The Press-Dispatch
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A-8 Local Wednesday, May 24, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Union School Reunion 1-3 p.m. • Sunday, June 4 All former Union, Indiana school students, teachers, and families are invited to our annual Reunion at the Union Community Building. Refreshments Served • Door Prizes — Come and Visit — and introducing Christine Meredith's Incredible Barn Quilts! G r a i n ry A n t i qu e s Other Needful Things & New Location! 20290 N. State Road 68, Dale 812-630-9029 | Find our map at www.grainryantiques.com All major credit cards accepted! Memorial Day Weekend Sale! MAY 26 • 27 • 28 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central Time 50% OFF all glassware and dishes! 20% OFF furniture! 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RAMSEY'S VISION CENTER Evening and Saturday Appointments available. and Children's Frames Vectren's Dream Big summer camp slated for July 9-12 Vectren Energy Deliv- ery ( Vectren) will host the Dream Big summer camp, designed to intro- duce students in the Vec- tren territory to the wide range of occupations avail- able in the energy indus- try, such as Information Technology, Accounting, Engineering and Techni- cal fields from Sunday, Ju- ly 9 to Wednesday, July 12. The four-day program is available free of charge to students entering their ju- nior or senior year of high school for the 2017-2018 school year. The program will be at Vincennes Uni- versity ( VU), where over- night lodging will be pro- vided. Students will travel throughout southwest In- diana, transportation pro- vided, to tour Vectren facili- ties, in addition to the class- room activities on the cam- pus of VU. During the four-day pro- gram, students will partic- ipate in informational ses- sions with Vectren lead- ers, visit different Evans- ville-area facilities to better understand the business and engage in interactive, hands-on activities and team projects. Through this experience, students will be able to develop in- terpersonal, problem solv- ing and leadership skills, as well as strengthen their team building and presen- tation capabilities. Camp registration is lim- ited to 30 students, and fi- nal selection of attendees will be made by Vectren staff. Students must submit an application and essay to be considered. Application and essay must be submit- ted no later than June 9, 2017. The cost of the camp is free to selected partici- pants. Participants are re- sponsible for their person- al expenses during Dream Big, as well as their trans- portation to Vincennes Uni- versity on Sunday, July 9 and back home on Wednes- day, July 12. Vectren will provide transportation for camp activities in Evans- ville on Monday, July 10. In addition to partici- pating in the four-day pro- gram, all Dream Big Sum- mer Camp attendees will be invited to participate in Vectren's Dream Big Ca- reer Mentoring Program, where they can establish an ongoing mentor rela- tionship with a Vectren em- ployee who works in their field of interest. Additional- ly, Dream Big participants will have opportunities to job shadow, volunteer in the community and apply for post-secondary intern- ships with Vectren. For additional informa- tion on applying for Dream Big, as well as to down- load the application, visit https://www.vectren.com/ dreambig. Jobless rate plummeted to 2.6 percent in April By Ed Cahill Pike County's jobless rate plummeted to 2.6 percent in April, according to prelim- inary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, May 22. April's 2.6 percent job- less rate was 1.1 percent- age points – or 29.7 percent – lower than the revised 3.7 percent unemployment rate Pike County recorded in March. The county's April jobless rate was the lowest since De- cember 2000 – a span of 196 months – when it was 2.5 percent. According to estimates released by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, 6,061 of Pike County's labor force of 6,225 were employed during April, leaving 164 persons without jobs. In April 2016, when the county's jobless rate was 4.4 percent, it was estimat- ed that 6,048 of the county's labor force of 6,328 were em- ployed, leaving 280 persons without jobs. In adjoining counties: • Daviess County's job- less rate fell from a revised 3.1 percent in March to a preliminary 2.0 percent in April. In April 2016, Daviess County's jobless rate was 3.5 percent. • Dubois County's job- less rate fell from a revised 2.9 percent in March to a preliminary 1.9 percent in April. In April 2016, Dubois County's jobless rate was 3.1 percent. • Gibson County's job- less rate fell from a revised 3.2 percent in March to a preliminary 2.3 percent in April. In April 2016, Gibson County's jobless rate was 3.8 percent. • Knox County's jobless rate fell from a revised 3.7 percent in March to a pre- liminary 2.5 percent in April. In April 2016, Knox County's jobless rate was 4.3 percent. • Warrick County's job- less rate fell from a revised 3.5 percent in March to a preliminary 2.4 percent in April. In April 2016, Warrick County's jobless rate was 3.9 percent. Statewide, county non- seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rates decreased all 92 counties from March to April. Dubois, Elkhart and La- Grange counties registered the state's lowest unemploy- ment rate during April at 1.9 percent. Vermillion County recorded the state's high- est unemployment rate dur- ing April at 4.3 percent, fol- lowed by Lake (4.1 percent) and Newton (3.9 percent) counties. The Elkhart-Goshen met- ropolitan statistical area had the state's lowest jobless rate among the state's 13 MSAs in April at 1.9 percent, while the Gary MSA had the state's highest MSA jobless rate in April at 3.9 percent. The jobless rate for the Evansville MSA was 2.8 percent in April, which was down one percentage point from 3.8 percent in March. In April 2016, the Evans- ville MSA's jobless rate was 4.1 percent. According to data pro- vided by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, the Evansville MSA – which includes Gib- son, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties – had a total of 160,300 jobs in April, an increase of 1,700 jobs from April 2016. From March to April, the Evansville MSA experi- enced significant increases in the mining, logging and construction (+500), lei- sure and hospitality (+300), trade, transportation and utilities (+200) and retail trade (+200) sectors. Meanwhile, significant decreases occurred in the government (-200) and man- ufacturing (-200) sectors from March to April. Indiana's seasonally-ad- justed unemployment rate rose fell a revised 3.9 per- cent in March to a prelimi- nary 3.6 percent in April, but remained lower than the na- tional jobless rate of 4.4 per- cent. Indiana's labor force in- creased by 4,805 over the previous month with a 16,408 increase in employ- ment and an 11,603 decrease in unemployment. Indiana's total labor force stands at more than 3.32 million and the state's 64.6 percent la- bor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 62.9 percent. "Indiana's unemployment rate reaching its lowest point since 2001 is a testament to the strength of the Hoosier economy; however, it's also indicative of an ever-tight- ening labor market for Hoo- sier businesses," said Steven J. Braun, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. "I encourage unemployed and underemployed Hoosiers to be steadfast in their job searches and consider train- ing and placement opportu- nities available at their local WorkOne Career Center." Braun noted Indiana's his- torically low number of un- employment claims are also a sign of a constricting labor market. He added that while the figures are certainly positive, they do represent a workforce challenge in meeting current employer demand. Private sector employ- ment has grown by more than 28,700 over the year, despite a decrease of 9,300 over the previous month due to losses in the manufactur- ing (-3,200) and private ed- ucational and health servic- es (-3,300) sectors. Loss- es were partially offset by gains in the leisure and hos- pitality (+800) and financial activities (+800) sectors. Total private employment stands at 2,676,200 and is 700 below the November 2016 peak. Petersburg Garden Club activities Above: The Petersburg Garden Club met at Golden Living to provide Mother's Day flower arrangements for ninety-nine women in three Petersburg nursing and assisted living facilities. Pictured are: Eleanor Gladish, Betty Weisheit, Patty Frederick, Sue Ann Burns, Connie Ross and Linda Middleton. Cindy Gaskins, not pictured. Right: The Petersburg Garden Club participated in the city- wide yard sale with a plant sale at Lou Wyne's home. Pictured are: Lou Wyne and Mary Ashley. Exhibit on the Cold War set to open on June 14 at Dubois Co. Museum On Flag Day, June 14, the Dubois County Muse- um opens its newest ex- hibit—"The Cold War," as an addition to the Military Exhibit Gallery. The larg- est item in the exhibit is too large to be brought into the museum. It is the siren on a high post taken from the Haysville Fire Depart- ment, and now found on the southeast corner of the mu- seum. It was used for warn- ing about an imminent nu- clear attack from the 1950s until the 1990s. Of course, impending natural disas- ters called for its use also. The young people today are probably not aware of the Cold War that the U.S. was involved in dur- ing 1945 until 1991. A Cold War is the opposite of a "hot war" with guns blaz- ing. The Cold War is a time of secrecy and double-deal- ing between the two par- ties—in this case the Unit- ed States and the U.S.S.R., commonly known as Rus- sia. The county's citizens who lived during these years learned of fallout shelters and emergency actions needed if radioac- tive fallout fell on the farm. With Crane Naval Station so close, we were definite- ly in danger. On display will be Civil Defense gas masks, Civil Defense uniforms, a heavy tin of candies to be passed out as quick nutrition, ma- ny booklets with instruc- tions and a poster for your front window if you need help. The most famous ar- tifact is not from Dubois County—but a piece of the Berlin Wall from when it came down in 1989. These pieces of the wall were tak- en home as souvenirs in that era. Even though the U.S. and Russia were allies in W W II, they were quite distrustful of each other. Their interactions with each other were through other states, who fought for their beliefs such as South Vietnam (non-com- munist) backed by the U.S., and North Vietnam (com- munist) supplied by Rus- sia and Communist Chi- na. The same was true of South and North Korea. In A fghanistan the Amer- icans supplied the rebel A fghans after the Soviet Union invaded in 1979. Folks remember the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, the Revolt of Hun- gary, the Suez Crisis, but The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the few times that the "rules" of the Cold War were nearly forgotten. Those frightening hours live on in the memories of those all over the world See COLD WAR on 9