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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, January 30, 2013 B-5 Area Happenings Al-Anon meeting—Meetings are conducted each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. Seventh St. in Jasper. For more information call 812-887-0349. Gibson Co. Master Gardener Seminar—The Gibson County Master Gardener will be hosting their 11th annual Gardening Seminar on Feb. 16. Topics being covered will be Plant Propagation, Fabulous Foliage, Hydrangeas, Native Plant diversity and Landscaping. Speakers include Dallas Foster, Ted Kroeger, Cris Hochwender, JoEllen Meters Sharp and Bill Abel. Cost is $40 by Feb 6 or $45 after that date. For registration form, go to http://www.hort.purdue.edu/mg/ info/2013OnceUponAGarden or send name & address along with money to GCMG, Linda, 303 E. Walnut St., Allendale, IL 62410. A confirmation postcard will be sent with directions on it. Daviess County Right To Life Paper/AluminumCan Drive—Saturday, February 2, from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m. at the Old K-Mart Parking Lot In Washington. Bag paper in paper bags only. Sorry no magazines.Right to Life is accepting aluminum cans for recycling. For additional information or if you would like to volunteer, contact Louie Kavanaugh at 486-3658. Real Estate transfers Vinod C. Gupta conveys to James J. Jones and Kim A. Jones, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rebecca Miller and Charlie W. Miller convey to Recreational Land Holdings LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Flavius P. Rhodes, Jr. and Jacqueline A. Rhodes convey to Eric Bakke and Pansy Bakke, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stephen K. Kruse conveys to Paul W. Kruse, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Paul W. Kruse conveys to Nesurk Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Paul W. Kruse conveys to Stephen K. Kruse, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stephen Kruse conveys to NKFF Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Paul W. Kruse conveys to Nesurk Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Norma Lee Kruse conveys to Nesurk Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Norma Lee Kruse con- veys to Nesurk Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Norma Lee Kruse conveys to NKFF Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stephen K. Kruse conveys to NKFF Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike county. Norma Lee Kruse conveys to NKFF Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Norma Lee Kruse conveys to NKFF Enterprise LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph Creech conveys to Claude Creech and Nancy J. Creech, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Claude Creech conveys to Claude Creech and Nancy J. Creech, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Phillip Creech and Essie Creech convey to Claude Creech and Nancy J. Creech, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Randall Jay Harris, Jr. and Denise Elaine Harris convey to the City of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Right equipment makes pulling a vehicle stuck in mud easier By Steve Leer Pulling out vehicles stuck in mud requires the right equipment and proper technique, in order to avoid vehicle damage and physical injury. Some jobs are best left to professionals. That's often true when pulling farm machinery and trucks out of soft soil or ditches, says a Purdue University specialist. Performed improperly or without the right equipment, the seemingly simple task can result in costly damage and, possibly, physical injury, said Fred Whitford, coordinator of Purdue Pesticide Programs. Whitford is the lead author of a new Purdue Extension publication on the topic, Extracting Stuck Equipment Safely: How to Avoid Expensive and Painful Incidents (publication No. PPP-98). The 96-page publication is available for free download or $5 in printed form from Purdue's The Education Store. The book can be ordered online at https:// mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item. asp?item_number=PPP-98. "Everyone's pulled out stuck equipment, and maybe it's always worked. But just because you can doesn't mean you should," Whitford said. "You've got to think about whether you have the equipment capable of doing the job and what kind of vehicle you're using to do the pulling. If you don't it can lead to serious injury or death and, if chemicals are involved, possible environmental contamination." In the book, Whitford and ion & Realty on th @ 5:30 PM CST wy 68, Lynnville, IN Auction h @ 1:00 PM CST Warrick County nson Rd.) County. (Eby Rd.) his contributors recount real-life stories of people who were hurt when towing chains or straps broke and flew back into the cab of the pulling vehicle. In some cases the pulling vehicle lost bumpers and axles or sustained body damage. "You might spend several hundred dollars for a professional wrecking service to extract the stuck machinery, but that's nothing compared to losing potentially thousands of dollars if you do it yourself and things go wrong," Whitford said. "And, of course, you can't put a price tag on someone's life." Extracting Stuck Equipment Safely covers assessing the stuck machinery situation, choosing and inspecting pulling equipment, checking attachment device ratings, communicating with the recovery team and what to do if tragedy strikes. "There's a chapter where we go into the four 'zones' of extraction and forces of resistance," Whitford said. "There's the stuck zone, where the vehicle to be pulled is located; the tow zone, the truck or tractor that's going to be doing the pulling; the danger zone, which is the hookup between the stuck and pulling vehicles where the stress is concentrated; and the clear zone, where we make sure there are no people near you in the event something breaks. "Gathering all this information at the scene takes a couple of minutes and will help us know if we can do the job safely." ction Tool and st @ 5:30 PM CST EquipmEnT SalE y 68, Lynnville, IN Saturday, Feb. 16th at 10 am Notice114 E. StAtE rOAd 68, LynnviLLE uary 16th Consign Now for the Tool pment Sale and Equipment Sale. Items Include: tools, vehicles, tractors, implements, nsignments Lawn and Garden items and More. COM ATES 8773 812-598-3936 For more info, call Johny Ray Dimmet at 812-598-3936 Auctioneer/Owner Lic# AU10800006 Front row (l to r): Allie Davis, Jerzey Reibold, Chloe Willis, Kayla Cannon, Ella Adams, Alivia Coleman, Addy Russell and Gabby Collins; second row (l to r): Sydney Boyd, Hallie Bailey, Albany Ashley, Emma Russell and Avarie Hartke; third row (l to r): Makayla Stanley, Abby Sutt, Hallee Stephens, Brianna Schaller, Alexa Rayman, Payton Hulfachor and Brooklyn Aldridge; fourth row (l to r): Makenna Goins, Cheyenne Hughes, Madison Dischinger, Kara Indorf, Lillian Willis, Kayla Sanders and Keeley Schell; fifth row (l to r): Mariah Loveless, Katelyn Vinnedge, Jamie Earls, Tailor Green, Morgan Hudson, Emma Crow, Sarah Hopf, Sierra Branum and Destinee McKinney. Not pictured Madison Peer. Stacy's Studio of Dance competed at Indy The competition dancers from Stacy's Studio of Dance competed at the Talent on Parade Dance Competition in Indianapolis. This was the first time for many of the dancers to compete at this type of competition and level. There are only a few awards given to an entire studio and Stacy's Studio of Dance was awarded the Sportsmanship Award. This is voted on by the Talent on Parade staff and based on how the dancers support their fellow dancers and other studios. This was a very high honor for the studio to receive this award. The studio Competition Team won a top first place and first place overall junior novice large group. The studio production routine won a top first place and third place overall junior novice line. The Pike Central Middle and High School Competition Team won a top first place and first place overall senior novice line. The studio also had sev- eral solo dancers compete which include: Allie Davis, elite top first, second place novice, fourth place photogenic, and a member of the Top Starz National Performance Team; Alivia Coleman, top first and fourth place novice; Chloe Willis, top first, second place photogenic, and third place top entertainer; Makayla Stanley, top first and fifth place photogenic; Madison Peer, top first; Hallee Stephens, top first; Abby Sutt, top first, fourth place photogenic, eighth place novice, and a member of the Top Starz National Performance Team; Brianna Schaller, top first and fourth place novice; Alexa Rayman, top first and second place novice; Payton Hulfachor, (2) top first, first place novice, and a member of the Top Starz National Performance Team; Brooklyn Aldridge, top first and third place novice. The studio is owned and operated by Stacy Hawkins and assistant teacher is Kaci Guth. Front row (l to r): Allie Davis, Makayla Stanley, Chloe Willis and Alivia Coleman; second row (l to r): Abby Sutt, Payton Hulfachor, Alexa Rayman and Hallee Stephens. Not pictured: Madison Peer, Brianna Schaller and Brooklyn Aldridge. New apps can help monitor safety of children By Steve Martin Parents of young children and caregivers for older adults could check in and monitor their safety by using two new smartphone applications developed and commercialized by two Greater Lafayette companies. Bob McCullouch, founder of IN3, said he and his colleagues were excited to develop applications that could benefit a large audience. "National family and youth organizations place the number of children who return to an empty house after school from six to 13 million. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 15 percent of the 11.3 million Americans older than age 65 live alone," he said. "When the executives at D&B Apps shared their thoughts on ChildCheck and HomeSolo, I immediately wanted IN3 involved to create the best solutions." Brett Schurman, chief apps officer at D&B Apps, said ChildCheck sends a message from a parent to a child at designated check-in times. The child responds to the message by pressing a button on the iPhone's screen, which sends a notification message to the parent's phone letting the parent know the child arrived safely. If a child does not respond, ChildCheck sends a text message to the parent. "Parents can enter as few or as many check-in times as they wish. For instance, a check-in can be built to confirm the child made it to school, home from school, to a friend's house, to a movie or a sports practice," he said. "ChildCheck also pinpoints the location of the child within feet of their GPS coordinates on the iPhone Map." Donna Schurman, president of D&B Apps, believes HomeSolo is the first app of its kind to offer a daily wellbeing check to adults who live alone. She said HomeSolo connects iPhone users with a single parent, relative or friend through an automatic daily message. Users enter the name and contact in- Tack aucTion — 1st Saturday of Each Month — Saturday, February 2nd • 6 p.m. 1/4 mile west of Otwell, IN on Hwy. 257 formation of the single person who will receive the caregiver message as well as the days, times and frequency of messages. Users also enter the contact information of the person to be alerted in case of emergency. If the person living alone misses 1106 W. County Rd. 350 N., Petersburg 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, walkout basement, electric heat, and central air. Home will be sold "as is" and "where is". Take a look! MLS#193714 a check-in message, HomeSolo notifies them and the emergency contact at 10-, 20- and 30-minute intervals. 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