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C-4 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock I scream for school THE DEADLINE FOR ALL REAL ESTATE ADS IS 5 P.M. EVERY MONDAY Youth First Today by the staff of Youth First, Inc. Raising kids who care 1314 N. Vincennes Ave. You won't want to miss seeing this 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with spacious living room, main level laundry, 1-car attached garage, detached garage with electricity, rear patio, garden area and lots of updates. $122,000. MLS#201829111 www.century21classicrealty.com 2108 State Street, Washington • 812-254-5204 OPEN HOUSE Sunday July 22 1-2:30 p.m. MARILYN DRAKE LIVING ESTATE AUCTION SATURDAY, JULY 21 Tools, Antiques, Collectibles, Glassware, Furniture, Household Items, and much more 10 a.m. CDT Location: 1855 S. 1200 E. Oakland City, IN View photos on auctionzip.com I.D. number 46613 Auctioneer's Note: is estate is very clean with items in good condition. A large tent will be provided for shade. is auction has items for everyone. Come spend the day and have fun. Hope to see you there! Any questions, call Kaleb Claridge at 812-789-6761. Antiques and Collectibles: Bread box, several metal vintage magazine racks, old Brooklyn's oil can, brass washboards, vintage sporting equip- ment, milking stool, antique mirror, two old trunks, kerosene heater, steel traps, several oil cans, antique baby stroller, advertisement crate, wooden chicken crate, chalkboard aisle, 4 concrete planters, galvanized bucket, 2 nail kegs, wooden boxes, carpenter's box, metal candle hold- ers, antique steam engine, Kendall oil can, cast iron stove, red handle pump, jubilee cooler, lots of axes and hatchets, namebrands like Keen Cutter, Plumb, True Temper, Bluegrass, Manns, and others, namebrand hammers, Longaberger baskets, vintage clock, Wagner skillet, enamel- ware, ball jars, several glass insulators, coke bottles, Coleman lantern, oil lamps, 5-gallon Red Wing water cooler crock, 10-gallon crock, 2 brown and white crocks, bread bowls, set of 8 Uhl mugs, and other crocks and pottery, 3 butter churns, galvanized watering can, Winchester box, Pep- si thermometer, fireman's hat, several pocket knives Case, Imperial and others, silverware set, complete sets of baseball cards, several pressure cookers, minnow bucket and vintage fishing lures. Tools and Outdoor Items: Lots of sockets, wrenches, ratchets, name- brands like Proto, Crasman and others, pliers, pipe wrenches, speed wrenches, complete ratchet and socket set, 5 toolboxes, Crasman circular saw, bolt cutters, long handle tools, C clamps, Husky air com- pressor, Cub Cadet yard vacuum, Echo home light, leaf blowers, Stihl weedeater, Echo edger, turbo heater and chainsaws. Furniture, Glassware and Household: 2 wooden stadium chairs, an- tique white table, claw foot table, 5 end tables, 2 bookshelves, antique wardrobe, washer and dryer, antique chair, couch, vintage serving table, antique wardrobe, TV stand, 2 beds, 2 sofa tables, dresser with mirror, chest of drawers, cabinet, 3 tables, chairs, headboard, lots of glassware, set of Pyrex dishes, 60's/70's McDonald's cups, Hoosier glass, Shirley Temple blue glassware, cut glass, cake plates, stemware, and much more glassware, 3 coffee makers, microwave, fan, Weber grill, clocks, small Christmas trees, pictures, vacuum, decorative items, lots of box lots. is is just a partial listing, still finding items. Real Estate: 2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom, brick home, sun porch, full base - ment and attached garage. Very clean and well taken care of. (Realtor: Harris Real Estate). Terms: Buying everything as is, where is. Announcements made the day of auction take precedence over previous advertising. No buyer's premium. Terms and Conditions: Cash or check with proper I.D.; announcements day of auction take precedence over previous advertisements; buying everything as is, where is. Bullying is not a new problem. Children, parents, teachers, and other school staff have always dealt with incidents on the playground or name-calling on the bus, but these days bullying no longer ends with the school day. Technology provides many positive benefits in our personal lives and edu- cational system. "Cyberbul- lying," however, is one neg- ative outgrowth of 24/7 con- nectivity. The term cyberbully- ing is defined by the Mer- riam-Webster Dictionary as "the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person, often done anonymously." With social networking sites such as Facebook, Ins- tagram, Snapchat and Twit- ter and the ability to share photos and videos via social media and text, it's almost impossible to keep up with the rapid growth of cyber- bullying. According to the Do- Something.org, at least 43 percent of American teens have been bullied online, and one in four has had it happen more than once. Sev- enty percent of students re- port seeing frequent bully- ing online. Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying. Victims of cyberbullying experience low self-esteem, increased use of drugs or alcohol, poor academ- ic achievement, and anxie- ty or an unwillingness to at- tend school (stopcyberbul- lying.gov). Because these acts do not typically happen on school grounds, it can be difficult for schools to intervene. Par- ents must play a key role in educating children about ac- ceptable uses of technology and what to do if they en- counter cyberbullying. Start by being involved in your child's online life. Know passwords, "friend" or "follow" them on social media sites, and look at web- sites your child frequents. Educate children on how to use the internet safely and establish firm consequences if they abuse technological privileges. Encourage chil- dren to protect passwords and avoid sharing them with peers (not even their best friends) or in public plac- es. Make sure they don't post any personal informa- tion on the internet such as a phone number, address, or even their favorite place to socialize. Due to the fear of losing access to technology, on- ly one in 10 students report telling their parents when they have been cyberbul- lied. It is important for chil- dren to feel comfortable coming to parents with this type of information. Start by educating kids on what they should do if they encounter cyberbul- lying. The website stopcy- berbullying.org promotes the "stop, block, and tell" strategy. Parents can easi- ly share the following steps with their children: • Stop: Immediately stop interacting with a peer who is cyberbullying. Encourage them to not respond to the peer in any way. • Block: Block the cy- berbully from continuing to communicate. Make sure children know how to block someone from their social networking sites or other technology. • Tell: As soon as they en- counter a bully of any kind, children should tell their parents. Parents should re- main calm, listen carefully, and involve the child in deci- sions about what to do next. The next steps may be as simple as blocking a phone number or as involved as talking with your child's school about the offense. Refrain from contacting the parents or guardians of the bully. They may become de- fensive and may not be re- ceptive to your thoughts. Sometimes just offering your child moral support is enough, but don't hesitate to inform and involve others in order to put a stop to cyber- bullying for good. This column is written by staff from Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and fami- lies. This fall, Youth First will provide 57 Master's level social workers to 77 schools in 10 In- diana counties. Over 60,000 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school so- cial work and after-school pro- grams that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behav- iors, and maximize student suc- cess. EASY GARLIC CHEESE BOMBS By Monica Sinclair There aren't a whole lot of things that beat having cheesy garlic bread to sop up your sauce when eating spaghetti. I rarely have spaghetti without the bread. Instead of buying the frozen garlic bread next time, I'm going to try this week's recipe. It is easy, and I bet it will even taste better. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 tube of biscuits • 3 oz. mozzarella cheese in brick • 1/4 cup salted butter melted • 2 teaspoons dry Ranch seasoning mix • 2 teaspoons garlic powder or 3 teaspoons minced garlic DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Line a baking sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside. 3. Cube cheese into 3/4" pieces. 4. Open biscuits and place on cutting board. 5. Place one piece of mozzarella cheese in the middle of each biscuits. Pinch seams to close the cheese inside and form rolls. 6. Place rolls on baking sheet, spacing them about 2" apart. 7. Mix melted butter with garlic and Ranch season- ing. Brush rolls with butter. 8. Bake cheese bombs for 13 to 15 minutes OR until golden brown on top. 9. When done, brush rolls with remaining butter and let cool for 5 minutes. 10. Serve warm with a side or marinara sauce for dip- ping. Source: crunchycreamysweet.com MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES 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 My cousin makes himself an ice cream sundae every evening. It began as self-medicating. For the principal and father of three, the chopped nuts, whipped cream, hot fudge and maraschino cher- ry served as a moment of delecta- ble peace at the end of yet another stressful day. Then the kids found out. Soon, spoonsful of melting pea- nut butter ribbon and rocky road were distributed in an assembly line of Minnie Mouse bowls to his daughters, in what can only be de- scribed as a smorgasbord of hell. No more was the process a relax- ing treat; it was a nightly barrage of demands over flavors, toppings and seconds. The beloved rocky road was replaced with strawberry, a flavor my cousin is allergic to. Nuts were replaced with gummy worms. Whipped cream replaced with con- densed milk. And the entire ice cream experience has been, for my cousin, replaced with a stiff scotch, which he pours himself nightly af- ter cleaning up the counter of drip- py, sticky melted ice cream that has been left behind after his daughters go to bed. The first time I visited my son's primary school and saw a large locked see-through freezer stuffed to the brim with various ice cream bars, I asked my cousin what he thought. I could hear him shutter- ing through the phone as he diplo- matically explained that he would never introduce that nightmare of ice-cold angst into his school. Ice cream plays a special role in the lives of children. Some of my favorite memories from childhood are of chasing after the ice cream truck as it whipped around my cul-de-sac. I was never quite sure whether our ice cream man was sadistic or stoned. He would drive the extent of my expansive neighborhood as shoeless kids ran their hearts out, waving dollars toward the clouds, and he wouldn't stop until there was a large crowd panting behind him. Some- times he wouldn't stop at all, and we'd drag our blistered feet back to our homes, totally dejected. When I reached third grade, the ice cream man began mocking my ice cream sandwich and encouraged me to get candy cigarettes. Three years later, he suggested I go home and steal some money from my mom's purse so I could buy real cigarettes from his secret stash. Strawberry short- cake Good Humor bars were a gate- way drug to a life of crime. Do we re- ally need these in our schools? I recall ice cream being offered at my school on Fridays before va- cations. It was served in little white cups with flat wooden spoons. It was a treat that, other than on these spe- cial days, never crossed our minds. But that locked freezer at the front door of my son's school wel- comes children on the first day and continues to taunt them for the next 280 days. You want me, don't you? the ice cream calls to the kids. And the kids do want the frozen goodies in- side the freezer — not just because they are kids but because where I live, school starts ungodly early, in the first week of August. The freez- er hums a tune of abject disappointment as they return to their hot class- rooms without ice cream salvation. Nuh-uh, the freezer says. I'm only un- locked on special occa- sions — and only to the kids who earn it. I told my cousin that the ice cream freezer is some kind of elitist bargaining chip, a bribe administered by the school administration. I described it as a sprinkled carrot that the kids will never earn and will exhaust them- selves attempting to reach — choc- olate-dipped cruelty with a wooden stick up its bottom. My cousin laughed and said not to underestimate the power of an ice cream bribe. He wouldn't open that can of worms in his school, but it works wonders in his home. The sticky smorgasbord may be a pain to clean after the kids are in bed, but hey, at least it gets the kids in bed. Yesterday I received an email about the ice cream social welcom- ing our kids back to a new school year. I told my son that we have to go shopping for new school supplies before we head over to the event. He began to whine his discontent at shopping. "Fine, no ice cream," I heard my- self say. The year of the ice cream bribe is upon us. Like Katiedid Langrock on Face- book, at http://www.facebook.com/ katiedidhumor.