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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, July 31, 2019 C- 5 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 No. 423 Smokehouse, in Petersburg. BELATED BIRTHDAYS Cody Kendall ............................. Petersburg ....... 7/19 THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Vanessa DeCoursey ................... Petersburg .......7/31 Roberta Fetzgerald ................... Washington ........8/2 Marty Horoll ............................. Petersburg ........ 8/5 Mary Batchelor ......................... Washington ....... 8/5 Bert L. Taylor ........................... Monroe City ....... 8/5 Joyce Lynn Hayes ...................... Petersburg ........ 8/6 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR 423 SMOKEHOUSE 804 E. Illinois St., Petersburg 812-354-2277 • Like Us On Facebook! Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in red, white and blue lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversary in the week of Au- gust 1-7. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. August 1 - Phillip Meyer turns 55; Kailee Russell turns 22; Wanda Rus- sell; Kimberly Joanna Marie Brauneck- er turns 2 this month. August 2 - Michelle French turns 31; Alfred Cooper turns 61. August 3 - Lisa Poehlein turns 56; Chase Williams turns 14; Ryan Stal- cup turns 31; Carolyn McGehee; Den- nis Clark turns 32. August 4 - Debbie Russell turns 59; Joretta Nichols; Dixie Toms turns 61; Carolyn Perry turns 42. August 5 - Jalen Stephens turns 26; Kaitlyn Edwards turns 21; Don and De- lores Hensley will celebrate 40 years. August 6 - Lincoln Poehlein turns 33; Justice Hall turns 7. August 7 - Kevin Bolin turns 42; Mindy Adcock Gayhart turns 36. 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 have a bright, sun- shiny day: Sue Ellen, Angie, Dee, Ma- rie, Steve, Katy, Arvle and many with allergies, viruses, and the aches and pains of life. Winslow is saddened to hear of the passing of Kendra Benson Conner, who passed of a heart attack on Sun- day, July 21, 2019. She was active with the Beautification Committee, and loved her family and grandchildren. To the family and friends, remember all the great times you had and share your memories. More memories will be added. EVENTS August 1 - Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. August 1-3 - Oakland City Lions Club's 53rd Sweet Corn Festival. Pa- rade at 6 p.m. on Thursday. August 2-3 - 47th Zoar Mosquito Fes- tival, with the stationary parade at 1 p.m. on Saturday. August 4 - Spurgeon-Monroe Fire Dept. meeting at 4 p.m., training at 5 p.m. at the station house. August 5 - Winslow Fire Dept. meet- ing at 6:30 p.m. at the station house. August 6 - Winslow Festival meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. You are invited to be a part of this fam- ily-friendly event. The 14th Winslow Community Festival will be Sept. 21, with the light-up parade at dark. August 9 - First day for all Pike County schools. August 11 - 78th Poehlein Reunion at the Winslow Community Center, with a carry-in meal to start at noon EDT. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Community Center. Petersburg seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the courthouse basement. Petersburg Farmers Market every Saturday morning until Sept. 28 on 8th St., next to the Court- house in Petersburg. Each Monday, Celebrate Recovery will meet at the River of Life Church, with a meal at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Childcare is provided. There was one postcard this week at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Postcard 663 has a colorful sunrise over a flat ground with mountains in the far background. A tall leafy tree hovers over a wheeled cannon and cannonballs are sitting on a concrete base. In the background is a statue of a soldier and up front are several large stones and a marker. The words say, "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1- 3, 1863," above the U.S. flag and the Confederate flag. This is the battlefield at Gettysburg, where 50,000 of the 165,000 men who did battle there were casualties. When the smoke cleared on July 4, 1863, after three days of fight- ing, there were more dead than there were residents of Gettysburg. The bat- tle itself marked a turning point in the Civil War, already two years old. It reads, "Hi Sweets, we stopped here at Gettysburg to show our neph- ews, Brandon, Corey and Parker Goep- pner, all the sites of this awesome bat- tlefield. Everyone learns more about history when they are here. It's almost impossible to believe the amount of men who died here. Max and Cheryl Carlisle, Stendal, Ind." We also loved the history of postcard 663 of Gettysburg battlefield and being there must have brought this event to life back in the year of 1863. Thanks again for this history. The Patoka River in Winslow is low and the storm we had Sunday night wasn't enough to help the river rise. The storm only caused more limbs to break and fall in our corner lot and caused my Black-eyed Susans to bend over. Our squirrel was seen near the Normulance and then climbed our small tree, but when I started talking to it, it scampered down that tree and climbed the bigger walnut tree. I men- tioned we have one hummingbird feed- ing on three feeders of sugar water, but when I was talking to my sister, Ter- ri Ann, there were three humming- birds. Yay! I mentioned last week we were out to get new tread for the truck and we got two back tires that doll up the truck a bit. When we noticed the flat tire, we were on our way to the Winslow Lions meet- ing. As my dad always said, "It's only flat on the bottom." As Norm was airing up our spare tire, I called Leroy to get a ride and he sent me an Uber driver by the name of Pat. You have heard stories of Ubers, so I joked that, that would be fine. I know the driver. It wasn't too long and Norm made it to our meeting. I re- ally appreciate my driver, Pat. Last weekend, July 19 -20, was the Heart for a Hero event at the Sports League, where several ball players had fun in the hot, humid sun. Lugnutz had the bands, which played into the night. Saturday, around 10 p.m., I heard fire- works go off and looked outside to see the lighted lanterns floating across the sky through the trees, and then again at 11 p.m. more fireworks. The Winslow Lions Club had their regular flea market at Riverside Park, where we served breakfast and lunch for only a few stars who came down to that area. We thought we were part of this event because they asked us, but we were there anyway and we also had a great time in the shade with two of our regular vendors. Our next flea market will be August 17. Our Lions Club flea markets are a fundraiser for our group and we also give back to our community with the entry fee. I know that these past two months have been hot and a lot humid, but maybe August 17 will be a lot better and not so hot. All our Pike County children will start school soon and the buses will be on the roads again. The schools will have new students and those regular students, but in a new grade of learn- ing. To all the students, make your learning a fun project because if you love what you learn, it will help you achieve that higher A, B or C in your studies. Don't forget to ask for help if you don't understand something. Have a great year. To all our Poehlein descendants of the eight children of John and Mary, we will have fun at our 78th reunion on August 11, with the meal beginning at noon EDT at the Winslow Communi- ty Center, where you will have load of laughter, hugs and kisses, and fun, fun, fun with family you may only see once a year. Our theme this year is "Under the Sea." The 14th Winslow Community Fes- tival and Light-Up Parade isn't too far away as of now on Sept. 21 with food, music, games, rides and a lot more fam- ily fun all day and night. Do you have your item to light up in the parade? It will be here soon and I have heard of 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. New Price $145,000. MLS# 201650829 Storage Building units for Rent. Located on 808 Collins Street, Winslow. 8X12 unit $60/Month. 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. New Price $20,500. MLS#201908241. One bedroom apartment with stove, refrigerator, water/sewer included Patoka Valley Apartments, Winslow. 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 Looking for a country home? This is it. Owners started renovation work on the interior. Replaced the windows with new tilt down insulated units, painted and started renovation of the bathroom and kitchen. The home has the original hardwood floors, interior doors and casing. rooms are large. Eat-in kitchen like country folks enjoy. This home has a lot of country character. Lots to see. A little work and this home will be complete. The upper level has three rooms. Two of the rooms could be used as bedrooms and a bonus room with some additional work. Priced to sell at $99,000. MLS#201929337 Fantastic 3 bedroom home with 2.5 bathrooms located at the edge of town. Extremely well maintained home. Eat-in kitchen with island bar. Very large living and family room area with cathedral ceiling. Located on .99 acres yard area with a gazebo to sit in and enjoy the lazy days of summer. Three car garage with 2 yard barns to store yard and garden equipment. A 35X16 pole barn to use as a storage area or a garage for automotive repairs,work shop,or many other projects. Priced at $215,000. MLS#201921149 The work's all done. Great home, ready to move in. The owners bought the property 3 years ago and did considerable renovation. New metal roof, new interior ceilings, new carpet, new high efficiency HVAC system, insulated windows, screened-in back porch, fenced-in backyard, storage area in upper attic area with stairway access, lots to see. Priced to sell at $92,500. MLS#201922605 Looking for a country property with 3.68 acres? This is it, a 3-bedroom home with nice size rooms. The property is partially fenced with a 40X60X14' horse barn with stalls. Great spot to have horses, cow, chickens with a nice area for a garden. It also has an insulated and heated studio building. Priced at $117,000. MLS#201920960 WE HAVE CLIENTS LOOKING FOR HOMES! • LIST WITH US TODAY! 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! NEW PRICE! SALE PENDING! SALE PENDING! 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. New Price $41,500. MLS#201801669 PRICE REDUCED! PRICE REDUCED! some that is being made to light up and put in. Hope to see you all there for a fun- filled family and friends event on Main St. with the beautification and Riverside Park with the Winslow Li- ons. More Winslow groups to join in this happy event. More info to follow in com- ing weeks. Tired of reading my ram- blings? Well, I guess it's time to dim the lights, but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see what your areas have in store for your eyes. Always smile, wave and say Hi to ev- eryone you see this week. Adam Scales (812) 354-8488 adam.scales@infarmbureau.com