The Press-Dispatch
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A-4 Local Wednesday, Februar y 28, 2018 The Press-Dispatch 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! Nana & Papa! Happy anniversary 40 th Love, Layton, Gracelyn, Bryleigh, Aiden, Elle, Jax and Vera 03-04-1978 40th anniversary Dale and Kim Wiscav- er, of Cannelburg, former- ly of Otwell, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniver- sary on March 3. Dale and the former Kim Rothrock were united in marriage by O.W. Willis at the Wesley- an Church in Otwell. Mike Davis and Debbie Rothrock served as witnesses in the ceremony. They are par- ents of one son, Joshua, and grandparents to two grand- children, Jackson and Chris- topher. With This Ring... Area Birth Student Spotlight Evans named to IUPUI dean's list Taylor Evans, daughter of Eric and Tracy Evans, of Velpen, was placed on the Dean's List at IUPUI for Fall of 2017. Taylor is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences/Pre-Pharmacy at IUPUI. She will then trans- fer to a different school to complete her Doctorate of Pharmacy. Taylor has been asked to join two Nation- al Honor Societies, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma. Taylor Evans A break in the rain Andrew Johnson, zipping down a slide at Petersburg Elementary School, and a friend were taking advantage of the sunny and warm weather early Monday evening after school. DARRIN OWEN PRIDE To Hannah Sinclair and Tayler Pride, of Petersburg, a son, Darrin Owen Pride, on January 24, 2018, at 8:14 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz and measured 20 inch- es long. Maternal grandpar- ents are Russ and Monica Sinclair, and Ramy Wilkes, all of Petersburg. Maternal great-grandparents are Stan and Violet Sinclair, of Bick- nell, Doug and Glenda Jac- card, of Evansville, and Bil- ly and Jeree Slaven, of Pe- tersburg. Paternal grand- parents are Barbara Clore, of Petersburg, and the late Darrin Pride. Paternal great-grandparents are Bil- ly and the late Beverly Like, and Paul and Sue Pride, all of Petersburg. Code enforcement and speeding top Petersburg City Council meeting By James Capozella Above and beyond the usual items of business for Petersburg City Coun- cil and board members, the council is looking hard at code enforcement with recently hired officer Kyle Mills behind the wheel. That literally was how a half dozen or so locations in a part of Petersburg were designated as needing attention by Mills. He said that he had taken about a week and drove a small sec- tion of the city and determined code enforcement action needed to be tak- en on several properties. Mills said he drove around and found violations that were "pretty obvious." He said most of those violations were trash, junk and vehicles. Petersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch said the Pike County Health Department is helping with the issue, the most im- portant issue being poor "living condi- tions with children present." During a discussion concerning the enforce- ment, council member Gary Leavitt added, "We have some bad ones." Thus far, seven properties have been identified in just one section of Petersburg, according to Mills. The code enforcement procedure would be a 10 -day notice to get into com- pliance. It was stressed by Mills, the mayor and council that education rather than money from fines is the driving force behind code enforce- ment work in the city. Mills also reported an update to the Petersburg Council while repre- senting the Petersburg Police Depart- ment. He explained that the depart- ment has a school radar sign operat- ing in the morning and evening for Pe- tersburg Elementary School. The radar will flash at ten miles over the speed limit in the school zone. Mills said the unit was provided by a grant from Win Energy and would al- so be used in other parts of the city. He said the radar will flash for any vehicle exceeding 45 miles per hour when placed on other city streets. He also reported that the new pa- trol car is nearing completion, with equipment and lights getting installed at this time. R.C. Klipsch noted that the Peters- burg Fire Department has been uti- lizing the new fire station on Illinois Street for regional training. He also said that the department is research- ing specifications for a tanker to be used when hydrants are not available to the department. During the Board of Public Works meeting, two customer water leaks were adjusted, and infiltration and clogged storm drain issues were ad- dressed. There was approval of a one- year service agreement for three city emergency generators and one porta- ble generator at $2,437. Klipsch said "Once they get them all up in good shape, then we can continue the main- tenance ourselves." There is a system that sounds alarms should a genera- tor fail at one of the plants. During the Petersburg Water Company meeting, it was reported that mapping of city water and sew- er lines was ongoing, with council- man and former long-time city main- tenance man Bertie Jenkins assisting in that process. The end result would be maps on a laptop that would be a big step forward for city maintenance. Klipsch told the council that a blight elimination grant is possible after the three buildings north of Boyd's building on Main Street are in the city's name. The city has been advised that they were beyond re- pair, and that they would have to be torn down. Leavitt said utilities are on the back side of those properties and the new downtown project, which in- cludes new sidewalks, are a 2021 proj- ect, while the demolition of the build- ings is set for 2019. Leavitt said he had been inside those buildings and that they are dan- gerous and full of water. The build- ing next to Boyd's building causes water damage to his property to the south. Leavitt said he had wet feet even on the second floor and that the basement is far too dangerous to en- ter. The city could acquire the third building in about four months and could then make a fall grant applica- tion for 10 percent match once the city has ownership of all the properties. In other news, Klipsch said they are "putting old vehicles to good use" by transferring an older pickup to Hor- nady Park, since they only had a ga- tor for hauling purposes. By Andy Heuring Prides Creek Park has a new assis- tant manager, who decided the take the job because he is so fond of the park. John Mangin was hired on Febru- ary 9 as the new assistant manager. Mangin, a native of Washington, said he heard about the park, so he and wife spent a weekend there and fell in love with it. "It is beautiful. I think that is why I'm interested in this job," said Mangin. He became a full-time camp- er three years ago. When he heard about the job opening, he was in- terested. Mangin started working for Sherwin Williams in 1970 and worked there for 20 years until he opened his own business, the Dec- orating Corner. A fter 23 years of running his own business, he re- tired at the age of 62. "I didn't like retirement." So he went to work at Lowe's as manager of their paint de- partment. He did that for six years and now at 68, he decided to take the Prides Creek job. He said he lives in the park all sum- mer, so it will reduce his commute to work. Mangin said when he was young, he and Bud Willis, who also works at the park, worked together at McCord's in Washington. Mangin said he wants to see im- provements in the park, such as re- vamping the beach facilities and play- grounds in the park. John Mangin, Asst. Manager at Prides Creek Mangin named new Prides Creek assistant manager