The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 The Press-Dispatch School retains insurance funding provider Board voted to fund insur- ance through the Indiana Public Schools Trust Fund and also approved the res- ignation of long-time head cook Eydie Dillon at a spe- cial meeting Monday night. Dillon has been with the Pike County schools as the head cook for a number of years and will be stepping down soon. No reason was announced. By Mike Johansen The Pike County School The main item of busi- ness was to receive infor- mation on the employees health insurance plan and other insurance needs. The board decided to continue with Anthem Insurance through the insurance plan offered by Indiana Public Schools Trust through Vin- cennes Insurance Inc. until December 2014. The premi- ums stayed status quo and the amount of premium dif- fers for each individual em- ployee depending on what package is selected and their medical history. The board approved a correction to the September Rainy Day resolution and approved advertising for ad- ditional appropriations for the General Fund. The ad- ditional appropriations are needed to meet necessary expenditures and obliga- tions through December 2012. ★ Road closures considered ditch beside Highway 61 just north of Pike Central at about 5 a.m. on Sun- day. Daniel Warren of Petersburg was arrested after his truck crashed into a Two arrested on ovwi charges ed on charges of drunken driving last week in Pike County in Two people were arrest- By Andy Heuring dents. One was arrested af- ter he crashed his truck up- side down into a ditch and another was arrested after he urinated in front of a po- liceman. Daniel W. Warren, 42, of separate inci- north on Highway 61. War- ren told police he had fallen asleep and ran off the road. Killian said EMS person- nel checked with Warren and he refused treatment. He then stated when he talk- ed with Warren he noticed a strong odor of alcohol. Warren failed fi eld sobri- 401 E. Sycamore, St., Pe- tersburg was arrested ear- ly Sunday morning after he crashed his pickup truck in- to a ditch. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Dallas Killian said at 5:13 a.m. Petersburg Patrolman Jared Simmons was on his way home, southbound on Highway 61, when he saw a pickup truck in a ditch up- side down and called central dispatch. Deputy Killian said he ety tests and was taken to Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.17 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit is 0.08 percent. He was charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated. On Wednesday, Novem- preliminarily ber 14, John R. Cates, 52, of 7101 N. SR56, Hazelton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated. Pike County went to the scene and Patrol- man Simmons had located the driver, Warren, walking Sgt. Adam Thompson said he was on patrol when he no- ticed a gray GMC turn into the parking lot of HLS Home Medical Building at the cor- Sheriff's the vehicle and saw it run off the right side of the road and go left of center twice before he attempted to stop the GMC. When he talked to Cates, Cates said he was on his way home to Mt. Olym- pus and admitted drinking, according to Sgt. Thomp- son's report. Thompson returned to his patrol car to run a check on Cates when he noticed Cates stagger from his vehi- cle, walk to the back of his truck and begin urinating at the side of the road. Cates was then asked to perform a fi eld sobriety test, which he failed. He was tak- en to the Pike County Jail where he tested 0.19 percent for blood alcohol content. ★ Academic team wins fi rst round if they were going to com- pete on television, at very least, they should do it looking good. So, Riddle had the idea to wear white but- toned shirts with black ties as uniforms— "but when Dameon and Jacob went to get the shirts, they decid- ed to do the opposite of my idea," Riddle said. "So we got black shirts and white ties instead." "We'd just look pasty in the white shirts," Fulcher said. "Black with white ties defi - nitely looks better." "Our uniforms defi nite- ly gave us a competitive ad- vantage," Jared Lamberson said. Two hours before the com- Continued from page 1 The boys decided that strong and computers in particu- lar," Fulcher said. Dalla Vec- chia proved to be a secret weapon for the team with his fi rst-hand knowledge of European geography. "But I believe we missed fl owing, the boys discovered they were actually holding their own. "We expected them to be much more pre- pared than we were," Jacob Lamberson said. "We hit on some of our suits—composers tites sated, they entered the arena. As the questions started pecially because we heard Mater Dei has been so strong in previous years, it felt good to knock them out in the fi rst round," Fulcher said. The grand prize in the every sports question," Rid- dle said. "Rodriguez? No, Ramirez. How about Babe Ruth? Nope." "We were strong in many petition, the boys decided to start preparing with a trip to Denny's. "We did some prep and studying, but the main problem is, there's too much material for studying any one area to do much good," Jared Lamberson said. "So at Denny's we went over the rules and procedures more than anything." Their appe- of the same areas as Ma- ter Dei's team," Jared Lam- berson said, "So a lot of the time, it was a race to see who could hit the buzzer fi rst." In the end, the boys rout- ed Mater Dei and advanced to the second round against Madisonville-North Hop- kins, which will be aired on Local 7 WTVW on Sunday, November 25 at 8 p.m. "Es- Press-Dispatch closed Thanksgiving Day The Press-Dispatch will be closed one day this week. The offi ce will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, in obser- vance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Trash site schedule for Thanksgiving The Pike County Solid Waste Management District trash WHITE HORSE AT AT Free Thanksgiving Dinner for Veterans on Wednesday, Nov. 21 from 11am-3pm to serve all Veterans a Free all-you-can eat Thanksgiving Dinner White Horse wants 4032 N. SR 61, Petersburg (enter from Pride's Creek Road) Phone: 354-2867 • 354-6013 • 582-1734 REM 804 MAIN STREET, JASPER 634-1454 Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 10-5:30 Sat. 9-2; Thurs. & Sun. Closed BICYCLE CENTER sites will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. All sites will re-open on Saturday, Nov. 24. Filled With Our Gratitude at Thanksgiving At this season of reflection, our hearts are full, as we count our many blessings including the friendship of people like you! We hope you enjoy a marvelous and meaningful celebration with the ones you love, and we look forward to serving you again, soon! tournament is a full scholar- ship to OCU, and the boys said while they want to do well, represent Pike Cen- tral in a positive light, and win big, the prize isn't criti- cal to them. Jacob and Jared Lamberson both plan to at- tend Purdue for engineering after graduation. Zach Rid- dle is also looking at Pur- due, either for engineering or business or both. Stefan Dalla Vecchia will go back to Italy next year to fi nish high school, and is looking at med school after that. Dameon Fulcher wants to go to Indiana University for med school as well, and pos- sibly also for his undergrad- uate studies. "It was great to be able to ner of Main and Ninth Sts. He stated because it was 11:20 p.m., he drove around the block to check on the ve- hicle and it had continued north on Main St. Sgt. Thompson followed bituminous bids from Cave Quarries at Otwell, JH Ru- dolph at St. Croix and Dave O'Mara Continued from page 1 ed 2-0 to take the bids un- der advisement. Commis- sioner Dale Nalley did not attend the meeting. An attorney Sources presented a packet to the commissioners about road closures they are re- questing. A hearing was scheduled for the 8:30 a.m December 3 commission- ers meeting to consider the closures. They listed 12 sec- tions of roads: • CR300E from Highway for Solar 356 to Highway 56, • CR175E from I-69 to CR350N, • CR225E from CR250N 660 feet north, Stone bids were received from Mulzer Crushed Stone of Petersburg, Roberts Crushed Stone of Milltown, Cave Quarries of Otwell and Indiana Creek Quar- ries of Williams. They also received bids for various siz- es and types of pipe culverts from Southern Indiana Sup- ply, Metal Culverts and CPI Supply. The commissioners vot- of Washington. to CR150N, • CR150N from Highway • CR175E from CR250N 61 east to CR300E and from Meridian Road to I-69, • CR250N from CR175E east to CR275E and from CR300E to CR450E, • CR275E from Highway 56 north to CR300E, • CR375E from CR225N from CR300E to CR375E, • CR175N from CR75 south to CR250N, • An unnumbered road west to Meridian Road, • Meridian Road from ing with the Indiana Dept. of Transportation and contrac- tors for months. "We are try- ing to stay on top of it, but now we are back to square one." Morton said residents along many roads have been inconvenienced by highway construction causing dam- age and or limiting traffi c on their roads. "They have put up with it for months and months. Most of them have been really patient." Morton asked what the CR150N north to I-69, • Meridian Road from I- 69 to Johnson Cemetery. John Stachura of Solar Sources said the roads are part of an agreement So- lar inherited from previous coal companies. He said I- 69 had cut many of the roads and now several of them go nowhere. County Highway Super- county could do if contrac- tors refuse to make repairs to the roads affected. He asked what they had to do to revoke the contractor's bond. He said some of the com- panies are now saying they are only going to do skip patching on the worst spots. County Attorney Val Fleig intendent Bob Morton said now that I-69 is completed, the county has a lot of un- fi nished business on roads that have been affected by the construction of I-69. "Now our fi ght begins," said Morton. He said he has been meet- said Morton needed to com- pile detailed costs of mak- ing the repairs, then make a claim to the company and then for the bond. They can then go to court meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Decem- ber 3. measures fail. The next commissioner if American Nursing Care named top agency announced it named a Top Agency of the 2012 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of top-perform- ing home health agencies in the United States. The HomeCare Elite identifi es the top 25 percent of Medi- care-certifi ed agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by performance measures in American Nursing Care has been erneck Detachment of the Marine Corps League will again conduct the Toys for Tots campaign between the dates of Nov. 17th through Dec. 15th. Toys that are col- lected will go to disadvan- taged children in the six counties surrounding and including Dubois County. New, unwrapped toys may Southern Indiana Leath- show the school and Pike County in a positive light," Jacob Lamberson said. ral King, The Sun Station, Old National Bank – Main Branch, Dollar General- North & South, K-Mart, Wal- greens, Nonte Chiropractic, be dropped off at the follow- ing locations: Jasper: Wal-Mart, Ru- quality outcomes, process measure patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality im- provement, and fi nancial per- formance. The Petersburg offi ce pro- vides nursing, home health aide, speech, physical and occupational recognizes the staff at the Petersburg Branch; Kelly Cook, RN – Clinical Coordi- social work services. American Nursing Care CVS Pharmacy, Big Lots, Uebelhor Toyota, American Legion, Sun Tan City, Holi- day Foods and Spring Leaf Financial Services. Dale: Holiday Foods and Thermwood. Birdseye: Deb's Truck therapy, and implementation, nator; Stacy Taylor – Clinical Support Coordinator; Lisa Watkins, RN and Lisa Dejar- nett-Punturi, LPN; Brenda Barley, CNA; Mari Schwarz, CNA, Betty Manion, RN; Linda Middleton, CNA; Bet- ty Decker, HMK; Janice Pow- ell, RN; Anna Watson, CNA; Sandy Delap, CNA; Wendy Shake, RN; Staci Rasico, RN; Betty Herres, CNA; Lorie Shaffer, CNA; Tina Thorn- ton, LPN; Lila Fitzgerald, RN; Matthew Taylor, HMK. Leatherneck Detachment collecting Toys for Tots Huntingburg: Dollar Stop, Cuzco Corner, Birds- eye General Store and Pato- ka Marine. Foods, Dr. Bruce Nonte, Dollar General, CVS Phar- macy and Last Chance Tat- too. General, Dr. Gilbert Chiro- practic, Fed-Ex, Family Dol- lar, Dr. Dixie Cox, Dr. Pam Buss All-in-one Chiropractic and Winning Apparel. Ferdinand: Holiday those ELLIPTICALS • RECUMBENTS • FITNESS BIKES • TREADMILLS