The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, July 16, 2014 The Press-Dispatch Schedule of eventS • July 20-26, 2014 Sunday, July 20 5:00 p.m. Parade - Main Street Petersburg 6-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 6:30 p.m. 4-H Fair Opening Ceremony - Amphitheater Concerts by Fighting for a Chance & Payton Lynn. 7:00 p.m. Horse Show (Contesting) Monday, July 21 9:00 a.m. Goat Show - Livestock Barn 5-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 7:00 p.m. Horse Show (Pleasure) 7:00 p.m. Little Miss & Mister Pageant - Amphitheater 8:30 p.m. Jr. Miss Pike County Pageant - Amphitheater Tuesday, July 22 9:00 a.m. Poultry Show - The Robinson Building 5-10 p.m. Carnival Rides - Wristbands $20 5-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 6-10 p.m. Free Stage - Midway 6:30 p.m. Swine Show - Livestock Barn 7:00 p.m. Miss Teen Pike County Pageant - Amphitheater 8:00 p.m. Miss Pike County Pageant - Amphitheater Wednesday, July 23 9:00 a.m. Rabbit Show - Livestock Barn 5-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 5-10 p.m. Carnival Rides - Wristbands $15 6-10 p.m. Free Stage - Midway 6:00 p.m. Beef, Dairy & Sheep Shows - Livestock Barn 6:00 p.m. Amazing Race to End Hunger - Amphitheater 7:00 p.m. 4-H Family Fun Night - Amphitheater Sponsored by Farm Bureau Inc. Thursday, July 24 5-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 5-10 p.m. Carnival Rides - Wristbands $20 6-10 p.m. Free Stage - Midway 6:15 p.m. DeWayne Spaw Concert - Amphitheater 7:00 p.m. Hog Wrestling - Amphitheater Sponsored by Amber Manor Friday, July 25 9:00 a.m. Small & Large Animal Supreme Showmanship Contests - Livestock Barn 5:00 p.m. 4-H Livestock Auction - Livestock Barn 5-10 p.m. Carnival Rides - Wristbands $20 5-10 p.m. 4-H Building Open 6-10 p.m. Free Stage - Midway Saturday, July 26 8 a.m. Youth Fishing Tourney - Lake Ashley Sponsored by Petersburg Subway 1 p.m. Swamp Fever Racing Mudd Boggs - Amphitheater 5-10 p.m. Carnival Rides - Wristbands $20 6-10 p.m. Free Stage - Midway - Swampbilly Band and Friends - Accepting donations for Wounded Warriors Assc. 6-10 p.m. Bingo - 4-H Building Mudd Boggs proudly sponsored by 24 Hour Emergency Service Muddin' MadneSS! 2014 PIKE COUNTY 93rd annual Pike county July 20-26 WelcoMe To The Fair! It's a pleasure to present the 2014 Pike County 4-H Fair to our community. We invite you and your family to enjoy it together. Pike County 4-H Council members have worked diligently to provide an exciting and action-packed schedule of events each day of the Fair, including: Swamp Fever Racing Mudd Boggs, 4-H exhibits, livestock shows, pageants, entertainment and, of course, delicious Fair food. Living the 4-H Pledge. Hands to Larger Service. Many, many volunteers give of their time and talent to plan, prepare and provide for you. For some, the Fair never ends! I want to thank each of them for serving so willingly. It is truly a pleasure to work with these honorable servants of our great community. I would personally like to thank Aaron Bolin and Ken Weisling with Swamp Fever Racing for their assistance, Mark Goodpasture with GE Tree Service and Farm Bureau Inc. for their gen- erous sponsorship. The theme for the 2014 Pike County 4-H Fair is 'Fun Every Night at the Fair.' Gather your family and friends, and head to the 93rd Annual Pike County Fair. Most of all, enjoy the Fair! Rich Coan, 4-H Council President, 2014 Pike County Fair For More Information Visit: www.extension.purdue.edu/pike Call: 812-354-6838 all TiMeS edT WriSTband ride Special $ 20 $ 15 tueSday, thurSday, friday & Saturday family Fun nIght SpecIal WedneSday only ride all night for JuSt: GreaT MuSic! real Fun! Ronald ( Ron ) MyeRs Ronald ( Ron ) MyeRs Retired Bailiff of the Court PIKE CO. SHERIFF Independent Candidate F O R T H E P E O P L E . Paid for by candidate. they had to pump water out of it before they could do anything else. Smith said a large six inch metal ductal water line split. He said originally about a 12 foot section was clamped off and repaired, then the split just continued to grow. They eventually had to dig it out and replace about 36 feet of it with a plastic pipe. He explained it was an old section of pipe that was not replaced by the water line project, because they ran out of money before the proj- ect was completed. In other business, Rick Mathias asked councilmen if the downspouts at the Com- munity Center had been fixed. He said he had helped pump out the building two or three times after rains, because the downspouts had fallen, the water was just running down the side of the building and going in- to lower rooms. Councilman Tisdale said the work had not been do- ne, but he had talked with the company that installed them originally. "They as- sured me it would be their number one priority and they would get right on it. I was surprised when I went by there and they hadn't do- ne it," said Tisdale. There was also concern the large heavy gauge met- al downspouts might fall and injure someone. Tisdale said he would call again and see if he could get the company to fix it soon. Mathias said he and some guys from the fire depart- ment might be able to fix it as part of their "ladder" training. Steve Nelson retiring as Fire Chief It was announced Fire Chief Steven Nelson was going to retire on Tuesday, July 15. Nelson, who was not at the meeting on Tuesday, said Tuesday, July 15 was his last day. "Today is my birthday and I said 30 years is enough." Nelson said he had actual- ly been a junior firemen be- ginning at 15 and then be- came a full-fledged fireman at age 18. Two years ago, he was named Chief. During the years, he had served as a Captain and Assistant Chief. "I have been about every- thing one time," said Nel- son. "It is one less headache. Being police is enough for now," said Nelson. In other fire department business, Mathias asked, "Does that mean the assis- tant (Larry Smith) moves up? " "It means we (town coun- cil) appoint a chief," said Brewster. Mathias said the council couldn't just appoint some- one chief if the members didn't want them. "You will have a lot of unhappy in- juns," said Mathias. "That hasn't been a deci- sion by the board, I will not exclude Larry from being chief. But we might make someone unhappy," said Brewster. Mathias then told the council the fire department needed funding to pay for ra- dios. "We have guys on our department who don't have radios." "I was told it was the fire- man's fund responsible for their own radios,' said Brew- ster. Mathias said the town had gotten a tax distribu- tion check for $78,000. "There are a lot of things that have to come out of that," said Tisdale. A member of the Indiana Regional 15 board told the council and firemen Indiana 15 often works with fire de- partments to write grants to help them get equipment and she would look into it. Councilmen voted 3- 0 to pay claims totaling $ 34,673.97. The next council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mon- day, August 1. Continued from page 1 H Winslow council Early Saturday crash Chris Grannan, 30, of Washington and his passengers escaped with just minor cuts Saturday morning when he ran off the road and overturned several times before coming to rest in a ditch. Pike County Deputy Sheriff Buck Seger said Grannan was driving a 2004 BMW 325 south on High- way 57 when he fell asleep and ran off the west side of the road, over-corrected, crossed the road again and overturned an unknown number of times before coming to rest in a ditch about two miles south of Petersburg. His two passengers, Terra M. Sidebottom and Asholynn Forbey, were uninjured in the 6:42 a.m. crash that caused an estimated $5,000 to $10,000 damage. By Andy Heuring An Otwell man was ar- rested on multiple battery charges and confinement with a weapon, a level 3 felo- ny Saturday afternoon. Dustin B. Childree, 27, of 2187 N. SR257, was arrest- ed after police were called on a report of a man bleed- ing from the head and a man armed with a knife. Pike County Deputy Mike Willis said when he arrived he found James Hobbs II, of Holland on his cell phone in front of the residence. Hobbs told Willis his broth- er-in-law, Childree, attacked him hitting him with brass knuckles and holding a knife to his neck before kicking him in the face and head, until a friend pulled Childree off of him. Deputy Willis said Hobbs was bleeding from the head and elbow and had a large bump on his head. Willis said Rachelle H. Childree told him Dustin had awakened at about noon and was yelling about a dog being in the house and threatened to stomp the dog to death. He then began shouting at a four- year old and when the child started to cry. She said Chil- dree hit the child, who hid under a bed. She claimed when she tried to pull Childree away from the child, he struck her in the face, and pushed her against a kitchen counter. She said she grabbed her two children and the four-year-old, ran out of the house and called her broth- er, James. Deputy Willis said he went in the house and found the knife in a child's candy bucket and a set of brass knuckles in a baby crib. Willis said Childree claimed he chased Hobbs out of the house with a knife because he was breaking in, and once outside they fought on the ground. Hobbs was taken into cus- tody on the three charges of battery and a confinement charge. A level 3 felony carries a standard sentence of six years with a sentencing range of three to 20 years. Otwell man held on battery charges Mark Alan Coleman, 63 of 1112 S. SR61, Winslow was arrested after police re- ceived a call of a man beat- ing and dragging his wife in the yard at about 8 p.m Sun- day. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Buck Seger said Indiana State Trooper John Davis ar- rived first and found Mark's father, Donald and Mark's wife, Patricia, outside the house. They said Mark had run back into the house. Deputy Seger said Patri- cia told him she and Mark had just returned home from drinking at the Bob Inn and Mark told her to leave the residence. But they con- tinued to argue in the res- idence and Mark eventual- ly grabbed her and began dragging her outside the residence by her feet. His fa- ther attempted to stop him, but Mark grabbed Donald's cane and shoved him, then began kicking her. Deputy Seger said when he talked with Mark, Mark said he had been drinking at the Bob Inn and he didn't remember kicking Patricia, and denied shoving his fa- ther. Mark was taken into cus- tody on preliminary charg- es of domestic battery, dis- orderly conduct and battery. Winslow man arrested on multiple charges after quarrel