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A-2 Front Wednesday, August 5, 2015 The Press-Dispatch CITY COUNCIL Continued from page 1 By Andy Heuring A Winslow native cele- brated her 105th birthday last Monday. Virginia Powell Willis visited her niece Patti Ann Jones, of Winslow, for a few days last week for her birth- day. Willis was born July 27, 1905, in Winslow, to J.W. and Arah Powell. She graduated in 1928 from Winslow High School and married Ber- tis Willis in 1928. They had three children, Larry Wil- lis of Portland, Oreg., Gor- don Willis, of Dixon, Ill., and Carolyn Allen, of Kewannee, Ill. Willis now lives in Dixon, Ill., with her son Gordon and his wife Velma. She grew up in a large two-story house across the street from Winslow High School. She met her hus- band Bertis when he moved from Cato to across the street from her. He worked at Ayrshire Pa- toka Colleriets until 1944, when they moved to Cadiz, Ohio, where he took a sim- ilar job. Willis said her father had the first car in Winslow. It was a Chalmers. She re- called a trip to Terre Haute in the car. It took the whole day to get there and the trip included nine stops for flat tires that her dad had to patch on the roadside. When she was first mar- ried, she washed their clothes on a washboard. She also cooked on a coal stove before getting a gas stove. "I liked the coal stove. You could leave your things on the stove and it kept them warm." She said the appliance that made the biggest differ- ence was the move from an ice box to a refrigerator. She also said Kluesmeyer's gro- cery store would deliver gro- ceries. "We would call in our list of things and they would bring them out to us," Willis said clean living was the source of her long life. Her son Larry said her diet included plenty of bacon and eggs, and fried food. "We have had a nice time visiting. I always enjoy visit- ing with Patti Ann." According to the 1990 US Census, there were 37,306 people who were 100 years old or older. That number shrinks to 6,500 who are 105 or older. (Editor's note: Census data for 105 years and older is not available past 1990). Virginia Willis celebrates 105th birthday ing properly. Gary talk- ed with him and the bones are not healing properly." Klipsch said he was facing additional surgery. Kinman, Klipsch added, was continuing to sign off on the wastewater treatment plant's reports. "That's what I was won- dering, because I knew you had to be certified to sign off on those reports," Lewis said. "Is that correct? " "That's exactly right," Klipsch replied. "And that's what's been happening." Klipsch said that the in- spector indicated to him that he was okay with the situation. "We talked about the pos- sibility of getting some addi- tional training for Todd may- be, but he understood the situation," Klipsch said. "I explained to him about the reason why he's been off that long is it's just not heal- ing properly and we're work- ing on that. We're aware of that." In other business, the Common Council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance establishing a new schedule for sewer tap-in fees: $500 for residential, $1,000 for multi-family and commer- cial under 3,000 square feet, and $2,000 for commercial over 3,000 square feet and industrial. Currently, Petersburg charges a $200 sewer tap-in fee – plus a $25 inspection fee – whether it be for res- idential, commercial or in- dustrial use. The second reading of the proposed ordinance will be held at the council's next scheduled meeting on Mon- day, Aug. 17. In addition, Corporal Scott Wright reported that the efforts by the police de- partment to enforce the city's codes had, thus far, proven very successful. "The first week it started, I wrote 20 warnings, and the following week, I followed up with all of them, and ev- ery single one of them had complied with the warning," Wright said. "I'm not surprised," Klipsch said. "I think everybody else's areas are the same way," Wright said. "I mean, I've no- ticed a lot of my neighbors here in town have cleaned up their houses." "Good," Klipsch said. "That's the whole idea. And it doesn't surprise me, be- cause when I was doing it, that was the results I was finding. People are very co- operative, but you just have to, sometimes, bring it to their attention." Pike County Council will have their annual budget hearing following their next regularly scheduled meet- ing, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 11. The requested 2016 bud- get for the county general fund is $7.361 million. Last year, department heads re- quested $7.5 million and $ 6.3 was approved. There will be a public comment period prior to the start of the first day of bud- get hearings. Various coun- ty departments are sched- uled to appear before the county council to explain their budget requests. Then, a second day of bud- get hearings is scheduled to start immediately following the regular monthly meet- ing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 8. It is proposed the council will act on the various budgets dur- ing the September meeting. However, last year the bud- get hearings stretched into a third day. By Andy Heuring Pike County's Emergency Medical Service was recent- ly upheld as a good example for other service in south- ern Indiana by the District 10 Trauma Regional Adviso- ry Council. EMS Director Chris Young said he and Doug Mounts recently attended a quarterly meeting for an "au- dit," which amounted to the advisory council going over the scenario of a recent Pike County patient with a seri- ous head injury. The Advisory Council states its mission as: "to improve the care of the in- jured patient through a col- laboration of participating systems, encompassing the continuum of injury from prevention to rehabilitation." Young explained the advi- sory council represents all of the area hospitals, ambu- lance services and rehabili- tation facilities. "They started at the pre- hospital and then proceed to the hospital, and then out- patient rehab and onto final outcome." Young said the re- view used a specific run in Pike County. It reviewed the case of a recent head injury victim and how the EMTs responded, and also actions they took during transport. Young said in this par- ticular incident, the patient had a significant head injury and EMTs called for an air ambulance, but one wasn't available. Young said the question facing the EMTs was whether to take the pa- tient to a nearby facility or travel a farther distance to a Level II trauma center. He said head injury pa- tients' conditions can dete- riorate quickly and in this case the patient's condition did just that. Young said the decision to take the patient to Evans- ville to a level II trauma cen- ter took longer for the pa- tient to get to a hospital, but treatment started earlier. He explained a level II trauma center has neurosurgeons who can do surgery right in the emergency room, while area hospitals can not. "If we had taken the patient to a local facility, they would have had to transport him to a trauma center and their treatment would actually been delayed." Young said Pike County now has paramedic crews they are able to perform much more advanced pro - cedures prior to reaching the hospital. In this case, Young said they had to insert a breath- ing tube in the patient while enroute. "When you are go- ing down the interstate at 70 to 75 mph and you are placing a breathing tube in someone, it is a serious mat- ter. There is a lot of things that can go wrong." During the audit of the pa- tient's incident, Pike Coun- ty's EMS was commend- ed for the decisions and ac- tions. "It shows what we do may make a difference in whether someone lives a functional or non-function- al life," said Young. Young said the trauma advisory council uses the session to help education and train all the emergency health care providers on the best procedures and tactics. By Andy Heuring Two people were injured Saturday morning near Ot- well when the motorcycles they were riding collided. Indiana State Troop- er Paul Stoltz said Bryan "Scott" Sorgius, 48, of 8137 E. CR 550 N., Otwell, was riding his 2008 Harley Da- vidson south on CR 850 E. when Joe C. Jones, 21, of Princeton, pulled from a yard into the roadway on a Honda XR100. Stoltz' report said Sorgius braked hard, causing his bike to fall over, ejecting Sorgius. His motor- cycle continued forward and collided with Jones' motor- cycle, which caused Jones to be ejected. Sorgius' injuries were listed as "heavy road rash." Stolz said Sorgius' helmet prevented serious injury as it was "banged up and tore up." Jones did not have head in- juries despite not wearing a helmet. The accident occurred at 10 :39 a.m. and damage was estimated at $5,000. yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Sorgius injured in Saturday motorcycle crash EMS commended for service Budget hearings begin Tuesday Virgina Willis celebrated her 105th birthday last week. A native of Winslow, Willis traveled to Winslow with her son, Larry Willis to visit with her niece, Patty Ann Jones. Come see the new Patoka Township Training Center, and meet and greet the Firefighters of the Patoka Township VFD We are having an Open House at our Training Center in Honor and Memory of Lora Hurst and Christopher Peak; both made a huge impact on our lives. OPEN HOUSE 1554 E. St. Rd. 64, Winslow Fire Trucks • Food • Fun • Inflatable w/Slide FREE! Sunday, August 9 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Bring the family! 5 p.m. Food Stands Open 6 p.m. Opening Ceremony 7 p.m. Country Music | Iron Mountan FRIED & BBQ THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AUGUST 7-8 Chicken Dinners Hamburgers Hot Dogs Fish Sandwiches Elephant Toes NO RAFFLES OR ALCOHOL ON GROUNDS FLOWER, PRODUCE & QUILT SHOW Southern Indiana WIFFLEBALL CLASSIC Begins Friday, CONTINUES all day Saturday 43 RD ANNUAL on Old State Road 64 between Holland (Hwy 161) and Stendal GREAT FOOD! FRIDAY SATURDAY ZOAR MOSQUITO FEST 6:30 a.m. Breakfast in the Grove Noon Cornhole Tourney 1:00 p.m. Stationary Parade (812-536-2920 for info) 2:00 p.m. Kids' Games 3:00 p.m. Chicken Dinner Serving Begins 4:00 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull 6:30 p.m. Gospel Music | The Montgomerys|By the Book FLEA MARKET ARTS & CRAFTS DEMONSTRATIONS 812-536-5133 IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT ON SATURDAY THOUGHT THE WEEKEND Homemade Ice Cream 812-309-0146