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Anyone living in Indiana but outside those zip codes can purchase a one-year subscription for $29. Out-of-state subscriptions are $46 and the on- line only version is $ 31. Each of those prices is $4 off the standard price. Print subscribers can also add the NetEdition for $5 a year. Readers can send in the form at the bottom of page A-7 or call 812-354-8500. The offer ends on August 1, 2017. The Press-Dispatch office will be open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m.- noon for your convenience. Only seven days remain to save $4 Highway 364 (State Forest Road) in Pike County, near Winslow, is closed for a culvert replacement. The Indiana Department of Transportation an- nounced on Monday that beginning on or around Monday, July 24, contractors will close S.R. 364 at the 1.42 mile marker for a culvert replacement. This will require road excavation, removal and replace- ment of both the culvert and the road materials. Dur- ing this time, the road will be completely closed to through traffic around the clock; however, local mo- torists will have access to their homes or businesses. The operation is expected to be completed by the end of July, depending upon weather conditions. All non-local traffic should find an alternate route using the nearest state maintained roads. INDOT urges motorists to stay alert in the work zone. State Forest Road closed for culvert replacement By Andy Heuring In 1958, Sam Hornbrook and his wife decid- ed the Lord was leading them into mission- ary work. A missionary in Mexico was experi- encing health problems so they decided to go to Mexico for one year. That was 1958. Fifty- nine years later, Hornbrook is still working to spread the Gospel to rural Mexico. "My wife and I crossed the border in 1958 with one son. Four sons and one daughter were born in Mexico," said Hornbrook recent- ly while visiting his sister, Carol Robling, in Petersburg. Spending a lifetime in Mexico as a mission- ary wasn't always the plan Hornbrook, a Pe- tersburg native, had in mind. He grew up at the corner of 14th and Main streets, working as a teen in his father's garage. At a young age, he knew how to change and repair an automo- tive transmission. Hornbrook was a musician playing in a dance band, which was good enough they played at the high school prom. His parents at- tended a revival near Anderson Chapel Church put on by Dr. F.H. Head, who was Gospel Cen- ter founder Harold Head. "I was too involved in music that didn't glorify God," said Horn- brook about not attending the revival. But the next night, his parents saw that he was there. "I went the next night with my mom and dad . . . That night was the night of my first encoun- ter with God. I believe I was probably saved that night in January 1949." He graduated from high school in 1952. "I was inspired by my math teacher, Heber Gladish." He decided to go to college to be a math teacher. But God had different plans for Hornbrook. A fter one year at Oakland City Col- lege, he went to the Bill Rice summer camp. He was a mechanic and he knew how to wire houses and plumbing. He went there to help build houses for young people to stay at the camp in Murfreesboro, Tenn. It was a life changing experience for him. "When I left camp that year, I had dedicated my life to serving God. I didn't go back to study being a teacher. I wasn't thinking about mis- sions at the time. My first focus was to be a pas- tor," said Hornbrook. He went a year to Cedarville College and then Rev. Head of the Gospel Center suggested he go to Akron, Ohio's Baptist Temple. Horn- brook worked at the tire factories and attend- ed school. He was married between his soph- omore and junior years, and after three years, was accredited because of his time at Oakland City and graduated in 1956. Hornbrook's one year mission trip to Mexico turns into lifetime By Andy Heuring The Zoar Mosquito Fest turns 45 this year. It will be on Fri- day and Saturday, August 4 and 5. During those 45 years, it has evolved slightly, but still remains much the same as it was that first festival. Back then, it featured tur- tle races, sack races and an egg toss. Next weekend, they will still have the sack races and egg toss. The turtle races are no longer, but they have also picked up several unique events along the way, such as the unmarching parade, wiffle- ball championship and hula hoop competition. FRIDAY The weekend begins at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Zoar United Meth- odist Church grounds, which are located three miles west of Sten- dal on Old State Road 64 at the Pike-Dubois county line. Their fried and BBQ chick- en dinners will be served, start- ing at 5 p.m. A change this year is the chicken dinners will only be served on Friday. Opening ceremonies are at 6 p.m., followed by a country band Iron Mountain performance at 7 p.m. The wiffleball championships starts on Friday night and will continue all day on Saturday. A flea market, country store and craft demonstration will be open on both days, and the food booths will feature the staples of fish sandwiches, hamburgers and hotdogs, as well as the homemade ice cream and elephant ear stand. SATURDAY Saturday begins early with a 6:30 a.m. breakfast. The flower, quilt and produce shows will accept entries from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, with judging to follow. 45th annual Mosquito Fest begins next Friday By Ed Cahill During a special-called meet- ing held Monday, July 24, the Pike County School Corpora- tion's Board of School Trustees once again postponed action on the second reading of a proposed meal charging policy that would allow an alternative meal consist- ing of a sandwich, fruit and milk to be served to students with long- standing unpaid cafeteria bills. The school board also tabled the second reading of the pro- posed meal charging policy, which is being required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order for schools to participate in the National School Lunch Pro- gram, at its regular monthly meet- ing on Tuesday, July 11. During Monday night's meet- ing, Pike County Superintendent of Schools Suzanne Blake pre- sented school board members Chris McKinney, Steve Potter and board secretary Ron Sharp – two other members, vice-president Chris Satterfield and president David Waltz, were absent – with an edited version of the proposed meal charging policy removing wording that would require that students receive an alternative meal consisting of a cheese sand- wich, fruit and milk after they have reached their charge limit of $15 for an elementary school student and $10 for a middle and/ or high school student. The previous version stat- ed that, after the limit has been reached, "the student will receive an alternative meal consisting of a cheese sandwich, fruit and milk." The edited version, however, states that, after the limit has been reached, "the student may receive an alternative meal con- sisting of a sandwich, fruit and milk." The edited version also re- moves a section which stated that all negative balances from the pre- vious school year have to be paid in full or the student would re- ceive the alternative meal. The edited version also states that if efforts to collect the unpaid meal charges are unsuccessful, the student's parents will either be taken to Small Claims Court "and/or referred to a collection agency." In addition, the edited version adds a sentence stating that if Controversial meal charging policy tabled A family reunion of siblings took place recently in Petersburg. Siblings Janice Hallin, Carolyn Robling, Sam Hornbrook and his son, Sam, Jr., got together for the first time in nearly a decade at Carolyn's house in Petersburg. Janice now lives in Anchorage, Alaska, Sam and Sam, Jr. are both missionaries in Mexico. See PAVING on page 3 See MISSION on page 4 $1.5 million in paving grants applied for across county By Andy Heuring Motorists in Pike County may have much smoother driving be- fore the winter months arrive. Pike County, Petersburg and Winslow have applied for Com- munity Crossroads paving grants that could amount to about $1.5 million. Pike County and Peters- burg applied for a similar grant last year and received all they re- quested. Pike County got nearly $ 900,000, while Petersburg re- ceived about $200,000. Last year, the grants were a 50 -50 match. However, this year, Indiana changed the rules, giving smaller communities an advantage. Com- munities of less than 20,000 popu- lation will only have to put up a 25 percent match this year. Winslow is requesting about $200,000, with their match be- ing about $50,000. Petersburg is requesting $247,000, with their part of the match being $ 61,000. Pike County is requesting $1 million, with a match of $ 333,000. Below are lists of roads each is requesting to fund through the Community Crossroads project. WINSLOW • Bluff St. from Porter to North Sts. • North St. from Highway 61 to Bluff St. • Beardsley St. from Mariah to Oak St. • Oak St. from Union to Beardsley • Factory St. from Highway 61 to end of Factory • Bluff St. from Morton to Patoka • East St. from Union to Patoka • Green St. from Patoka to E. Morton • Locust St. from Union to E. Morton • Lucas St. from Bluff to Walnut • Patoka St. from Bluff to Walnut • Vine St. from Patoka to E. Morton • Brenton St. from Highway 61 to Third • First St. from Brenton to Factory • Second St. from Factory to end • Third St. from Factory to W. Jackson • DeTar St. from Lucas to Beardsley • E. Morton St. from Vine to DeTar • Lucas St. from DeTar to S. Oak • Center St. from Highway 61 to West • Lafayette St. from Highway 61 to West • Mill St. from Washington to Lafayette • Washington St. from Highway 61 to West • West St. from Washington to Lafayette • Union St. from Cherry to Walnut • Walnut St from Union to Lucas Crews were working on replacing a culvert on Highway 364 (State Forest Road). The road is closed at the site of construction 24 hours a day. It was scheduled to be closed through Fri- day; however, crews said they ran into some problems and the closure may last a day longer. $1