The Press-Dispatch
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A-6 Local Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Press-Dispatch GUDORF CONTRACTI NG I NC . PLU MBING, HEATI NG, AIR-COND & ELECTRICAL OWNER: MARK GUDORF 812-482-1081 812-309-0661 Jasper, IN 47546 Note: This information is not meant as an endorsement of either candidate. Its sole purpose is to inform the voter how each Candidate stands on the abortion issue. The Voter's choice is their own. The following covers candidates for Federal Races in our area that have opposition. Those with no opposition are not listed. Voters must be registered to vote by the end of the day on Monday, April 4 in order to vote on May 3. President of the United States Ted Cruz (R) Supports Pro-Life Position and has Pro-Life voting record John Kasich (R) Generally supports the Pro-Life position Donald Trump (R) Position is unclear On the Democratic ticket for President, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders strongly support abortion and have a pro-abortion voting record. U.S. Congress 8th District Larry Bucshon (R) Supports Pro-Life position and endorsed by Indiana Right to Life P.A.C. Richard Moss (R) Supports Pro-Life position Rachel Covington (R) Views unknown On the Democratic ticket for 8th District Ron Drake (D) Views unknown David Orentlicher (D) Supported Pro-Abortion position while serving as State Representative Note: If you see the following after the candidate's name, "Position is unclear" this means the candidate was not clear in their response or public statements to make a final judgment. Endorsements are made by Indiana Right to Life Political Action Committee and it is based on questionnaires that are completed by the candidates, voting record and public statements by the candidates. This was prepared by Daviess County Right to Life, P.O. Box 41, Washington, IN 47501. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. For the Spring Primary on May 3 AREA HAPPENINGS Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednes- day at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Celebrate Recovery Program – Meets every Sun- day night from 5 to 7 p.m. at 207 Lafayette St. in Win- slow. For more information, call Krystal Breeding 812- 582-2562. Winslow Alcohol Anonymous – will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Narcotics Anonymous – will meet on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship, 342 E. Co. Rd. 300 N., Petersburg. For more information, call 812- 734-6701 or 812-380 -1395. Odd Fellows Meeting – Pacific Lodge #175 regular stated meeting, the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area Odd Fellows are invited to attend. Masonic and Eastern Star Meetings – Winslow Masonic Lodge No. 260 meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Winslow Order of Eastern Star meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. The Lodge will host a pork chop dinner on Saturday, April 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lodge at 510 N. Main St. in Winslow. For more information, call 812-789 -6803, 812-582-1283, 812-779 -7528 or 812-354-4348. EVV WHS Alumni Luncheon – The next EV V WHS Alumni luncheon will be Friday, April 15, 2016, at Wolf's, 6600 1st Ave, Evansville at noon CDT. You can enter at the lower level or at the upper lev- el. You can take advantage of their lunch buffet or or- der from their menu. Gratuity is not added to your tick- et and you can leave what you want. Hopefully we will have enough of our group better and able to attend. As they do require a headcount for seating arrangements, let me know if you will be attending by Thursday, April 14 or earlier. You can send an e-mail to: jddedman@ gmail.com or call: 812-455 -6998. YMCA Taste of Daviess County – "Star Wars" will be the theme for this year's Taste of Daviess County at Washington Community Building in Eastside Park on Monday, April 18 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The unusual event includes a variety of food from local chefs, grocers and restaurants. Proceeds from this event will support a variety of charitable youth programs the YMCA con- ducts. Tickets can be purchased by calling 812-254-4481. Women's Support Group – Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8p.m. in the Lange- Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at Me- morial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. The next session will be on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. For more information visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call 812-996 -7488. Pre-regis- tration is not necessary. "Your Health and Diabetes" – This support group is the third Monday of each month and provides knowl- edge to help you feel more secure, manage problems, and avoid hospitalization for diabetes-related issues. The next meeting will be Monday, April 18 from 7-8 p.m. in the Pavilion Classroom at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information, contact Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Diabetes Management and Pre- vention at 812-996 -0521. Parkinson's Disease Support Group – Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Symptoms include tremors or trembling in the hands, arms, legs, jaw or head; rigidity or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; slowness of movement; and postur- al instability or impaired balance. The next support group meeting will be Wednesday, April 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's Medical Arts Building Conference Center, located at 721 West 13th Street in Jasper. For more information, visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call 812-639 -1978. Pre-registration is not necessary and there is no cost. Medic First Aid® Refresher with AED – The Med- ic First Aid® Refresher with AED class will be offered on Thursday, April 21 from 8 -11 a.m. in the Health and Well- ness Classroom at Memorial Southside Office, 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. Cost for the class is $45; class size is limited and pre-registration is required by visit- ing www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call the 812-996 -2399 or toll-free at 800 -852-7279, ext. 2399. Bring current certification card to this course. A Medic First Aid Bloodborne Pathogens class can be added to this course to provide participants with the knowledge to reduce or eliminate the occupational risk of bloodborne pathogens. Cost for this additional class is $16 per person. To register for this addition, call 812- 996 -2399. Bariatric Public Forum – A public forum for any- one interested in learning more about bariatric surgery is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 at 9 a.m. in the Medi- cal Arts Building Conference Center, located at 721 West 13th Street in Jasper. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers bar- iatric (weight loss) surgery as an option for clinically se- vere obesity when less invasive methods of weight loss have failed. Clinically severe obesity is defined as an in- dividual being at least 100 lbs. overweight or having a BMI equal to or greater than 40. Prior to being accepted as a patient for bariatric sur- gery, a candidate must attend one of the hospital's bariat- ric surgery public forums, receive an examination to be sure he/she is physically able to tolerate the surgery, as well as have nutritional, exercise and psychological eval- uations. The individual must also have tried to accom- plish weight loss previously through diet and exercise. For more information, call Memorial Hospital's Bariat- ric Surgery staff at 812-996 -0185. Workshop on Memoir Writing at Oakland City Library – Oakland City Columbia Twp. Public Library will conduct a one hour mini-workshop on Memoir Writ- ing at Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. Class will be limited to 20 people. To register, contact 812-749 -3559. A traditional Japanese Sword practice By James Capozella It's highly unlikely that noodles and grass mats could act as an attractant for marshal arts enthusi- asts from all around the country, but that's exactly what happened Wednesday night when Petersburg res- ident Jim Corn, in associa- tion with Force Options own- er Fred Mastison of Arizona, offered a class in sword cut- ting at Corn's Karate school in Washington. The noodles were not of the edible type, but of the foam variety kids play with in the pool. The grass mats were rolled tight into four inch cylinders that became targets for the 15 or so men who were learn- ing the practice of tradition- al Japanese cutting with var- ious blades. Between stops in Mexi- co, and half a dozen desti- nations around the country, Mastison was here locally to conduct half a dozen class- es in defensive tactics, in- cluding this three-hour ses- sion of cutting foam noo- dles and grass mats that have been soaked in water and rolled into a substantial target. Eight area students from Corn's Karate school, plus another six or eight from around the country, participated in the training session. Sheriff's Deputy Mike Willis assisted Masti- son and Corn in the training with students like Washing- ton state's Tommy Watson. Those from the local area participating in the class in- cluded: Richard Smithhart, Richard Brumfield, Ger- ald Lee, Alex Lee, Benton Leighty, Josh Melsin, Eric Elliott and Elisha Sterling. Corn and Mastison were hosting several defensive tactics classes locally and then heading their sepa- rate ways to train govern- ment agencies in defensive tactics, pressure point tech- niques, hand gun disarma- ment and the like. Corn was leaving in a few days for Nor- way to instruct and Masti- son had a similar schedule around the country. Corn has trained police and mil- itary around the country and also around the world, and travels quite extensively throughout most of Europe and beyond. Fred Mastison demonstrated the Japanese tra- ditional art of cutting at Jim Corn's Karate School in Washington last week. Mastison owns Force Options of Arizona, and like Jim Corn, trains po- lice, military and national police around the coun- try, North America and Europe. James Capozella photo Soaked and rolled tight grass mats were the last targets at Wednesday's traditional Japanese cutting class at Jim Corn's Karate School in Washington. Students used various types of blades, including Sam- urai, to slice into foam noodles and then graduated to rolled grass mats. Fred Mastison, owner of Force Options Consulting of Arizona, Jim Corn and Sheriff's Deputy Mike Willis assisted the group in learning the Japanese traditional cutting exercises. James Capozella photo Vectren reminds Hoosiers, contact Indiana 811 before digging Vectren reminds Hoosiers to consider location of utili- ty lines when digging, plant- ing trees. With the arrival of spring and April being National Safe Digging month, Vec- tren is reminding Hoosiers who are planning to dig in the yard, conduct construc- tion or engage in any other earth-moving activity, to call Indiana 811 at least two full working days in advance. By calling 811, residents can have underground utility lines in the work area locat- ed and identified at no cost. 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