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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 4, 2018 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Pike County Fair pageant meeting is Saturday A pageant sign-up meeting for all the Pike County 4-H Fair pageants is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7 at Cakes and Coffee Cafe on Main St, Peters- burg. Pageants included are: Little Mr. Pike County for boys ages 5 to 8; Little Miss Pike County ages 5 to 8; Junior Miss Pike County girls ages 9 to 12; Teen Miss Pike County girls ages 13-17; and Miss Pike County girls 18 -21. Contestants must be the minimum ages on or before July 1 must not turn age of next age group be- fore July 1. Entry fee is $40 for all contests. For more information, call 812-354-6838. There is a change to the pageant format this year. All of the pageants will be on Saturday, July 21 in the Pike Central High School Auditorium starting at 3 p.m., with the Little Miss and Mr. and running through the Miss Pike County, which starts at 8 p.m. Winslow's egg hunt slated for Saturday Winslow's postponed Easter egg hunt is set for this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Winslow Little League Field. They will have three age groups: 0 -4, 5 -8 and 9 -12. There will be 10 prize eggs in each group. Games and activities will follow the hunt until 1 p.m. Right to Life paper drive scheduled for Saturday The Daviess-Pike County Right to Life paper and aluminum can drive is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Washington on Saturday at the Tractor Supply Co. parking lot and the Old K-Mart parking lot. No magazines can be accepted. Bag paper in pa- per bags only. For more information, call Louie Kavanaugh at 812- 486 -3658. Piranha Mobile Shredding to be at Oakland City Library April 7-13 The Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Li- brary is partnering with Piranha Mobile Shredding to offer a Shred Week. Locked containers will be in the library for anyone in the public to dispose of sensitive documents April 7-13, during regular business hours. Money Smart Week is later in April and Library Di- rector Julie Elmore states "proper disposal of docu- mentation is a part of good financial management." Contact the library at 812-749 -3559 for more informa- tion about this program. Petersburg City-Wide Yard Sale set for May 12 The Petersburg City-Wide Yard Sale is set for Sat- urday, May 12. For those having yard sales, The Press-Dispatch will once again offer yard signs that correspond with their location on the map printed in the May 9 edition. The cost of line ads start at $4 for 20 words. See A-4 for more details. 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Manager Cindy Petty, Advertising Sales Pam Lemond, Advertising Sales Matt Haycraft, Advertising Sales Ed Cahill, Sports Editor Eric Gogel, Production Manager Monica Sinclair, Office Manager • • • • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 812-354-8500 820 Poplar Street, P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) ANNUAL SU P P E R JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP RURITAN & FRIENDS OF OTWELL OTWELL COMMUNITY CENTER SERVING BEGINS AT 5 P.M. Carry-outs Available SILENT AUCTION IN THE GYMNASIUM Sponsored by the Friends of Otwell DOORS OPEN AT 4:30PM BIDDING WILL CLOSE AT 7PM NUMEROUS DONATED ITEMS Make plans now to spend a fun evening in Otwell on April 7. Come for the great food. Buy your chances on the silent auction. Funds raised go for the good of our community. Chicken Supper proceeds go to Jefferson Township Ruritan Silent Auction proceeds go to the Friends of Otwell APRIL 7 MENU Fried chicken, baked beans, cheesy hashbrowns, coleslaw, and bread Tea and lemonade to drink. Leave your name and number of suppers needed. (determine white or dark meat) PRICE OF THE MEAL Free will donation PRE-ORDER BY CALLING 812-354-2137 pre-orders close at 6 pm on April 6 Diagnostics now hiring: Full-Time Auto Technician 812-486-3637 Mark & Beth Toy 3528 S 650 E, Montgomery Just 18 minutes from Otwell • Only 30 minutes from Petersburg ■ Latest Diagnostic & Reprogramming Technology ■ Complete Auto & Truck Repair ■ 2 Year Parts & Labor Warranty on Qualified Repairs ■ Ford and GM Diesel Certified TECH 2 VCM II Your Complete Auto & Light Duty Truck Service Center Long-time Winslow funeral home closes doors By Andy Heuring With a history of more than 100 years in Winslow, the Curtis Funer- al Home closed recently. "It was just time," said owner Trea Curtis Mc- Candless, who is the third gener- ation of Cur- tises to own the funeral home. The funer- al home is be- lieved to have started in 1894 by Oli- ver Brenton. "The earli- est record I can find is he was there in 1894," said Curtis. Her grandfa- ther Paul Curtis started working at the funeral home in 1931 and eventu- ally bought it from Brenton in 1946. He eventually retired in 1972 and his son, Kenneth Curtis, took over. Trea started working full-time in 1984 and continued there until 1995, when Ken- neth retired and she became owner. Along the way, Trea's husband, Lawrence "Buster" McCandless, died in 2015. He was retired and helped at the funeral home. Two years later, Trea's father died on July 2, 2017, and just 24 days later, her mother, Mary Martha, died on July 26. She made arrangements to hire a licensed funeral director from Evansville and continue to operate. However, he developed health prob- lems and had to quit. When that hap- pened, Curtis said, "It is sad in some ways. . . I spent a lot of time decid- ing and thinking about it. Just de- cided it was time to quit. It isn't the same without Dad there," said Mc- Candless. She said at one time there were three funeral homes in Winslow. "It is sad to see how we remember things. It sure isn't the same." McCandless said an auction is scheduled for June 9. It will be for the funeral home, her parents' house and their belongings. She said he has sent out letters to people who had pre-arrangements, but hasn't heard from all of them. "If anyone had pre-arrangements with us, they need to transfer them to an- other facility." She said those people can reach her at 812-582-3367. Trea Curtis McCandless Leo and Paul Curtis Mary Martha and Kenneth Curtis new vision A New Voice for Pike County Paid for by Candidate County Council District 2 Lemond CHARLES vote Jane Austen impersonator to visit Library April 12 By Stephanie Rawlins This is such an exciting time at your Pike County Public Library. Check out our website to view our long range plan, monthly program- ming and online resources. Sum- mer reading is just around the cor- ner and this year's theme is "Library Rocks." An incredible amount of fun is being planned for our summer pro- gramming. We are grateful to have re- ceived an Indiana Humanities grant to bring exciting programming that will bring Jane Austen to life for all of Pike County. On April 12, 6:30 p.m., Jane Austen will visit the Pike County Public Li- brary, Petersburg Branch, 1008 Maple Street, Petersburg to present the sto- ry of her life. Debra Ann Miller, a pro- fessional actress, vocalist and voice- over talent with over 30 years of expe- rience as a performer for live audienc- es, television and film, will portray the beloved Jane Austen delving into her personal life, childhood in Steventon, siblings, her writings and the loves and losses that shaped her life and informed her perception of the world. There will be snacks at the event, along with a question and answer ses- sion after the presentation. Visit the Petersburg Branch, of the Pike Coun- ty Public Library to sign up so we will have enough space for all to enjoy the program.