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C-4 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Youth First Today by Brandy Terrell, Youth First, Inc. Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Educator Almost certain heat Burdette Estate AUCTION 2667 E. CR 400 S., Winslow, IN SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 10am EDT Follow on Auctionzip.com • ID# 46613 • Ford Tractor, Antiques, Collectibles, Lots of Furniture and Glassware LOCATION: Auctioneer's Note: Don't miss this fantastic estate auction. Auction will last for several hours. View hundreds of photos on auctionzip.com ID# 46613. Hope to see you there! APPLE CIDER BISCUITS MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL By Monica Sinclair In addition to pumpkins, an- other indicator that fall is right around the corner is the appear- ance of apple-flavored items. This week, a very interesting recipe showed up in my email that I knew I needed to share. Just in the past couple of years, I learned how to make home- made biscuits so I will definite- ly be trying this recipe. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 2 teaspoons sugar • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/3 cup cold butter • 3/4 cup apple cider • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon • Honey, optional DIRECTIONS 1. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sug- ar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cider just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 8 -10 times. 2. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon; pierce tops of biscuits with a fork. 3. Bake at 425° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. If desired, serve with honey. Source: tasteof home.com We all have connections to family, friends, faith and community, to name a few. These connections are vital to our health and well-being. We know that being connected to other people provides an increased sense of be- longing and support, which in turn creates protective factors that help us overcome struggles and build re- silience. However, there is much more to our connections. Our bonds run deep and are often weaved into the fiber of our existence. This type of connection is our karass. The word karass, coined by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. refers to a net- work or group of people that, un- known to them, are linked, specifi- cally to fulfill the will of God. It is in these experiences where true beauty and wonder lies, even in our unawareness. The extraordinary thing about karass is that we don't always real- ize when we are an important con- nection for someone else. It is as if we are placed in the path of others by some force; perhaps it's God, Buddha, Karma or any other name we have as- signed to something that we may not fully comprehend. Have you ever felt that you were placed in a particular situation for a reason? The reason may be unknown at the time but the power or pull that you feel is unmistakable. You just know that you need to be right where you are at that exact moment. May- be you need to be there for your own sake, or maybe you need to be there for someone else. I think this is what karass means, but you can decide for yourself. What I do know for sure is that small acts of random kindness mat- ter. Maybe there really isn't such a thing as "random" anyway. Maybe holding a door open, donat- ing money and time, calling up an old friend in their time of need, helping your neighbor put up hay or bring in the crops are all part of connections. Showing graciousness to strangers, being at the right place at the right time to help change a flat tire, call 911 or any other random act is probably karass and the people involved are al- so your karass. I challenge you to be a connec- tion for someone. Enlarge your kar- ass. Be a pleasant memory for some- one. Live each day to reach out and express kindness, a gentle word, or lend a hand to someone. I also challenge you to think about all of the people who have supported you, who have never given up on you, who have given you the hard truth or who have simply listened without judgment, for they have had a hand in creating who you are today. They are your karass. This column is written by Brandy Terrell, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 57 Mas- ter's level social workers to 78 schools in 10 Indiana counties. Over 38,500 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and after-school programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behav- iors, and maximize student success. The Climate Prediction Center uses models and intervals of six to 10 days and eight to 14 days to estimate the likelihood of departures from precipi- tation and temperature normals. The maps produced as a result are a lead- ing indicator for potential real weath- er scenarios and can be used, if inter- preted correctly, for on the ground de- cision-making. Just like most long-term forecasts, the CPC uses likelihoods, and those likelihoods are often low, rarely reach- ing 50 percent probabilities for above or below normal conditions. Some pri- vate companies are promoting prod- ucts looking much farther out with more accuracy. Those companies have generally had the accuracy of the farmer's almanac. This past week, the CPC released a relative rarity. The six to 10 day forecast had a relatively large amount of the country in high certain- ty of above average temperatures, over 80 percent confidence. The average mean temperature for September 18 is 68 degrees measured at Evansville Regional Airport, the average of the high and low temperatures for the day. Current seven day forecasts have the low for September 18 to be 68 degrees. Extending the tem- perature further into the range where those read- ing this article would not currently be expe- riencing the 6 to 10 day outlook, the 8 to 14 day product also shows high confidence for above av- erage temperatures, al- though closer to a 50 per- cent chance than an 80 percent chance. Coupled into the 8 to 14 day product is a slight- ly higher than average possibility for above normal amounts of rainfall. One perceived limitation of the Cli- mate Prediction Center products are the use of 33 percent above normal, 33 percent, and 33 percent below nor- mal products as their baseline. As a re- sult, 50 percent above normal chanc- es can be perceived as a flip of a coin, rather than the odds of a three driver race being 50 percent in the hands of the favorite. The site also has much more usability than it's forward-facing front, with the ability of a us- er to examine probabili- ties months in advance, although the confidence values drop greatly with El Nino Southern Oscil- lation and climatology be- ing the two main drivers of those values much fur- ther than 14 days. As we go through the fall season, the combines will roll, headers will be driven on trailers, and flashers will on in the countryside. Slow down, know that heavy equipment operators will see you, and do not pass on the double yellow lines. Farm machinery is much bigger than consumer cars and trucks. The damage in an accident is far more likely to hurt someone in the smaller vehicle. For more information, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812- 385 -3491. Karass – Our connections