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See B-6 for details. $ 4 OFF JULY BARGAIN PERIOD Local ........ A1-10 Extension News A6 Sports .........B1-3 Classifi eds .... B4-5 Church ........C1-3 History ........... C4 Home Life....C5-9 Obituaries..... C10 Opinion .. C11-12 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ...pressdispatch.net/edition Facebook.....facebook.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .........news@pressdispatch.net Phone:.................. 812-354-8500 Fax: ...................... 812-354-2014 E-Mail . editor@pressdispatch.net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING $ 1 Three sections Four inserts 28 pages Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Volume 148 Number 27 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) See 4-H FAIR on page 2 See FUNDS on page 2 The July Bargain Period gives readers the opportunity to save $4 while subscribing to The Press- Dispatch, which has been serving residents of Pike County since 1898. Beginning July 1, one-year sub- scriptions for readers with a 475 or 476 zip code is just $26, which is $4 off the standard price of $ 30. Anyone living in Indiana but out- side those zip codes can purchase a one-year subscription for $29. Out-of-state subscriptions are $46 and the online only version is $ 31. Each of those prices is $4 off the standard price. Print subscribers can also add the NetEdition for just $5 a year. Readers can send in the form at the bottom of page C-10 or call 812-354-8500. Hurry, the offer ends on August 1, 2017. Save $4 during July Bargain Period By Andy Heuring You have heard of amusement parks giving away free drinks and sunscreen or other enticements to get you to come and pay for the rides. Well, the Pike County 4- H Fair has a great twist on that. They are giving away free rides. That's right, this year. Not only will the fair have carnival rides Thursday, Friday and Saturday, they will be free. Not one price for an armband, but free. Show up, hop on and ride for free. "It is a really big deal," said Fair Board President Kelly Cook. She said Indianapolis Power and Light and the Pike County Farm Bureau both do- nated $5,000, and a long list of smaller do- nors made the free rides possible this year. Cook said the Fair Board is hopeful free rides will bring excitement back to the 4- H Fair. "It is a new and exciting addition to the fair this year." She said it used to be a big family event to take the family to the fair, even for non- 4-H families to see the midway and ride the rides. "The price of the unlimited arm bands had gotten so high, I think it has driven peo- ple away. If you have several children, fam- ilies just couldn't afford to buy them. We hope having free, unlimited rides for all ag- es will help bring families back to the fair." The Pike County 4-H Fair begins on Sun- day, July 9 and runs through Saturday, Ju- ly 15. A Sunday evening parade starting at 6 p.m. will kick off the fair. It begins on Main St. and will run to Hornady Park and the fairgrounds. Opening ceremonies start at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a community church service conducted by the Pike County Min- isterial Fellowship. It will include a perfor- mance by Cochren and Co. featuring Mi- chael Cochren. The 4-H Horse Show is set for 7 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 10 Monday night will feature the Little Miss and Mr. Pageant followed by the Ju- nior Miss Pageant contests. The Little Mr. and Miss pageants begin at 7 p.m. Contes- tants are: Avelyn Knepp, Addison Wibbel- er, Keyla Martinez, Kaydee Sims, Haley Hallett and Kinley Catt. Pageant directors are Kelly Cook, Erin Claridge and Alivia Cummings. The Junior Miss Pike County pageant is set for 8:30 p.m. Its contestants are: Cal- leigh Wibbeler, Carly Halbrader, Galaxy Athena Moyes, Riley Moore, Chloe Willis and Kaitlyn Clark. 4-H events on Monday include the goat show at 9 a.m., Homemakers open class at 10 a.m. and the pleasure horse show at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 11 Tuesday will feature the Miss Teen Pike County and Miss Pike County pageants. The Miss Teen pageant begins at begins at 7 p.m. with the Miss Pike County Pag- eant at 8 p.m. Miss Indiana State Fair 2017 Becca Lax will visit during the Miss Teen pageant. The Miss Pike County pageant contes- tants are Bailee Sutt, Cassidy Brothers, Ni- cole Griffith, Lillian Willis and Grace Nel- son. The Miss Teen pageant contestants are: Sydney Davis, Kyleigh Davis, Abigail Sutt, and Kylee Shoultz, The Teen Miss pageant is directed by Jenny Ridao with the help of Lisa Clark. 4-H events on Tuesday are the poultry show at 9 a.m. and swine show at 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Wednesday night will be 4-H Family fun night with the Hillbilly Water slide and oth- er games. Wednesday's 4-H activities are the rab- bit show at 9 a.m. and the beef, dairy and sheep shows started at 6 p.m. in the live- stock barn. THURSDAY, JULY 13 Thursday night is the first night of free carnival rides. They open at 6 p.m. and will run Friday and Saturday night as well. Mud corral racing is at 7 p.m. on Thurs- day. It is a kinder, gentler version of hog wrestling, but not less muddy or fun to watch. The small and large animal supreme showmanship contest is at 9 a.m. Thursday. FRIDAY, JULY 14 A demolition derby returns to the fair for the first time in several years on Friday Are you all right? Race Official Eric Atkins checks with Otwell Demo Derby driver John Gayhart after he took a hard hit during his heat. Gayhart was uninjured. The event was temporarily red- flagged after the collision. See additional photos on page A-9. Free rides at the 4-H fair By Andy Heuring A rural Winslow man suffered burns Friday evening and was air- lifted to an Indianapolis burn hos- pital. Jordan King, 27 of 1653 E. Ar- thur Burns Rd., Winslow suffered burns to his back and upper body. Patoka Township Fire Depart- ment Fire Chief Brandon Tru- itt said King was burning boxes when something exploded. Tru- itt said King told him there were sacks in the boxes, and thought it may have been an aerosol can that exploded. It happened at about 5 p.m. Fri- day. Truitt said King was taken by air ambulance to a burn unit in In- dianapolis. Matt Wells with the Indiana State Fire Marshal office said aerosol cans are extremely dan- gerous and should never be put in a fire. He said all aerosol cans have a propellant in them that is usually flammable. When they are heated they build up pressure and have a quick release, spewing the flaming liquid several feet away from the fire. In extreme cases he said the container can become a projectile. King burned by exploding aerosol 2017 Miss Pike County candidates Miss Pike County will be crowned on Tuesday evening, July 11 at the ampitheater in Hornady during the Pike Coun- ty 4-H Fair. Candidates are, from left: Bailee Sutt, Cassidy Brothers, Grace Nelson, 2016 Miss Pike County Kaylee Gray, Lillian Willis and Nicole Griffith. See additional pageant photos on page A-7. By Andy Heuring Pike County Commissioners appointed a new Clay Township Trustee, offered mon- ey and office space to the Chamber of Com- merce and requested $250,000 for a paving grant match during their 90 -minute meet- ing Monday morning. John Davidson was appointed by a 3-0 vote to replace Jim King as Clay Township Trustee. King had been trustee for more than 30 years until he resigned in April. C OF C ASKS FOR FINANCIAL AID County Commissioners offered court- house office space and $2,500 to help the Chamber of Commerce through a tempo- rary cash crunch. Robin Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce told a history of her cham- ber membership. She said when she first returned to Pike County from college in 2009 she was a member of the Chamber. "We didn't do much and we didn't get out into the county to do much. . . When Les- lie (Tegmeyer) came on board she brought new life to our board. She was excited and she wanted to get our board involved and see what we could do for the county," said Smith. She went over a long list of projects the Chamber has completed. It included Strate- gic Planning, the A zalea Festival, Business Expo, Farm to Fork Dinner which celebrat- ed locally grown food, and a State of Indi- ana Bicentennial Celebration that included the Torch Run through Pike County. Smith said state officials recognized Pike County as one of their best stops in the state. They also had a bus trip, Love Pike Coun- ty shirts, did networking events, Stay and Shop Local campaigns and other projects. Smith said they have run into a cash crunch. Part of their cash flow problem is caused by losing their upstairs renter, and a $700 monthly utility bill. She said they have been told there are parties interested in purchasing the build- ing. Smith said they are going to ask for $25,000 in 2018, but they needed $5,000 this year. She said without it they may have to close their doors for a couple of weeks to meet their bills. "If you are able to get rid of your build- ing, will part of this go away," asked Com- missioner President Brian Davis. Davis said Commissioner Assistant Kris- ti Dischinger was going to be moving from her office near the Eighth St. entrance to offices the Health Department had previ- ously occupied before moving to the Old Petersburg Gym. He said that would leave her office open for the Chamber. The Commissioners eventually voted to request $2,500 from the Economic De- velopment Income Tax. However, Davis warned it would not be available until Sep- tember because by the time it was adver- tised and approved by the county council, it would be September. Smith said they had businesses that would loan them the money until then. She said they surveyed other Indiana counties and found most Chambers didn't lean on them membership for funding. In- stead they provided help to the members. Commissioners aid Chamber; prepare to pave