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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, May 8, 2019 C- 5 Down on the Farm by Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Posey County To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscrip- tion. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a free $25 gift certificate from JA Primitives, in Petersburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Jake Furman ...............................Hazleton ........5/10 Denny Cavins ............................ Petersburg .......5/11 Ruby Sallee ............................... Petersburg .......5/11 Jamie Sallee .............................. Petersburg .......5/11 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR JA Primitives 1335 N. Kennedy Court, Petersburg 812-789-6229 Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet The Water Spout COMMERCIAL AND INVESTMENT PROPERTIES Hardware store ready for new owners. Fully equipped with display shelving, key cutter, glass cutter, lots of inventory to get new owner started. Building has new roof, gutters with metal siding on east and west gable ends of building. Lots of extras! Oakland City. $165,000. MLS# 201650829 This is a great property for a contractor that needs a building location to store materials and equipment or a repair shop. Great location on 1.15 acres on State Rd 57 at the edge of town. This was formerly Jim's Auto & Glass with a shop area of approx. 1,150 SF and 540 SF storage area. In 1999 a 40X22 building with 2 overhead garage doors was constructed and attached to the shop. There is a two bedroom area that was used as the living area for the owner with a full bath, kitchen,and dining room area. Lots of area in the rear for expansion and for a storage yard. $69,750. MLS #201904770 Storage Building units for Rent. Located on 808 Collins Street, Winslow. 8X12 unit $60/Month. WE HAVE CLIENTS LOOKING FOR HOMES! • LIST WITH US TODAY! RENTAL PROPERTY 31.98 acres prime field tilled farm ground. High in pot ash, nitrogen and phosphorus for good soil fertility. MLS#201912317. Looking for a wooded building site? One acre located just past I-69 on Shady Lane, off of State Hwy. 61. MLS#201908241. One bedroom apartment with stove, refrigerator, water/sewer included Patoka Valley Apartments, Winslow. Eddie Boyd, Principal Broker Kay Helfen Associate Broker 812-582-1145 Addey Boyd Associate Broker 812-354-5599 Keith Shoultz Associate Broker 812-664-6640 602 E. MAIN, PETERSBURG BOYD REALTY & DEVELOPMENT LLC 812-354-8893 SIAR CHOOSE BOYD FOR Personal SERVICE! WILL SELL ON CONTRACT! Great Winslow Main Street business location. Lot of updates and improvements. Separate upstairs apartment. Large area upstairs to add additional apartments. Owner had new roof installed and gutters in November 2017 with warranty. MLS#201801669 Rare opportunity to purchase. 62.34 acres isolated and private for hunting, fishing, camping, 4 wheeler paths. Located on a dead end county road with access to electric and Pike Gibson water. Small hidden lake to fish or swim. Lots of deer and rabbits accessing this property. Lots of trees and open areas to enjoy outside recreation- al activities. $154,850. MLS #201838768 SALE PENDING! Looking for property out in the country close to town? This is it. Almost three acres with large master bedroom with new custom built walk in shower. Open concept kitchen and living room area. Large additional second bedroom 15x12. Owner built on in 2012 a one car garage and an 11x20 extra room that opens out to a 12x18 covered deck. Metal roof and truss system was installed over residence. Chain link fence runs in- stalled for dog exercise area. Lots to see. Priced to sell at $59,500. MLS #201914958 SALE PENDING! NEW LISTING! Looking for a small country farm with 26 plus acres? Great location! Nice three bedroom home with eat-in kitchen, modern kitchen with two baths. Hall bathroom has a new whirlpool tub. Half basement with lots of built-in storage shelves.12'x26' carport with handicap ramp. $215,000. MLS#201902235. SALE PENDING! MERRY Continued from page 5 I screamed bloody mur- der. The adults — teachers and parents alike — tried to pry me from the grate. I re- member the pain being im- mense, and the panic on the adults' faces only increased my own panic. Eventually, a parent thought to lather my leg in a substance. I re- call it being butter — which I guess is possible, seeing as we were at a picnic — but more likely, it was sunscreen and I was too distracted by my chronic screaming to notice. The oily substance worked its way down my leg, and I was pried free at last. My leg hurt. It throbbed. I cried, cuddled my mom and was given a popsicle. Maybe 15 minutes later, I was ready to play again. In a park full of fun op- tions and friends, I had only one thing on my mind. Now that my leg was covered in butter (sunscreen?), would it get stuck again? Only one way to find out. This time, I didn't try crossing the monkey bars at the top. This mission had nothing to do with any swinging accomplishment. I walked right over to the grate and thrust my leg in- to it. Ooh, it hurt. It hurt so much more than the first time because now my leg was battered, scratched and bruised from being pulled out previously. It was also swollen, which meant it got even more stuck this time. I screamed, cried and was pulled out once again. But the thing that upset me the most was when my mom banned me from going on the grated monkey bars for the rest of the day. "Why not?! " I wailed. So mean! How do children make it to adulthood? When I picked up my son, he ran over and jumped in my arms. His teacher's jaw dropped. "I really thought it was broken," she said. "It was swelling up, and it's so bruised." My son nodded gleeful- ly. "Super bruised," he said. "Wanna see how I did it, Ma- ma? " And he skipped over to the spinning merry-go- round and stuck his foot un- der it. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www. facebook.com/katiedidhu- mor. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Ronald D. Hudson and Kathleen J. Hudson convey to Jeffrey Marion Koberstein and Alyssa Lynn Kober- stein, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheriff of Pike County and Somer L. Wallace, AK A Somer Leigh Wallace, AK A Somer Leigh Jarvis con- vey to Branch Banking and Trust Company, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. LBN Community Bank conveys to Patricia Moore and Charles Moore, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Lisa DeJarnett and Lisa Punturi-DeJarnett convey to Lisa Dejarnett, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Carol L. Rumble conveys to Stephanie D. McKinney, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Justin A. Davis conveys to Justin A. Davis and Amy Davis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Nancy Lee McCain quitclaims to Stephen Wayne McCain, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gerald Michael Gibson and Natalie N. Gibson con- vey to Robert Bonney and Sandra Steinhart, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Marvin J. Fair and Oneida M. Fair convey to There- sa Montgomery and Jerald Fair, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Patricia Anne Jenkins and Beverly Sue Smith con- vey to Steven E. Carter and Luzell A. Carter, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Vanessa R. Lanning conveys to Austin Walker Wood- all, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Three Rivers Beagle Club, Inc. conveys to Michael A. Poteet and Mariah L. Poteet, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. D. Davis Properties, LLC. conveys to Gregory J. Kil- lian, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dalton J. Vanfleet and Kelsey Vanfleet convey to Derek S. Catt, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Multiple reasons ex- ist for a little angst around the continual showers we are experiencing every few days. Farmers have existen- tial concerns. Homeowners have some reasons to worry. Gardeners likewise have is- sues with which to contend. What have we experienced and what are we likely to see in the coming days? First of all, we in South- western Indiana cannot complain. Our counter- parts in eastern Nebraska, South Dakota, and now Io- wa have experienced record issues in recent weeks. As of this writing, downtown Davenport, Iowa, is one of the centers of concern, with the Mississippi River reach- ing record levels at that lo- cation. Worse conditions do exist, and our worries have to be considered as relative to others, particularly our neighbors. However, we do have rea- son to worry a bit. According to the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, the Evans- ville Airport has reached 24.15 inches of precipitation as of May 2. We are already an inch and four tenths from the driest entire year on record, 1930, with sev- en months to go. February and March of this year both returned over seven inches of precipitation, with April clocking in at only five and a half inches, all well above climatological averages. The main issues for farm- ers are the lack of fieldwork days. Farmers need some drying to perform actions in the fields. Which action they perform can be impact- ed by how much drying has occurred. Spraying weeds or killing cover crops can be performed on some wet- ter ground. Applying fer- tility through nitrogen be- fore planting can occur on ground a little less than ready for planting. Planting is crucial, though. The seed needs to enter the ground at the right depth with the right moisture to allow roots to grow appropriate- ly. Planting at even slight- ly too wet conditions can re- sult in sidewall compaction, where wheels and knives from planters prohibit prop- er root growth. For that rea- son, farmers have had some days to get out into fields, but very little planting has occurred to this point. Gardeners have had a few more days to get their crops into the ground, due to the relatively smaller area they farm. The increased precip- itation does have an effect on those crops, as root rots in the soil and seedling dis- eases vastly increase with increased precipitation. Those vegetables or herbs have a poorer germination rate and survivability with the increased rain. Landowners also have their issues, mainly in land- scaping and lawn care. Tim- ing for pruning may have been an issue as dry times in late winter are needed for trimming plants that do not flower in spring. Like- wise, plants that flower in the spring are recommend to be pruned after they flow- er, which could be difficult with more rainfall. Shrubs, like dogwoods, need dry pe- riods after pruning to devel- op immunity to diseases af- ter pruning. Lawns are another con- cern. Lazy lawnmowers are always the best to promote plant diversity and reseed those cool season grasses that may have been allowed to go to seed prior to mow- ing. However, no one wants wheel tracks in their lawn in low spots by mowing too soon after the last rain show- er. Planning lawn mowing has had to occur this year, with some preferring to take the first possible opportuni- ty to meet home owner as- sociation guidelines, while others should allow a day or two to dry ground after rainfall to prevent compac- tion and clogging of mow- ers with wet seed heads and grass blades. For more infor- mation, please contact Hans Schmitz at 812-838 -1331 or hschmitz@purdue.edu. Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in colorful lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anni- versary in the week of May 9 -15. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. May 9 - Justin Meyer turns 40 ; Becky Lamb Popp turns 30 ; Sylvia Wheeler turns 88. May 11 - Ryleigh Dillman turns 14; Owen Sanders turns 12; Steve English; Samantha Jo Poehlein. May 12 - Reta Goodman Copple turns 70 ; Cami Richardson turns 36; Cheyenne McCandless turns 21; Zon Risley turns 45; Matthew Alan Popp turns 3; Daniel and Beth Merritt cele- brate 18 years. May 13 - Dustin Cummins turns 33; Cindy Bailey turns 65; Devon Carlisle turns 15; Rita Travis turns 35; Mat- thew Hill turns 42. May 14 - Kevin Goins turns 41; Chelly Meece turns 65; Scottie Cun- ningham; Larry and Kay Meyer cele- brate 31 years. May 15 - Sebastion Ashley turns 13; Kimberly Gonzales turns 17; Richard Tisdale; Sabrina Hartley; Claire Bolin turns 10 ; Dariel Dunns. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who need that card, visit, phone call and that daily thought of them to feel a bit better. EVENTS May 10 - Pike County Spring taxes are due. May 11 - Spurgeon-Monroe Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast from 6 -11 a.m. at the station house. Get your pancake and sausage, and something to wash it all down, before you start your journey into all the yard sales. Pike County-Wide Yard Sales - Check out The Press-Dispatch for locations at which you would like to shop. May 12 - Mother's Day - Treat your mom with an "I love you," and take her out to eat, get her that something spe- cial she has wanted or just tell her how much she means to you. May 13 - Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. at the Community Center, where you can learn what new things are en- forced and you, as a citizen, can voice your concerns. May 14 - Winslow Beautifi- cation at 6:30 p.m., Winslow Economic at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center. May 15 - Spurgeon-Mon- roe Fire Dept. Auxiliary meeting at 6 p.m. at the sta- tion house. May 16 - Winslow Lions Club and Winslow Park Board meet at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. May 27 - 12th Memorial Day Parade in Winslow, with line-up at 1 p.m. at the elementary school parking lot. The pa- rade starts at 2 p.m. and will go south on Main St. to Union St. to Oak Hill Cemetery, where a service will be held with Roy Henderson as our speaker, along with POW-MIA and Taps by the Winslow American Legion Post 115. May 30 -June 1 - Pike County Spring Clean-Up. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Community Center. Petersburg seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the courthouse basement. Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598 had no postcards or notes this week. The Patoka River in Winslow was over its banks at the Riverside Park, where the beaver was surrounded in water, but the Eskimo was dry. As of now, the water is high but in its banks, unless it rains heavier. We also had heavy fog early Thursday morning, I thought I was seeing wrong. You have heard about April show- ers bring May flowers, well, the April showers have done a great job this year, but this past week we have had some strong winds and we all like the 80s and 60s. Our furnace is turned down real low but no air conditioner yet. I just open up the windows and the door until the mosquitoes come inside, then the door closes. Spring is here be- cause you hear the songs of the birds as you wake up. As I look around the yards and in the neighboring yards, I see the ferns are bigger, the walnut tree is starting to get leaves, the maple tree has the he- licopters falling and some leaves are appearing, peonies are in bud, Rose of Sharons have some leaves, rose bushes are full of their leaves, ap- ple and peach trees have lost most of their blos- soms so the fruit will ap- pear soon, the black-eyed susans are getting taller or maybe they are tall weeds (I'm not for sure what I see). I see wild- flowers of tall daisies, lit- tle yellow flowers in yards of green grass, and the tu- lips of red and white along with more spring flowers, like the purple hanging group of flower clusters on trees in Ayr- shire and the Dogwood looks great in the woods of green. I guess you saw the pictures of the Winslow Sports League that was on April 27 and the rain stayed away for most of their games. Steve Nelson stopped traffic on the south side of Main St., and Norm and I were on the north side of Main St. The parade had lots of stars all along Main St. to wave at the players and I don't know how ma- ny teams, but I waved at all of them. I am disappointed with some of the rude people who decided to drive around the roadblock and think they can drive in to the parades. That is rude and they do it every parade. Winslow has a web page for those who use the internet, but if you're like me and don't have internet service, then there is a newsletter at the Town Hall that has some information for Winslow citizens. Poehlein Spring Bass Tourney was May 4 and since the column has to be to The Press-Dispatch before then, I will have the great information of who won and how much fun they all had in next week's column. To all the moms out there, have a great day with family and I hope you all get that special "I love you, Mom," from all of your loved ones. As the lights begin to dim on this week's ramblings, keep an eye on fami- ly and friends, slow down and see what nature has in store for you. It's spring, so enjoy it. As I always say, smile, wave and say Hi to everyone you see this week. Happy Mother's Day!