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A-6 Local Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Purdue Extension Pike County News I pledge my health to better living SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call—812-354-8500 Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Educator Looking at the lows REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Frederick Family Farm, LLC conveys to Emily Jane Camp, Nancy C. Willetts and Angela M. Tamalavic, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Frederick Family Farm, LLC conveys to Phillip V. Freder- ick, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Colten Jade Gladish conveys to Jaylon D. Owens, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Justin R. Loveless and Brandi N. Loveless convey to Kev- in W. Lamar and Tricia A. Lamar, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Katherine L. Startin, James W. Cook and Brenda J. Smith convey to K JB Farms, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Betty Jo England conveys to MF T Properties of Indiana, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tim A. Hilsmeyer and Cheryl A. Hilsmeyer convey to Justin C. Hilsmeyer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Nelda Louise Garland conveys to Nelda L. Garland Revoca- ble Trust DTD 08/08/2019 and Nelda L. Garland Trustee, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Vivian Reed conveys to Scott D. Reed, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Bradford L. Hampton and Jeanne M. Hampton convey to Sherri L. Davis and Lee C. Davis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jamen Keith Frederick convey to Megan Lynn Frederick, William Jeffrey Hendricks and Bobbie Leann Hendricks, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Juanita M. Whitehead conveys to Gregory D. Craig and Mar- lana J. Craig, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Paul Underhill et al convey to City of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Jonathon Dean Moffatt convey to City of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jonathon Dean Moffatt and Pike County Auditor convey to City of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Jonathon Dean Moffatt convey to City of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Terry L. Boger Trustee and Terry L. Boger Trust DTD 9/27/2018 convey to Terry L. Boger, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Terry L. Boger conveys to Jeffrey S. Boger, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Michael C. McLain and Judith A. McLain convey to Glenn Allen Scott and Jacqueline Ann Scott, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Omer E. Mitchell convey to David Camp and Judith Camp, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Steven H. Gray convey to Mike Horrall, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Robert Franklin, Patrick M. Byrne and Sarah Byrne con- vey to Robert Franklin, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Patricia M. Kline and Joseph W. Kline quitclaim to Chris- topher R. Kline and Cheryl A. Kline, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Nancy S. Davis conveys to Brian G. Davis and Angela L. Da- vis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Elizabeth M. Sullivan conveys to Christopher L. Nowark, real estate as recorded in Pike County. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City of- fers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Loca- tion is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gym- nasium door located at the back of the church. Women's Cancer Support Group–The Lange-Fuhs Can- cer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center of- fers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergoing cancer 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 Memo- rial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Support Group," vis- it www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet every Tues- day 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 Riv- er of Life Fellowship Church. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting–the sec- ond Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are en- couraged 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 meeting–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell–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–Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering Creating Hope® sessions on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. These sessions are designed for cancer patients, their fam- ilies 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 Memorial Hospi- tal's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Perinatal Loss Support–Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers "Peri- natal Loss Support" to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process, and provide an atmosphere of confidentiali- ty and comfort. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@ mhhcc.org. The "Getting Ready for Baby Brother or Sister" Class - Offered by Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center to help older brothers and sisters prepare for the arrival of a new baby. The next class will be on Wednesday, September 11 from 6 -7 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's Mary Potter Meeting Room at 800 West 9th Street, Jasper. The class is intended for children over the age of four and in- cludes a tour of the nursery and demonstrations in infant hold- ing, burping, feeding and changing a diaper. Children are asked to bring a doll or teddy bear and a blanket to practice the skills. Parents are asked to attend this class along with their children. This class is free for the children of those who are deliver- ing at Memorial Hospital or $10. Pre-registration is necessary. For more information or to enroll, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events." If you do not have online access or are having problems, call 812-996 -0383. Pike-Gibson Retired Teachers Association—Will meet for lunch and a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m. EDT/10 :30 a.m. CDT at the Village Inn. Lunch will be served at noon EDT. Guest speaker for the meeting will be Marlis Day, who will talk about "A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Being an Author." There will be election of new officers. Come and invite other retirees to join. Remember socialization is key to a long, happy life in retirement. By Sarah Hopkins 4-H Youth Development and Health and Human Sciences Educator I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger ser- vice, and my HEALTH to better living, for my club, my communi- ty, my country, and my world. The 4-H pledge reminds 4-H members of the importance of the four Hs, Head, Heart, Hands and Health. Today's youth face many unique challenges and environmental pres- sures that require resilience and good health to thrive. The mind can be pressured with emotional stress, lack of sleep, or academic challenges. The body can struggle with poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, or illness. A strong founda- tion of healthy living skills creates young adults equipped to navigate life's challenges, pursue their pas- sions, and contribute to the com- munity around them. The 4-H Youth Development pro- gram provides opportunities for youth to engage in healthy living programming, equipping young people with skills to make healthy decisions and lead healthy life- styles. National research shows that 4-H healthy living programs make youth who are: likely to spend more time being physically active; two times more likely than peers to make healthy decisions; and concerned about the health of peers and family. For more information about 4-H healthy living programs, contact Sarah Hopkins at the Purdue Ex- tension office at 812-354-6838 or hopkin27@purdue.edu. Now that whatever has been planted has been planted, and the heat is sticking around, one does a service to pay attention to the low temperatures at least as much as the highs. For multiple reasons, plants struggle when low tempera- tures at night stay in the seventies. Yards, gardens, and field crops all are affected. All plants respire, or breathe. Just as respiration rates in humans and livestock increase in warmer temperatures, plant respiration in- creases. Respiration requires en- ergy. This energy used with high respiration rates cannot be used for the main other purpose of the plant, growth/reproduction. Additional- ly, plants have two main, and dif- ferent, types of photosynthesis, C3 and C4. Cool season plants have C3 photosynthesis and provide energy for growth when temperatures are between 32 and 86 degrees Fahren- heit. Their growth stalls with tem- peratures in the 90s. Warm season plants photosynthesize between 50 and about 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool season grasses like fescues and bluegrass have a harder time thriving in this heat than warm sea- son grasses like bermuda grass or zoysia grass, because we reach tem- peratures greater than 86 degrees commonly. When night tempera- tures stay in the seventies, day tem- peratures warm past 86 sooner in the day. The plant ends up dormant due to respiration de- mands exceeding the ability to photosyn- thesize enough ener- gy to maintain current growth. Meanwhile, warm season lawns thrive as long as wa- ter resources are abun- dant. Most garden crops are technically cool season crops, with the notable ex- ception of sweet corn. For most gar- dens, low temperatures in the sev- enties will bring fruit and vegetable growth to a standstill. Take toma- toes as an example. Nice green to- matoes will sit green on the plant as the plant respires, waiting for cool- er evenings and slower warm-ups in the morning to allow energy to be devoted to fruit development. In the horticultural field, a fruit is de- fined as a ripened ovary. No argu- ments concerning fruit or vegeta- ble are accepted. In the field, soybeans exhibit C3 photosynthesis. When tempera- tures are greater than 86 degrees, you'll see a whitish green sheen come over the soybean field, as plants flip their leaves to the whiter under- side in an attempt to reflect more radiation and cool the plant. Seed development def- initely stalls with low temperatures in the seventies. Meanwhile, corn exhibits C4 pho- tosynthesis. That said, the increases in respi- ration by high night temperatures still can affect yield, as respira- tion robs resources that could be used to allocate sugars or convert sugars into starches in the develop- ing kernels. The idea that a single degree matters is arbitrary, but forecasts that see more nights in the seven- ties than in the sixties are not great for plants out in the open. That said, at least we are not Galveston, Tex- as. That town is on track for their record warmest month of August, with three evening's low temper- ature reading 86 degrees. For more information, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812- 385 -3491. Pike County 4-H Cutest Baby contest winners The Pike County 4-H Cutest Baby contest is a People's Choice contest. The winner was Aiden Dillon, 5-month-old son of Tyler and Shanique Dillon; first runner-up was Willow Lynn Thomas, 4-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thomas; and second runner-up was Joseph O'Brien, 5 1/2-month-old son of Joey and Casey O'Brien. Aiden Dillon Willow Lynn Thomas Joseph O'Brien Abigail Ross, 3 1/2-year-old daughter of Jere- my and Mendy Ross, was the winner of the Pike County 4-H Cutest Kid contest.