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C-4 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Youth First Today by Emily Sommers, Youth First, Inc. REAL ESTATE DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet 2 master bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with solid wood doors and hardwood trims. 4 bedrooms with one master bedroom and 3 bathrooms, including a family room with a fireplace. Luxurious 5 bedroom home. 814 NIBLACK BLVD., VINCENNES • 1-800-743-7004 • WWW.BAIRDVINCENNES.COM HOMES Save $40,000 on three of Baird Homes' finest homes. Sacrebleu! Left! un masterpiece Get your masterpiece before you are the burgled! Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in red, white and blue lights and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of Sept. 5 through 11. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. Sept. 5 – Ray Bolin, Wayne Gish turns 61; Tim Wheeler turns 68; Johnny and Kathy Johnson celebrate 49 years. Sept. 6 – Alyssa Virden turns 28; Dave Gilmour; Cheryl Erwin turns 61; Johnathan McGehee turns 39; Al- an Nelson turns 77; Brian and Janna Meyer celebrate 38 years. Sept. 7 – Johnathon White turns 13; Phyllis Head turns 53; Sandy and Jennifer Smeltekup celebrate 17 years. Sept. 8 – Deidre Mills turns 58; Emma Mae Guthrie turns 11; Sam Dixon turns 54; Charles and Shirley Myers celebrate 12 years. Sept. 9 – Angie Leathco turns 54; Dave and Stephanie Gilmour cele- brates another year. Sept. 10 – Ethan Virden turns 46; Danny and Linda Willis celebrate 38 years. Sept. 11 – Bill Miller; Susan Wood turns 50 ; Lou Clements; Marie Le- mond turns 73; Xander Madix McA- tee turns 11; Stella Melheiser; Alyse Carr turns 29. 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 dai- ly thought of them to have a happier week: Jim, Lanora, Benny, Steve, Sue Ellen, Angie, Tim, Katy, Mick and many with allergies, viruses, colds and the aches and pains of everyday life. We are glad to see Terry Bolin in the neighborhood again after hav- ing heart surgery. EVENTS Sept. 5 – Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Sept. 7 – Poehlein 30th Fall Bass Tourney from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Poehlein cabin on Winslow-Cato Rd. Six-fish limit. Sept. 8 – Spurgeon Fire meeting at 7 p.m. at the station house. Sept. 8 – 45th Meyer Family Reunion at Tem- ple Hills, meat at noon EDT. Hope to see all my relatives of the George and Laura Meyer family of five children. We all will have loads of laughs, hugs, be full from eating all that great food and desserts brought in. Most of all, we will have fun with the family. Sept. 9 – Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Sept 10 – Winslow Festival meet- ing at 6:30 p.m. at the community center. Sept. 12 – Petersburg Lions Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn. Sept. 20 – Winslow Beauty Pag- eant at 6 p.m. on the center street stage. If rain, at the House of Mercy Fellowship Hall. Open to boys and girls ages 4 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 18. For more information contact, Jessi- ca from the House of Mercy Church. Sept. 21 – 14th annual Winslow Community Festival and Light-up parade. Winslow Lions will be serv- ing breakfast and lunch at the Riv- erside Park, Tractor show, slide and games, music from Lowell Thomas, Gary and the Outlaws, silent auction and much more fun. The Kayak Ma- fia will float down the Patoka Riv- er from the new bridge to the park where 20 to 25 kayaks are available for a fee. Space will be available for vendors on Center and Main streets by the Winslow Beautification Com- mittee. For pricing contact one of the committee members. There will be music, blown ups, games, food, fro- zen t-shirt contest, kids fishing and photo car. The Winslow Masons will be set-up in their parking lot on Main Street. The Winslow Fire Dept. will be holding a ballgame at the sports field, north on Main Street. The light-up parade will start at dark, approximately 9 p.m. There will be cars, floats, trucks, bikes, trac- tors, horses to see. The route will be along Main Street to the Sports Field. There is no entry fee. If interested in participat- ing, just show up the night of the event. Sept. 28 – Pike County Tractor Drive. It will be- gin at Hills Auction, near Otwell on Hwy. 257. You can see the North Cen- tral Pike County from the back of a tractor as you travel the backroads. Sept. 27-28 – Petersburg Buffalo Trace Festival will be on Main Street, with rides, food, games, music and much more fun for all. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Community Cen- ter. Petersburg seniors meet on Mon- day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the courthouse basement. Petersburg Farmers Market is ev- ery Saturday morning until Sept. 28 on 8th St., next to the Courthouse in Petersburg. There were no postcards in the mailbox. Winslow Patoka River is still low, even after we had rain, but the rain we had wasn't that much. One day we did have heavy rain, but it didn't last too long. The temps were in the 90s during the day and 60s in the eve- ning. The humidity over last week- end was high, but when the week began the humidity came down. Some of the leaves have been fall- ing and they have been the fall col- ors of yellow, green and brown. Not all the trees are changing colors. The Blackeyed Susans are drying up, so now it's time to collect the seeds for next years crop of flowers. I have col- lected quite a few seeds this year. The crop of vegetables and fruit were September 7 - 8:30 a.m. EDT PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION All consignments must be in by ursday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. Preview and inspect on Friday, Sept. 6 Expecting Over 100+ Vehicles! ITEMS ALREADY CONSIGNED: 2012 Polaris Ranger RZR 900XP: 2018 Hisun Performace 250; Kymco Mongoose 300 4-wheeler; 1978 Ford Boom Truck w/Dump; 1989 Jeep Wrangler; 2008 Ford F-450 w/Toolbed and Auto Crane; 1998 Mack 200 Box Truck; 2014 Stealth Enclosed Trail- er; 2000 IH 4700 DT466E Pressure Washer Truck; 1952 Chevy Dump Bed Truck; Pallet Jack Lifts; Mowers; Tractors and much more. Graber Auctions ~ 812-254-2220 1382 S. State Rd 257, Washington, IN Mark J. Graber - AU19400133 See www.graberauctions.com for photos and info.! Mindfulness, simply put, means paying attention to the present. It means tak- ing a step back and notic- ing the world around you and paying attention to your thoughts and feelings. With practice, mindful- ness can help both adults and children cope with stress and anxiety, and it has been shown to have pos- itive effects on both physi- cal and mental health. Many students I work with enjoy mindfulness through journaling. Howev- er, as much as they may like to write and express them- selves, many have much difficulty getting started. I truly understand that block, because I have experienced this before as well. Several years ago a col- league and I were inspired to take a journaling class taught by local journaling expert Bar- bara Stahura. Barbara's love for journ- aling planted many seeds and inspired me to use a tool that means so much to me to this day. What I did not know, and was excit- ed to learn, was that this tool could pro- vide a certain emotional, physical, and mental release. I personally use it and continue to develop on this tool in my own practice of mindfulness. Journaling has become a very big part of my own self-care. I am also able to teach it to students and adults that I get to serve in the capacity of supports provided through Youth First. One of my favorite journaling tech- niques is tapping into something I will call "a non-negotiable"— gratitude. I have found so many different ways to tap into gratitude through journaling. Within the last year, I was provid- ed a profound and simple suggestion I want to share with you that was a game-changer in the way I look at my gratitude list today. It is the self-reflec- tive question, "What happened today that made me smile? " That one-liner prompt written at the top of the page with some willing- ness to shut off any possible distrac- tion can provide an oasis of positivity that is the best dose of goodness one can give themselves. I encourage you to try this for your- self! All it really takes is some willing- ness, honest reflection and open-mind- edness to go within yourself about what happened in the course of the day that simply made you smile. Sharing this technique as it was shared with me can create that "a-ha" moment for others too, and once practiced becomes even more convincing. I would also like to encour- age a suggested technique to test just how good this busi- ness of mindfulness is and to pre-measure feelings before doing the journaling activi- ty, or any mindfulness activ- ity for that matter. List a few feelings you are experiencing. For example, your list might include, "tired, stressed, and overwhelmed." Complete the mindfulness ac- tivity whether it is journaling or another form of mindful- ness that appeals to you. The next step is to post-measure your feelings after doing the activity. List a few feelings you are expe- riencing immediately after- ward. Often there is a shift that takes place within the way one feels and many will share feeling more relaxed, calmer, and happier. The re- sults are undeniable and very encour- aging. Gratitude does have a contagious el- ement to it and could be just the key to establishing that dose of mindfulness needed. Go grab a pen see what hap- pens for you! This column is written by Emily Sommers, MSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 57 Mas- ter's level social workers to 78 schools in 10 Indiana counties. Over 38,500 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and after-school programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success. MEAT LOVER'S PIZZA RICE SKILLET MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL By Monica Sinclair I'm always looking for new and interesting recipes to make. This week, one just happened to show up in my email. It fits my criteria of having very few ingre- dients and doesn't take long to make. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 pound bulk Italian sau- sage • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with basil, orega- no and garlic • 1 can (15 -1/2 ounces) can- nellini beans, rinsed and drained • 1-1/2 cups water • 1-1/2 cups uncooked in- stant rice • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) sliced mini pepperoni • Additional grated Parmesan cheese, optional • Chopped fresh basil, optional DIRECTIONS 1. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 5 -7 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking in- to crumbles; drain. 2. Return to skillet with next 4 ingredients. 3. Bring to a boil; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. 4. Fluff with a fork; stir in cheese. Top with pepper- oni and, if desired, additional Parmesan cheese and basil. Source: tasteof home.com Continued on page 5 Gratitude is the key that unlocks mindfulness