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A-4 Wednesday, November 4, 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 Fundraiser at Winslow Community Center November 14 Winslow Community Center and Winslow Economic Development Committee will sponsor a breakfast and lunch fundraiser at the Community Center on Satur- day, Nov. 14, 2015. Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. and continue with lunch until 7 p.m. Breakfast will be sausage, gravy and biscuits, and drink for $ 3.50, and lunch will in- clude soup and drink for $4 or hotdog, chips and drink for $ 3.50. There will also be a silent auction. For more information, call 812-766 -9363. Flu vaccines available at Health Dept. The Pike County Health Department has flu vac- cines available for $20. Medicare billing is available for those 65 years of age and older. Pike County Health Nurse Amy Gladish said the first death of the year from influenza was reported last week. "It isn't wide-spread yet, but it is starting to show up. So now is the time to get a flu shot." Gladish said it typically takes about two weeks for the shots to be come fully effective. The Health De- partment is open Monday through Friday, but making an appointment to get a flu shot is recommended by calling 812-354-8797. SR 64 closed in Princeton for railroad repair The Indiana Department of Transportation announc- es a road closure for State Road 64 in Princeton as rail- road crews repair a crossing in the area beginning Monday, Nov. 9. Starting at 8 a.m., S.R. 64 will be closed from U.S. 41 to the east intersection of S.R. 65. CSX Crews will resurface the crossing near Dorsey Street. The clo- sure will be in place around the clock; it's expected to last until Friday, Nov. 13, depending upon weath- er conditions. The official detour for the closure follows U.S. 41, S.R. 56 and S.R. 65. Winter Wonderland Pageant accepting entries Winter Wonderland Pageant is accepting entries from girls 0 -18. The pageant will be on November 21 in Winslow Community Center. Deadline to enter is October 30. For more information, call 812-766 -0573. Proceeds will benefit a needy family at Christmas. Junior class prom fundraiser The junior class at Pike Central will be selling fresh fruit from Florida and insulated tumblers as a fundrais- er for prom. Fruit varieties include: oranges, tangelos, red grapefruit, apples, pears or mixed combinations. The tumblers are clear, double-walled, with the PC lo- go and colors for $18. Deliveries will be made on or after November 21. To order, contact any PCHS junior or class sponsor Cassi Craig at 812-354-8478, ext 434, and leave a voicemail any hour of the day. Orders will be taken until Oct. 29, 2015. Due to the Veterans Day holiday, the Board of Trust- ees for the Oakland City Columbia Township Public Li- brary will change its regularly scheduled November board meeting to Thursday, Nov. 12. The board will also meet at 3:45 p.m. in executive session for the pur- poses of discussing employee performance. The reg- ular board meeting will follow at 4 p.m. or the conclu- sion of executive session, whichever is later. 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. CORRECTION Petersburg Elementary Academic Honor Roll The following names were omitted from the Peters- burg Elementary Academic Honor Roll for the first quarter. Fourth grade Patience Burns Ivy Cook Jaidyn Gogel Rya Graves C.D. Ham Emma Hendrixson Bode Pressley Pillar Rudolph Addy Russell Jamie Sallee Kaylee Tharp Savannah Vanderveer Dylan Williams Mon-Thur 8-5:30 Friday 8-6 Saturday 9-1 Closed Sunday 701 W. 6th St., Jasper "at the Y" READY for the Holidays! SALES AND SERVICE 812-482-1155 Available in black, stainless steel and white. Hours: 30" Electric Range - 6.2 cu. ft. • 10 in. Power™ Element • Precision Cooking™ system • Max Capacity Rack MER8600DS SHEARS 20 C ELE B R A T I N G years 1995 - 2015 of Beauty Customer Appreciation Week November 9 - 15 REFRESHMENTS • PRIZES • MINI-MASSAGES To be entered to win a gi basket, bring in canned goods, which will be donated to Somebody's Place. Kathie, Katie, Carol, Maddy, Rachelle and Susan 117 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg 812-354-6223 812-354-3001 801 East Illinois Street Petersburg, IN 47567 ambermanorhc.com Assisted living. Emphasis on living. "I have been at Amber Manor for a few years now, and I can't say enough good things about it! I'm so pleased to have my own large bedroom, full bathroom, microwave and refrigerator. I was even able to bring in my own decorations for the walls, as well as some furniture from my home, which gave me the opportunity to make the room my own personal space." – Margaret "Jean" B., Assisted Living Resident Winslow-Cato Road accident Indiana State Police Trooper John Davis secures the scene following a one-vehicle accident which oc- curred on Winslow-Cato Road on Sunday, Nov. 1. According to Pike County Sheriff's Deputy Dallas Kil- lion, Robert J. Napier, 52, of Indianapolis, was operating a 2007 dark blue GMC pick-up truck south- bound on Winslow-Cato Road, just past CR 200 S., when the his vehicle went off the left side of the road- way, causing Napier to overcorrect and crash into a tree off the right side of the roadway. Napier's vehi- cle then spun 180 degrees and slid down into a ditch off the left side of the roadway. Napier, who was partially thrown from the vehicle, was transported by ambulance to an area hospital and his vehicle was towed due to damage. Ed Cahill photo Commissioners table employee health insurance contract By Andy Heuring County commissioners ta- bled signing a contract for county employee health in- surance during their Mon- day night meeting. When the commissioners went to sign an agreement with Central States, which has had the county health in- surance contract for sever- al years, Commissioner Jeff Nelson asked if they had firm numbers from GAB In- surance, which is based in Petersburg. Tony Cochren, of GAB In- surance, said to firm up the numbers on the insurance the county would have to update the forms that were filled out earlier. Cochren said those earlier forms had expired after 90 days and would have to be updated. Cochren said it would be worth it to the county be- cause the minimum they would save by switching would be $150,000. "Is this going to be apples to apples? " asked Highway Superintendent Roger Ham. "I won't tell you they will duplicate it, but they will replicate it. It will be close to the same," said Cochren. "How close? " asked Ham. "Close," said Cochren. He said there will be some bonuses with GAB, such as preventive health care is 100 percent covered. Cochren said GAB could offer them nearly the same benefits for 11 percent less that what they paid this year and 18 percent less than what Central States is pro- jected to charge next year. Cochren said the sav- ings could go as high as $400,000, but he wouldn't have firm numbers unless the employees updated their previous forms. "What do we do if they won't fill out the form? " asked Commissioner Presi- dent Brian Davis. "I can't tell you how to do the job. But if they are my employees, it would be a requirement if I had a chance to save $230,000," said Cochren. Davis said his main con- cern was the premiums jumping up next year. "I wasn't here then, but I have talked to former com- missioners and they told me they tried this. It was about $150,000 savings the first year, but then the sec- ond year it went up about $ 300,000. So it wasn't really a savings," said Davis. "They were on Central States, they changed and then a couple years later they had to go back to Cen- tral States. There was a rea- son they did that," said Da- vis. "I can't tell you it won't go up," said Cochren. Commissioner Nelson asked Commissioner Assis- tant Kristi Dischinger what the deadline was to renew with Central States. "He didn't really give us a dead- line, but he wanted it to- night," said Dischinger "I'm sure he does," said Cochren. "I think it is worth two weeks," said Commission- er Ryan Coleman about ta- bling it until the next meet- ing and trying to get the ap- plications updated. "I guess we are going to table this," said Davis. Davis said they should also table changes to the handbook policy to coincide with the insurance. In other business, the commissioners approved a new contract with the Team- sters. Davis said the chang- es were to eliminate the two election days as paid holi- days and add two personal days. They also released a bond held by Indiana Michigan Power Company on Coun- ty Roads 400 S. and 900 E. "They have completed the work and paid the county for damages to the road," said Highway Superinten - dent Ham. It was approved by a 3-0 vote. The commissioners re- quested a transfer of $7,000 from technician vacation and sick pay to paramedic, as well as $5,000 from fuel, oil and lube to paramedic in the EMS budget. EMS Director Chris Young said these were just the start of transfers as they reach the end of the year. The commissioners voted 3-0 to request an additional appropriation of $5,700 from the general fund. Of that, $5,000 would go to electric- ity and $700 for water and sewer. 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