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A-2 Front Wednesday, June 21, 2017 The Press-Dispatch yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. FESTS Continued from page 1 BRIDGE Continued from page 1 CHARGING Continued from page 1 icy by the USDA, said that he hoped that there would be no necessity to ever serve an alternative meal to any student. "I just find it really hard, knowing a lot of the staff in the cafeteria, that a kid would ever sit down to a cheese sandwich," Sharp said somberly. "Not with stuff being thrown out the back door. I think the kid- dos will be taken care of. I really feel like that." "You always have a few that the amount would go out of hand, but for a while they knew there was the pos- sibility of the alternative meal, and it didn't get out of hand," Blake said. "Bottom line, if they're eligible for free or reduced, they're still going to be eating." "It's going to be the ones who aren't filling out the pa- perwork or who are not el- igible and need some help, and we do have people in the community who have offered to donate or help," Blake added. "We can al- ways get in touch with them, too. But it basically comes down to sending the mon- ey in to the school for the meal." The school board also ap- proved the first reading of a policy regulating the par- ticipation of home-schooled students in the Pike County School Corporation. One of the provisions included in the policy is one that requires a home- schooled student to main- tain at least full-time enroll- ment status in a Pike County School Corporation school in order to participate in extra-curricular sports ac- tivities or intramurals – as well as meet the eligibility requirements of the extra- curricular activity. The second and final read- ings of both policies are scheduled to be held dur- ing the school board's next regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 11. In addition, the school board approved the follow- ing personnel matters: RETIREMENTS • Rhonda Robling as fourth grade teacher at Petersburg Elementary School. • Beth Amos as Title I Teaching Assistant at Peters- burg Elementary School, ef- fective May 24, 2017. • Rebecca Williams as para-professional of Special Education at Petersburg El- ementary School, effective May 24, 2017. • Nelda Garland as sec- retary at Pike Central Mid- dle School, effective May 31, 2017. RESIGNATIONS • Alicia Cornelius as as- sistant principal at Pike Cen- tral High School, effective July 1. • Lori R. Richardson as Project Lead the Way Bio- medical Science and Life Science teacher at Pike Cen- tral High School, effective Aug. 4, 2017. In addition, two non-cer- tificated staff who had been given notice of non-assur- ance of their positions for the 2017-18 school year – Tif- fany Nossett at Petersburg Elementary School and Lisa Thorne at Winslow Elemen- tary School – were released, on Blake's recommendation. APPOINTMENTS • Lacy Hurt for open six- hour shift custodial position at Pike Central. • Tom Dixon and Crys- tal Benefiel as full-time bus drivers. • Kari Schwinghamer as art teacher at Winslow Ele- mentary School. • Emily Abel as music teacher at Winslow Elemen- tary School. • Kim Nalley as home- bound instructor, for 2.5 hours a week, for a middle school student from June 1 through June 30. • Jessica Hadley as sev- enth grade math teacher at Pike Central Middle School. • Beatriz Cobo-Becer- ra as related arts teacher at Pike Central Middle School. • Eric Wilson as business- computer science teacher at Pike Central High School. • Chandler Richardson and Emily Hill as summer help for the Pike County School Corporation's tech - nology department. • Ryne Biesterveld as as- sistant principal at Peters- burg Elementary School. • Mandy Adams as fourth grade teacher at Petersburg Elementary School. • Jill Hagman as third grade teacher at Petersburg Elementary School. • Emily Cherry and Mary Anna Arney as special edu- cation teachers at Peters- burg Elementary. In addition, the following coaching recommendations were approved: • Tanner Gray as Pike Central High School volun- teer varsity boys' soccer as- sistant coach. • J.J. Howald as Pike Cen- tral High School varsity foot- ball assistant coach (3/4 sti- pend). • Mike Frazier as Pike Central High School varsi- ty football assistant coach (1/2 stipend). • Travis Frazier as Pike Central High School varsi- ty football assistant coach (3/4 stipend). • Tony McHargue as Pike Central High School varsity football assistant coach (3/4 stipend). • Jodie Elkins as Pike Central High School varsity football assistant coach/aca- demic advisor (1/4 stipend). • Matt Robinette as Pike Central Middle School sev- enth grade football head coach (full stipend). • Jennifer Ficklin as Pike Central High School varsi- ty cheerleading assistant coach. • Destinee McKinney as Pike Central High School varsity cheerleading assis- tant coach. • Candace Wibbeler as Pike Central Middle School sixth grade cheerleading head coach. • Chelsa Knepp as Pike Central Middle School sev- enth grade cheerleading head coach. • Chelsea Yon as Pike Central Middle School eighth grade cheerleading head coach. • Billy Hewig as Pike Central High School varsi- ty wrestling head coach. • Ryan McCain as Pike Central Middle School var- sity wrestling head coach. • Luke Cox as Pike Cen- tral Middle School varsity wrestling assistant coach. • Wil Teague as Pike Cen- tral Middle School boys' track and field assistant coach (2016 -17 school year). • Phil Knust as Pike Cen- tral High School varsity boys' tennis volunteer as- sistant coach. • Brent Beck as Pike Cen- tral High School girls' varsi- ty tennis head coach. • Jarrod Gideon as Pike Central High School boys' varsity golf head coach. • Emily Cherry as Pike Central Middle School sev- enth grade girls' volleyball head coach. • Chris Collins as Pike Central Middle School sev- enth grade boys' basketball head coach. • Jessica Hadley as Pike Central Middle School boys' and girls' cross country head coach. PIKE COUNTY 4-H 2017 96TH ANNUAL FREE RIDES! THURSDAY FRIDAY & SATURDAY Kaylee Gray 2016 Miss Pike County www.extension.purdue.edu/pike 812-354-6838 /PikeCounty4HFair SATURDAY at 7 p.m. ALL TIMES EASTERN SUNDAY, JULY 9 7 a.m. Livestock Check-In – Livestock Barn 6 p.m. Parade – Main Street Petersburg 6:30 p.m. 4-H Fair Opening Ceremony and Community Church Service with special appearance by Cochren & Company – Amphitheater 7 p.m. Horse Show (Contesting) MONDAY, JULY 10 9 a.m. Goat Show – Livestock Barn 10 a.m. Homemaker's Open Class 6 p.m. 4-H Building Opens 7 p.m. Horse Show (Pleasure) 7 p.m. Little Miss & Mister Pageant – Amphitheater 8:30 p.m. Junior Miss Pike County Pageant – Amphitheater TUESDAY, JULY 11 9 a.m. Poultry Show – Livestock Barn 6 p.m. 4-H Building Opens 6:30 p.m. Swine Show – Livestock Barn 7 p.m. Miss Teen Pike County Pageant – Amphitheater 8 p.m. Miss Pike County Pageant – Amphitheater WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 9 a.m. Rabbit Show – Livestock Barn 6 p.m. 4-H Building Opens 6 p.m. Beef, Dairy & Sheep Shows – Livestock Barn 7 p.m. 4-H Family Fun Night – Amphitheater – Hill Billy Water Slide THURSDAY, JULY 13 9 a.m. Small and Large Animal Supreme Showmanship Contests – Livestock Barn 6 p.m. 4-H Building Opens 6 p.m. FREE CARNIVAL RIDES 7 p.m. Mud Corral Racing - Amphitheater FRIDAY, JULY 14 WIN ENERGY NIGHT! 5:30 p.m. 4-H Livestock Auction – Livestock Barn 6 p.m. FREE CARNIVAL RIDES 8 p.m. Demo Derby – Amphitheater 8 p.m. 4-H Livestock Release – Livestock Barn SATURDAY, JULY 15 9-11 a.m. Youth Fishing Tourney – Prides Creek 9 a.m. Classic Car Show and Antique Tractor Show – Fairgrounds Cutest Baby Contest – Peter Brenton Cabin Noon Air Evac Lifeteam Summer Safety Demonstration – Fairgrounds 3 p.m. Super Cross Registration – Amphitheater 4 p.m. Live Super Cross Track Practice – Amphitheater 5 p.m. FREE CARNIVAL RIDES 7 p.m. Super Cross Races – Amphitheater FRIDAY at 8 p.m. Proudly Sponsored by and Pike County Farm Bureau ® Inc Proudly Sponsored by Hornady Park • Petersburg Proudly Sponsored by Of Petersburg Heritage Proudly Sponsored by Proudly Sponsored by Proudly Sponsored by Pike County MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION GE TREE SERVICE NIXON CONSTRUCTION 4-H GROWS HERE Proudly Sponsored by GE TREE SERVICE JULY 9-15 sor/drive to the M600 and reduced the memory from 8 gigs to 4 gigs. The repre- sentative said this is a sol- id state drive instead of a hard drive. He explained it is makes much more effi- cient use of the memory so it needs less. However, he of- fered to increase the memo- ry to 8 gigs for no cost. Dischinger said her big- gest concern was that they only had 16 lines licensed. She feared with 70 users in the courthouse, this might cause a lot of busy signals. The representative said while it is only 16 licenses, each line could simultane- ously handle three or four calls at once. He explained licenses were only available in packs of 16. "I think it will easily handle your usage, but if you find it isn't, we can add 16 more lines later." The commissioners gave AME the go ahead to start installing the system. The commissioners also appointed Holly Bryan as in- terim Emergency Manage- ment Agency director. Pre- vious director Tonda Dix- on resigned effective June 16 to take a similar position with the Indiana Division of Homeland Security in Dis- trict 10. The next commissioners' meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 3. The cornhole tourney regis- tration starts at 3 p.m. and cook-off judging starts at 3:30 p.m. They will judge the sauc- es at 3:30 p.m., steaks at 4 p.m., pork chops at 4:30 p.m., chicken at 5 p.m. and ribs at 5:30 p.m. A power wheels contest for kids at 6:30 p.m. will precede the demolition der- by that starts at 7 p.m. Admission to the demo derby is $10 for adults, $5 for kids six to 12 and free for those under six. Each night, midway rides will run from 4 to 10 p.m., with a $20 bracelet or indi- vidual tickets available. SUNDAY, JULY 2 Sunday will feature AT V dirt drags at 7 p.m. and a vol- leyball tournament at noon, with registration at 11 a.m. Food stands open at 4 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 3 The Little Miss Firecrack- er pageant, and local truck and tractor pulls are set for Monday. The Little Miss Firecracker starts at 6 p.m. with a $ 3 admission. The truck and tractor pulls begin at 7 p.m., with admission $ 8 for adults and $5 for kids 6 to 12. TUESDAY, JULY 4 The annual Firecracker parade starts things off at 10 a.m. on the Fourth of July. The midway will open at 11 a.m., with lunch and carry- out available in the air-con- ditioned dining room. The Firecracker Baby contest is set for 1 p.m. in the gym. A garden tractor pull is scheduled for 1 p.m. with free admission. It will be followed by a pedal trac- tor pull at 2 p.m. The Benefiel Family and Friends will provide Gospel music in the gym from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The professional ORVPA truck and tractor pulls are set for 7 p.m., with an admis- sion fee of $ 8 for adults and $5 for kids 6 to 12. Fireworks set to start at dark will be the grand fina- le for the 60th anniversary event. 4-H FAIR STARTS ON SUNDAY, JULY 9 The Pike County 4-H Fair will fall right on the heels of the Fourth of July. It begins on Sunday, July 9 and goes through Saturday, July 15. The big news about this year's fair is free rides. IPL and Farm Bureau, along with several individual do- nors, contributed enough to pay for the rides Thursday through Saturday nights. The fair will start on Sun- day evening as always with a parade down Main St. Pe- tersburg at 6 p.m. and out to Hornady Park and the fair- grounds. Opening ceremonies start at 6:30 p.m. and will be fol- lowed by a community-wide church service put on by the Pike County Ministeri- al Fellowship. It will include a performance by Cochren and Co., featuring Michael Cochren. Monday night will feature the Little Miss and Mr. Pag- eant, followed by the Junior Miss Pageant. Tuesday will feature the Miss Teen Pike County and Miss Pike County pageants. Wednesday night will be the 4-H Family fun night, with the Hillbilly Waterslide and other games. The mud corral racing is at 7 p.m. on Thursday and the first night the free, un- limited rides will be offered on the midway. A demolition derby re- turns to the fair for the first time in several years on Fri- day night. It is also the 4-H Livestock Auction and an- other night for free rides on the midway. Saturday will feature events all day long, starting early with the youth fishing tourney from 9 to 11 a.m. at Prides Creek. An antique tractor show and classic car show is set to start at 9 a.m. The Super Cross motor- cycle races begin at 7 p.m., with live practice beginning at 4 p.m. Bridge 147, located on CR 350 about a mile south of Winslow over the Pa- toka River, is expected to open by July 15. The bridge has been closed for sev- eral years as it waited on a federal aid project to work its way through the pro- cess to receive 80 percent of the construction costs.