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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, November 16, 2016 D- 7 Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Pike County Personals by Judy True BIRTHDAYS Belated: November 15 – Melissa Ice True Current: November 17 – Greg Loveless turns 58; Kaidyn Krieg turns 5 November 18 – Tim Wright turns 40 ; Nancy Bray Wilder November 20 – Justin Hyneman November 21 – Melanie Faulk; Lisa Blaize Thomp- son; Cathy Briner; Misti Collins ANNIVERSARY John and Marie Tolbert will celebrate their wed- ding anniversary on Nov. 25, 2016. RUTH'S NEWS Lucy McKannan went shopping for Ruth on Friday. Thomas Schatz spent the weekend with his grandma Lucy. Damon and Angie Pugh visited Ruth on Saturday evening. Angie has an ap- pointment to get an injec- tion in her hip on Friday. Beth Sturgeon will be having gallbladder surgery on Wednesday in Evansville. Tina and Alan Barrett vis- ited Ruth on Saturday after- noon after doing some shop- ping. Tylar and Noah Morrison visited Ruth and brought her a gift. Noah was dressed up like a dog. Tina Barrett took Ruth to her doctor's appointment to have laser surgery on her eye on Monday. Todd Morrison brought his granny Ruth her supper on Tuesday evening. WANDA ROWLAND'S NEWS We are still filling in at the Francisco Nazarene, we think of ourselves as Pastor now! We have had new peo- ple come into the church and join in with the church's business and are a blessing to all of us. We have a anoth- er new baby in our church, Demi Jo Bogan. She is the daughter of Kelsea Jo Ly- tle Bogan and Kevin Bo- gan. Although she entered the world too soon, she has gained weight and doing well. We were happy to wel- come her into the worship service last Sunday. What a blessing! Continue to pray for our granddaughter, Hannah Rowland. She has had a bad case of mono and has had several tests and infections to go along with this. When she is stronger, they plan to take her tonsils out, which they believe is causing a lot of the trouble along with the mono. We hope she can fi- nally go back to school half of the day starting Monday. We had trunk and treat at the church for the first time, and it was a great success. We know we had more than 75 children and adults. Pray for the church as we have started work on a fel- lowship hall. A committee has been formed and meet- ings are taking place to first decide where and how to build. There are lots of legal- ities to this, we are finding RITA'S NEWS Rita McGuyer went to her granddaughter Kendall's basketball game last Satur- day at Reitz High School. Kendall plays for Vincennes Lincoln High School. Last week, Rita met her great-granddaughter and great-great-grandson at a restaurant in Evansville. On Tuesday, Rita ate sup- per with her daughter Tish at her home. On Wednesday, Rita took her sister Faye out for din- ner. Rita had lunch with Carrie in Petersburg on Thursday. On Friday, Rita drove her sister Faye to a doctor's ap- pointment in Evansville. WEEKLY TIDBITS Sophie Kay Maxine Mc- Coy turned 11 months old and visited with her great- great-grandmother, Beulah Maxine White last Sunday. Betty Jo Wright went to town to pay bills on Wednes- day. That evening, she talk- ed to her sisters-in-law, Ev- elyn and Susan, both of Ken- tucky. Vera Potts went to visit her daughter Barbara Potts on Wednesday and spent the night before Barb took her to an eye doctor's appoint- ment. Sandy Bane attended the Veterans Day program on Friday at Princeton Commu- nity Intermediate School. We received word that the Union Community Center had a great turnout for their soup supper a few weeks ago. Donna Horrall recently put her father in a nursing home. Her grandson still cooks for a NASCAR team and are in Pomona at the mo- ment. She also was proud of her granddaughter for mov- ing into her own apartment recently. Donna has taken a few trips to North Carolina and Tennessee and is plan- ning a trip to Atlanta in De- cember. Bette Coomer is now home and improving after a hospital and therapy stay. Lorrayne Perry enjoyed her daughter Marsha Gide- on and her neighbor JoAnn Wilson visiting over the weekend. Stacey, Lexi and Sandy Bane saw Carrie Under- wood in concert on Friday night in Evansville at the Ford Center. John and Marie Tolbert and Bryan and Michelle Tol- bert attended the funeral of Millie Braun on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Jim and Dessie Sherman went to a restaurant in Princeton for the Hansen Retirees lun- cheon. Betty Jo Wright is very busy taking care of her hus- band Charlie who has been sick. James and Inez King went to Indianapolis on Thursday to go to Inez's eye doctor ap- pointment. Several members of Princ- eton's First Baptist Church enjoyed breakfast together Thursday morning at Crack- er Barrel in Evansville. A f- terwards some great food and fellowship, they did a lit- tle shopping. Shelba Shoul- tz enjoyed having her daugh- ter Kathy come along with them. Leon and Alice Whitting- ton went to the Union Com- munity Center last Saturday to attend their soup supper. On Tuesday, Alice went to Princeton to run some er- rands before going to work. On Friday, Leon and Alice babysat for the Storkman children. Barry and Sandy Bane attended a house warming party at the home of Fred and Ann Krieg. The Kriegs have moved to Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville. Terry and Carol Hightow- er enjoyed a visit recently from their two oldest grand- children Casey and Jared Hightower of South Caroli- na. They are the two oldest children of Steve and Sher- rie Hightower. The boys spent a few days with Ter- ry and Carol and met Kris- ti Hightower Edwards and Matthew in the Indianap- olis area for lunch one day and spent the afternoon to- gether. Nancy Wheatley was a pa- tient at the hospital before being transferred to a local nursing home. She's improv- ing every day. On Friday, Luella White went to her daughter Sha- ron Williams' home to get her hair down. A fterwards, they went to a restaurant in Princeton where they met Luella's other daughter Ni- na Holderbaugh for lunch. Marylee Sullivan visited with Janie Arnold on Friday at Golden Living Center in Petersburg. Nancy Wheatley received a call from her brother John on Saturday morning. They enjoyed catching up. Marvin and Sue Ellen Barton and Joe and Liz Thompson attended a Vet- eran's Day program con- cert at Ft. Branch Communi- ty School on Friday evening. Marvin and Sue Ellen's son Derek was the director. Re- freshments were served af- terwards. Luella White attended the Hansen Retirees lun- cheon in Princeton. She re- ported that they had a nice crowd and she enjoyed visit- ing with them. A fterwards, Luella did a little shopping before returning home. BEADLE BUNCH NOODLE SALE The Beadle Bunch Re- lay for Life Team is selling homemade dried noodles for Thanksgiving meals. Pick- up will be on Monday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. at Showplace Cinemas parking lot across from Walmart. Orders must be received by Wednesday, Nov. 16. To order, call Ken at (812) 779 -6118. Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in fall lights and dec- orated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anni- versary in the week of Nov. 17 to the 23, so come on up to this big stage and take a bow. Nov. 17 – Keanon Hartley turns 14 and Brooklyn Storm McLaughlin turns 8. Nov. 18 – Sophie Carnahan turns 13, Peggy Hinkle turns 69, and Tam- my Moss. Nov. 19 – Donnie Stephens turns 64 and Johanna Izabelle Sweet turns 8. Nov. 20 – Patrick and Dana Harrison will celebrate their 14th wedding an- niversary, and Steve and Deidre Mills will celebrate their 34th wedding an- niversary. Nov.21 – Allesha Sisk. Nov. 22 – James Travis turns 16, De- lores Hensley turns 58, and John and Sarah Vinnedge will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Nov. 23 – Alicia Brawneeker turns 24, Heath Gamble turns 42, and An- gel Bellamy turns 40. May all our stars have a real great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who need that card, visit, phone call, and that daily thought to help our stars get through another day. Bill Mitchell, Dixie Wan- nbrother, Edwin McDonald, Sylvia Wheeler, lots of relatives we all have, Teresa Nicholson, Janice, Mom, Aunt Jean, and the allergies are low but still around. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas are: Nov. 17 - Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Trading Post. Nov. 21 - Winslow Girl Scouts meet at the House of Mercy Church on the first and third Monday. Meeting dates are subject to change. For more info., contact Robyn Goins, the leader, at 812-789 -2756. Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving Day with family and friends to share the laughs of the whole years. "Over the hills to Grandma's House we go." We hope your travels are safe. Winslow Seniors meet in the Sny- der Community Center on Monday and Tuesday. Petersburg Seniors meet in the Courthouse basement on Mon- day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Both of these groups are good to keep a person active in body and in mind. So if you aren't doing anything or bored why not check it out. They are a friend- ly group of stars. Postcards were none this week at Sweets Column Winslow, IN 47598, but we did receive a card from Ohio. The front had a red bicycle set be- side a tree, with a bird of orange and brown and white, sitting on the bicycle seat, these were all covered in snow. In- side it read: "Hi Sweets, Wishing you a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy and Healthy New Year." Janie Tormohlen. This is produced by the Mouth and Foot Painting artist. Thank you Janie for this amazing artist and on the back of this card it says that Richard Wood is the Mouth Painter Artist. He does great work. I thought you were rushing winter when I first saw it but anyway Happy Holidays to you and yours Janie. The point of interest this week is Irene's Place at the Winslow Nazarene Church is a place for stars to help oth- er stars and sometimes they need the help of things like can goods. If you would like to be one of their stars con- tact Amanda Truitt at 812-582-3712. Winslow has been comfortable last week until the weekend came around with Saturday in the middle 50s and then the temp dropped into the low 30s, which you all know that is cold – brr. It didn't stop there and get a bit warmer, Sunday was nice and sunshine in the 55s but Sunday night it is to be freezing again. I love this fall weather but not the North wind blowing. I said I needed to start walking again, well I do now. The other day Kyana and I walked uptown and Kya- na was so patient with me as I walk slow. This is how I get to see the yards and trees change! That day was in the 60s so one needed a jacket or sweater to wear, but at one time when the sun shone bright I almost took my sweat- er off, but then the cool wind blew. I'm grateful for the bench at the Winslow Post Office, as I sat a while before our walk home. Amanda said several stars have used it to collect their thoughts. At the bottom of Main Street we met Norm who walked the rest of the way home so I handed him the milk. Such a nice day with the family. I don't know one tree from another but so far we have burned in the stove at the cabin: Elm, Sycamore, Sassa- fras, Ash, and Cherry. Some of them you smell their fragrant aroma but most of all they all have helped us to keep warm on these cold fall nights. And in the cabin on Saturday night it stayed around 78 inside the cabin, with the doors closed, and the temp outside was dropping into the low 30s and we stayed comfy cozy almost all night when the fire wasn't stoked. But in the morning it was chilly but not as cold as outside and in no time we were warm again to enjoy our cup of coffee heated on the stove. Ok, the good ole days, love them. I know this column is all about the Brownstown part of Winslow but there was as of now a Sassafras tree that has gone bad and during all the bad storms we thought it would fall down but it didn't. So Saturday Norm and I went out and chain sawed that tree down and now we are using it for warmth so we are pleased to have it down but that leads into another event. When Norm started with the cuts of the wedge and then put a cut on the opposite side this tree still stood strong and balanced. I haven't seen that amazing feat before Saturday. This tree also swayed a bit but when cut it stayed straight until the last cut and I told Norm it cracked a bit so shove it a little and sure enough it fell to the ground almost in one piece. Not too much clean up. Some of the tree are still strong even when you axe them into wedges. If you stars want a good workout just carry all those logs from one spot to another, or chainsaw or axe the tree into logs, or even clean up the yard from wood chip and sawdust. This is a cheaper way to burn off those calories and all you have to do is cut, pick up, walk, and then stack un- til its all cleaned up. You will have to take a soaking bath and muscle creams but this don't cost much to lose that ex- tra pound. While we were out with the family on Halloween, Kyana stopped by Joret- ta Nichols house as she gave out treats and she says to Mom, "Hi, and hope you are fine." Then as we walked to Vernon's house we passed by some stars who said, 'that guy is so kind to the kids as he handed them their treat." Monday was the Supermoon where the moon was the nearest to Earth and I hope you all enjoyed the night with the moon. You may want to sit out that night but if it was cold you still can't burn in Indiana because of our drought. I hope it doesn't come to us all at once. Thanksgiving is almost here but, however or whenever, you sit down with family and give thanks for all your blessings this year, our hope is that you all have the best time with all your family and laugh a lot, do the tra- ditional things and do some that aren't or start a new tradition. Okay, enough of my ramblings, so as the lights begin to dim on this week please keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see what beau- tiful surrounds are all around your ar- ea, stop for all school buses, and al- ways smile, wave, and say "hi" to ev- eryone you see this week. HOLIDAY DINNER & BAZAAR The Patoka United Meth- odist Church will host its Holiday Dinner & Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 3-7pm CST in the Pato- ka UMC Family Life Cen- ter located at 104 N.E. Mill Street. The bazaar will in- clude homemade crafts, sweet treats, holiday items and their famous apple but- ter. Carry-outs will be avail- able. For more information, call (812) 779 -3693. 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 pikeperson- als@wildblue.net. My mail- ing address is 7438 W. State Rd. 56, Hazleton, IN 47640. We'd love to hear from you and share your happenings. FARM Down on the New rule for local livestock producers raises questions By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension A new rule is going in- to effect after New Year's Day. It's called the Vet- erinary Feed Directive, or VFD — and there's no doubt it's going to af- fect many local livestock producers and their relation- ship with their veterinarians. But before I get too deep in- to the details, relax: a sem- inar planned for the Gibson County Fair- grounds on Nov. 30 will help answer some of your questions. Instituted by the In- diana Board of Animal Health, the rule aims to ensure antibiotic use in feed is supervised by a li- censed veterinarian. A f- ter January 1, medically important antibiotics that are administered with an- imal feed will be required to have a written VFD pre- scribing their use. The VFD is very much like a prescription a vet- erinarian would provide, but it contains additional details. When a producer observes the need to ad- minister an MIA through feed, for example, the pro- ducer must contact a vet- erinarian and receive a VFD. The VFD is then taken to the feed or medi- cation supplier, where it's reviewed prior to obtain- ing the feed. The produc- er may then follow the in- structions on the medica- tion label and VFD to ad- minister the medication. One reason for the change: The use of some antibiotics as growth stim- ulants rather than thera- peutics. In 2013, the FDA issued a guidance docu- ment to industry, to which drug sponsors agreed, advising the removal of growth stimulant use of antibiotics by December 2016. Apparently, there's the potential development of microbial resistance to antimicrobial medicines due to this practice. As a state agen- cy, the Indiana Board of Animal Health was tasked with ensuring compliance and educating the livestock indus - try on the chang- es. Additional in- formation on the VFD at a national level is available at the FDA website: www.fda.gov. There's no question that the rule is an added step and cost for some livestock producers. To address the most frequently asked questions about the chang- es, the Indiana Board of Animal Health has creat- ed a FAQ sheet, available at http://www.in.gov/bo- ah/2743.htm. A produc- er with a good veterinar- ian-client-patient relation- ship can also contact their veterinarian for clarifica- tion. For those looking for a good place to learn more about the rule, the Gibson County Fairgrounds will be hosting a VFD infor- mational meeting on No- vember 30 at 6 p.m. fea- turing speaker Dr. Eric Renshaw, the district vet- erinarian for the Indiana Board of Animal Health. Dr. Renshaw will also be available for questions af- ter the presentation. For more info about the meeting or VFD, contact Hans Schmitz at the Pur- due Extension office via hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-385 -3491. UPCOMING DATES November 23: Pesti- cide Applicator Recertifi- cation Program at the Hol- iday Inn Evansville Air- port. Beginning at 10 a.m. CST, Chad Lee from the University of Kentucky will be talking about nu- trient and pesticide man- agement in soybeans. An RSVP is requested at 812- 385 -3491, ext. 103. November 30: An in- formation session on the Veterinary Feed Directive will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at the Gibson Coun- ty Fairgrounds 4-H Build- ing. Dr. Eric Renshaw, District Veterinarian for the Indiana Board of Ani- mal Health, will be speak- ing on the directive and taking questions.