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The Press-Dispatch Local Tuesday, October 11, 2017 A-5 All awards are in the non-daily division with the exception of Indiana's Top Designer. Awards advertising Designer Press-Dispatch South Gibson pressdispatch.net 203 S. McCreary St., Fort Branch • 812-753-3553 • sgstartimes.com BRINGS HOME 21 AWARDS ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARDS CEREMONY company record number of first places. The non-daily division is open to 94 other weekly newspapers across the state. them to work for you this year and your promotion more profitable when advertise in The Press-Dispatch and Gibson Star-Times! A-4 Tuesday, Januar y 17, 2017 South Gibson Star-Times Mining Jobs UNDERGROUND Staffing Services Evansville, IN 47715 OpenIngs In: OpenIngs In: 812-474-7400 HARDWOOD HIT Throwback Thursday basketball game last was out in full force and full of energy back Tecumseh, 64-37. won a Sandy's Pizza certificate for oldest sweater from Haubstadt. 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MAIN ST., PETERSBURG | 812-354-8511 /DiscoverDowntownPetersburg | BuffaloTraceFestival.com Full schedule of events Parade, Carnival Rides, Music, Entertainment, Pageants, Food, Vendors, Main Street Bed Races & More 2 Second Place Awards The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, October 26, 2016 A- 5 To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free prize from a local business and a free three month Press-Dispatch subscription. This month's birth- days have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Healthy Shapes. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Pete Fox .......................... Petersburg......... 10/27 Janice Stephens ................. Winslow .......... 10/29 Robert Minniear ..............Washington ........ 10/30 Rachel Dunn ................... 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Petersburg..........10/31 CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS October 26 Hillary Clinton Politician Keith Urban Singer October 27 John Cleese Actor Marla Maples Reality Star October 28 Bill Gates Entrepreneur Matt Smith Actor October 29 Winona Ryder Actress Richard Dreyfuss Actor October 30 Henry Winkler Actor Nia Long Actress October 31 Rob Schneider Actor Peter Jackson Director November 1 Anthony Kiedis Singer Jenny McCarthy T V Show Host Source: www.famousbirthdays.com OCTOBER SPONSOR 8 N.E. 21 Street, Washington, IN 812-254-5476 • www.healthyshapes.net MARTA query Treasurer GREG K. willis County Council-at-Large JEFF nelson Commissioner District #1 DENNIS bishop County Council-at-Large RICH williams Surveyor RYAN colman Commissioner District #3 RAY brooks Coroner Paid for by the Pike County Republican Central Committee LANA griffith Clerk Meet the Candidates R E P U B L I C A N R E P U B L I C A N Night Night & Saturday, October 29 from 6-9 p.m. Gun Raffle Drawing on Saturday Evening Republican Headquarters Old Integra Building at 8th & Main streets in Petersburg Bring the kids for trick or treat snacks and candy VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8 Big Peach The MARKET Big Peach A tradition for 60 years! AVAILABLE NOW Pumpkins, Cider, Fresh Baked Pies and Caramel Apples. 7 miles north of Vincennes on US 41 Open Daily 10am-6pm Indiana Right to Life president addressed annual banquet Fichter addressed the crowd of more than 500 Right To Life supporters from Daviess, Martin and Pike counties on the importance of the upcoming gen- eral election. He spoke of difference in the candidates on the state and federal level and how it will effect the Pro-Life Movement. He encouraged the group to vote for pro-life candidates and stat- ed that the major outcome of this elec- tion will be the difference in what type of judges will be appointed by the two different people running for President and the make up of the U.S. Senate. He also pointed out the importance of the senate seat here in Indiana and how that seat could mean the differ- ence in control of the U.S. Senate and whether they would be approving pro- abortion judges or pro-life judges. He encouraged all present to vote pro-life for all offices in the upcoming election. DALE AND MONICA SIEFKER FAMILY AWARDED THE 2016 PRO-LIFE AWARD Monica Seifker is in charge of the 40 Days for Life Organization which prays and counsels young mothers as they come to the abortion clinic in Bloom- ington. Monica, Dale and her family have worked at this for many years as she saves one baby at a time from abor- tion. In the presentation of the award, Kavanaugh spoke of Monica and her family's untiring efforts in good and bad weather as they pray and do their best to save these young victims from abortion. Kavanaugh also spoke of the abuse they take from this college town, but it has not altered their desire to keep trying to save the little ones. In accepting the award, Monica spoke of the joy of being able to save lives, but that day she lost one she had hoped to save and it was very hard on her, and she almost did not come to the banquet because of it. The award was a total surprise to the Seifker family as several members from the area were in attendance that go to the abortion clinic to help Monica in this special en- deavor. Monica and Dale Siefker have six children and she also homeschools all the children. The oldest son of the family will soon study to be a priest and the oldest daughter will take her final vows as a nun this December. PHIL AND AMBER SMITH FAMILY HONORED The Right to Life Organization hon- ored the Smith Family as the Adoptive Family of the Year at the Annual Right to Life Banquet Thursday night, Oct. 6, 2016, at the Simon J. Graber Build- ing. Amber "Graber" Smith told the story of how she had cancer during her first pregnancy and saving the ba- by became a priority, along with bat- tling cancer. A fter Jaxon was born and the cancer was in remission, she was unable to have more children. They turned to adoption and the Smiths were blessed with the adoption of Em- ersyn. She addressed the large crowd and praised the birth mother for a very tough decision and one that has given their family much joy the rest of their lives. More than 500 attended the ban- quet this year. Pictured above is Phil and Amber Smith, of Loogootee, along with their son, Jaxon, and their adoptive daughter, Emersyn, and the Da- viess County Right to Life president Louis Kavanaugh, Jr. (right). Pictured above is the president of Daviess County Right to Life, Louis Kavanaugh, Jr. (left), as he presents the 2016 Pro-Life Award to the Dale and Monica Seifker family, of Bloomington. Pictured above is Mike Fich- ter, president and CEO of In- diana Right to Life, as he ad- dressed the large crowd in at- tendance at the Annual Right to Life Banquet at the Simon J. Graber Building Thursday night, Oct. 6, 2016. Political Pike County Republican Central Committee Eric Gogel and John Heuring The Press-Dispatch Special Section Tab Spring Home & Garden Eric Gogel, Matt Haycraft, John Heuring, Cindy Petty and Pam Lemond The Press-Dispatch 10C PIKE PUBLISHING BACKYARD ADVENTURES 2017 Find something truly unique for your home at one of these shops! Sponsored by Rain or Shine • Live music Saturday evening FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Cindy Smotherman at firehouseantiques@att.net or 812-781-1390. VisitNewHarmony.com or NewHarmony.biz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Antique show Antique show Golden Raintree 16th Annual Stay the weekend with us and experience New Harmony! Enjoy our fine and casual dining, shop our antiques, art and specialty shops. Rent a golf cart and ride our Wabash River Trail. Take a historic guided tour or stroll through one of our many parks and gardens. 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Some see a house as a place to hang their hats for years and years, while others look at properties as nothing more than investments. Buying a home with the intent to fix it up and resell it is called a "fix and flip." In such situations, in- vestors buy homes at below-mar- ket prices before refurbishing the homes with the goal of recouping their initial investment and then some when the homes are ulti- mately put back on the market. Flipping has become popular for both expert remodelers and nov- ice investors. RealtyTrac®, the na- tion's leading source for compre- hensive housing data, noted in its "Year-End and Q4 2015 U.S. Home Flipping" report that 5.5 percent of all single family home and con- do sales during the year were flipped properties. This marked an increase from the same time the previous year. Investing in a fixer-upper re- quires a leap of faith and a vision of what the home can look like in the future. Turning a real estate lemon into lemonade requires cer- tain skills and a good measure of patience. The following are some guidelines to get anyone started. • Don't bite off more than you can chew. Make an honest assess- ment of your abilities and which renovations, if any, you can han- dle. If you are unskilled or inexpe- rienced working with your hands, then it can be easy for an invest- ment property to quickly become a money pit. Before purchasing a property, hire a trained home in- spector to tour the home with you and point out all of the areas that will need renovation. With this list, begin getting estimates on how much money the work will entail. Determine if this fits with your budget or not. You do not want to invest so much that it ex- ceeds what you could feasibly re- coup when it comes time to sell. • Overlook cosmetic things when visiting properties. Cosmet- ic issues include all of the easily replaceable items in a home, such as carpeting, appliances, interior paint colors and cabinetry. Focus on the bones of the house — the ar- chitectural integrity and those lit- tle touches that you envision hav- ing a "wow" factor. • Seek the help of experts. Some flippers think they'll save the most money by doing all of the work themselves. This isn't al- ways the case. Professional archi- tects, designers and contractors may help you save money. Contrac- tors have an intimate knowledge of where to buy materials and may be able to negotiate prices based on wholesale or trade costs. In ad- dition, experts can help you avoid common pitfalls because they've already done this type of work time and again. It's smart to rely on expert advice, even if it means investing a little bit more. • Save money by doing some work yourself. 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Jada Beasley, Ashley Cassi- ty, Nathan Deffendoll, Riley Genco, Ava Hart and Kaylin Hurst wait their turn. Above: Fourth grader Rylee Lance leads the school in the Pledge of Allegiance over the inter- com. Right: Mrs. Shedd poses with some of her first graders as they "Dress for Success" during Col- lege Go Week. Pictured are, front row: Kinley Nix- on, Vivien Frasure, Lydia Abel and Kaydee Sims. Back row: Isabelle Bryan, Zoe Russell, Abigail Gayhart, Sam McConnell and Stephanie Shedd. Some happy kindergarten students wait in line to have their picture taken. Pictured are: Liam Jones, Jazzlyn Lemond, Joni Norris, Logan Nor- ris and Rylan Manning. MENU Thursday, October 13: NO SCHOOL (Parent Teacher Conferences). Friday, October 14: Sloppy joe on bun, cheese pizza, corn dog, cold deli sandwich or soup of the day; steamed car- rots, broccoli florets, V-Blend juice, pineapple or fruit juice. Monday, October 17: Mini meatball sub, fruit and yo- gurt with granola parfait, two cheese stuffed breadsticks with marinara sauce, cold de- li sandwich or soup of the day; ranch potato wedges, tossed salad, V-Blend juice, peaches or fruit juice. Tuesday, October 18: Pork rib on bun, popcorn chicken and roll, two cheese stuffed breadsticks with marinara sauce, cold deli sandwich or soup of the day; baked beans, creamy coleslaw, fresh baby carrots, V-Blend juice, apri- cots or fruit juice. Wednesday, October 19: White chicken chili and corn bread, chicken strips and cornbread, two cheese stuffed breadsticks with mari- nara sauce, cold deli sandwich or soup of the day; cherry to- matoes, cucumber slices, V- Blend juice, fresh banana or fruit juice. Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 13 from 11:50 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Parents are encouraged to attend to discuss their child's progress in their classes. Teachers will al- so be available to speak to parents via email or telephone during the conference hours. As a reminder, school is not in session on confer- ence days and students do not at- tend. Yearbooks on Sale 2016 -2017 Yearbooks are on sale during the month of Octo- ber. Yearbooks may be ordered through the front office at PCHS or PCMS, through yearbook ad- viser Abigail Vinnedge or by vis- iting www.jostens.com. If you add a student's name to the front cov- er of the yearbook, you can choose up to four icons for free through October 28. See the Josten's web- site or contact Abigail Vinnedge for further information. The cost of a yearbook remains unchanged at $40 for a regular book and $45 for a deluxe book (name included). It's the place for news, from our newspaper, to the people who read the news. facebook.com/pressdispatch MENU Thursday, October 13: NO SCHOOL (Parent Teach- er Conferences). Friday, October 14: Chick- en nuggets, mashed pota- toes, corn and an orange. 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Owner: Terry Kempf FOR RENT Between Monroe City and Petersburg. Small 2 bedroom house with basement, located on a small lake. Available June 15 500/month rent, plus a $ 500 deposit. CALL 812-582-1145 TO SEE. HONEY SRIRACHA TOFU Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL a MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES By Monica Sinclair Vegetarian readers, I have not forgotten about you! In fact, just today a recipe popped into my inbox that will be perfect for you. It provides plenty of flavor and spice, and it takes less than an hour to prepare. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1 lb. extra firm tofu, pressed 1 T. cornstarch 1 t. salt 1 t. black pepper 1 T. Sriracha 2 T. soy sauce 1½ T. honey 1 T. rice vinegar 1 t. sesame oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 3 green onions, chopped 1 T. sesame seeds INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 2. Cut the tofu into ½ inch cubes. Toss in the corn- starch to coat. 3. Place the tofu in a baking dish sprayed with cook- ing spray. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, put the Sriracha, soy sauce, honey, rice, vinegar, and sesame oil in a small saucepan. Heat until boiling, then reduce to simmer. Sim- mer for 5 minutes. 5. When the tofu is cooked pour the sauce over top and toss the tofu to coat. Sprinkle with the green onions and sesame seeds then serve over top of jasmine rice. Source: yummly.com Children cannot raise themselves This fact was illustrated a recent conver- with a research psy- who visited my of- had been studying childhoods of in- a state prison in He and his asso- were seeking to dis- the common charac- which the prison- shared, hoping to un- causes for their antisocial behavior. initially assumed that pover- be the common thread, but findings contradicted this expec- The inmates came from all so- cioeconomic levels of society, though them attempted to excuse crimes by professing to have poor. Instead, the researchers discovered one fundamental charac- shared by the men: an absence contact in their early home children, they spent most time in the company of their peers...or altogether alone. Such was the childhood of Lee Harvey Oswald, Charles Manson and many other per- petrators of violent crime late in life. The conclusion is inescapable: there is no substitute for loving paren- tal leadership in the early development of children. May I make an appeal to husbands and fathers in concluding this brief dis- cussion? I will speak blunt- ly, though I don't intend to offend or alienate my mas- culine readers. If you want your wife to accept the responsibility of mother- hood and all that it implies, then you must provide her with your support and involvement. You must let her talk to you when she has had a difficult day with the children, offering sug- gestions and alternative approaches; you must help her discipline and train and guide; you must meet her emo- tional and romantic needs, which ac- cumulate in your absence; you must understand her requirement to get away from her small children at least once a week; and most important, you must reserve some of your time for your family. It is easy for a man to invest six or seven days a week in his job, because he often loves what he does. His ego- needs are met through his occupa- tion, which encourages him to work fourteen hours a day. When this oc- curs, however, it sets off a chain reac- tion of consequences which is enor- mously disruptive to those who de- pend on him. A recent book for families is based on the thesis that a mother sets the dominant tone for her entire house- hold. The ultimate happiness of every member of the family, the author says, is dependent on how well she does her job and the warmth she exudes. While I don't minimize the vital role played by a mother, I believe a successful family begins not with her but with her husband. If a woman is to have the contentment and self-satisfaction nec- essary to produce a successful family, she needs the constant support and re- spect of the man she loves. Youth First Today by Haley Droste, Youth First, Inc. Experiences create lasting memories the past several months, my and I have been trying to or- and simplify our home. I have myself saying time and time "How on earth did we allow our- accumulate so much stuff? " prompted me to commit to my child that experiences whole lot more important than This can certainly be a strug- today's world, which often seems excess. may find ourselves trying to up" or satisfy the desires of our- and our children. We may also motivated by the joy we feel when child's happy face after receiv- brand new toy. how quickly does the excitement the new toy get shoved in the Material things provide a brief that we soon take for granted, then leads to the hunt to find big thrill. can be said for putting more emphasis on time and experiences families rather than buying things. Experiences help fos- memories and often create family traditions. experiences provide happi- ness and lasting value through the memories made, whereas the high of owning a new gadget is fleeting once it no longer brings you enjoyment or becomes obsolete. Experiences connect us to others and promote personal growth. As a child, I remember taking hikes with my family. We would pack a backpack full of snacks and be on our way. It al- ways felt like an adventure, even if were just walking through the woods in our backyard for a couple of hours. I have the fondest memories from those experiences. They have cer- tainly stayed with me and have been more valuable than any material item I owned as a child. Just like my childhood hiking ad- ventures, opportunities for experienc- es are just out our back door and they don't have to cost a thing! Here are just a few ideas: • Enjoy a picnic outside. Take the everyday, ordinary act of eating lunch and spice it up with some fresh air and a blanket. • Take a day trip to a nearby town to visit an unfamiliar park or attraction. • Plan a monthly family game night. • Enjoy an evening outside roast- ing marshmallows over a bonfire and catching fireflies. • Visit a city park or the zoo. • Plant flowers or a garden together and tend the spot as a family. • Go for a family bike ride or a walk. • Head outside for a game of pitch and catch or to shoot some hoops. •Camp out under the stars, even if it's in your own backyard! So, with summer approaching, take some time to consider how you can en- joy some new experiences with your family. Invest in memories that will last a lifetime. This column is contributed by Haley Droste, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit ded- icated to strengthening youth and fam- ilies. To learn more about Youth First, visit www.youthfirstinc.org or call 812- 421-8336. 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