The Press-Dispatch
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D-6 Home Life Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Press-Dispatch Pike County Personals by Judy True FOR SALE by Owner CALL 812-582-8640 3 bedroom, 2 bath house in quiet neighborhood on the edge of town. Large kitchen with newer appliances. Big bedrooms and closets. Half basement with laundry room and extra storage room. 2 1/2 car attached garage. On almost an acre. MOVE IN READY. $119,000. FARM Down on the PONDERING THOSE BEAUTIFUL PURPLE AND YELLOW FIELDS By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension Planting season is here. The need to spray weeds, fertilize fields and plant crops has many farmers hoping the rain will stay away for a few days, and the wind will cooperate to dry fields while calm- ing enough during day- light hours to allow herbi- cides to be sprayed. Dur- ing the rains and while the fields are wet, fields color- ed purple and yellow with winter annual weeds wait. These weeds have unique characteristics that allow them to thrive during fal- low periods in the spring. The fields colored purple contain one of two weeds, usually both to some de- gree. Commonly, both weeds are referred to as "henbit," but purple Dead Nettle is very common as well and more striking to the eye. Henbit grows with upper leaves directly attached to a square stem. Their small purple flowers contrast the dark green leaves to create the look of a muted purple land- scape. Meanwhile, purple Dead Nettle has both pur- ple flowers and purple upper leaves, creating a more strik- ingly purple ap- pearance. Both of these weeds are winter an- nuals, meaning the weeds ini- tially emerged in the fall, grow during periods of warmth in the winter, and began to flow- er quickly once spring be- gan. In fields, these weeds are easily controlled with herbicides and naturally reach the end of their life cycle in late spring. Hen- bit and pur- ple Dead Net- tle can be more difficult to control in lawns along- side grow- ing grass, but careful fer- tility of the lawn and reg- ular mowing can minimize their appear- ance. There are two different kinds of plants flowering yellow this time of year. One is desirable while the other is not. "Wild mus- tard" is commonly heard as being the unwanted yellow-flowering plant. The actual common name for this weed is Cressleaf Groundsel. It's in the As- ter family and not related to the mustards. Ground- sel is also a winter annu- al and not generally list- ed among the more dif- ficult to control plants in fields, although fall con- trol is more effective than spring sprays after flowering. Unlike Henbit or purple Dead Nettle, Cress- leaf Groundsel is usually not an is- sue in lawns, as spring mowing easily removes any possibility for this plant to produce a seedhead. Meanwhile, this plant can be a real nui- sance in pastures, as their leaves contain toxins that cause liver damage over time to grazing animals. The desirable yel- low plant that is increas- ing more often spotted in southern Gibson County is Canola or Rapeseed. Gen- erally, Canola is grown as a cash crop or food crop, and Rapeseed is grown as a cover crop. Technically, Canola is a group of Rape- seed cultivars that con- tain very low amounts of certain undesirable chem- icals. The oil from Canola seeds is used commonly in cooking. Rapeseed, alter- natively, is grown in field as a way to hold soil and increase biological activi- ty within soil, resulting in greater yields from crops planted after the Rapeseed is killed with herbicide in the spring. Rapeseed va- rieties are in the mus- tard family, making this crop more of a "wild mus- tard" than the weed more commonly referred to as such. For more informa- tion on crops and weeds, contact Hans Schmitz at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-385 -3491, ext. 103. Henbit is one of two purple-flow- ering weeds that's common in yards and fields this season. Deadnettle is a purple-flowering winter annual weed that's commonly seen during the spring. BIRTHDAYS Belated: April 4 - Josh Hunt and Hannah David- son Peil. April 5 - Jeremy Robb and Cindy Pauley Whaley. April 6 - Shirley Todd turned 79. April 7 – Noah Morrison, Debbie Cain, and Debra Eckert Shoultz. April 10 - Julie Hunt Robling. April 11 - Amanda Peil Gentry. Current: April 13 - Dave Brogan, Joey Hensley, and Shirley Todd turns 79. April 16 - Paige Barrow will be 13. April 17 - Mary Ingersoll and Bill Ford. April 19 - Peg Hyneman will be 95. WEEKLY TIDBITS Dave Wright took his mother Betty Jo and his son Skylar to lunch last week. Charlie and Betty Jo Wright went to church at Bunker Hill Baptist Church. A fterwards they ate out for lunch and din- ner. Nora Johnston was in Bloomington on Saturday with the Nazarene IM- PACT team. RITA'S NEWS Last Saturday, Rita Mc- Guyer went to a fish fry at Lucky and Linda Johnson's home. On Monday, she had lunch at a restaurant in Vincennes with Carrie, Norma and Fran. On Thursday, she had Chinese for dinner in Princeton with Linda, Do- ris and Tish Johnson and Bailey and Kendall. Marvin and Sue Ellen Barton attended the grave- side services for Sandra Arbuthnot last Saturday. They also attended the funeral of Opha Miller at Corn-Colvin Funeral home in Oakland City last week. Marylee Sullivan went to Vincennes on Thurs- day. A fterwards, she vis- ited the nursing homes. At Amber Manor she vis- ited with Betty Jane Blan- ton, Jack Hunt, Estelle Tol- er and Steve Sullivan. At Golden Living she visited with Betty Chesser. Cody White took a few weeks off from work to go to Las Vegas for training and a little gambling. His schooling there consisted of gas/steam turbine famil- iarization. It was his first time on an airplane and he doesn't plan on ever get- ting back on another one. On Easter, Denver and Marylee Sullivan host- ed a dinner for family and friends at their home. Audrene Mercer Cook, of Hazleton, is recovering at home after spending a week in the hospital in Vin- cennes. Dessi Waple went to vis- it her uncle Mike True on Wednesday and Sunday af- ternoon along with Maggie True-Armstrong and Judy True. Virginia Flory enjoyed her family visiting includ- ing her son Jeff and his wife Theresa from Mon- roe City and their son Levi from Vincennes; Becky Blroy, of Chicago; Chery Litherland, of Vincennes; Jan and Scott Stangle, of Vincennes; Steve and Kathy Litherland, of Mon- roe City; Chris Harley and daughter Kailyn Lither- land from Illinois; Kristo- pher Litherland and Rachel Horrall, both of Vincennes. Debbie Cain celebrat- ed her 60th birthday last week. To celebrate, her mom Betty Cain and cous- in Beverly Belcher took her and her husband Curt out to dinner. Laura and Jim Ice went to church on Sunday with Betty Cain in Princeton. Last Saturday, a brid- al shower was hosted for Megan Farris at the First Baptist Church in Prince- ton. More than 60 people attended to honor Megan before her wedding set for late May. Last Saturday, Leon Whittington and Curt Cain went to the WIN Energy meeting in Vincennes. Candy Hunt stopped by to visit with her aunt Janie Arnold at Golden Living last week. On Tuesday afternoon, Mary Lou and Jimmie Wat- kins visited with Leon and Alice Whittington. Theresa Blackburn Loveless celebrated her 60th birthday on April 8. Theresa, her husband Greg, her daughter, Hol- ly Young and her sister, Sherri Blackburn went to a restaurant in Evansville for lunch. A fterwards, they went to Washington Ven- dors to look around. On Saturday, Theresa, Holly and Sherri went to Evans- ville to do some more shop- ping and enjoy the day. A f- ter shopping they ate lunch before doing more shop- ping to finish celebrating her birthday. Before go- ing home, they stopped by Amber Manor to take Alma Willis flowers and Theresa sang for her. Jenny Collins and her son Dwight Collins went to the WIN Energy meet- ing in Vincennes last Sat- urday. A fterwards, they hurried to make it to Jen- ny's great-granddaughter, Mariss Kirby's, birthday party. Lisa Ann Flint was busy all week getting things ready for her grandson's birthday party. Richard and Sandy Melton came to visit with Sandy's sister Sharon Rum- ble last week. Patty Sher- man also stopped by after lunch to visit with Sharon. Dave Wright took his mom Betty Jo Wright to the memorial service on Sunday afternoon for her nephew Tom Dick. Bob and Elzena Strain and Jason Blaize enjoyed lunch together on Friday. The Blue Jeans Com- munity Center will host a Sunday dinner on April 17 from 11:30 a.m.-1pm. The menu includes Salisbury steak, chicken casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, spinach broccoli salad, yeast rolls and des- serts. Carry-outs are avail- able. SUBMIT ITEMS If you'd like to see your news and events in the Per- sonal's Column, call Judy at 812-354-6502 or email your notes to pikeper- sonals@wildblue.net. My mailing address is 7438 W. State Rd. 56, Hazleton, IN 47640. We'd love to hear from you and share your happenings. Rochester Modular Homes are Prefab Constructed to Stick Built Standard The Roosevelt is a 4 bedroom triple-wide that has 2,228 sq. ft. on the main level and 1,200 sq. ft. upstairs that can be finished out as desired. We also have the NewpoRt on our lot in a simpler version at 1,352 sq. ft. that is a 3 bedroom and 2 Bath. It has a nice 8 ft. covered porch option. Come on in and get a floor plan book and a quote for the home you want! You can do a basement or foundation home. Get your quote with a garage and a porch! Rochester offers Ranch, Cape Cod and Two Story homes. www.rochesterhomesinc.com for more information. Selling modulars and new and used sectionals and single wides Dutchtown Homes 1011 N. Hwy. 257 otwell, IN 812-354-2197 | www.dutchtown-homes.com INC. Rochester Modular Homes are Prefab Constructed to Stick Built Standard The Roosevelt is a 4 bedroom triple-wide that has 2,228 sq. ft. on the main level and 1,200 sq. ft. upstairs that can be finished out as desired. We also have the NewpoRt on our lot in a simpler version at 1,352 sq. ft. that is a 3 bedroom and 2 Bath. It has a nice 8 ft. covered porch option. Come on in and get a floor plan book and a quote for the home you want! You can do a basement or foundation home. Get your quote with a garage and a porch! Rochester offers Ranch, Cape Cod and Two Story homes. www.rochesterhomesinc.com for more information. Selling modulars and new and used sectionals and single wides Dutchtown Homes 1011 N. Hwy. 257 otwell, IN 812-354-2197 | www.dutchtown-homes.com INC.