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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 6, 2017 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS ABATE to meet tonight ABATE of Indiana Region 13 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 6 at the VFW in Petersburg. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting. Winslow plans to flush hydrants Dec. 7-8 The Town of Winslow will be flushing hydrants on Thursday and Friday, December 7 and 8. Winslow Util- ity superintendent David Gayhart said people need to avoid washing light colored clothes on those days. Flushing the hydrants can stir up silt in the distribu- tion system and cause discolored, but safe-to-drink water. Pike/Gibson retired teachers will meet Dec. 14 The Pike/Gibson Retired teachers will be meeting at noon (EST)/11 a.m. (CST) on December 14 at the Village Inn, north of Oakland City, for their annual Christmas buffet. Each retiree is asked to share a sto- ry from classroom Christmases past. Also, the retired teachers are reminded to report their community service hours to Nancy Clem, com- munity service chairman. Last year was the first in more than a decade that fewer than one million ser- vice hours were reported by retired teachers in the state of Indiana. Recently Ann Reel, preschool teacher at Oakland City Elementary, received the $500 classroom grant from the IRTA Foundation. She has been invited as the guest of the retirees. The biannual election of officers will also take place for those who will serve during 2018 and 2019. Miller Academy Restaurant Cards available now Twenty-two area restaurants are part of a discount card to benefit Otwell Miller Academy School. Sixteen restaurants in six cities are offering 10 percent dis- counts to holders of the $10 card and six restaurants have special discounts, such as buy one get one free, a free drink or free ice cream. Right now, cards can be purchased at the school and also from Rita Allen (812-709 -1836). Nine Jasper, five Washington, three Huntingburg, two Montgomery, two Ireland and one restaurant in Petersburg are par- ticipating. The card is good from December 1, 2017, until December 31, 2018. READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $30 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 ad- dresses; elsewhere in Indiana $33; out of state $50 Paid in advance. Change of address — subscribers changing addresses will please give their old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Press-Dispatch, P.O. 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For more information about the "Women's Support Group," please visit Memorial Hospital's website 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. 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. 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 information, contact 812-380 -1395. Breakfast with Santa The Delts sponsored their annual Breakfast with Santa at the First United Methodist Church and had a big turnout starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Sitting with Santa is four-year-old Gunner Meeks, one-year-old Westin Davis and four-year-old Baylin Davis, all brought to see Santa by Josh and Megan Meeks, formerly of Petersburg. James Capozella photo No action was taken on the matter. HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEES INCREASED Pike County Health Nurse Amy Gladish requested two fee increases with the health department during Monday morning's meeting. She asked for the cost of a tuberculosis test to be in- creased from $10 to $20. She also asked the coun- ty to increase the price for a septic system permit to in- crease from $ 30 to $50 be- ginning in January. Gladish said Daviess and Dubois counties both charge $100. "I don't think that is too much to charge. The in- spector has to go back sev- eral times in some instanc- es," said Gladish. Commissioner Ryan Cole- man and Jeff Nelson both voted to approve the chang- es. Commissioner Brian Da- vis did not attend the meet- ing. The commissioners also approved hiring a new EMT. EMS director Chris Young said the county council, dur- ing the budgeting session for 2018, had funded hir- ing one more EMT. He rec- ommended the county hire Kristine Breitwieser, who is a paramedic that has worked part-time for the county. She was approved by a 2- 0 vote. The next commissioners' meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Decem- ber 18. Continued from page 1 CONTRACT Continued from page 1 BUDGET who chairs the school board's operations and fa- cilities subcommittee. "I've read it. They've adjusted it to reflect the actual expendi- tures that we've incurred to date, and it all makes sense to me. I think their project- ed enrollment is reason- able. So I don't have a prob- lem accepting the five-year budget." "I've looked it over, and I don't have a problem accept- ing it," said Jenny Byrd, who chairs the school board's personnel subcommittee. Michelle Durcholz, who chairs the school board's fi- nance subcommittee, was not present for the meet- ing. Instead, board secre- tary Emily Willis read from a report provided to her by Durcholz. "The only thing that I was going to include is that Mi- chelle did put in here that this will always be in place ... and it will be updated year by year as operations pro- ceed," Willis said. "It's just an estimate of how financ- es will look in the coming school years based on the projected student enroll- ment." "It's going to be fluid as things change," said OMA fourth grade teacher Kim Elliott, one of two teach- er representatives on the school board who co-chairs the education subcommittee with fifth grade teacher Val- erie Schoppenhorst. Schop- penhorst also was not pres- ent for the meeting. "Well, we have to accept it," Lou Fort said. "We have to vote to accept it, which we have not done, so I make a motion that we accept the proposed five-year budget." "And I will second that motion," Byrd replied. With OMA school direc- tor Rick Fears absent from the meeting, Elliott provid- ed the board with an update that had been submitted to her by Fears. "Our enrollment is now at 62," Elliott said. "We had an increase over our No- vember numbers. The last day of school for this se- mester will be on Decem- ber 22. That is a Friday, And we'll return on January 3. The parking lot and the grounds, if you were here before it got too dark, you noticed that the dirt piles at both ends of the building have been removed. Lech- ner's has been here mov- ing the dirt. They've got it leveled on both ends of the building and they put some between the sidewalks and the building out front. As far as our fire code violations, all have been corrected. And he wanted to thank everyone who assisted in this endeav- or, getting us all on the clear list with the fire marshal." In other action, the school board voted to begin col- lecting an extra three per- cent per pay period for each teacher's contribution to the Teacher's Retirement Fund, starting with the Dec. 8 pay- roll, for the next four pay pe- riods. The extra three percent per pay period will cov- er contributions that were missed during the months of August and September before the school was able to join the TRF. Noah Fort, one of two stu- dent representatives on the school board, read a report to the school board at the start of the meeting. "I hope you have noticed all the winter and Christ- mas decorations around the school," he read. "Dec- orating our school is fun. It teaches us how to be cre- ative, make good use of space, and compromise and work with others. Have you seen the bathrooms yet? We have real stalls. The sidewalks are keeping my shoes clean and the school cleaner." He reported that the school's students had par- ticipated in a food drive for Somebody's Place during the month of November, during which more than 900 items were collected. "Being able to help oth- ers feels good and it's our way to say thank you to all those who have helped us," he read. He also noted that the school's Christmas pro- gram will be held on Thurs- day, Dec. 21, starting at 6 p.m., at the Otwell Commu- nity Center. "We are working hard to make it super fun," he said. "We want to thank the com- munity center for letting us have it there." He also reminded those attending the meeting that the school had started sell- ing restaurant discount cards as a fundraising proj- ect. "Did you get your res- taurant discount card yet? " he asked. "If you haven't, they're for sale now, and I would be more than happy to sell you one." Sheriff Jeremy Britton said they are hoping Bleck will have a similar effect on local drug users. "We think word about him is going to get out pretty quick," said Johnson. Johnson said the goal of having Bleck is to "better protect the community. He is a great tool. We will be able to find drugs that we wouldn't normally find," said Johnson. He added Bleck has other uses, such as tracking suspects, but al- so in helping locate lost or injured victims in scenari- os such as an injured hunter. Sheriff Britton said Pike County had sparingly used a K-9 officer in the past and more frequently in the recent years. "Counties around us have been good about that, but we needed to be able to take care of our own needs. If we have to call a K-9 from another county, you have a delay. It is essen- tial to have a dog available right away to effectively do the jobs we need to do. Our ultimate goal is to not have to rely on other agencies to send their resources." Johnson and Seger both said they have had numer- ous people tell them they are thrilled to see the coun- ty has a K-9 officer. They also said they hit a "homerun" with Bleck. "We wanted a social dog we could have around kids and for demonstrating, and still have the policing aspects of the job with him." "When I pull him out of the car, he is friendly as can be, unless the command isn't for that," said Seger. Continued from page 1 DUTY