The Press-Dispatch
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A-4 Wednesday, September 2, 2015 The Press-Dispatch LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Reminder: Permit needed for non-profit organizations to sell food Indiana law allows non-profit organizations to sell food not more than 15 days in a calendar year with- out obtaining a permit from the local health depart- ment, provided the menu is not "extensive" and the food is made and labeled by the organization's mem- bers. Non-profit organizations are also exempt from the Food Handler Certification rule. If your non-profit group plans to sell food during county festivals, fairs, or other public events, contact Pike County Health Department in advance to obtain a Notice of Non-Profit Food Sales form. Completed forms should include a list of foods being prepared and/or sold, along with sources where all foods were obtained. Direct all questions to the Health Depart- ment. NARFE meeting is September 9 The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Patoka Valley Chapter #1847 will meet on Wednesday, September 9 at noon at the Schnitzelbank Restaurant in Jasper. Our speaker will be Gus Stevens. His topic will be the life of Red Skelton. All active and retired federal employees and/or their spouses are encouraged to attend. Call Rita at 812-604- 5089 for more information. Pike/Gibson Retired Teachers meeting Sept. 10 Pike/Gibson Retired Teachers will meet at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Village Inn on SR 57. Retirees are invited to bring a jar of peanut butter for either Somebody's Place or Salvation Army. The meeting will begin with a meet-and-greet, in- cluding the opportunity to spend time with the speak- er, Tom Mellish, executive director of the Indiana Re- tired Teachers Association, pay local yearly dues, sign up for the scrumptious peanut-related door prizes and greet the eight new retirees from the four school cor- porations in Pike and Gibson Counties. A light lunch of soup, sandwiches and dessert is planned by the Village Inn to take place at noon. There will be recognition of the fourteen retired teachers in Pike and Gibson who passed on last year. The Re- tired Teachers' Foundation Area $2,000 scholarship winners will be announced. Area 9 Classroom Teach- er Grant applications are coming in for consideration. The local retired teacher scholarship committee will make its report. Ferdinand-Pike State Forest open house Sept. 24 The Ferdinand-Pike State Forest will host an open house on Thursday, September 24, from 3-7 p.m. EDT in the property office, which is six miles northeast of Ferdinand on State Road 264. Area residents are in- vited to view displays of future resource management activities, as well as other operational and recreation- al projects. Property staff will be available to answer questions. Cookies and light refreshments will be served. Right to Life Banquet is set for Oct. 1 The Right to Life Banquet will be Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Simon J. Graber Building, just off the Odon/ Cannelburg Road. For more information and tickets, call 812-486 -3658. Upcoming event? Let us know! If your business or organization is having a public event, The Press-Dispatch wants to know. Help us inform our readers about the happenings right here in Pike County. Email news@pressdispatch.net or call 812-354- 8500. MARRIAGE LICENSES Adam Dean Traylor, 26, of 9230 E. Oak St., Velpen, to Danielle Catherine Matheis, 24, of 9230 E. Oak St., Velpen. Christopher James McAtee, 26, of 912 N. 2nd St., Winslow, to Kendra Faye Simmons, 25, of 912 N. 2nd St., Winslow. 50th anniversary Michael and Nancy Per- ry, of Lynnville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- sary with their family at the Red Geranium in New Har- mony. Perry and the former Nancy Meier were married Sept. 4, 1965, at Spurgeon United Methodist Church. They are the parents of Bryan (Candice) Perry, of Evansville, Andrea (Ry- an) Yager, of Lynnville, and Brett (Susan) Perry, of Lanesville. They have six grandchildren, Riley, Aus- tin, Arika, Jarrod, Quade and Otto. Michael is retired from Alcoa and the USPS. With This Ring... Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com Card shower for Pauline Aydelott A card shower is planned for Pauline Aydelott, formal- ly of Arthur, who will cele- brate her 90th birthday, Tuesday, Sept. 8 with fam- ily and friends. Cards may be sent to Pauline Aydelott, C/O Gary Aydelott, 985 E. Co. Rd. 900 S., Oakland City, IN 47660. Polen arrested on multiple charges after crash By Andy Heuring A Petersburg man was ar- rested after he crashed near Otwell at about 5:30 p.m. Chad David Polen, 36, of 1600 E. Walnut St., Peters- burg, was arrested on pre- liminary charges of reck- less driving; leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and resisting law enforcement. Pike County Deputy Mike Willis said while he was re- sponding to the report of an accident on Highway 356 at the entrance to Ripco, just west of Otwell, he was told the driver was conscious, but was staring out the wind- shield. Deputy Willis said when he arrived, he was told by people at the scene that the Honda Civic had run off the left side of the road into the driveway of Ripco, hitting their business sign and then went about 900 feet along a cornfield, until it crossed CR 750 E., then crossed High- way 356 and came to rest on an embankment. Willis said while he was talking to witnesses, he saw the driver get out of the vehicle, stagger to the rear of the car and then towards the edge of the cornfield at the top of the embankment. Willis said he ran over to Po- len and asked him where he was going, but Polen nev- er responded. Willis said he started to escort Polen back to the vehicle, but he began to run away and Wil- lis grabbed his shirt, but he tore away. Willis then warned Po- len he would deploy a tas- er on him if he didn't stop running, but he continued to pull away. Willis used a taser on Po- len twice before he stopped resisting and Willis was able to place him into handcuffs. More charges are pend- ing the results of his "bio- logical specimen sample." Accidents Above is Stephen Whitehead's Ford F350 truck that collided head-on with Christo- pher Keeton of Monroe City. Whitehead was not injured. See front page pic- ture and story. Below, Clint Babrick's 2000 Pontiac Grand Am was damaged on all sides as it rolled over in a field late Monday night off of Highway 257 near the Pike-Daviess county line. Babrick was unin- jured. See related story on front page. Pike County Chief Deputy Kent Johnson and Deputy Mike Willis look through Chad Polen's car fol- lowing a crash Friday evening on Highway 356 near Ripco. Polen was arrested on numerous charges.