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Pike Central Class of 2018 inside this edition Local ...........A1-8 Sports .........B1-6 Classifi eds .... B7-9 Opinion .. B10-12 Church ........C1-3 Home Life........C4-8 Obituaries........... C9 East Gibson .. C10 School.......... 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The Petersburg Vet- erans of Foreign Wars will be go- ing to 12 cemeteries and the Pike County Courthouse in the north- ern half of Pike County, while the Winslow American Legion will be going to 13 cemeteries in the southern part of Pike County. The ceremony at each ceme- tery will include a prayer, 21-gun salute and Taps being played. The Petersburg schedule has changed this year. It will start at the Twin Oaks Cemetery instead of Old Town in Petersburg. Also, some of the times have changed. An extended program will be presented at 10 :45 a.m. at the Walnut Hills Cemetery in Peters- burg, where the featured speak- er will be U.S. Air Force Major Andrew Houchins. He is current- ly stationed at Wright Air Force Base in Ohio, where he is a Phy- sician's Assistant specializing in orthopedics. VFW Commander Ray Still- well encouraged area families to take a few moments and attend one of the ceremonies or visit a gravesite of a loved one. "It is a way to show gratitude to the ones who paid the ultimate price for our freedom." He also reminded people to lower their flags to half staff on Memorial Day. Stilwell said gravesite flags are available prior to Memorial Day services at VFW Post 3587 on Main St. Petersburg. "Individu- als and organizations can pick up flags for placement on veterans' graves. A cemetery custodian can draw the proper number of flags for each use. If veterans are bur- ied in a family or non-custodian cemetery, then an individual is in- vited to draw flags for this use. It is requested that custodians and individuals retrieve the flags af- ter Memorial Day and save them for future use." WINSLOW MEMORIAL DAY PARADE The annual Memorial Day parade in Winslow is set for 2 p.m., with line-up beginning at 1 p.m. at the Winslow Elementary School. The parade will proceed on Porter St. from the elementary school to Main St., turn south and go to Union St., and then go east to Oak Hills Cemetery. There will be a short ceremony at Oak Hills following the parade. The cemetery schedules are as follows: PETERSBURG VFW 7:45 a.m. Twin Oaks 8:10 a.m. Anderson Chapel (Hwy 57 N) 8:20 a.m. Pleasant Ridge (Campbelltown) 8:45 a.m. Vincent Church Cemetery (Hwy 56 E) 9:10 a.m. Otwell Cemetery 9:30 a.m. Public Cemetery (Iva) 9:50 a.m. McClure Cemetery (Algiers) 10 :10 a.m. Courthouse Memorial (Petersburg) 10 :45 a.m. Walnut Hills Cemetery (Petersburg) 11:35 a.m. White River Chapel (Bowman) 11:50 a.m. Odd Fellows Cemetery (Union) 12:15 p.m. Atkinson Chapel Cemetery (Oatsville) WINSLOW AMERICAN LEGION 7 a.m. Martin Cemetery (Glezen) 7:20 a.m. Williams Cemetery 7:40 a.m. New Liberty Cemetery 8 a.m. Blackfoot Cemetery 8:20 a.m. Spurgeon Cemetery 8:40 a.m. Log Creek 9 a.m. Barrett Cemetery 9:45 a.m. Augusta Cemetery 10 :05 a.m. Cup Creek Cemetery 10 :25 a.m. Stilwell Cemetery 10 :45 a.m. Velpen Cemetery 11:05 a.m. New Liberty 11:30 a.m. Beadles Cemetery Honor Guard teams will pay tribute to fallen vets Monday The day that Pike Central High School's Class of 2018 has waited for has finally ar- rived. Graduation Day. In a ceremony scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 25, in the school's gym- nasium, a total of 141 students will receive their diplomas. This year's valedictorian is Breyton Booker. He is the 18 -year-old son of Scott and Jenni Mills, of Petersburg, and Wes and Tina Booker, of Owensboro, Ky. During high school, Booker participated in National Honor Society, soccer and bas- ketball and served on the Graduation Com- mittee. He plans to attend the University of Louisville and major in biology. This year's salutatorian is Adam Marti- nez, the 18 -year-old son of Martin and Fran- cis Martinez, of Glezen. During his high school years, Martinez participated in every band, Business Pro- fessionals of America, academic teams, Key Club, National Honor Society and Spanish Club. He plans to attend college. In addition, Jalah Barnes will give the Senior Address. Barnes is the 18 -year-old daughter of Bill and Tina Gadberry, of Pe- tersburg. During high school, Barnes participat- ed in National Honor Society, Student Gov- ernment, Prom Steering Committee, Grad- uation Committee, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Business Professionals of Amer- ica, PCHS musicals, swing choir, golf, bas- ketball and softball. She plans to attend the University of Southern Indiana to study nursing. The graduation ceremony will begin with the processional to Pomp and Circumstance performed by the Pike Central High School band. Principal Brian Holland will have a welcome, followed by a performance of the National Anthem by the Pike Central High School band. Student Government Co-President Han- nah Allen will lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Student Government Co-President Quindelyn Bailey will follow with an invocation. The Pike Central High School Swing Choir will perform For Good, after which Booker will give the Valedictorian Address. A fter the Pike Central High School band performs An Unending Legacy, Martinez will follow with the Salutatorian Address. The Pike Central High School Swing Choir will then perform Friends, before Barnes delivers the Senior Address. Holland will then present the Class of 2018 to Superintendent Suzanne Blake, who will – with assistance from Holland and Assistant Principal Andy Igel – present di- plomas to each of the graduating seniors. Blake will then pronounce the seniors as graduates. This year's class flower is the Dahlia, and the class colors are Coral and Gold. The class motto is, "Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again" (Tim McGraw). Senior class officers are: Allyson Davis, president; Hannah Mills, vice-president; Natalie Burkhart, secretary; Demi Croak, treasurer; and historian, Emily Brasher. Senior class sponsors are Kyle Brames and Abigail Vinnedge. PC Graduation is Friday evening By Ed Cahill The Petersburg Common Council has ta- bled a proposed ordinance that would fine dog owners for not picking up and dispos- ing of their pets' solid waste. On Monday, May 21, Mayor R.C. Klipsch – who presented council members with copies of a proposed ordinance provided by City Attorney Brian Mahoney at its meet- ing two weeks earlier – began what proved to be a semi-humorous discussion by sug- gesting that the council hold a first read- ing of the proposed ordinance. However, two members of the council – Fran Lewis and John Melhiser – ques- tioned the need for the ordinance. "Why are we doing this? " Lewis asked. "What brought this on? " Melhiser asked, echoing Lewis. "Councilman (Gary) Leavitt has brought it up two or three times about the issue, as well as other people in the neighborhood," Klipsch replied. Klipsch noted that the issue had been raised by Leavitt following the opening of the Downtown Terrace, where several resi- dents had pets that they had been allowing to defecate in outside areas without pick- ing up their pets' waste and disposing of it. However, following a discussion with one of the Downtown Terrace developers, An- dy Myszak, the problem was quickly ad- dressed. "Since then, they put a stand, I guess, so to speak, with plastic bags and a recepta- cle for the residents over there to pick up after their pets," Klipsch said. However, Leavitt noted, he has observed other pet owners who do not pick up after their pets. "There's some kids coming up from the southern part of town," Leavitt said. "There's about three kids and three dogs, sometimes, and I don't see any bags with them." Melhiser questioned whether a so-called "pet" ordinance would be effective. Pet waste ordinance for city tabled Krista Halbrader served four years in the Navy, spending time aboard the destroyer USS Shenandoah. Krista Halbrader enlisted in Navy on her mother's birthday By Andy Heuring Krista Halbrader traveled the world, grew up quickly and met her husband, as well as served her coun- try for four years in the U.S. Navy, an experience she said she would do again in a heartbeat. Halbrader, now a Pike County res- ident, was raised in Evansville, at- tending school there and in Chandler. When she was 19 years old, Halbrad- er decided, along with her best friend, to join the Navy. "I enlisted in July on my mom's birthday," said Halbrader. It wasn't exactly the present she was expect- ing. "She was not happy about it," said Halbrader. In October, she was sent to Orlando for boot camp. "It was nice and warm." From there, she went to Meridian, Miss., to store keeper's school. She explained store keeper's school was basically bookkeeping and learning how to keep track of inventory. Halbrader was then stationed on the USS Shenandoah, a Yellowstone class destroyer tender. She called the 642 foot long, 202,000 ton ship home for two six-month cruises. "We were an automotive repair shop with 1,400 people on board," said Halbrader. She said they basically went to wherever they were needed. If an- other ship needed repair, they would Krista Halbrader receives a Navy Achievement Medal for getting the parts inventory 99.7 percent accurate after it had been in disarray.