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The doors open and food is served beginning at 4 p.m. They will have hamburgers, chili, pie and soft drinks. Costume judging starts at 6:30 p.m. with the categories being: Best Over- all, Most Original, Best Makeup, Best Couple, Best Superhero, Prettiest, Scariest, Funniest, Movie/Cartoon girl and Cutest 2-years and younger. The cakewalk is 50c per turn and the Haunted House is $1. From 4 p.m. to dusk is a no-scare time and after sun- down, the monsters and freaks will be in the haunted house. OTHER EVENTS The Annual Muren Church of God's Fall Festival is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 27 The First United Methodist Church in Petersburg will have their Annual Trunk or Treat and Chilli Cookoff on Sunday, October 27. It will start at 5 p.m. Golden Living Center will have trick or treating from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3587 is sponsoring a "Trunk or Treat" on Saturday, October 26, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the Main Street parking lot. There will also be an adult costume party with snacks and karaoke begin- ning at 8 p.m. EriCreations is presenting a night- ly Halloween free light show at the corner of 5th and Walnut streets in Petersburg from dark to 10 p.m. The show is a 8 -minute loop with lights and music. By David Ackley 4-H Youth Development/ Ag and Natural Resources Educator Don Robinson with the OISC re- cently sent out an up for interested Hemp growers. Currently the US - DA has not posted regulations to go along with the 2018 Farm Improve- ment Act (Farm Bill). This is ex- pected in the fall sometime. Once regulations are posted there is a 90 day comment period. Indiana, and other states are requested to not put forth our plan until the US - DA process is complete. Once In- diana's plan is submitted to the US - DA for approval, they have 60 days to approve. Adding up these num- bers it can be as much as 150 days from the USDA original regulation posting before the Indiana plan is ap- proved and hemp is fully commercial here. That is said, so you will under- stand the reasons why we may not be accepting applications for com- mercial hemp growing in January as first thought. The longer we wait for the USDA the longer it puts the In- diana plan into 2020. United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Per- due has stated his desire to post the regulations in the fall of 2019, going on to state that to him "fall means September, October, NOT Decem- ber". There is tremendous interest in hemp in Indiana. We are aware of processors that do not have the fund- ing they thought they would, do not have the equipment they anticipat- ed, etc… these are growing pains of a new industry. Also, we are aware of seed suppliers who have sold seed under different variety names than they should. Please understand, OISC is available to answer ques- tions about what you can and can- not do as a seed supplier. In fact, in our updated FAQ sheet there is an entire section on seed supply and a document on how to properly test and label hemp seed. States will be cracking down on unlabeled or mis- labeled hemp starting in 2020. The USDA Seed and Regulatory Testing Division will be enforcing the Feder- al Seed Act on these mislabeled or unlabeled lots of seed. Hemp cannot currently be used as a livestock feed. There is a group of people in the feed industry and at universities that are going through the early steps to eventually change that, but understand hemp seed/ grain and plant parts cannot be fed to livestock that will be sold or go to market. Indiana has recently posted a list of 25B exempted pesticides that can be used on hemp. This is also on the updated OISC Hemp website. Software is being developed to have an online application and li- censing portal in 2020. This soft- ware is designed to relieve many of the stresses of the more manual 2019 licensing process and to make it sim- ple for growers and handlers to com- plete the necessary forms. This soft- ware will be ready sometime in ear- ly 2020 and it is possible that appli- cations will not be accepted until the software is ready to go. It is antic- ipated that there will be hundreds more applications in 2020 under a commercial growing scenario than we saw in the 2019 research year. It is important to have the proper in- formation in a useable format, and a system that the grower can update themselves if information changes. Finally, you may have heard that some of the Indiana hemp crop has gone hot, or has levels of THC that are above the legal level. That is true. At this point it is mostly one variety of fiber hemp, but recently other varieties have tested hot as well. On the website we have post- ed a document that shows the steps taken if you grow and receive a hot test result. Perinatal Loss Support–Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers "Perinatal Loss Support" to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process, and provide an atmosphere of confidentiality and comfort. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pas- toral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. Change the Life You Live: Diabetes Program–Diabetes touches almost every part of your life. It's a serious, lifelong condition, but there's a lot you can do to protect your health. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering, "Change the Life you Live: Diabetes." These classes offer the opportunity to achieve optimal health while living with diabetes. Participants are encouraged to bring a family member or friend. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call 812-996 -0521. "Celebrate Today" Cancer Program–Memorial Hospital and Health Care Cen- ter offers a free program to those whose lives have been touched by cancer. "Cele- brate Today" provides healing support, spiritual inspiration, and enjoyment for can- cer patients, their families and caregivers. "Celebrate Today" includes an evening meal, good fun and fellowship. The next "Celebrate Today" program is Monday, Oc- tober 21, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at KlubHaus 61, located at 2031 Newton Street in Jasper. The entrance is located a block south of the State Police Post. Registration is required. To register, call 812-996 -7488 and leave a mes- sage with your name, names of those coming with you, and a phone number in case we need to call you back. Registration is open now and closes at 4 p.m. Monday, Oc- tober 14. This program is funded by the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center and the Memo- rial Hospital Foundation. Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission - The Executive Board will meet on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. (local time) at the Commission's office lo- cated at 221 E. First St. in Ferdinand. A full board meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. Information Session on Advance Care Planning – Jasper-Advance Care Plan- ning (ACP) is about having conversations concerning your medical choices and their benefits and risks at the end of life. It is important to state your wishes in case you are not able to make these decisions for yourself at some point in your future. ACP pro- vides an avenue to take and maintain control over the health care decisions that im- pact their goals, values, and beliefs. This information session will be offered on Thurs- day, October 24, 2019, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Foundation and Health Ministry Office at 709 W. 9th Street in Jasper. Contact Kathy Burton at 812-996 -0329 or Sister Rose Mary Rexing at rrexing@mhhcc.org to pre-register. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Pe- tersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Cen- ter in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9-11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. Women's Cancer Support Group–The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergoing can- cer treatment. Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room, located at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Support Group," visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789-8535 for location of the meeting. Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting– the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meet- ing–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients–Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center is offering Creat- ing Hope® sessions on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. These sessions are de- signed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materials and an instructional book are available at each session. No previous art experience is needed. Creating Hope® sessions are free and are held in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Memorial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class, visit Memo- rial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Cen- ter at 812-996 -7488.