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A-2 Front Wednesday, Februar y 28, 2018 The Press-Dispatch yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! By Andy Heuring A Petersburg man was ar- rested for drunken driving after police were called to a vehicle in a ditch on High- way 57, north of Petersburg. Marvin L. Goodrid, 70, of 6404 N. SR 57, Petersburg, was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refus- al) and cited for no valid li- cense. Pike County Deputy Paul Collier said he was sent to a report of a car in the ditch near CR 550 N. and High- way 57 at about 9:25 p.m. on Monday, February 19. When he arrived, he found a white Chevrolet Sil- verado pickup with its front wheels in a ditch facing west. Goodrid was standing by the rear of the vehicle. Deputy Collier said when he talked with Goodrid, he could smell odor of alcohol. Goodrid said he tried to turn into his driveway but missed it, according to Collier. Collier's report stated Go- odrid admitted to drinking three to five beers. He failed field sobriety tests. Deputy Collier said Goodrid was un- able to provide a sufficient breath sample. He was taken into custody. Goodrid arrested for drunken driving Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400 PETERSBURG ELEMENTARY Annual Carnival Friday, March 9 5-9pm Come ONE, Come ALL! Open to the Public GAMES • INFLATABLES • SILENT AUCTION • RAFFLES CAKE WALK • CORN HOLE TOURNEY • FOOD • PHOTOS BIG SURPRISE FOR SILENT AUCTION ITEM ANNOUNCED FRIDAY e numbers will be given out in the office for $1 and the bidding will start March 5 for the silent auction. ey will also be sold the night of the carnival. All auction items will be on display at the school starting March 5. ere are tons of silent auction items you will not want to miss out on! Bring your friends, bring your family. Fun for everyone! METH BUST Continued from page 1 son McKinney arrived and talked with Al- len and Simison while Trooper Boeckman checked their identifications. Deputy McKinney then told Boeckman something suspicious was going on and that sweat was running down Allen's face. Trooper Boeck- man's report stated an- other Trooper contact- ed him and said Al- len and Simison were suspected of dealing drugs between Knox and Pike County. Pike County Depu- ty Sheriff Buck Seger and K-9 Officer Bleck were called to the scene. During a sniff search of the car, Of- ficer Bleck indicat- ed there were illegal drugs in the car. During a search of the car, Trooper Boeckman said police found a purple bag in the console with three needles. One of the needles contained a brownish-red liquid, also located in the bag was a clear plastic bag with a corner of a plastic bag in it con- taining white powder. They also found a set of scales under the passenger seat and what Trooper Boeck- man recognized as a brick of methamphet- amine. The brick tested positive for meth- amphetamine and contained 144 grams. The white powder was believed to be heroin and the liquid in the needle totaled 0.7 grams. According to Boeckman's report, Allen confirmed the white powder in the corner baggie was heroin. Both Allen and Simison were taken in- to custody. A Level 2 felony is punishable by a sen- tence of 10 to 30 years. Deputy Prosecutor Dysert said the state also plans to file ha- bitual offender charges on both Allen and Simison, which will carry an enhancement of six to 20 years. Dysert said he believes this is only the second time someone has been arrested on heroin charges in recent year in Pike Coun- ty. He said even though it is a small amount, it is disturbing to see it in Pike County. He said police have been hearing about heroin being in the area and several arrests have been made in surrounding counties, so far they have not been finding in house or ve- hicle searches in Pike County. Dysert said the meth problem seems to be on the rise, with large amounts being found. He said using $100 an ounce rule of thumb for meth, the street value was about $14,000 for what they confiscated from Al- len and Simison. "What is disturbing is this was an odd amount. It measured to about 5.16 ounces. Usually they buy it in a quar- ter pound, half pound or pound. So it is like- ly they had already distributed some of it," said Dysert. Edward Simison John Allen Petersburg Scoutmaster Charles Froeh- le received the Silver Beaver Award from Buffalo Trace Council of the Boy Scouts of America over the weekend in Evansville. The Silver Beaver Award is a council lev- el distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. It is the highest hon- or a local council can bestow upon a reg- istered adult leader. The award is intended to acknowledge noteworthy service of ex- ceptional character to youth by registered Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity and Ventur- ing leaders within the territory under the jurisdiction of the local Council. It is given to individual who, through hard work, self- sacrifice, dedication and many years of ser- vice, have evidenced exceptional service to the Boy Scouts of America, service of excep- tional character to non-scouting youth and service or standing within the community. Froehle served as Scoutmaster of Peters- burg Troop 151 from 2002 until last month. He resigned as Scoutmaster to become As- sistant Scoutmaster. Froehle said he turned 70 recently and decided a younger person needed to be in charge of the local troop. "I decided if I stay there (as Scoutmaster) forever, then the next generation will never get the chance to be in that job and it is a fun job. So I stepped back to an assistant and we will do a lot of the planning together," said Froehle. Froehle becomes only the seventh person from Pike County to receive the Silver Bea- ver. The others were: Hermann Nordhorn 1957, W. J. Crawford 1958, Delbert Minnis 1961, Paul Pancake 1975, Esther Pancake 1990, and William Krause 1993. The award was created in 1931. Froehle joined the Cub Scouts in 1956 as a second grader in Evansville. He went through the ranks of Scouts. He said his older brother was in the Scouts and they were going to a rifle range to target shoot. So he went along just to see what Scouting was about. He shot a 49 out of 50 and had the best score of the day. He was hooked on Scouting and has been ever since. He admit- ted he never shot that well again since then. He was drafted into being the local Cub- master when his son, Andy, joined the Cub Scouts in 1986. Froehle said he took Andy to the sign-up. Then at the end of the informa- tional meeting that night, it was announced the Cubmaster had resigned and one of the fathers was going to have to step up to be the Cubmaster. Froehle said 30 years earlier, the same thing had happened to his father, when he took Chuck to sign-up for Cub Scouts. "An- dy said 'Dad, you have to do it so I can be in Cub Scouts. Your father did it for you.'" In 1990, Froehle started going to summer camp at the Old Ben Scout Reservation. He has been every summer except two, when he was tending to his wife, Mary Lou, as she was suffering with cancer. In 2002, Froehle became the Petersburg Scoutmaster. He continues to attend sum- mer camp at the Old Ben Scout Reserva- tion. He also instituted a cold weather camp and teaches the Scouts how to camp in cold weather. He is an active Council Campmaster, serves on the Lincoln Heritage District Committee, serves as Quartermaster of the Old Buzzard Patrol, has served on Day Camp Staff, run District Camporees and is a Merit Badge Counselor. Froehle is a recipient of the Lincoln Her- itage District Award of Merit, the Lincoln Heritage District Silver Tongue Award and the Lincoln Heritage District Raphael Bless- inger Memorial Award. Outside of Scouts, he is active in the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Peters- burg. He also serves on the Human Rights Committee for the Pike County Area Reha- bilitation Center and on the Citizens Advi- sory Committee of the Pike County Solid Waste District. Froehle and his late wife, Mary Lou, were married in 1976. He has two adult children, Andy and Katie, and six grandchildren. "I just really enjoy being around kids. I al- ways have," said Froehle. Boy Scouts start at 11 years old. Frohele said his wife told him he will always be a fifth grader as long as he is involved in Scouting. "She said I dumb myself down to the fifth grade level and as long as you are in Scouts, you are going to be at a fifth grad- er's level. They will get older and advance. You will always stay at that level." "I just like doing those things, the camp- ing, the hiking, biking and canoeing. At my age, who am I going to find to do that stuff with me? " said Froehle. Charles Froehle Petersburg Scoutmaster Chuck Froehle receives Scouts' highest award for scout leaders Lenten Prayer Breakfast schedule: MEN'S March 3 at Main St. Presbyterian; March 10 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic; March 17 at First Baptist Petersburg; March 24 River of Life Fellowship. WOMEN'S March 3 at First Baptist Petersburg; March 10 Free Methodist Petersburg; March 17 at Otwell United Methodist; March 24 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic. Melted water line extinguishes fire Denver and Sandra Leighty came home Saturday afternoon at about 3:15 p.m. and found their house on Twin Oaks Road filled with smoke. Petersburg Assistant Fire Chief Jon Craig said firemen were able to locate the fire in a basement bedroom. He said apparently a power strip or a cellphone charger attached to it had caught fire. However the fire had burned up all the oxygen out of the closed up house, but it burned hot enough to melt a plastic water pipe in the area, which put out the fire. Craig said that limited the fire damage to the one room, but there was smoke damage throughout the house. Above, firemen prepare a hose, while other firemen went in the house to lo- cate the fire.