The Press-Dispatch
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A-6 Local Wednesday, August 30, 2017 The Press-Dispatch 131st c e l e b r at i o n Sept. 1-4 Princeton, IN Gibson County Fairgrounds Saturday, September 2 8:00am Cutest Baby & Pet Contests Rummage Sale 10:00am Talent Show Noon Kids' Games 1:00pm Junior Miss Pageant 2:00pm Corn Hole Tourney 2:00pm FREE - Carnival Rides 3:00pm Little Mister Pageant (5-8 years) Little Miss Pageant (5-8 years) 5:00pm FREE - Open Karaoke Night 6:00pm Truck and Tractor Pull Arena Cross Adults & Children (7 years & Older) $10 Pit Pass (14 & Older) $15 Demolition Derby Adults & Children (7 years & Older) $10 Pit Pass (14 & Older) $15 Truck & Tractor Pull Adults & Children (7 years & Older) $10 Pit Pass (14 & Older) $15 Carnival Rides Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday FREE Parking & Shuttle Rides for all Events Bus Rides to parade line-up at 7:00am(CDT) to 9:00am FREE From Fairgrounds and aer parade until Noon FREE Monday, September 4 9:00am Labor Day Parade Cutest Baby & Pet Contests 10:30am FREE - Carnival Rides Friday, September 1 3:00pm Arena Cross Signup 4:30pm Arena Cross Practice 5:00pm FREE - Carnival Rides Food Booths Vendor Displays Cutest Baby & Pet Contests FREE - Open Karaoke Night Rummage Sale 6:00pm Arena Cross Heats 7:00pm Queen Pageant 8:30pm Queen's Tea Sunday, September 3 8:00am Cutest Baby & Pet Contests Rummage Sale 10:30am Poker Run Registration (Last Bike Out: Noon, Last Bike In: 4:00pm) 11:00am Car Show 1:30pm Demolition Derby Gates Open 1:00pm Gospel Sing Jeffrey Bryant & Friends 2:00pm FREE - Carnival Rides Horseshoe Pitch Featured Speaker ( Mark Lause, Ph.D. Senior Professor of History University of Cincinnati speaking on "Abraham Lincoln on Labor") 5:00pm Demolition Derby Racing NEED MORE INFO? GO TO: www.labordayassoc.com Events That Have An Admission Charge Sponsored by e Labor Day Association www.labordayassoc.com HOME COMFORT CENTER 60th anniversary Pastor Roy and Margie Stilwell, of Otwell, will cel- ebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Monday, Sept. 4. Pastor Stilwell is the pas- tor of The Otwell Wesley- an Church and retired as a Construction Superinten- dent from Austin Company, of Southern California. Mrs. Stilwell was the for- mer Margie Camp, of Evans- ville. The couple have two daughters, Terri (Rey) Cat- ingub, of California, and Stephanie (Ken) Benefiel, of St. Louis, Mo., and one son, Nick (Bev) Stilwell, of Dal- las-Ft. Worth, Texas. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. With This Ring... Obituary Area Reunions DEMOTTE REUNION Descendants of the late Elvis and Caroline (Cole- man) DeMotte, who resid- ed near Otwell, met for their 66th annual reunion on Au- gust 20 at Eastside Park in Washington. The fifty-two attendees included : Jesse Howard and DeLora Hen- ke, of Pontiac, Ill; Tony and Ginger Howard, Elissa and Quinlan, of Blooming- ton, Ill; Sharon (DeMotte) Smith, Kevin and Tonette Smith, Sara Smith and friend, Steve and Libby (De- Motte) Baker, Charles, Ben, Elle and Willow, all of Evans- ville; Cory Smith and Dani- elle Russler, of Wadesville; John and Suzanne Risley, Brian and Julie Risley, Ali and Leah, all of Ft. Wayne; Mike and Lori Chambers, of Indianapolis; Jim and Bren- da DeMotte, Tim and Beth DeMotte, Ilana and Simon, all of Jasper; Jennifer Wil- liams, of Ferdinand; Jon De- Motte, Madeline and Lane, of Sellersburg; Dan and Lin- da Risley, of Santa Claus; Jerry and Ruth Ann Pride, of Otwell; Martha Risley, of Velpen; Gene and Lori Wil- liams and Kaitlyn, of Mon- roe City; Richard and Tam- my Williams, Hunter and Madeline, of Winslow; and Gary and Kate Williams and Hunter Willis, all of Peters- burg. 50th anniversary Kenneth and Beverly Os- gatharp will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversa- ry Friday, Sept. 8. The cou- ple were high school sweet- hearts and married at Camp Illiana by Pastor Ronald Cor- drey. They reside at 7665 E. State Road 56, Winslow. Kenneth and Beverly are the parents of two sons, Kenneth Michael (Maryel- la), of Jasper, and Matthew ( Wendi), of Celestine, and a daughter Angela, deceased, and son-in-law, Scott Krieg, of Winslow. They have six grandchildren, Kelci and Kane Osgatharp, Daniel, Andrew, Stephen and Emi- ly Krieg. Beverly's parents were Clarence and Norma Jean Harker and Kenneth's parent's were Myrle and Lu- ella Osgatharp. Local Working Group meeting set for Sept. 5 SWCD will be having a Local Work- ing Group meeting. It is time to con- vene the Local Working Group for Pike County. The Local Working Group is assigned the task of estab- lishing the local ranking priorities for the 2014 Farm Bill. Local ranking pri- orities are an important component of the overall ranking system for EQIP and CSP applications that are in the running for federal funding. The SWCD value's input from the agricultural community and invites the public to attend the open door meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 p.m. EDT at the USDA Service Cen- ter Conference Room located at 2101 E. Main Street, Petersburg. NRCS District Conservationist, Travis Go- gel, along with SWCD Chairman, Nor- man Dillon, will lead the Local Work- ing Group meeting. With his help, the goal of the Local Working Group is to: 1. Identify the top ten resource pri- orities in Pike County for both EQ- IP and CSP. 2. Rank those ten resource priori- ties in order of importance. All land owners in Pike County are encouraged to attend. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to take part then contact the office at the information below to complete a sur- vey in advance. While an RSVP is not required, we would be very apprecia- tive if you would let us know by Sep- tember 1, if you plan to attend, so enough handouts can be available. You may email to stephanie.burkem- per-fischer@in.nacdnet.net or call 812-354-6120 ex.3. ROBERT E. CASSIDY Robert E. Cassidy, 58, of Monroe City, died at 9:05 p.m. on August 25, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He was born on Sep- tember 28, 1958, to George E. and Mary N. (Turnbel) Cassidy. He was retired from the U.S. Army. He is survived by a son, David Lee Cassidy, of Texas; and two daugh- ters, Samantha Cassi- dy and Denisha Stan- ley, both of Monroe City; two brothers, Tim Cassi- dy, of Washington, Ind., and John Cassidy, of Hol- land, Ind.; one sister, Te- resa Cassidy, of South Carolina; and six grand- children. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no fu- neral services. Harris Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrange- ments. See more obituaries on page D-6. Caution: Runners and walkers coming through The Heartland Half Marathon and 5K committee are asking anyone driv- ing in and around Jasper on the Sat- urday morning of Labor Day week- end to be on the lookout for road clo- sures and runners and walkers. Use caution and have patience in waiting at intersections if runners are com- ing through. Many of these individ- uals have spent months training for this event. Road closures will begin at 6:30 a.m. to approximately 7:35 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2 and will include Third Avenue from A zura Grill and Café to Mill Street and Mill Street from Third to Ninth Street. The race begins at 7:30 a.m. (EDT) on September 2. The half marathon route begins on the Third Avenue (Patoka Riv- er) bridge, then heads north on Mill Street, west on Ninth Street, south on Main Street, west on Second Street, south on Indiana Street, and crosses Hwy 231 at First Avenue. The route then proceeds south on Truman Road, south on St. Charles Street, west on 12th Avenue, and south on Kimball Boulevard. The route then contin- ues west on 100 South, north on Old Huntingburg Road, west on Division Road, north on Sunshine Drive, east on Shelyn Drive, north on Kluemper Road, east on Andrew Lane, north on St. Charles Street, and east on Northwood Avenue and 30th Street to Cathy Lane. The last section of the route takes the runners south on Cherry Street to 15th Street, where they will enter the Jasper Riverwalk to run through the finish line at Buehler Plaza. Registrations for the races are still being accepted. Registration can be made online at heartlandhalfmara- thon.com or raceroster.com. The reg- istration fee for the half marathon is $70. The 5K registration fee is $25. For the Team Challenge (a group of four running the half marathon as a relay), registration fee is $100 per team. Pre-registrants will receive a technical shirt. For more information on this event, call Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center at 812-996 -2333. Sisters of St. Benedict offer retreat Sept. 8-15 Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand will offer a "Di- rected Retreat" from Sep- tember 8 -15 at the Bene- dictine Hospitality Cen- ter at Kordes Hall on the grounds of Monastery Im- maculate Conception in Ferdinand, Ind. The retreat will provide you the opportunity to fo- cus on your relationship with God, especially your experience of God in prayer and in life's events. Partici- pants will be able to meet six times with a spiritual di- rector. Check-in time begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 8, with the retreat starting at 7:30 p.m. The retreat will end Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. East- ern time. The retreat cost is $ 675, which includes meals, a pri- vate room, and the spiritu- al direction sessions. Reg- istration is due September 5. For more information or to register for this retreat, call 800 -880 -2777, or 812- 367-1411, ext. 2915, or visit www.thedome.org/ events. As part of their out- reach, the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand of- fer group or individual pro- grams and retreats that educate and provide per- sonal spiritual direction. These programs devel- op a deeper awareness of God, the world, yourself, and others that lead to a more meaningful and ful- filling life. The sisters al- so open their facilities and grounds to groups seeking a hospitable, peace-filled environment for meetings, programs, or other gather- ings. 2557 E. CR 400 S., Winslow (812)789-5428 HOURS: 7AM TO 2PM Tuesday through Sunday THE TRADING POST RESTAURANT $ 5.95 Daily Specials