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In the early 1970’s there was a concept to combine rural schools so students would have more opportunities and it was driven by declining enrollment, budgetary restraints and reducing administrative costs and to offer a stronger curriculum to those students. Opposition came in the name of individual identity of the specific community. In Pike County, we were combining high schools from Otwell, Winslow and Petersburg. Stendal and Spurgeon had already consolidated to Winslow. Over 50 years down the road, our students not only learned to getalong, they like getting back together! Here to discuss, is the President of the Pike Central Alumni Association, Terri Whitehead.

Thanks for joining us for this program of WFPC Podcasting! The program is brought to you by Hathaway Excavating and Rock Yard, Shoultz Eye Care, The Log Ends Farm Bed and Breakfast, The Dustin Schnarr Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Agency, Harris Real Estate and Petersburg Car Wash. Please thank our sponsors for their continued investment in Pike County. A new program appears each Friday on WFPCPodcasting, exploring the people, information and news right here in Pike County. See you next week.

Indianapolis Power and Light has been an integral part of the Pike County area for 60 years! Our guests today have been a part of that transition for a log time. Gary Leavitt was one of the early arrivals and Rodger Whann came just a few years later.

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Pike Animal Welfare Shelter, formerly Pike Animal Welfare Society….we know as PAWS.  It was a refuge for homeless animal in Pike County. Today we’re with Brian Kiesel and Ashlee Willis, with PAWS to discuss where things are today.

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During the time of the Petersburg tornado, now 36 years ago, there was preacher, who hadn’t been here long, but he was a catalyst for helping to get things done. His stay here, was about normal for preachers, but the impact he and his family left continues today. We have Jeff Stratton on with us today.

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For the past few years in Petersburg, Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day we will see banners hanging from the street lights honoring our Hometown Hero military veterans. It was created by some relatively new comers to Pike County along with Mayor Klipsch and the cooperation of others.

Thanks for joining us for this program of WFPC Podcasting! The program is brought to you by Hathaway Excavating and Rock Yard, Shoultz Eye Care, The Log Ends Farm Bed and Breakfast, The Dustin Schnarr Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Agency, Harris Real Estate and Petersburg Car Wash. Please thank our sponsors for their continued investment in Pike County. A new program appears each Friday on WFPCPodcasting, exploring the people, information and news right here in Pike County. See you next week.

A couple of weeks ago, we had a program discussing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and how the true meaning is often camouflaged with the Easter Bunny.  But following the resurrection, Christ was back on Earth for 40 days.  There were over 500 witnesses to this before his ascension to Heaven. Today we’re discussing these 40 days and what culminates with Pentecost.

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We are preparing for a republican primary with two candidates for Sheriff. Buck Seger and Dallas Killian. Let’s get on with part two of our interview.

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If you haven’t seen or heard, we have a sheriff’s race in the republican primary next month. We have two candidates. Both about the same age. They’ve both been with the department for a while. One, Dallas Killian, serves as Chief Deputy for the current sheriff. The other is Buck Seger, a former road deputy now serving as School Resource Officer at Pike Central. We have a decision to make and many do, but some of us don’t know yet. We have a two part interview. Half with one candidate and half with the other.

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Easter. It should be the most sacred of our holidays. But like Christmas it is commercialized, camoflage and painted up with beautiful pastel colors, easter egg hunts, chocolate, candy & colorful eggs in baskets, presented by the Easter Bunny. It’s easy to Today we’re exploring Easter. Our guest today Pastor Ralph Newkirk of Arthur General Baptist Church.

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CEDA. What is it? We’re starting to see some publicity on CEDA with local faces. It is the Commission to End Drug Abuse in Pike County. At first glance you think, this is just another bureaucratic acronym developed by a think tank in Indianapolis or Washington DC that becomes a mandate to our local governments and we've got to spend the money? The director for CEDA is Lindsey Boyd Denno. She is our guest today. She is going to straighten out on the mission and how it is working in this community.

Thanks for joining us for this program of WFPC Podcasting! The program is brought to you by Hathaway Excavating and Rock Yard, Shoultz Eye Care, The Log Ends Farm Bed and Breakfast, The Dustin Schnarr Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Agency, Harris Real Estate and Petersburg Car Wash. Please thank our sponsors for their continued investment in Pike County. A new program appears each Friday on WFPCPodcasting, exploring the people, information and news right here in Pike County. See you next week.