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A-2 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Zoar Mosquito Fest to celebrate 40th anniversary evening with food stands opening at 5 p.m. There will be BBQ and fried chicken as well as at least 10 flavors of homemade ice cream. Musi- cal entertainment on Friday will be "No Plan B", a coun- try group at 7 p.m. The whiffleball tourney Mosquito Fest will be Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5. It will feature many events it is known for, such as the Unmarching Parade, sack races, egg toss and whiffle- ball tourney as well as a new event, the bubble gum blow- ing contest. The Fest starts on Friday The 40th Annual Zoar starts on Friday. For infor- mation about entering call Aaron Marshall at 779-7787. The flea market and coun- year. It will be a float for all those who are 80 years old or older in the Zoar United Methodist Church congre- gation. Craft such as Swampy the Santa Carver will be there on Fri- day and Saturday. A corn- hole tourney is set for noon. At 2 p.m. they will have demonstrations the old fashioned games in- cluding three-legged races, sack race, egg toss and bal- loon toss. A new event, bubble gum blowing contest, will be Sat- urday afternoon. Other fa- vorites include the skinny legged contest, kids tractor pull and hula hoop contest. A Gospel Sing will feature A group gathers to pray around the Dollar General store sign last Wednesday. The group prayed Dol- lar General would not receive a permit to sell alcoholic beverages. clude a quilt show, flower show and produce show in the church basement. The Stationary parade is set for 1 p.m. with a special float this try store will also be open on Friday. Saturday's events will in- the Woodsmen of Batesville beginning at 7 p.m. Also both nights they will Pike-Dubois county line about three miles east of Stendal on Old State Road 64. Dollar General liquor application faces opposition H Woodland shot ered Wednesday morning to hold hands and pray around The Dollar General store's sign in Petersburg. The group gathered and circled around the sign and prayed. As the prayer moved around the sign, various individu- als prayed aloud, most ask- ing for The Dollar General store to "realize" they don't need to sell alcohol. The Dollar General store Seventeen people gath- applied with the Indiana Al- coholic Beverage Commis- sion for a permit to sell beer and wine. Larry Barr, pastor of Im- at many other places. But added mothers and fathers need a place to go shopping and not expose their chil- manuel Baptist Church, gave several reasons for not wanting The Dollar General store to sell alcohol. He said it is available dren to alcohol products. "I know from my past experi- ence with alcohol it is a great temptation just to see the cans of it," said Barr. Barr said alcohol is the most widely used drug in America and much of the crime stems from alcohol abuse. The group asked each other to pray each day at 10 a.m. between now and the hearing, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 25 at the courthouse. They also plan to meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the courthouse to pray before the hearing. The group is roughly the same group of people who met and prayed around the Jay C Foodstore sign last year when they applied for a similar permit. The Jay C Foodstore withdrew their permit. Winslow socked with $2,969 bill from Vectren causing transformer strike By Alden Heuring Board claims Vectren made location error members are still scratch- ing their heads about a $2,969.82 bill from Vectren, claiming damages for strik- ing a Vectren transformer during a dig. Board chairman Dave Winslow Town Board Tisdale said the town would rather not pay the bill, be- cause before digging, they checked with Vectren to lo- cate any cables or transform- ers and were given the all- clear. "I guess it might have weighed on the minds of the town board was the resigna- tion of Water Department Superintendent, Todd Wil- liams. Tisdale said that fig- uring out how to replace Wil- liams would be tabled for the time being, but he hopes to resolve the issue before the next meeting. "We might have an exec- don't know where we stand with them, but we haven't been able to get a meeting with them yet. They have dug through some of our lines in the past, and we've never gone after them." Another issue that been a location error, or something," Tisdale said. "I utive session to figure out how to replace Todd, so we can resolve it next meeting," Tisdale said. In addition to his duties as superintendent, Williams acted as a zoning adminis- trator for Winslow. The board read a letter from Williams on behalf of the town, thanking Jordan Kocher of Neikirk Engineer- ing for his help in the town's water system grant project, and presented Kocher with a certificate of appreciation. The letter praised Kocher for going "above and beyond the normal expectation for his job" and working extra time, including weekends, to help with the project. In other business, the board approved a $451.84 wastewater bill adjustment for ADM Growmark, but Tisdale remarked that the adjustment would not come without strings attached. "If we do adjust it, we need to lean on them for more Doors Open, 6 p.m. • Bell Time, 7 p.m. • Saturday, July 28 Winslow Fire Department Winslow Community Center Presents a Benefit for the $5 Admission, Kids under 4 are FREE! All Proceeds Go to Benefit Winslow Fire Department Section 8 vs. Mondo Kane Robert Striker vs. A Mystery Opponent for Adrenaline Title MORE MATChES On ThE CARD! Tag Team Champs: Widow Maker and Billy "The Kid" Gaines vs. Bareback Jack and Willy Reno Tri-State Wrestling widowmaker bareback jack billy the kid robert striker section 8 Terry Strobel reported on his ongoing efforts to curb fleas in the Winslow ken- nels, and said it has come to bleach. "Rick Matthias has been spraying for fleas; he says he's been down there twice and sprayed heavily but it's not doing anything," Strobel said. "I'm going to bleach the whole thing down this week." The board paid claims to- taling $27,269.15 and set their next regular meeting for August 13. assistance on the streets they drive on," Tisdale said. "They're using sever- al of our streets and driving through our fire department parking lot." Animal Control Officer quest, State Police Detec- tive Tobias Odom said he interviewed Woodland's mother. According to the request she said Woodland was dropped off at her res- idence at 1012 Trafzer St. and he had been drinking. She said he began arguing with his brother and was act- ing erraticly, so she went to the bathroom to call for po- lice. She told police Wood- land was "brandishing" the rifle in the moments prior to the shooting. A neighbor not identified County central dispatch re- ceived a 911 phone call from the trailer at 1012 Trafzer St. It was a woman's voice, but she did not identify herself. The caller said she needed an officer quickly and that if "he" caught her calling, he would kill her. The report states she then hung up. In the search warrant re- Continued from page 1 It states at 8:29 p.m. Pike in the request was also inter- viewed by Det. Odom. Odom said the neighbor saw Tharp drive up and get out of his police vehicle and then saw Woodland come out the door of the trailer quickly, carrying a rifle. She told po- lice she saw Tharp motion- ing to Woodland and then Woodland leveled the rifle from his hip at Tharp and pulled at the side of the ri- 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. 8–7 . Mon. Closed . Sat. Closed . Sun. NEW HOURS fle, "consistent with an at- tempt to chamber a round in such a semi-automat- ic weapon." She told Odom she then heard several loud pops and saw Woodland fall to the ground. A third witness identified as Woodland's brother, but unnamed, was also inter- viewed by Odom. He said the brother was in the trail- er when Woodland arrived. He told Odom his brother Woodland had been "drink- ing heavily" and had been arguing with Woodland. He said he then saw Wood- land come from a bedroom with the rifle. The brother told Odom he tried to stop Woodland from going out- side with the rifle, but Wood- land pushed him aside and went out the carport door. He then heard the shots and saw Woodland lying on the carport. Petersburg Police Chief leased late Monday night stated there was a child in the trailer when the shoot- ing took place. "We cannot confirm that." Chuck Baumgart said Tharp is on scheduled days off. He added, when Tharp returns from those days off, the situ- ation will be re-evaluated to see if he should be placed on leave until the investigation is completed. Ringle said reports re- be having a drawing for gift baskets. Zoar is located on the Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 354-9400 Would you like NETedition with that? netedition Add $5/year pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet NETedition only subscriptions are also available at just $35 per year. No matter when your paper subscription expires, you get a full one-year subscription to NETedition for just $5. $ 5