The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, Februar y 19, 2020 A- 5 AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet ev- ery Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Peters- burg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center— Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. For more in- formation, contact Jeannine Houchins at 812-766 -0463. History Center hours Monday,Thursday, Friday and Satur- day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DAR—Local chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center 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 every- one. They carry new and used cloth- ing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymna- sium 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 every 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., locat- ed 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. Gathering Place—Will be open ev- ery Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 La- fayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Clothing Pantry. For more infor- mation, call 812-582-5210. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting–the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area mem- bers are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the second Mon- day of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regu- lar stated meeting–the second Tues- day of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Communi- ty Center of Otwell–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All mem- bers are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients–Memorial 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 designed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materi- als and an instructional book are avail- able at each session. No previous art experience is needed. Sessions are free and are in the Lange-Fuhs Can- cer Center Conference Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Me- morial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class, visit Memorial Hospital's web- site at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812- 996 -7488. Perinatal Loss Support – Expect- ant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hos- pital 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 confi- dentiality and comfort. For more information about Peri- natal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 - 0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. Information Session on Ad- vance Care Planning - Advance Care Planning (ACP) is about hav- ing conversations concerning your medical choices and their benefits and risks at the end of life. It is im- portant to state your wishes in case you are not able to make these de- cisions for yourself at some point in your future. ACP provides an ave- nue to take and maintain control over the health care decisions that impact their goals, values, and beliefs. When these conversations are held far in advance of the approaching death, there is greater family satisfaction at the time of death and less unnec- essary suffering from not knowing what loved ones wanted. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is providing a free infor- mation session to help you know how to begin these conversations and how to put desires in writing. You will also hear about the importance of select- ing a person to speak for you if you become unable to speak for yourself. This information session will be offered on Wednesday, February 19, from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. in the Memori- al 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. New Stroke Survivor and Care- giver Support Group – Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, in conjunction with University of Lou- isville Health, is offering a new, free support group where stroke survi- vors and their family/caregivers can talk openly with others who share similar experiences. The first support group will be on Tuesday, February 25 from 1-3 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building Confer- ence Center, located at 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper. The support group will be held monthly. Pre-registration is not required to attend. For more information about the Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Sup- port Group, call Mary Jo Eaton Cal- houn, BSN, RN, Telemedicine Ser- vices, at 812-996 -6364 or Brandie Beck, RN, Neuroscience Nurse Co- ordinator, at 812-996 -5912. You can also e-mail questions or comments to strokesupport@mhhcc.org. CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI Chicken and Dumplings $ 7.99 Plate of Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Baked Apples, Roll and a Drink * WEDNESDAY Boneless Pork Chop $ 7.99 Tender Pork Loin Baked with Special Spices and Parmesan Cheese served with Baked Potato, Green Beans and a Drink * TUESDAY *Your Choice of Regular Coffee, Tea or Coke Product. /CakesAndCoffeeCafe Like us on Facebook! In a Hurry? Call 812-354-2004! 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Dear Rusty: Upon reading a mag- azine article about the 2020 COL A in- crease, I thought I'd share the following: Like others, I received the 1.6 percent raise in my Social Securi- ty benefit. However, after their manipulations with Medicare, the net result was a reduction of $124 in my Social Security pay- ment. I can't afford their "raise." I now pay double for Medicare! Signed: Disgusted. Dear Disgusted: Actually, Social Security and Medicare are two totally separate and financially independent programs, but the Social Security Ad- ministration handles enrollment and premium payments on behalf of CMS (the Centers for Medicare and Med- icaid Services). For 2020, your gross Social Security benefit went up by 1.6 percent as a result of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COL A), but at the same time the standard Medicare Part B pre- mium went up by $ 9.10 to $144.60 per month. Most Medicare beneficiaries pay the standard premium amount. If your Medicare Part B premium is deducted from your Social Security benefit you would normally be protect- ed by a provision known as "Hold Harmless," which prevents your Social Se- curity payment from de- creasing as a result of an increase in the standard Medicare Part B premi- um. But if you have any change (other than a CO- L A increase) to your Social Security benefit amount, or if you pay an "IRMA A" surcharge on your Medicare Part B premium, the "hold harmless" provision doesn't ap- ply to you. In either of those cases your net Social Security payment could go down as a result of an increase in your Medicare Part B premium. "IRMA A" is Medicare's "Income Re- lated Medicare Adjustment Amount" which is a surcharge assessed on Medicare Part B (and Part D) premi- ums for those with higher incomes (the surcharge varies depending up- on your IRS filing status and income level). I suspect that you are sudden- ly subject to IRMA A because of a sud- den increase in your income and the 1.6 percent COL A increase to your So- cial Security was applied to your new Medicare premium. That, however, fell short of covering your entire IRMA A Medicare premium increase and, since you're not protected by the Hold Harm- less provision, the remainder was tak- en from your Social Security benefit. Most Medicare enrollees pay the standard Part B premium ($144.60 for 2020) and are protected by the hold harmless provision from a de- crease in their Social Security pay- ment. But higher earning Medicare beneficiaries are affected by IRMA A, and I believe that is what happened in your case, especially because you say you suddenly "pay double" for Medi- care. This might typically happen if you took a large one-time distribution from a tax-advantage investment, or received some other form of signifi- cant, but temporary, income. The good news is that if your premium doubled because you had a temporary increase in your income in one year, the Medi- care premium increase will also be temporary, and you will automatical- ly revert back to the lower premium the following year. Social Security Matters Why did my Social Security payment go down? Armstrong family celebrates five generations Pictured (l to r): Shaila Rheeling, holding her 14-month-old son, Callum Rheeling, Todd Armstrong, grandfather, Roma (Teague) Blair, 89-year-old great-great-grandmother and Marilyn (Whittington) Arm- strong, great-grandmother. Burns and Benjamin to host Garden Club The Petersburg Garden Club met at the home of (left) Sue Ann Burns for a Victorian Tea. Kay Benjamin (right) was also a hostess. The pro- gram featured the art that Victorians used in ex- pressing themselves in the language of flowers through Tussie-Mussies (floral nosegays).