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A-2 Front Wednesday, October 28, 2015 The Press-Dispatch We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. Subscribe Today! 812-354-8500 Continued from page 1 CANCER Continued from page 1 FESTIVALS for a FREE HOT WHEELS CAR October 31 from 5-9pm EDT. Ages 12 and under. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ( 200 available ) Treats available to all. Pike Collision 2134 East Main Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-380-PIKE (7453) Dr. Suresh Lohano is now accep ng new pa ents! Dr. Lohano is Board Cer fied in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. To schedule an appointment, Please call 812.254.6696 1402 Grand Avenue Washington, IN LION'S CLUB CONTEST and PARADE Winslow • October 31 Line up at 4:30pm at the Fire House. Contest Judging at Eskimos Grocery • 5 p.m. • Most Original • Prettiest • Ugliest • Best Witch • Best Super Hero For more info., contact Jerry or Rosella Hill 812-789-5373 4:30 p.m. at the Fire Depart- ment. Contestants will walk to the Eskimos Grocery and Deli. The costume contest will be at 5 p.m. at the gro- cery store parking lot. The categories are: prettiest, ug- liest, best witch, best super- hero and most original. IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH PETERSBURG Immanuel Baptist Church in Petersburg will have a cookout, picnic, prayer walk and trunk or treat. The cook- out and picnic begins at 4 p.m. and then at 5 p.m. they will have a Prayer Walk and trunk or treat that will fea- ture Biblical characters in costume. TRUNK OR TREAT AT PETERSBURG FIRST CHURCH OF GOD The Petersburg First Church of God is hosting a Trunk or Treat in their park- ing lot at 2135 East Main St. It will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. Every- one is invited. CHURCH ALIVE FALL FESTIVAL 2 TO 7 P.M. SAT., OCT. 31 The Church Alive will have a Fall Festival from 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. It will feature food, fun and fellowship, as well as an ob- stacle course, bounce house with a slide, games and priz- es for kids. For adults, there will be a cornhole tourney. For everyone, there will be a wiener roast and hayride. TRICK OR TREAT HOURS Winslow and Petersburg have set the trick or treat hours for Saturday, Octo- ber 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. plays linebacker. Both wres- tle for Pike Central. Morton loves going to see Owens play. "He will run up to me and hug me, and say 'I love you grandma' with all these boys standing around. It makes tears come to my eyes. I'm so proud of him. I want them to win, but I just love to watch him," said Morton. A couple of weeks ago, Pike Central painted a pink ribbon on the field and peo- ple wore their "Tackle for the Cure" shirts to show support. Morton said she bought all the boys in the River of Life youth group pink socks to wear in the game. She said it felt great to see those signs of support. "I felt like that was just for me," said Morton. Newton has been going through chemo treatments. She said the chemo treat- ments have been tough and has one more treatment on November 11. Because of that, she hasn't been able to get out in the weather and attend the football games. But she is looking forward to wrestling season. "I love watching my grand- son wrestle," said Newton. "They are like any can- cer patients when you go through chemo. You are re- ally struggling in the area of health and area of looks and how it affects you," said Morton's and Newton's pas- tor Jim Gidcumb at the River of Life Church. "When you have someone who is going through it together with you, it strengthens you," said Gidcumb. Morton is taking radia- tion. "I just finished the 11th consecutive day of radiation treatment, so I'm tired," said Morton. "I think we are doing good," said Newton. Newton said the toughest time was when she started chemo treatments. "They told her in 12 to 14 days you will lose your hair. We counted it and 14 days after her treatments started, her hair started falling out," said Newton's daughter Christie Greer. "It was a very rough time," said Newton. "She cried and then she laughed," said Morton of her friend. "When she decided it would come back in curly, like her granddaughter Bai- ley's hair, she was excited," said Morton. Recently, Morton visited with Newton just because she knew she was having a bad day following a treat- ment. "Chemo really drains you," said Newton. "It is very refreshing to talk to someone on the phone or get a visit when you are alone," said Newton. "They have a lot of fun to- gether and you never know what is going to happen," said Greer. "She is pretty funny any- way," said Morton of Newton as she started telling a story of Newton. "She had two wigs, but she cooked in them," said Morton. "I actually cooked it," said Newton. She explained after her hair fell out, she got a wig and was told not to cook in it because heat would dam- age it. "I wasn't cooking, I was cleaning the oven. When I opened the oven door, the rush of heat singed it. Now I have to wear hats," said Newton. Morton said she has real- ly been feeling good the last couple of weeks, but she just learned from her doctor that wasn't going to last. She said her doctor told her it was a medicine she was taking that was making her feel so good and it would wear off soon. "I have been do- ing work like crazy trying to get things done, while I feel good," said Morton. Al- ways looking for the positive she said, "When I get tired, I will have an excuse to not do anything." The pair are counting the days until Newton's chemo treatments are over. She said doctors have told her when the chemo gets out of her system, she will start to get her hair back. Curly hair! "It will probably be about six months before it fully comes back." "That is when we will cel- ebrate, when she gets hair," said Morton. Until then, they will keep being a shoulder to lean on and a bright spot in each oth- er's days. Jermia Greer with his grandmother, Peggy Newton, and Helen Morton with her grandson, Jaylon Owens. Newton and Morton both have breast cancer and said watching their grandsons compete is a bright spot for them. Their grandsons recently wore pink socks during a football game for Breast Can- cer Awareness Week. By Andy Heuring A Winslow husband and wife, Joshua and Amanda Taylor, of 106 E. Union St., Winslow, entered guilty pleas to 12 counts of neglect of their dependents just min- utes before attorneys were scheduled to start question- ing potential jurors Monday morning. "Since 2003, I don't think I have ever seen that hap- pen before," said Pike Coun- ty Prosecutor Darin McDon- ald. McDonald said following an evidence hearing where the Taylors' attorneys un- successfully attempted to have previous convictions and other evidence sup- pressed from the trial, they consulted with the Taylors, who then decided to plead guilty to all 12 counts. "There was not a plea agreement. This was just as if the case had gone to trial and they were found guilty of all 12 counts," said Mc- Donald. The charges stem from acts of neglect of their six children, all under the age of nine. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 1. Attor- neys will present arguments about what sentence the Tay- lors should receive and Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeff Bi- esterveld will then decide on a sentence. The maximum sentence would be 2.5 years on all 12 counts to be served consecutively, which means time on the sentence of each consecutive count doesn't start until the sentence on the previous count is com- pleted. Sentences could al- so run concurrently, which means the sentence on all 12 counts runs at the same time. By Andy Heuring A Petersburg woman was arrested on charges of reck- less driving and failure to identify after she ran several stop signs driving through Petersburg and the elemen- tary school parking lot Sat- urday evening. Virgina B. Padgett, 57, of Petersburg, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Dallas Killian. He said at 6:41 p.m. Sat- urday, he was on routine pa- trol in Petersburg when he noticed a black Explorer turn right onto Goodlet St. from Highway 61 at a high rate of speed and without using a turn signal. Deputy Killian said the vehicle went through two stop signs and then went behind the ele- mentary school. Killian said by the time he got behind the school, the vehicle was out of sight, and he didn't see it until he was nearly past the school and noticed it approaching the north exit of the school property. He said it was go- ing to run the stop sign at Highway 356, but nearly col- lided with a vehicle on the highway before crossing Highway 356 to 16th St. According to Killian, it made a right turn from 16th St. to Maple St. before turning on 17th St. Deputy Killian turned on his lights and stopped the vehicle at 17th and Locust sts. Killian said when he ap- proached Padgett and asked her for her license and regis- tration, she couldn't provide him with either. He then asked her for her name, but she refused to give it to him and said she didn't want to talk to him. Killian warned her she was required by law to iden- tify herself to police and she could be arrested. He said she replied, "Just take me to jail." He continued to try to talk to her to find out her name and why she was fleeing, in- cluding telling her he wasn't going to cite her for expired registration. Eventually, he took her in- to custody on the reckless driving and failure to iden- tify charges. Killian said he was able to identify her by her license plate and BMV photo. By Andy Heuring A rural Petersburg man was arrested for drunken driving after he crashed his truck into a utility pole ear- ly Sunday morning. Levi L. Loveless, 22, of 1602 N. CR 300 W., called 911 at about 4:40 a.m. re- porting he had swerved to miss a deer and ran off the roadway, hitting a utility pole, causing his truck to overturn. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Dallas Killian said when he arrived at the scene, Pe- tersburg Officer Jared Sim- mons was there and ad- vised him Loveless had been drinking. Deputy Killian said Love- less refused medical treat- ment and was given field so- briety tests, which he failed. Loveless was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.12 percent for blood alcohol content. He was pre- liminarily charged with op- erating a vehicle while intox- icated. I will continue to work for the concern of the citizens and the City of Petersburg. City Council at Large fran Re-Elect I would appreciate your vote on November 3. PAID FOR BY CANDIDATE Pike County Clothe-a- Child fund is now taking do- nations. Each year, the Pike County Petersburg Minis- terial Alliance tries to pur- chase clothes for 125 to 150 children throughout Pike County, depending on the donations that year. Jim Gid- cumb, of the Ministerial Al- liance, said they spend $125 per child. Donations for Clothe-a- Child can be sent to Pike County Ministerial Alliance at PO Box 306, Petersburg, IN 47567. Couple pleads guilty to 12 neglect counts Woman arrested after speeding on school grounds Loveless charged with DUI after crash Clothe-a-Child fund seeks donations