The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, Februar y 14, 2018 The Press-Dispatch ELECTION Continued from page 1 Kindergarten and Pre- school Round-up will be in late March for Winslow and April for Petersburg. Winslow Elementary Kin- dergarten Round-up will be Thursday, March 22. A child must be 5 years old by Au- gust 1, 2018, to be eligible for kindergarten next year. There will be two sessions of screenings. Session one is from 4 to 6 p.m. and session two from 6 to 8 p.m. To reg- ister, call Winslow Elemen- tary School at 812-789 -2209 to schedule an appointment. The Preschool Round-up at Winslow will be on Friday, March 23. A child must be 4 years old by August 1, 2018, to be eligible for preschool next year. The preschool screening sessions will last 30 min- utes. They are available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fri- day, March 23. Call 812-789 - 2209 to schedule an appoint- ment. Petersburg Elementa- ry School Kindergarten Round-up is set for Thurs- day and Friday, April 12 and 13. A child must be 5 years old by August 1, 2018, to be eligible for kindergar- ten. Screenings are sched- uled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petersburg. To make an ap- pointment, call the school at 812-354-6876. Preschool Round-up at Petersburg is Friday, April 20. A child must be 4 years old by August 1, 2018, to be eligible for preschool. The 20 -minute screening ses- sion will be available from 8:20 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the school at 812-354-6876 to schedule an appointment. fry Rabbit & Chicken COLEMAN-STEWART VFW Post 3587 1202 E. Main St. Petersburg, IN 812-354-9653 COMMANDER RAY STILWELL: 812-354-9653 Pull Tab Gaming LICENSE# 144893 Free will offering towards meal F SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18 • 1pm Open House HOURS: Mon-Thurs: 10am-7pm, Fri: 10am-6pm Saturday: 10am-1pm ( 812 ) 354-1303 604 East Illinois St., Petersburg (near the Little League Park) the Fitness Center STARTS FEB. 26 ENDS APRIL 7 BIGGEST LOSER CONTEST WEIGH-INS FEB. 23-26 SIGN-UP FEB. 19 PERSON TEAMS There are six candidates seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator. The seat is now held by Dem- ocrat Joe Donnelly. Those seeking it are: Mike Braun, of Jasper, Andrew Horning, Mark Hurt, Luke Messer, Todd Rokita and Andrew Takami. There are five challengers to Re- publican Eighth District Congress- man Larry Bucshon. The two Repub- lican challengers are Rachael Coving- ton and Richard Moss. The three Dem- ocrats are William Tanoos, Ron Drake and James Johnson. The following are the candidates who have filed as of the Friday, Febru- ary 9 deadline. Jody Lynn Hoover (D) for Auditor; Lida Ann Robinson (D) for Recorder; Mike Goodpaster (R) for Assessor; SHERIFF Kent E. Johnson (D) Bradley K. Jenkins (D) John Bellamy (D) Frank Coleman (R) Jeffrey Davis II (R) CO. COUNCIL DIST. #1 Randall J. Harris, Jr. (R) Daren Cook (D) CO. COUNCIL DIST. #2 Jon Craig (R) Charles Lemond (R) CO. COUNCIL DIST. #3 Shawn McGillem (R) Max Elliott (R) Jim Johns (R) CO. COUNCIL DIST. #4 Travis Troutman (R) CO. COMMISSIONER DIST. #2 Mark Flint (R) Heath James Scraper (D) Steven R. Vian (D) PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN Bruce Barr (D) Patoka 2; Matthew Todd Fulk (D) Madison Twp.; Brad Burkhart (D) Petersburg 3; Twyla F. Flint (D) Washington 2; Jacequeline Furman (D) Clay; Debra Lamb (D) Winslow; Richard Ridao (D) Jefferson 1; Tammy Selby (D) Petersburg 2; Shirley VanMeter (D) Petersburg 4; Carolyn Weitkamp (D) Monroe; Edwin J. Boyd (R) Washington 2; Jeff Nelson (R) Jefferson 1; TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE John Davidson (R) Clay; Angela S. O'Neal (D) Lockhart; Becky J. Steinhart (R) Marion; Sandra Barrett (D) Monroe; Joe Melhiser (R) Patoka Twp. Trustee; Carol Sue Sutton (R) Madison; Shirley Shafer (D) Logan; Marie Boyd (R) Washington; Danielle Houtsch (R) Jefferson; Cynthia Ridao (D) Jefferson; TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Chris Burkhart (D) and Jerry Tray- lor (D) Jefferson: Linda Teague (D) Charles M Mey- er (D), Belva B. Luker (D), William Caldemeyer (D) and Jace A. Houchin (R) Lockhart; Elaine Barrett (D), Rita Williams (D) and Ivan V. Mason, Jr. (D) Monroe; Tracy M. Evans (R), Richard Bush (D) and Gregory Gray (D) Marion; David Ice (R) and Jeff Davis, Sr. (R) Madison; Ashley D. Gideon (D), Susan Flint (R) and Jeff Harting (R) Washington; Danny DeJarnett (D), Richard Tisdale (D) and Rodney L. Dixon (R) Patoka; STATE REPRESENTATIVE Ron Bacon (R) Dist. 75; John Hurley (D) Dist. 75; Matt Hostettler (R) Dist. 64; Ken Beckerman (R) Dist. 64; Bruce Ungethiem (R) Dist. 64; Shane Lindauer (R) Dist. 63; STATE SENATOR Mark Messmer (R) Dist. 48; US SENATOR Mike Braun (R); Joseph Donnelly (D); Andrew Horning (R); Mark Hurt (R); Luke Messer (R); Todd Rokita (R); Andrew Takami (R); DELEGATE TO STATE CONVENTION Democrat Anisia Burkhart Chris Burkhart Republican Jon W. Craig Brian Davis Angela Davis Mark Flint By Andy Heuring Winslow Town Council- men have scheduled a spe- cial meeting for 10 :30 a.m. Tuesday, February 20 at Winslow Town Hall to dis- cuss a requested pay raise for Clerk-Treasurer Beth Bennett and a claim that their special meeting on Tuesday, November 28 was an illegal meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Beth Bennett requested her pay rate be increased to $15 an hour. Councilman Richard Brewster said that would be a raise of $1.78 an hour, which would amount to about $ 3,700 a year. "I was asking to be in- creased to $15 an hour," said Bennett. Councilman Terry Stro- bel asked Bennett if she was going to keep Town Hall open five days a week. "If I get $15 an hour I will be. If not, we will be closed on Wednesday," said Ben- nett. "I already have us at a net deficit of about $ 800 in the water department without this," said Brewster. "We have plenty of mon- ey in the sewer depart- ment," said Bennett. "I just don't think we have the money to do it," said Brewster. "That is a shame. Do what you have to do," said Bennett. Strobel said he wasn't against it, but he expected the office to be open five days a week. Bennett then asked if the council expected her to work the hours she works plus help Gary McCand- less, who is contracted as a licensed water plant op- erator. "I'm faxing reports for him. I'm talking to peo- ple for him, plus I'm work- ing on grants for the fire de- partment. I haven't lately, but I have been in the past," said Bennett. Brewster said she had an assistant. Bennett said Jeff Bo- lin balances the disburse- ments, which was required by the State Board of Ac- counts. "He gets paid $15 an hour to do that," said Bennett. "I don't think we have the funds to do it with," said Brewster. He added, "If 2018 goes as a normal year, we are go- ing to be short about $4,400 to pay our water bond." "Tell me about it. We pay Pike-Gibson about $ 6,500 a month for water," said Ben- nett. Brewster defended those expenditures. He said they save about $4,000 a month by purchasing water from Pike-Gibson instead of op- erating a water plant and paying a full-time plant op- erator. Brewster said the prob- lem is they have between 70 and 100 less water cus- tomers now than when the water rates and the bonds were set up to pay off the water plant and sewer plant. He said they used to have about 440 water cus- tomers and now they vary between 360 to 370 water customers. "I wonder why it is we are down so many customers? " said Bennett. "Whatever the reasons, we can come up with a lot of reasons, but we are still down those customers. I just can't go with some- thing we can't pay for," said Brewster. "You heard what I said, I'm not against it," said Strobel. Eventually, council presi- dent Greg Simmons moved to table it. "I make a motion we ta- ble it until Tuesday so we can be up there (Town Hall) where all the paper is," said Simmons. Prior to the discussion over Bennett's requested raise, the council reject- ed making Tina Gayhart a full-time employee as an assistant to Bennett. Mau- ra Bolin had been a depu- ty and late last year was in- creased to a full-time posi- tion. She recently quit and Gayhart started helping in Town Hall. "I don't mind the pay, but I don't want another full- time employee," said Sim- mons. They agreed to pay her $10 an hour and after 90 days, give her a 50 cent an hour raise. Councilmen briefly ad- dressed a complaint made by Chris Satterfield to the Office of Public Access Counselor. Satterfield, in his com- plaint about the November 28, 2017, park board meet- ing stated, "The legal no- tice did not list what was to be discussed. According to Winslow Park Board bylaw, a special called meeting by the board president must be communicated to other members by the board sec- retary. This was not done. I, Chris Satterfield, am the board secretary and was not informed of the meet- ing. Also, the Town Coun- cil voted to disband the current Park Board at this Park Board Meeting. This was a Park Board meeting, not a Town Council meet- ing." Strobel said Satterfield was not the Park Board secretary at the time of the meeting. He also said the Town Council, at the next council meeting, vot- ed again to disband the Park Board. In other business, the council approved the Win- slow Community Center di- rector Henry Nelson get- ting a plumber to repair frozen water lines to an up- stairs bathroom. Councilmen approved claims for the month of $22,865.35 and set the next regular scheduled meeting for 7 p.m. Monday, March 7 at the Community Center. They also scheduled a spe- cial meeting for 10 :30 a.m. Tuesday, February 20. Clerk-treasurer, Winslow council at odds over raise Trucks collide at Blackburn Road intersection Two truck drivers escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when their trucks collided at the intersection of Highway 57 and Blackburn Road, north of Petersburg. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian said Eduardo V. Bravo, 50, of Vincennes, was driving a dump truck south on Highway 57. As he approached Blackburn Road, a semi-truck and trailer driven by Paul J. Carter, 51, of Bloomfield, pulled out in front of him. Sgt. Killian said Bravo's truck slammed into the side of Carter's trailer. It totaled the dump truck and totaled the trailer of Carter's truck. Both Carter and Bravo refused medical treatment. Sgt. Killian said Bravo had a cut on his hand and complained of being sore. The accident was reported at 2:32 p.m. Kindergarten round-up to begin in March