREdIEnTs yoU'll nEEd: CooKInG dIRECTIons: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, ground mustard and ground ginger 1/2 pound beef top sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 small zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1 small yellow summer squash, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1 small sweet red pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/2 medium red onion, cut into four wedges, optional 1. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder, mustard and ginger. 2. Place beef in a large resealable plastic bag; add 1/2 cup marinade. Seal bag and toss to coat. 3. Place zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper and on- ion in another resealable plastic bag; add remain- ing marinade and toss to coat. Refrigerate beef and vegetables for at least 4 hours, turning occasionally. 4. Drain and discard marinade. On four metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread beef and vegetables. Grill, covered, over medium-hot heat for 8 -10 minutes, or until meat reaches desired done- ness, turning occasionally. Meals in Monica's Minutes lIKE oUR FACEbooK PAGE Care to comment? Visit us on Facebook: www.face- book.com/mealsinminutes, mail to Monica's Meals in Minutes, PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 or email to monicasmealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net. Wednesday, July 9 • Wimbledon tournament begins (1877) • Florence Blanchfield becomes first female army of- ficer (1947) Thursday, July 10 • Monkey Trial begins (1925) • U.S. Patent issued for three-point seatbelt (1962) Friday, July 11 • Burr slays Hamilton in duel (1804) • President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Aid Road Act (1916) saturday, July 12 • Medal of Honor created (1862) • Wild Bill Hickok's first gunfight (1861) sunday, July 13 • Live Aid concert (1985) • First World Cup (1930) Monday, July 14 • French revolutionaries storm Bastille (1789) • Billy the Kid is shot to death (1881) Tuesday, July 15 • Ford Motor Company takes its first order (1903) • Nixon announces visit to communist China (1971) Source: History.com THis weeK iN HisTOry HOlidAys THis weeK July 9—National Sugar Cookie Day July 10—Teddy Bear Picnic Day July 11—Cheer up the Lonely Day July 12—Pecan Pie Day July 13—Embrace Your Geekness Day July 14—Bastille Day July 15 —Tapioca Pudding Day Source: HolidayInsights.com Storms down limbs storms hit the area Monday night and early Tuesday morning, downing limbs around the county. This limb fell over Highway 57 near the Patoka River at about 5:30 a.m. Another fell Monday night at about 9:30 p.m. onto Highway 64 near County Road 700 E. According to the national Weather service, be- tween 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain fell in Pike County Monday and Tuesday. Storm water drainage project completed By Ed Cahill A project to repair dam- age to Petersburg's storm water drainage system has been completed. During its regular meet- ing on Monday, July 7, the Petersburg Board of Public Works and Safety approved a payment of $16,823.01 to Koberstein Contracting, Inc., of Princeton, which, according to Brian Bullock, of Midwestern Engineers, completes the project. "They did not ask for the retainage to be given back to them, so we're still hold- ing $ 39,817.30 in retain- age," Bullock informed the council. "But subtract- ing out what we've already paid them, the amount due is $16,823.01. So this will be the next-to-last pay esti- mate." Bullock also presented the council with an invoice from Midwestern Engineers for $15,160. "And we'll also have a final one," Bullock said. "When we get the as-built drawings completed, get some other final closeout paperwork, then we'll bill our final in- voice. So there'll still be one more from each of us." Board member John Mel- hiser asked Bullock if Ko- berstein would come back to fix any problems that may arise over the next few months. "You'll run those through me and then I can get with the contractor," Bullock re- plied. "We do have a one- year warranty. There's prob- ably going to be some areas that may wash out, some ar- eas that maybe the grass doesn't come up that they've got to re-seed. Just normal things like that." The Storm Water Drain- age Project is being fund- ed by a $1 million grant that covers the full cost of con- struction and design for the repair of damage caused by storms from 2008 to 2010. In other business, Peters- burg Mayor Frank Coleman announced that the I-69 sew- er project was progressing, noting that two easements remained to be obtained. "We had 12 we were try- ing to get easements from," Petersburg codes enforce- ment officer R.C. Klipsch said. "We've got 10 of them finished, completed. One of the ones that is not complet- ed is (Shopko)." Bullock said that he had made contact with Shopko's corporate office in Minneso- ta, and that the company's legal department was pres- ently reviewing the ease- ment paperwork. "I'll follow up with them this week," Bullock told the board. "We've got one private property owner we're still dealing with," Klipsch said. "There's some issues that we'll get worked out, I be- lieve. I think that's progress- ing fine. I think we'll be on our time schedule, won't we Brian, unless we had a big delay on one of those? " "The sooner we can get those, obviously," Bullock replied. "But we went ahead and submitted it for the IDEM permit. I met with IURC and the mayor last week ... and kind of went over our plans. We wanted to get that in to IDEM and at least kind of get their ini- tial comments before we let it out for bid." "So far," Klipsch added, "we're still on schedule." The board also approved the reinstatement of Mike Middleton as a member of the Petersburg Fire De- partment. According to Fire Chief Rich Coan, Mid- dleton was a member of the Petersburg Fire Department for six years before moving to Boonville. "He has now moved back to the county," Coan said, who noted that Middleton's Continued on page 11