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A-6 Local Wednesday, October 24, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Mark and Susan have lived in Pike County their entire lives. Susan has worked for Petersburg Medical Clinic for more than 30 years. They have two children and three grandchildren. With a vast experience is politics and business, a positive history of engagement with State and Local leaders, I have the passion and expertise to lead the county forward. I am committed to this county, and I am committed to you. I will help make things better for ALL of us because I BELIEVE IN PIKE COUNTY. Paid for by Mark Flint Commissioner BELIEVE IN PIKE COUNTY Commissioner FLINT Mark I would appreciate your vote on Nov. 6. Mark Flint For Pike County Commissioner ,1752'8&,1*285 1(:(673+<6,&,$1 %ULDQ*HEKDUGW0' 5DGLDWLRQ2QFRORJLVW *RRG6DPDULWDQLVH[FLWHGWRDQQRXQFH WKHDUULYDORIRXUQHZ5DGLDWLRQ2QFRORJLVW %ULDQ*HEKDUGW0''U*HEKDUGWGHFLGHG WREHFRPHDSK\VLFLDQVRKHFRXOGPDNH DSRVLWLYHLPSDFWRQKLVSDWLHQWVDQGWKH FRPPXQLW\³,KDYHSHUVRQDOO\VHHQWKH LPSDFWFDQFHUFDQKDYHRQDSHUVRQDQGWKHLU IDPLO\´KHVDLG³7KHVSHFLDOW\RIUDGLDWLRQ RQFRORJ\DOORZVPHWRXWLOL]HWKHODWHVW WHFKQRORJ\ZKLOHFDULQJIRUP\SDWLHQWVGXULQJ DYHU\GLI¿FXOWWLPHLQWKHLUOLYHV´'U*HEKDUGW FKRVHWRSUDFWLFHDW*RRG6DPDULWDQEHFDXVH KHORYHGWKHIHHOLQJRIFRPPXQLW\DQGWKH DYDLODELOLW\RISURYLGLQJKLVSDWLHQWVZLWKWKH ODWHVWFXWWLQJHGJHWUHDWPHQWV+HDQGKLV ZLIH$QDUHVLGHLQ9LQFHQQHV,QKLVIUHH WLPH'U*HEKDUGWHQMR\VVSHQGLQJWLPH RXWGRRUVWUDYHOLQJH[HUFLVLQJFRRNLQJ DQGZDWFKLQJ*HRUJLDIRRWEDOO *RRG6DPDULWDQ&DQFHU3DYLOLRQ 66HYHQWK6WUHHW 9LQFHQQHV,1 *6+9,125* Ira's Place offering sign-up for vets Located just south of Petersburg on the east side of State Highway 57 is Ira's Place. The Rumbletown site is marked by an elevated large metal sign with a smaller white sign made for signatures. Ira Wilson is the owner and is inviting all Vietnam veterans to come down and add their signature to the sign sit- ting on the edge of the road across from Mary L&R Floral Designs. Ira, who is a Vietnam veteran, has marked his property, according to Dianna Fisher. The Press-Dispatch 812-354-8500 | www.pressdispatch.net *By enrolling in the Birthday Club, you agree to have your name, town and birth- day, or the person's name and town and birthday of whom you are enrolling, printed in e Press-Dispatch on the week in which the birthday occurs. Joining is easy! Visit pressdispatch.net/birthday or send your full name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@pressdispatch.net.* Each week, a list of birthdays will be published in the paper! You could win a FREE PRIZE from area businesses and a three-month subscription to e Press-Dispatch. MUST RE-ENROLL EVERY YEAR! Join the One WINNER is drawn at the end of each month it takes 3 minutes to subscribe to Call 812-354-8500 How to talk to kids about Halloween safety Come Halloween, young- sters' attentions are under- standably focused on cos- tumes and candy. Their parents, however, are likely more concerned with their kids' safety. Trick-or-treating kids might not pay much mind to safety. As a result, it can be hard for parents to get kids to grasp the importance of being safe on Halloween. The following strategies might make that task easier. • Discuss costumes well in advance of Hal- loween. Many kids are so enthusiastic about Hallow- een that they know which costumes they hope to wear long before October 31. Par- ents can discuss potential costumes well in advance of Halloween before kids even know what they want to wear. Doing so gives par- ents a chance to encourage kids to choose bright cos- tumes that will make them more visible to drivers on Halloween night. Waiting to discuss costumes increases the likelihood that kids will already have an outfit in mind, making it harder for parents to convince them to choose something safe. • Explain that some tai- loring might be necessary to make gathering all that candy a lot easier. Super- man doesn't trip on his cape in the movies, and young- sters dressed up as the Man of Steel shouldn't trip on their capes, either. When kids pick costumes, explain to them that you might need to do some tailoring before they go trick-or-treating. Ex- plain to kids that costumes should be trip-proof so they can seamlessly go from house to house in search of their favorite goodies. • Create a bag or bucket design day. Depending on what kids will use to carry the candy they accumulate this Halloween, parents can plan a bag or bucket design day a few days in advance. Kids will enjoy this chance to get in the Halloween spir- it, and parents can encour- age youngsters to deco- rate their bags and buckets with reflective tape that will make them more visible to drivers. • Talk up trick-or-treat- ing with friends. As Hal- loween approaches, parents can discuss how much fun kids will have going door- to-door with many of their friends. This is a good way to ensure kids trick-or-treat in large groups, making them more visible to driv- ers. In addition, kids trick- or-treating in large groups might be too busy joking with their friends to notice when one or two parents tag along as chaperones. Parents can discuss Hal- loween safety with their children in ways that make it fun to be safe while trick- or-treating.