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D-6 Home Life Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hi stars and welcome to this Halloween season big stage and all lit up in bright lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or an- niversary in the week of October 12-18, so come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. October 13 – Misty Meyer Merkert turns 45 years, Chuck Pat- ton, Stan Burns, Don Hens- ley turns 59 years, and Jay- cle Childree turns 10 years. October 14 – Christine Harp turns 39 years, Al- ex Dillman turns 18 years, Taylor Ann Deffendoll turns 18 years, and Emma Travis turns 11 years. October 15 – Alexis Sim- mons, and Rosella Hill turns 70 years. October 16 – Elaina Grace McGehee turns 11 years, David Miller turns 66 years, Hilda Schapker turns 94 years, Marlene Erwin, Mike Poehlein, and Travis and Ashley Atkins will cel- ebrate another year. October 17- Justin Knight turns 32 years, Hunter Moore turns 10 years, and Ruthie Kopple. October 18 – Vanessa Ed- wards turns 45 years, Coo- per Clifton Smith turns 8 years, Sara Baumgart, Em- ma Jo Schriefer turns 13 years, Austin Lemond, and Nancy Reutepohler turns 50 years. 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 them have a sunshiny day. Lanora Kel- ly had surgery last week in an Evansville hospital. Cold and flu season is upon us, and the everyday aches and pains of life. Events coming up in Winslow and the surround- ing areas are: October 16 – Winslow Girls Scout Troop 211 will meet at 6 p.m. at the House of Mercy Church Basement. The girls would like to invite any of their neighborhood girls to come and check it out, see what fun we have. October 18 – Spurgeon Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. at the Spurgeon Fire Dept. October 19 – Winslow Li- ons Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Trading Post. October 19 – Pike Coun- ty Moms Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Otwell United Methodist Church. October 28 – Lockhart Township Halloween Party starts at 4 p.m. October 28 – Monster Mash 2017 at the Pike State Forest starting the 5k run/ walk and the Halloween con- test. October 30 – Winslow Girl Scout Troop 211 will be cel- ebrating Juliette Lowe with a party from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the House of Mercy Base- ment. October 31 – Halloween Trick or Treat from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. in Winslow. Sweets Col- umn Halloween Yard Deco- ration in the city limits of Winslow. I have seen ma- ny yards already decorat- ed, one I saw is on the cor- ner of 1st and Brenton on the north corner and since you're there, see what Janie has up so far. Winslow Seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day, and Friday at the Court- house basement. Postcards this week at Sweets Column Winslow, IN 47598 were none in the old mail box. Winslow is still here and Saturday and Sunday it started to rain but not as hard as they expected. The showers are what the ground needed. The Patoka River before it rained was low to less than half empty. The wind was strong if you drove the roads Saturday, leaves blowing everywhere and we saw a real small dirt devil. The yards all over the counties are showing up that Halloween will soon be here. I enjoy the view and the trees changing also. My corner lot has some Hallow- een signs – Black Cat, pump- kin and ghost, plus two big pumpkins just to start. The temps were fall like in the low 80s in the day and 60s at night, jacket at night time. This month isn't half over with but there has been a whole lot going on. The Winslow Lions had a fund- raiser Thursday evening at the Trading Post for a Soup and Sandwich get together with friends to help out the Chastity Brew - ster family in the passing of Paul, her hus- band. The mu- sic was DSL with Lowell Thomas and Steve Edwards who sang a variety of your favorites and also Henry Nelson who sang some of his tunes. There was a silent auction of sev- eral items. One of the items that made a hit was a black cat skeleton when turned on makes the hissing sound and mad sounding meows, with red scary eyes, a light- house music box, a wagon cart for gardening, baskets, flower hangers, and much more to bid on. The good was real delicious, the soups were bean, vegetables, pota- to, and two chili's; sandwich- es were cheese, chicken, ham; tacos, cornbread, and the desserts were cheese- cake, pies, cakes, and cook- ies. At one time the whole restaurant was almost filled to help out a neighbor and I would like to say a big thank you for the donations and the music for our entertain- ment and the Winslow Lions for the great food and Kristy for the use of the Trading Post. There was a mishap that could have been real bad and it involved a not com- pletely sealed bowl of Cool Whip and Jerry Hill. The Cool Whip slipped out of my fingers and fell to the floor up right but the Cool Whip came out and went all over the floor and Jerry was spared with just a few drop- lets on his pants. So sorry, Jerry! Friday the Swampbil- ly Band and the Hootenan- nies played at the parking lot next to the Eskimo Gro- cery, since the weather has changed a bit chilly this was their last time on a Fri- day night of easy listening or even a dance or two. This past Friday there was a little girl who loved the songs and we all loved her. You had to bring your chair and bring your own drink but it's all worth it to hear Dave and Ti- na Gayhart, Dave Abel, and Tim Wheeler play some of your tunes. Saturday was the Haunted Huntingburg, so Norm and I went to check it out and it was cool to see all the busi- nesses handing out treats to all their little trick or treat- ers in their costumes. We al- so saw the art work by the kids. You could see at least four big picture windows with the amazing artwork featuring Fall and Hallow- een. There were a few new stores we hadn't been in and the regular stores that will always be on 4th street. To all the stores, we really en- joyed ourselves and that was a great thing you do for the kids each year. One store owner invites you to the Rosenvolk German Medi- eval Festival Oct 20 – 22 at the 18th Street Park in Fer- dinand. We were getting hungry so we took a scenic drive to Princeton and we ran in- to some sprinkles around Oakland City but ran out of it in Princeton. We saw the clouds darken but noth- ing until the evening hours when we got home from vis- iting with friends. Norm and I could not have had the fun we had if it wasn't for the use of Ver- non's and Laura's cars and thank you so very much for helping us get out of the county for more fun activi- ties. Have you ever had a fall that was in slow motion and you didn't break anything? Well that is what happened to me and right now, on Sun- day night, I have a twisted big toe and a twisted knee that are both swollen but I can still walk and no pain, yet. All I could do as I sat there on the ground is laugh and the initial hurt was not bad at all. It's time to dim the lights on this weeks ramblings but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and en- joy your area plus the deer will be running across the roads, and always smile, wave, and say Hi to every- one we see this week. Senior discounts and longer subscriptions available, call for pricing. Call 812-354-8500 now! 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