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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 23, 2019 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call 812-354-8500 NEWS BRIEFS Blue Jean Center will host Sunday dinner Due to the weather this past Sunday, the dinner has been rescheduled to this Sunday, January 27 at the Blue Jeans Community Center in Monroe City from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will include: Chicken and noodles, crazy meatballs, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, pick- led beets, bread and desserts. Carry-outs available. All proceeds benefit the center. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@ pressdispatch.net or call 812-354-8500. MON VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP Spaghetti $ 6.99 Cheesy Mozzarella Toast, Side Salad and Drink* DAILY dine in or carry out *Your Choice of Regular Coffee, Tea or Coke Product. /CakesAndCoffeeCafe Like us on Facebook! In a Hurry? Call 812-354-2004! FREE WiFi 618 E MAIN, PETERSBURG JAN. 23 thru JAN. 29 Mon-Fri 7:30am-6pm Saturday 7:30am-2pm CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI Chicken and Dumplings $ 7.99 Plate of Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Baked Apples, Roll and a Drink * THURSDAY CHEESY POTATO Meatloaf $ 7.99 Green Beans Buttered Peas and Carrots, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Roll and Drink * Country Ham $ 7.99 Thick-Sliced Country Ham Served with Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Roll and a Drink * CHICKEN NOODLE & CHILI FRIDAY Roast Beef Manhattan $ 7.99 Roast Beef Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Amish Bread with Green Beans and Drink * The King's Stromboli $ 7.99 A Large 9 Inch Stromboli Fit for a King! Served with Chips, Side Salad and a Drink * FRESH, MADE-FROM-SCRATCH CINNAMON ROLLS FRIDAY MORNING CHILI Biscuits and Gravy $ 6.99 With Your Choice of Bacon or Sausage, Two Eggs and Drink* Omelette $ 7.99 2 Egg Omelette With Cheese, Onions, Green Peppers and Mushrooms, With Your Choice of Bacon or Sausage, Toast and Drink.* TUESDAY HAM & BEANS WITH CORNBREAD FRESH, MADE-FROM-SCRATCH CINNAMON ROLLS TUESDAY MORNING Turkey Manhattan $ 7.99 Turkey Breast Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Amish Bread with Green Beans and Drink * Baked Chicken Breast with Macaroni and Cheese $ 7.99 Juicy Sesoned Baked Chicken Breast Served with Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans or Peas and Carrots, Slice of Amish Bread and a Drink * WEDNESDAY Cut Out and Place on the Fridge! HOURS cafe & cakes cof fee cafe SATURDAY Monday, January 28 6:30-8:30 PM EST LOCATED AT THE Otwell United Methodist Church 10055 E. Washington Street, Otwell PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 69TH ANNUAL EXTENSION BOARD MEETING Please RSVP by contacting the Extension Office at 812-354-6838 or clark428@purdue.edu no later than Friday, January 25. D I N N E R I R I S H B A N D SILENT AUCTION Dinner is $15, children 12 and under $10 MARRIAGE LICENSES Danny Joe Whitehouse, 55, of 8455 Co Rd 500 N., Francisco, son of Joe and Barbara Whitehouse, to Lin- da Sue Allen, 55, of 612 N. 5th St., Petersburg, daugh- ter of Lindell R. and Vera M. Johnson. Joel Paul Meece, 29, of 163 E. Co Rd 475 S., Winslow, son of Frankie Meece and Donna King, to Kyndall Jane Coleman, 24, of 163 E. Co Rd 475 S., Winslow, daugh- ter of Gregory and Carmen Coleman. Randy D. Hayes, 55, of 6136 N. Co Rd 200 E., Peters- burg, son of Jimmie F. and Vonda Hayes, to Pamela Ma- rie Capehart, 55, of 6136 N. Co Rd 200 E., Petersburg, daughter of Austin and Shirley Capehart. Petersburg Elem. hosts VEX Robotics competition By Kenzie Rudolph Mrs. Terra Knust, a sec- ond grade teacher at Pe- tersburg Elementary, is al- so in charge of the robotics program that is comprised of fourth and fifth grade teams. Petersburg Elemen- tary is hosting a huge VEX robotics competition on January 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with 32 teams from all around the area. The students have to go through a lengthy applica- tion and interview process to make the robotics teams, and Knust said they do cod- ing and spend months prac- ticing to perfect their robots. Knust has four teams com- peting this year, a total of 16 kids, with teams consisting of anywhere between three and five students each. Knust said, "Last year, I had one team qualify for state. We have come very close this year. One of my teams has gotten 2nd place twice." She is confident that her students have a great op- portunity to advance in the upcoming competitions. The money for the ro- botics program comes from grants that Knust has worked hard to obtain for her students to be able to travel and compete with dif- ferent schools. She extends a warm welcome to the com- munity for this free admis- sion event on Saturday, Janu- ary 26. The teams will arrive at 8 a.m. (EST), the match- es will be from 10 a.m.-noon and 12:45 -3 p.m., and the fi- nals will be 3-4 p.m. There will also be concession stands provided. The REC Foundation web- site said, "The VEX IQ chal- lenge provides robotics en- gineering and research proj- ect challenges that enhance students' appreciation for science, technology, engi- neering and mathematics (STEM). With guidance from teachers and mentors, students work in teams to design, build and program a robot to compete in an excit- ing annual game challenge." The challenge at Pe- tersburg, according to the REC Foundation website, said, "students participate in a teamwork challenge as they seek to attain the high- est score possible by scoring and stacking colored Hubs in Building Zones, removing Bonus Hubs from the Hang- ing Structure, and Parking or Hanging on the Hanging Bar." Knust said, "Robotics has become extremely popular in Indiana and around the world and I think our com- munity needs to see how in- volved our kids are in this." The Petersburg Elementary robotics team will host a competition on Jan- uary 26 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The team includes, front row (l to r): Macy Hill, Karly Gideon and Brooklyn Query; second row: Kaeden Jansen, Jacob Hark- er, Kady Gideon, Elle Readle, Llinkyn Knust and Carter McCain; back row: Jacoby Smith, Lane Frederick, Josiah Ross, Joshua Harker, Zayne Bell, Ak- sel Onyett and Tyler Collins. Contributed photo By Janice Barniak Jenny Ridao, Gibson and Pike County Pur- due Extension educa- tor, presented to a class at Oakland City Library last week on the unique challenges of cooking for small families with just one or two people. "It's hard to cook for one or two. You can make the same meal you made for you and your kids grow- ing up, but now it's too much. You eat it, go to bed, after four days of leftovers, it's just too much," she said. For those families, who might be empty nesters, single parents or newlyweds, she said there are ways to cut down on food boredom from eating the same meals, and one way is to change the way you think about a meal. "No one said there have to be rules with meals. Don't get hung up on side dishes," she said, saying the meat and several side dishes might be too much for a small family. Instead, she suggest- ed casseroles in small square pans that can make just two servings for two people. Another way to get out of a food rut, or eat- ing out with a small family is to make food more social. A couple, for exam- ple, can be more mo- tivated to cook if they do it together or with friends. Ridao shared the sto- ry of her mother mak- ing grilled cheese sand- wiches with friends when her father was out of town—her father does most of the cook- ing for the couple. A fter trying the to- mato grilled cheese rec- ipe with balsamic vine- gar and various chees- es with her friend, her mother reported they really liked the results and planned to try cook- ing together again. "Mom burnt only two sandwiches. I said, 'on- ly two? ' and she said, 'Sharon took over after that,'" Ridao said. The Oakland City Public Library hosts a monthly cooking club every second Tuesday, where each member chooses one recipe to make and bring to the club meeting. "It's not always about food, it's about making a connection. Food is fu- el. It's not something we always want to do, but we need to eat, so we need to cook," she said. Cooking class shares tips for small families Lisa Clark toasts balsamic vinegar tomato and cheese sandwiches Thursday during a cooking class geared to- ward cooking for one or two people.