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A-8 Local Wednesday, November 8, 2017 The Press-Dispatch PATOKA RIVER REFUGE DAY Community celebrates "A World of Waters and Wildlife" with the Pato- ka River National Wild- life Refuge during an event held at Wirth Park in Oakland City on Sat- urday Oct. 28 Above: People came out to enjoy nearly thir- ty nature oriented educa- tional booths including a working beehive and live box turtles. Also popular were bus tours of Patoka River NWR and histor- ical sites of the Wabash and Erie Canal found in the Refuge. In addition there were kids activities and food booths. Right: The Talon Trust exhibits a barred owl during the "Live Birds of Prey" program. Other programs included "Ar- chaeology in your Com- munity" and "The His- tory of the Wabash and Erie Canal". Right, below: A native paddlefish from one of the lakes in the Refuge. Photos by Richard Vernier 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 Sunday night from 5 to 7 p.m. at 207 Lafayette St. in Winslow. For more information, call Krys- tal Breeding 812-582-2562. Winslow Alcohol Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789-8535 for lo- cation of the meeting. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Monday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. For more information, contact 812-380 -1395. Pike County Moms Group – Pike County Moms Group meets every first and third Thurs- day of the month at Otwell United Methodist Church. Children are welcome. For more infor- mation, visit their Facebook page at Pike County (Indiana) Moms Group. Women's Cancer Support Group - The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospi- tal and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergoing cancer treatment. "Wom- en's Support Group" helps women with the jour- ney through cancer and beyond. Sessions are held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Can- cer Center Conference Room, located at Memo- rial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Sup- port Group," please visit Memorial Hospital's web- site at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Pre-registration is not necessary. Human Trafficking 101 - Monday, Novem- ber 13, from 6 -7:30 p.m., at Cakes and Coffee, 618 Main St., Petersburg, presented by Pike County CASA, featuring guest speaker Christina Wicks, of Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Pro- gram. Cold sandwiches, drinks and dessert will be available for purchase. 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Obermeyer H O N D A - YA M A H A - S U Z U K I 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Great SelectiOn! Great SelectiOn! Thank You! Thanks to all my friends and family for your lovely wishes on my birthday. Your thoughtfulness has touched my heart. God Bless You All! Eleanor Bellamy MOOSE LODGE Dining Specials 5pm-8pm 115 Pike Ave., Petersburg OR ORDER FROM MENU FRIDAY 11-10-17 SATURDAY 11-11-17 Buffet with Salad Bar. Only $9.95. Roastbeef Manhattan with two sides $6.50, or Country Fried Steak with two sides $7.50. Sandwiches, Fish and Steaks Open to the Public Coffee or Tea with special. Card Shower With This Ring... CARD SHOWER FOR MARY WHEATLEY A card shower is planned for Mary E. Wheatley, who will be celebrating her 94th birthday on Sunday, Nov. 19. Cards may be sent to: Amber Manor Care Cen- ter, Room 103, 801 E. Illi- nois Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. 50th anniversary Dan and Jean Osborn, of Monroe City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver- sary with an open house, Sunday, Nov. 12, from 2-4 p.m., at the Petersburg VFW. The couple was married November 22, 1967, at the Free Methodist Church by Reverend Browning. They are the parents of Les (Tiffany) Osborn and Misty ( Jeff ) Brenton, both of Petersburg. They have four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Second installment of property taxed due Nov. 13 The Pike County Trea- surer's Office will have ex- tended hours this week and on Monday for people to pay their property taxes, which are due by November 13. Pike County Treasurer Marta Query said her of- fice will stay open until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday and again on Monday, No- vember 13. However, the of- fice will be closed on Friday for Veterans Day. "We will not be open any Saturday during this collec- tion period," said Query. The second installment of Real Estate and Person- al Property tax is due Mon- day, November 13, 2017. If payment is made within 30 days after the due date, a five percent penalty will be added to the tax. A fter De- cember 10, 2017, another five percent penalty will be added, according to State Statue 6 -1.1-1. If taxes are previously delinquent, a 10 percent penalty will auto- matically incur on Novem- ber 14, 2017. Query said, "Statements, with coupons for each in- stallment were mailed out in April 2017, and we ask that you please bring these coupons with you, or include them with your mailed payment, otherwise, you could be subject to a re- print fee." She added, "We also ask that you do not wait until the last day to call us concern- ing tax bills. We have over 25,000 tax bills to process, plus many lenders that re- ceive a lender list. We do not touch the mail until after November 13, 2017, due to lines of customers at the counters and phone calls. As long as your mail is postmarked by Novem- ber 13, 2017, you will not be charged a penalty. Please, be patient with us….your check will be processed, however, it may be a few weeks before we get to it." provide access to the county's shovel-ready site, which lends itself to both light and heavy industrial development. Willis said the Mas- ter Plan for thousands of acres around the I-69 in- terchange in Pike County is 95 percent complete and is expected to be complet- ed by the end of 2017. John Mandabach of Bow- man Holdings, which owns much of the acreage, said once the Master Plan is completed it will be the cat- alyst to start aggressively marketing the whole area for heavy industrial, light industrial, warehouse and residential uses in 2018. "This provides access to heavy industrial and better access to our shov- el-ready sites, and access to Southern Indiana Rail- served site. "I can't empha- size how important rail ser- vice is for heavy industri- al," said Willis. She added Pike County has been get- ting "a lot of hits for heavy industrial." "(I) think that under- scores the star Pike Coun- ty has become at the state level. If you would go back three years and speak to the IDEC (Indiana Eco- nomic Development Coun- cil) and mention Pike County to them, we weren't even on the screen." Now for large industri- al projects, we are one of the first places they think of. More than once this site has made it to a site selec- tor or a firm's final choice for Indiana. In those in- stances, they decided to locate in another state. But the point I'm trying to make is, we continually are the top choice in the state for heavy industrial proj- ects," said Mandabach. He added state officials have said, "It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when." "The great thing about this is 80 percent of your costs will be covered by the state, and it opens up everything else in that ar- ea," said Mandabach. Commissioner Jeff Nel- son asked if the commis- sioners were locked in if they proceed with the ap- plication. Willis said it did not com- mit the county to the engi- neering firm RQAW or IN- DOT. However, she and Mandabach added if their grant application was suc- cessful and then the coun- ty turned it down, it would likely be the last time they would be approved for a grant. Commissioners Ryan Coleman and Jeff Nelson voted 2-0 to approve go- ing forward with the appli- cation. Commissioner Brian Da- vis did not attend. Willis said she will be at- tending the county council meeting next week to talk to them about it. INDOT MOVING TO NEW FACILITY In other business, High- way Superintendent Rog- er Ham told commission- ers he learned INDOT was planning to move out of the Petersburg Substation to a new building in another county. He said the facility had several assets that would be beneficial to the coun- ty, such as buildings, three equipment bays and facili- ties to hold sand, salt, liq- uid and rock. Ham said he talked with a state official, who said if the county was interested they needed to get him a formal letter of inquiry and he would take it from there. Both commissioner Nel- son and Coleman agreed to get a letter written so they could investigate. The commissioners also approved a $1,300 transfer from workman's compen- sation to office supples to purchase three computers for EMS. Director Chris Young said they have two laptop computers with hard drives that are about to crash. He said they also want to purchase a desk- top computer for the Ar- thur Station. It was approved by a 2- 0 vote. It will have to also be approved by the county council. The commissioners opened mowing bids for Coleman Cemetery and Old Town Cemetery. There was only one bid. It was for $ 95 per mow for each cem- etery from Allen Tegmeyer. Commissioner Ryan Cole- man said that seemed high and suggested they reject that bid and rebid it, which was approved by a 2-0 vote. The next commissioner meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Novem- ber 20. GRANT Continued from page 1