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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, July 3, 2019 A- 5 NEWS BRIEFS Veale Creek Theatre presents 'Sweeney Todd' The Veale Creek Theatre presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on July 26 at 7:30 p.m., July 27 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and July 28 at 2 p.m. It is directed by Tyler Simpson, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and based upon the book by Hugh Wheeler. Sweet Corn Festival seeking pageant contestants Tri Kappa of Oakland City is seeking contestants for the Little Miss Sweet Corn Pageant. Girls ages 5 -7 at the time of the contest are eligible. Contest will be Friday, July 26. Contestants are required to perform a talent and will be asked a brief question during an interview. Practices will be on Tuesday evenings. For more in- formation, contact Tammy Schroeder at 812-664-6648. Oakland City Sweet Corn Festival is also seeking pageant contestant ages 8 -20 years old. To sign-up or for more information, contact Phoenix Booker at 812- 677-0434 or Jamie Robinson at 812-582-4424. Pike County's Got Talent to showcase local performers The 4-H Council of Pike County and the Lions Club, of Petersburg and Winslow, will be presenting the sec- ond annual Pike County's Got Talent on Saturday, Ju- ly 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pike County 4-H Fair. The contest will be at the stage in Hornady Park as part of the 4-H Fair festivities. Adult division is a coun- ty-only competition and the winners will receive a tro- phy for solo or group performances. Youth divisions will also receive trophies, but have the additional op- tion to advance to the Indiana State Fair Competition. More information, including applications, guidelines, rules and judging criteria, are available online at the Pike County 4-H Fair Facebook page or by calling the Pike County Extension Office at 812-354-6838. Fam- ily-friendly music is required. 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F ood vendor S on site 4pm-9pm Expect slightly higher food prices this Fourth of July This year, hosts of an In- dependence Day cookout featuring some of America's summertime staples—hot dogs, cheeseburgers, ribs, watermelon and more—can expect to pay slightly more than last year. According to Indiana Farm Bureau's in- formal survey, Hoosiers can expect to spend just over $5 per person for this year's cookout. That's approxi- mately 5 percent more than last year. INFB's survey showed that the average cost to feed 10 people at a cookout in In- diana this summer is $52.56 or $5.26 per person. The summer cookout sur- vey was conducted in mid- June by 20 volunteer shop- pers from all across the state who collected prices on spe- cific food items from one of their local grocery stores. The Indiana survey results are included in the nation- wide survey coordinated by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The national sur- vey showed the average cost of a summer cookout across the country for 10 people is $52.80, or $5.28 per person, less than 1 percent above the Indiana average. "Despite minimal increas- es this year, Indiana food prices continue to remain af- fordable, and just below the national average," said Isa- bella Chism, INFB second vice president and chair of the Women's Leadership Committee. "Hosts gather- ing with family and friends this year can feed the crowd on a budget if they purchase the more affordable items in our market basket this year, like hot dogs and hamburg- ers." The market basket shop- ping list included the follow- ing items: ground beef, hot dogs, hot dog and hamburg- er buns, pork spare ribs, wa- termelon, American cheese slices, baked beans, potato salad, corn chips, prepared lemonade, ketchup and mus- tard. This year, eight items on our shopping list increased in price. The most notable increases in local prices were deli potato salad, ham- burger and hot dog buns, ketchup, and pork spare ribs. Ground beef, hot dogs and baked beans also in- creased in price this year, but only minimally. With record-high milk production in 2019 and cheese production increas- ing, consumers will see low- er cheese prices this grilling season. The price of water- melon, corn chips, lemonade and mustard also declined in Indiana this year. The year-over-year di- rection of the market bas- ket survey aligns close- ly with the federal govern- ment's Consumer Price In- dex report for food at home. As grocery prices have in- creased gradually over time, the share of the aver- age food dollar that Amer- ica's farm families receive has dropped. According to the United States Department of Agri- culture's revised Food Dol- lar Series, in the mid-1970s, farmers on average received more than 30 cents on the dollar for consumer retail food purchases. That figure has steadily decreased since then and is now less than 15 cents per dollar. Using this percentage, the farmer's share of this $52 market basket would be less than $ 8. The remainder goes to the other parts of the food industry. "Only a few years ago, I mentioned that the farm- er's share of our food dollar was around 16 cents. That share continues to decline for farmers and is now under 15 cents," said Chism. "Hoo- sier farmers continue to find ways to streamline their op- erations and decrease costs of production to accommo- date for this shift. Neverthe- less, our farmers still pro- vide safe, affordable food for Hoosiers and families all over the world." AFBF has been conduct- ing the informal quarterly market basket survey of re- tail food price trends since 1989. More than 100 shop- pers in 34 states participated in the latest survey, conduct- ed earlier this month. Cookout Items (INFB survey) 2017 2018 2019 Percent Change (Past year) Ground round (2 lbs.) $ 8.26 $ 8.35 $ 8.65 4% Hot dogs (1 lb.) $1.82 $1.96 $2.05 5% Hamburger buns (1 pack- age) $1.49 $1.25 $1.39 11% Hot dog buns (1 package) $1.51 $1.25 $1.36 9 % Pork spare ribs (4 lbs.) $10.28 $11.19 $12.17 9 % American cheese (16 -slice package) $2.53 $2.79 $2.65 -5% Baked beans (28 -ounce can) $1.86 $1.91 $1.96 3% Potato salad (3 lbs. pre- pared) $ 9.84 $ 8.15 $ 9.98 22 % Watermelon (4 lbs.) $4.27 $4.72 $4.42 -6 % Corn chips (15 oz. bag) $ 3.31 $ 3.19 $ 3.10 -3% Lemonade (premixed, half gallon) $1.96 $2.43 $2.10 -14% Mustard (16 oz. bottle) $1.32 $1.30 $1.21 -7% Ketchup (20 oz. bottle) $1.09 $1.37 $1.53 12 % Total Average Meal Price $49.50 $49.86 $52.56 5% 2018 Little Miss Firecracker donates 100 books to PES 2018 Little Miss Firecracker Abbi Knepp, of Washington, collected and donated 100 books to third grade teacher Stephanie Richardson (left) at Petersburg Elementary School. This past Sunday, Abbi crowned the 2019 Little Miss Firecracker, Tenley Miller.