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Ride with the #1 car insurer in Indiana. 1001142.1 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company State Farm Indemnity Company Bloomington, IL Pieper-Burns Ins Agcy Inc Julie Burns, Agent 415 Clay Street Jasper, IN 47547 Bus: 812-482-5151 Toll Free 1-877-882-5151 M,T,Th & F 9:00am to 5:00pm Wed 9:00am to 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am to 12:00pm HALF PRICE ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON FRAMES AND LENSES! Purchase a complete set of glasses, and get the second pair Corner of 6th and Main, Petersburg 812-354-3331 We accept most insurances! DR. RAMSEY'S VISION CENTER Evening and Saturday Appointments available. and Children's Frames 56TH RUSSELL REUNION The 56th annual Russell reunion will meet Sunday, July 9 at the Muren Church fellowship hall with a carry-in lunch at noon. Drinks and silverware will be provided. HAMM REUNION The Hamm reunion was Sunday, June 25 at the Prides Creek Park, in Pe- tersburg. Those attend- ing were: Bette Kennard, of Indianapolis; Terry Ken- nard, of Danville; Carolyn Hamm Listner, of Glezen; Linda Hamm Lynxwiler, of Evansville; Randy and Karla Hamm, and Chib Bartlett, of Campbell- town; Bob and Gail Hamm Shepher, Steve and Kei- la Shepherd, Jarod Willis and Treena Cooms, all of Glezen; James and Barba- ra Hamm, Cheryl Hamm and Randy Lee Wines, all of Sandborn; Bob and Pam Hamm, of Carlyle; Dale and Joan Hamm, of Jasper; Don Hamm, of Petersburg; Ron Hamm, of Arthur; Kathy Wilhite and Adam Phillips, of Oakland City; and Don and Donna Hamm Gross, of Winslow. Petersburg High School Class of 1972 Petersburg High School Class of 1972 met June 10 for their 45th class reunion at the Pike County 4- H building. Thirty classmates attended. Pictured are, front row (l to r): Ethel (Woodall) Elkins, Mary Ann (Klipsch) Smith, Janet (Burkhart) Williams, Dale Kinman, Sherry (Thomas) O'Neill, Valeria (Nel- son) Nolan, Kathy (Shandy) Gayhart, Sandy (Whitehead) Bailey, Rhea (Furman) Nowling; second row: Ann (Markham) Huber, Bob Johnson, Brent Fox, Doug Eisele, Dave West, Owen Blue, Nick Deffendall, Ronnie Ficklin and Carol (Mrs. Randy) Rumble. Third row: Ron Hamm, Paul Deen, Steve Seymour, Jack Onyett, Gary Nowling and Sam Moore; back row: Andy Query, Amy (Hawkins) Melhiser, Sue (Coleman) Doublemont, Rick McDermott and Allan Houchins. Also attending, but not pictured, was Mick Deffendall. 324 MP DET (PWIC) A reunion for the 324 MP DET (PWIC) will be Sunday, July 9, begin- ning at 1 p.m. at the Jasper Outdoor Recreation Club basement, four miles north of Jasper on Highway 231. A pic- nic lunch will be provided. Bring your own drinks. For more information, call 812-481-7063. SHOULTZ REUNION The descendants of Phil- lip and Christina Shoultz hosted their reunion on Sunday, June 25 at Horna- dy Park. In attendance were: Bob and Theresa Mathews, of Johnathon Shores, Ky., Mar- vin and Shirley Freeman, of Shelbyville, Ill., David, Alena and Alice Jackson of Moweaqua, Ill., Jerrod and Susan Meyers, of Longview, Texas, Steve and Donna Len- ing of Marquano, Mo., Adron Shoultz, of Vincennes, Carl and Bobbi Shoultz of Cross- ville, Tenn., Ben, Aman- da and Reece Ford, of Vin- cennes, Calvin (Buzz) Ma- son, of Evansville, Mike and Lois Leeberg, of Gosport, Ind., Logan James, of Seely- ville, Ind., Pat and Lee Lucas, of Arlington, Texas, Teena, Ryan and Mariah Windell, of Evansville, Terry Crooks, of Oakland City, Chas and Em- ma Shoultz, of Francisco, Connie (Oliver) Henshaw, of Talequah, Okla., Roger Mor- ton, Woody Shoultz. Kathy Tooley, Bonnie and Jason Brewster, Richard Shoultz, Harrell, Jim and Sue Shoultz, Cody, Kim, Mabrey, and Coo- per Shoultz, Stan and Vick- ie Shoultz, Bill Shoultz, Roy Shoultz, Sherry Cockerham, Stevie Ennis, Holly and Riley Knight, all of Petersburg, Jeanette Dallman, of Guern- sey, Wyo., Jessica Grum- mons and daughter, of New Castle, Wyo., Bill Shoultz of Petersburg, Norma Leeberg, of Spencer, Rachelle Johns, of Winslow, Tayla Shoultz, of New Albany, Debbie Har- relson of Ridgeway, Ill., and Jim and Carol Greenwell, of Evansville. WOODALL/MCCLURE REUNION Family and friends of John Wood- all and Jesse McClure will be having their reunion on Sunday, July 16 at the Otwell Community Center. The meal will be served at noon EST. Bring your own table service, drinks and a dish to share. Area Reunions PAST REUNIONS AREA HAPPENINGS Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Celebrate Recovery Program – Meets every Sun- day night from 5 to 7 p.m. at 207 Lafayette St. in Winslow. For more information, call Krystal Breeding 812-582-2562. Winslow Alcohol Anonymous – will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Monday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. For more informa- tion, contact 812-380 -1395. Pike County Moms Group – Pike County Moms Group meets every first and third Thursday of the month at Otwell United Methodist Church. Children are welcome. For more information, visit their Face- book page at Pike County (Indiana) Moms Group. Red Hat Roses- The Red Hat Roses will have a meeting/luncheon on July 8 at 1 p.m. at Hornady Park. By Ashley Wilis Fourth of July celebra- tions are always an exciting time and often times, I reflect on the history of our nation. To think back when many of our ancestors sailed across the Atlantic with the vision to start their own nation for the people, by the people, to free the people. But honest- ly, I'm sure there were dif- ficult times when they were scared and uncertain about the future, nevertheless, they persisted. I am very thankful to live in this great nation and to be free. Free to have new ideas, free to be a visionary. Essentially, our founders were just that, visionaries. They had a vi- sion, a dream and followed it through to create this won- derful nation that has been passed down to several gen- erations to protect it, and nurture the very same vi- sion, and continue to imple- ment the vision. When I was dwelling on this thought, it occurred to me that this is exactly what Pike County EDC is doing, except on a much smaller scale. No, we are not creat- ing a nation, but we are es- sentially developing a small city or town around the I-69 interchange, while master planning 3,500 acres, ana- lyzing our housing market and trends, planning for a Technology Center, Prides Creek Event Center and con- templating how to grow our workforce in Pike County. There is a lot of work that has taken place, but there is much more work to be done. But what is con- stant about what we are doing is that it began with a vision, and we are nurturing the vision to im- plementation. The vision be- gan with vision- aries and that is only through the unique strength Pike County has: Public-Private Partnerships. Pike County Economic De- velopment Corporation can- not complete any task with- out these vital public-pri- vate partnerships and that is who Pike County's vision- aries are. There are many instanc- es in these columns that I re- fer to "we" and that is who I am referencing, Pike Coun- ty EDC's public-private part- ners. Pike County has been privileged with out-of-the- box thinkers who have an incredible vision for Pike County. Thus, on this Indepen- dence Day, I reflect on being thankful to live in a nation where I am free and work in Pike County, and be a small piece of the vision to bring prosperity to Pike County and the residents who live here, and those who work in our community. God bless America. God bless Pike County. For more information, fol- low us on Facebook at Pike County Economic Develop- ment Corporation or con- tact Ashley P. Willis at pike- growth@pikeco.org or 812- 354-2271. Restrepo-Turner leaving the area Maria Restrepo-Turner was honored last Wednesday with a reception in the courthouse rotunda for her 12-years of service in Pike County. She served as Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator and Health and Human Services Educator for Purdue Extension. She was involved with 4-H and started the Young Naturalist program in Pike County. She is moving near to Champaign, Illinois area where her hus- band got a new job. Above are (l to r) Sarah Hopkins, Lisa Clark, Restrepo-Turner, Jenny Ridao, Alivia Cummings and Mal- lory Butler. Pike County Economic Development Corp. The red, white and visionary Winslow man charged with drug trafficking with an inmate By Andy Heuring A man reporting to serve his sentence at the Pike County Jail was arrested af- ter a cigarette lighter and a vial containing marijua- na fell out of his pants as he walked into the jail. Chris W. Heiple, 34, of 107 E. North St., Winslow, was arrested on charges of traf- ficking with an inmate and possession of marijuana, both class A misdemeanors. Pike County Deputy Sheriff Paul Collier's report states on Monday, June 26, Heiple reported to the Pike County Jail to serve his sen- tence and while he was be- ing escorted to a cell, a white lighter fell out of his shorts pocket. A moment later a small vial with a blue cap fell out of Heiple's pocket onto the floor, but Heiple kicked it then picked it up and threw it into a trash can in the book- ing area. He told the jailer it was "just candy." Heiple was placed into a cell and the jailer retrieved the vial from wastebasket and showed it to Deputy Collier. Collier then questioned Heiple, who initially denied bringing marijuana into the jail. Later according to Col- lier's report Heiple said he did it to "calm him down for his stay." Heiple then gave Collier a second vial containing mar- ijuana he had in his under- wear. Chavarria arrested on OVWI charges Sunday By Andy Heuring A Dale man was arrested on Sunday at 1:18 a.m. after police stopped him for not dimming his lights near Ot- well on Highway 257 Sunday. Rene Flores Chavarria, 29, of Dale, was arrested on charges of operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated (refus- al) and operating while nev- er licensed. Pike County Deputy Sheriff Buck Seger said he was driving north on High- way 257 near CR 200 S. when he met a black Dodge that failed to dim its head- lights. Seger said he turned around, stopped the vehicle and found Chavarria to be the driver. Chavarria gave Deputy Seger a Mexico identification card, but told Seger he did not have a driv- er's license. While talking to Chavar- ria, Deputy Seger said he noticed the odor of alcohol. Chavarria denied drinking, but he failed field sobriety tests and a portable breath test. He was transported to the Pike County Jail and refused to take a blood alcohol test, which is an automatic of- fense.