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A-4 Local Wednesday, July 31, 2019 The Press-Dispatch AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Pe- tersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. Women's Cancer Support Group–The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergoing can- cer treatment. Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room, located at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Support Group," visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. Breakfast at Senior Center - The first Wednesday of every month, there will be a breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Petersburg Senior Center in the courthouse basement. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting– the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meet- ing–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients–Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center is offering Creat- ing Hope® sessions on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. These sessions are de- signed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materials and an instructional book are available at each session. No previous art experience is needed. Creating Hope® sessions are free and are held in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Conference Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Memorial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class, visit Memo- rial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Cen- ter at 812-996 -7488. Right to Life Aluminum Can/Paper Drive - Sat- urday, August 3 at the Tractor Supply Co. Parking Lot in Washington. This is the main location for the paper drive from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All other locations around the county will be from 9 a.m.-noon. If you would like to vol- unteer, contact Mike Wichman at 812-254-3060 or Lou- is Kavanaugh, Jr. at 812-486 -3658 or show up at the pa- per drive truck the day of the paper drive. Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED–Be pre- pared to respond to an emergency by taking the Heart- saver First Aid with CPR & AED course. Memorial Hos- pital and Health Care Center is now offering this class in two evening sessions. The next class will be held on Tuesdays, August 6 and 13 from 5:30 –9:30 p.m. in the Health and Wellness Classroom at Memorial Southside Office, 1100 West 12th Avenue in Jasper. This American Heart Association course provides information on how to manage illness and injuries in the first few minutes of an emergency until profession- al help arrives. Skills taught include CPR, AED use, re- lief of choking in adults and children, and infant CPR and relief of choking. In order to complete the course and receive a course completion card, participants must pass a written first aid test and successfully complete a skills evaluation in CP T and AED. Pre-registration is required, as class size is limited. Cost is $ 85 and the class requires pre-payment. For more information or to register, please visit Memori- al Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events" or call the Health and Wellness de- partment at 812-996 -2399 or toll-free at (800) 852-7279, ext. 2399. Heartsaver First Aid is also offered. This class in- cludes only first aid and does not include training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (CPR) To register, please call 812-996 -2399 or toll-free at (800) 852-7279, ext. 2399. Living with COPD – Did you know that 24 million Americans have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstruc- tive Pulmonary Disease (COPD.) This disease may re- strict air flow, cause trouble breathing and includes em- physema and chronic bronchitis. If you or if someone you care for is living with COPD, join us for an educational meeting on Tuesday, August 6, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Health Ministry Conference Room located at 709 W. 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about "Living with COPD," vis- it Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call Sue Wehr, BSN RN, at 812-996 -5232. Pre-registration is not necessary, and there is no cost to attend. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group – Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily ac- tivities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among senior citizens. It involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. Memorial's Caring Hands Senior Services sponsors an Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Sup- port Group on the first Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Board Conference Room A, which is located on the lower level of Memorial Hospital near the Tower Café at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. This support group allows caregivers to come together to share knowledge and experiences in caring for loved ones who are affect- ed by these illnesses. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's web- site at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or contact Heather Terwiske, Caring Hands Activity Co- ordinator, at 812-996 -0218 or hterwiske@mhhcc.org. Pre-registration is not necessary. Free Pulse Oximetry Screening - There will be a free pulse oximetry screening and tobacco educa- tion session, sponsored by Good Samaritan Commu- nity Health Services, on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from 9 a.m.-10 :30 a.m. at the Petersburg Senior Center in the courthouse basement. Highway Dept. starts paving The Pike County Highway Department was out paving Tuesday morning on CR 250 W. Assistant High- way Superintendent Josh Byrd said it was being paved from Highway 56 to where the newer blacktop started, about a half-mile east of Cart Road (CR 350 N.). Byrd said this road was not part of the Com- munity Crossroad grant, which combined with Pike County's matching money was $701,000. He said they will move to CR 375 W. and pave it between Highway 56 and Cart Road next. Then they are going to pave Division Road between CR 500 W. and CR 700 W. PCCF accepting applications for Community Good Grant The Pike County Community Foun- dation announces the opening of its 2019 -20 Community Good Grant Cy- cle on Friday, August 2, 2019. Deadline for applications is midnight on Friday, September 13, 2019. All 501(c)3 organizations that are ei- ther headquartered in or provide ser- vices in Pike County may apply. The grant application process will be done online as in previous years. You may access the grant application at commu- nityfoundationalliance.org/pike. Guidelines for the application pro- cess are available on the website or you may call Cindy Gaskins at 812-766 - 0550 with further questions. The Pike County Community Foun- dation has been making a difference in Pike County Since 1998. 425 E. 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