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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 24, 2018 C-5 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Youth First Today by Diane Braun, Youth First, Inc. What is Red Ribbon Week, why does it matter? Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock Bucket list Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people each year. This year's event will take place October 23-31. According to the Red Ribbon Week website, this event is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. Red Ribbon Week was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City mur- dered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. This began the continuing tra- dition of displaying red ribbons as a symbol of intolerance toward the use of drugs. The mission of the Red Rib- bon Campaign is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a Drug-Free America. National Family Partnership is the sponsor of this annual celebration. They are helping citizens across the country come together to keep chil- dren, families and communities safe, healthy and drug-free, through parent training, networking and sponsoring events. With over thirty annual events hav- ing taken place, you might ask, "Is Red Ribbon Week effective? " According to Peggy Sapp, President of National Family Partnership, consider the fol- lowing: • Red Ribbon Week is an envi- ronmental strategy, which means it doesn't just affect a small group but usually goes beyond schools, church- es and other groups into the broader community. • Red Ribbon Week is designed to be an awareness campaign that gets in- formation to the general public about the dangers of drug use. • Red Ribbon Week is designed to get people talking to other people and working on activities that will help re- build a sense of community and com- mon purpose. • Red Ribbon Week is designed to help parents and schools deliver an ef- fective drug prevention curriculum. • Red Ribbon Week is designed to create critical mass, which is nec- essary to reduce destructive social norms/behaviors and promote posi- tive social norms/behaviors. • Red Ribbon Week is designed to be positive and fun, two things neces- sary to maintain good mental health. Schools can benefit from curricu- lum available on the official Red Rib- bon Week website, www.redribbon. org. Incorporating substance use pre- vention education into daily classes such as health is an ideal way to bring awareness to students and promote prevention. Parents should also access the web- site for great ideas about talking to children of any age about the dangers of substance use. Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42 percent less likely to use drugs than those who don't; however, only 25 percent of teens report having these conversations. Alcohol and other forms of drug abuse in this country have reached epidemic stages, and it is imperative that visible, unified prevention educa- tion efforts by community members be launched to eliminate the demand for drugs. Please join Youth First this week as we promote the importance of preven- tion and educating our children, fam- ilies and communities about the dan- gers of substance use. This column is written by Diane Braun, project manager for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 54 Master's lev- el social workers to 75 schools in 10 Indiana counties. Over 38,000 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and af- terschool programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behav- iors, and maximize student success. HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER: 629 N 5th Street, Petersburg. House sits on approximately 1 acre in the heart of Petersburg. Home has 5+ bedrooms, 3 baths with another bath in the 24x56 dry unfinished basement. It also has an office, large laundry room, craft room, family room, kitchen, dining room, living room, family room, thirteen closets, two of which are large walk-ins. Located on a gentle hill with amazing views, at the end of 5th St. Home has a large yard, in-ground pool, large pole barn with finished interior and half bath. 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HOUSE FOR SALE MLS# 201818525 Call Melissa: 812-617-0133 7684 E. CR 700 S., VELPEN $ 450,000 FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS 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 By Monica Sinclair Feta cheese is one of my fa- vorite foods. Unfortunately, it is frowned upon to sit down with a cube of it and just eat it as is. So, I must find ways to cook with it. This week, I discovered another delicious way to include this fab- ulously salty cheese into a meal. With only seven ingredients and 35 minutes, you'll be doing the yummy food dance in your seat in no time (or am I the only one that does that?). Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 tablespoon dried tomatoes (snipped, not oil- packed) • 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/2 pounds total) • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (1 ounce) • 2 tablespoons fat free cream cheese (softened, 1 ounce) • 2 teaspoons fresh basil (snipped, or 1/2 tea- spoon dried basil, crushed) • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper • 1 teaspoon olive oil (or cooking oil) DIRECTIONS 1. Place tomatoes in a small bowl. Pour enough boil- ing water over the tomatoes to cover. Let stand for 10 minutes. Drain and pat dry; set aside. 2. Meanwhile, using a sharp knife, cut a pocket in each chicken breast by cutting horizontally through the thickest portion to, but not through, the opposite side. Set aside. 3. In a small bowl, combine feta, cream cheese, the snipped or dried basil and tomatoes. Spoon about 1 rounded tablespoon into each pocket. If neces- sary, secure openings with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. 4. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 12 to 14 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, turning once (reduce heat to medium if chicken browns too quickly). . Source: bhg.com "In case we die," she said. "You're not going to die, Mom," I replied. "I'm sending you all our infor- mation — the will, access to the se- curity box, direc- tions to my secret stash of pretzels so mice don't get them if we don't come back — everything you will need." "Mom, just because this is called a 'bucket list' trip doesn't mean you kick the bucket while there." She paused. "Fine. I won't send the pretzel information." My parents are taking a dream vacation to see Mount Everest. Visiting Ne- pal and Bhutan is the last item on their bucket list. It has seemed to make them feel the end is imminent — as if we are all players in some celestial board game and when the winning move is made, we all slide into a volcano. Kaboom. Speaking of, I saw once that Chile offers bungee jumping into an active vol- cano. For the low cost of $14,000, you, too, can hurl your body out of a helicop- ter toward the explosive or- ange goo bubbling at a cool 1,292 degrees. At least with this bucket list adventure, I could appreciate getting the code to the security box. Certainly, it would warrant secret pretzel stash info. But a Chilean death dive and a group trip with 40 other Americans to see the world's tallest mountain while staying in four- and five-star hotels aren't exact- ly the same thing. And despite the fact that the mem- bers of this group will park their bus somewhere along the base of the be- hemoth and hike upward of 20 feet or so, they aren't exactly climb- ing Mount Everest, either. Though, undoubtedly, that's the story many will tell. The risks here are slim, and it's interesting to watch folks as well-traveled as my parents get nervous. Per- haps I don't relate because my bucket list is decidedly less adventurous these days. I, too, would like to "hike" Everest, but when I sit here and think about my list, the first thing that comes to mind is cheese curdles. I went to college in the Midwest, and a number of my friends hailed from Wis- consin. For four years, I had to hear about how much they missed the deliciousness that is cheese curdles. Be- fore I pass on to the afterlife, I need to experience this glo- ry! Is that so wrong? Also, using a Hula-Hoop. No matter how hard I gy- rate, that stupid loop just falls to my feet within two seconds. How is it that every other child in the world can figure this out? I refuse to live out my whole life best- ed by a Hula-Hoop. The se- crets must be learned! The motions must be mastered! In the same category, I'd like to add roundoffs and roll- er-skating. A Mohawk is on the agen- da. An old colleague of mine shaved her head for her 29th birthday. She believed that all people should shave their heads once before turn- ing 30. The idea was to do something extreme, out of your comfort zone and ulti- mately liberating. I missed that deadline. But "Mohawk by 40" has a sweet ring to it. I'd also like to follow my mom's super-secret stash example. For years, she has sworn off pretzels because she loves them too much and feels they are her ide- al-weight kryptonite. Swear- ing off a favorite food has al- ways felt extreme to me, so I loved discovering that she still indulges from time to time. I like to think that in her bedroom, one of the air vents' grates can easi- ly be lifted. Hidden behind it, kept cool and dry by the pumped-in air, is a rolled-up brown paper bag, a few por- tion-sized bags of pretzels inside. It's like a teenager hiding her weed, but in this case, it's a 60 -something woman hiding her carbs. I need a secret gummy worm stash. And the excit- ing thing is that I can tick that off the bucket list today. Perhaps it's indicative of the varying seasons of our lives. I have young children, so my list has become filled with smaller wins that are more achievable. The risks are far more measured be- cause, let's be honest, the big- gest item on the bucket list is just to be here for my kids. Everest and volcano jump- ing can wait for now. On the plus side, I don't have to give away the location of my se- cret gummy worm stash. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at www.facebook. com/katiedidhumor. RANDY Harris County Council for District 1 BUSINESS I would appreciate your vote and support. EXPERIENCED IN Paid for by Randy Harris for County Council, Denise Harris Treasurer