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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 4, 2019 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Megan Stevenson, M.D. General Surgeon Respect for Human Dignity Quality Justice Stewardship Compassionate Caring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bituaries LYNN (LEAVIT T) BURDINE A celebration of life ser- vice will be held in honor of Lynn (Leavitt) Burdine on Saturday, Sept. 7, at St. Pe- ter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg. Visitation is at noon, service is at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to PAWS Animal Shelter, 4224 Line Rd, Petersburg, or St. Vin- cent DePaul Society, 711 E. Walnut St, Petersburg, IN. PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 Thank You In so many ways you have been with us and continue to be with us— beautiful cards of love and support, continued prayers and thoughts, conversations of laughter and tears. You've known just the right time to call, to drop by, to send a text, to give a token of remembrance. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for all your kindness. Kurt loved his family, his friends and strangers who became friends throughout his lifetime. We pray that we share that same love in his memory. Bless you all, Tom and Tina Weisman HELEN MARIE MORTON Helen Marie Morton, 77, of Winslow passed away on Sept. 2, 2019. She was born June 20, 1942 in Pike County to Herschel and Edith (Hop- per) Russell. She is survived by her daughters, Angie (Marty) Wade, Suzi (Bryan) Rob- inson, and Teresa Morton; sons, Larry (Becky) Mor- ton, Randy Morton, Tim Morton, and Roger Mor- ton; grandchildren, Jay- lon, Keevon, Colton, Sara, Cassie, Wyatt, Alex, Lauren, Logan, Heath, Jamie, Erin, Conner, Cooper, and Collin; several great-grandchildren; her beloved dog, Joe Ray; brother, Bob Schreiber; sis- ter, Inez ( Jim) King; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Mor- ton; her parents; sisters, Dee Blunt and Joni Schreiber; brothers, Jr. Russell and Earl Russell. Services for Helen will take place at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 6, at Harris Fu- neral Home in Petersburg, with visitation from 10 a.m. EDT until service time. Pastor Jim Gidcumb will officiate and burial will fol- low at Pleasant Ridge Cem- etery. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with care. AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • ANNUITIES • FARM One agent for all your insurance needs. By Andy Heuring Two people were arrested for oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated last week in Pike County. One occurred after being stopped for speeding, and the other after running stoplight. Lane Doades, 18, of 3583 N. CR1000E, Otwell, was arrested at about 5 a.m. Sunday. Pike County Deputy Jared Sim- mons said he was running stationary radar at the intersection of Highways 56 and 257 when he saw an orange Chevrolet pickup fail to break for the intersection and drive through it dis- regarding the flashing red lights and stop sign. Deputy Simmons said he followed the truck and saw it go left of center twice before he stopped it. When he talked with Doades he could smell the odor of alcohol and noticed his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and Doades had poor manual dexterity. Doades denied he had been drink- ing, but failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.1 percent for blood alcohol content level. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 percent. He was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alco- hol content of 0.08 percent or more and illegal consumption of an alcohol- ic beverage. A Tennessee woman was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday after police stopped her for speeding on I- 69. Christina K. Ritter, 41, of 6228 Co- rona Cove, Millington, Tennessee was arrested by State Trooper C. J. Boeck- man. Trooper Boeckman said he saw Rit- ter driving 81 mph in a 70 mph zone on I-69 near the 51-mile marker. He pulled her over and while talking to her he noticed very bloodshot eyes and the odor of burnt marijuana com- ing from her vehicle. He said she admitted smoking about 30 minutes earlier. Boeckman said he also noticed several hand- rolled cigarettes that had already been smoked. According to Trooper Boeckman, she refused a blood test admitting she would fail it. She was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal). Two arrested for OVWI last week New technology may help repel water, save lives Imagine a better windshield that easily repels water and requires less wiping. Now imagine if that same technology could allow doctors to better detect disease or abnormal- ities in patients. Purdue University researchers have made new advancements in a manufacturing process they devel- oped that creates super-small chan- nels to repel water and improve med- ical, electronic and other devices. (Image provided) Download image "Our technology provides an inno- vative way of creating superhydro- phobic, or non-water-resistant, non- flat surfaces on metallic and poly- mer materials," said Yung Shin, the Donald A. and Nancy G. Roach Pro- fessor of Advanced Manufacturing in Purdue's College of Engineering. "There is no other current technolo- gy available for creating internal hy- drophobic surfaces for microchan- nels in a cost-effective way." The Purdue method creates small channels where water cannot stick to the surface or gives little resis- tance in the flow. Water or other liq- uids can be sent through and create smaller cooling channels and micro- fluidic devices. "The technology has many poten- tial applications especially in the bio- medical and electronic industries," Shin said. "It provides more effective cooling options than conventional methods and helps reduce the over- all size of biosensors and other med- ical devices that use circulating flu- id to detect unhealthy conditions in a patient." Shin said the team also sees appli- cations for the technology and man- ufacturing process in self-cleaning surfaces, airplane micro hydraulics and windshields. Shin's team uses a two-step pro- cess to create the superhydrophobic surfaces. First, the researchers cre- ate patterns or features on a met- al surface with an ultra-fast laser. Then, in a process called transfer molding, the researchers create that same pattern on the polymer. The team worked with the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Tech- nology Commercialization to patent the device and are seeking addition- al research partners. For more infor- mation, contact otcip@prf.org. The technology and research aligns with Purdue's Giant Leaps celebration of the university's glob- al advancements made in health and sustainability as part of Pur- due's 150th anniversary. Those are two of the four themes of the yearlong celebration's Ideas Festi- val, designed to showcase Purdue as an intellectual center solving re- al-world issues. At the end of the season, pick tomatoes that are starting to show some color and allow them to finish ripening indoors. Photo courte- sy Melinda Myers, LLC. Get the most out of your tomato harvest By Melinda Myers Nothing beats the flavor of fresh- from-the-garden tomatoes and when they're left on the plant five to eight days after the fruit are fully colored, the flavor only gets better. Check plants regularly and keep harvesting, so the plants continue to produce throughout the fall. This al- so reduces problems with insects and disease attacking overripe or rotting fruit. Store the mature red tomatoes in cool, 45 - to 50 -degree, conditions with high humidity and they'll last about 7 to 14 days. Consider pinching off the growing tip of indeterminate tomatoes now. These plants will keep growing and producing new flowers and fruit until the frost kills the plant. By pruning off the tip in September the plant will direct its energy into ripening the ex- isting fruit instead of producing more tomatoes that won't have time to ma- ture. When frost is in the forecast be pre- pared to protect your plants and har- vest. Cover plants with sheets, light- weight blankets or floating row cov- ers in the afternoon. All but the row covers must be removed each day when the temperatures are above freezing. Since row covers allow air, light and water through to the plants while trapping the heat, they can re- main in place until the end of the har- vest season. Once you grow tired of fighting the frost, consider picking any tomatoes that are starting to show some color and allow them to finish ripening in- doors. The blossom end of the tomato should be greenish white or starting to show the color of the tomato variety you're growing. Store green tomatoes in a cool 60 - to 65 - degree location to extend their storage life. Spread out the tomatoes on heavy paper or wrap them individually in newspaper so the fruit do not touch. This prevents one rotten tomato from spoiling nearby fruit. The green tomatoes will ripen over the next few weeks. Speed up the pro- cess by moving a few tomatoes to a bright, warm location a few days be- fore they're needed. Next season consider growing some short season tomatoes like Fourth of July that start producing fruit earlier in the season. Extend your enjoyment by growing a few to- mato varieties such as Garden Peach, Golden Treasure, Long Keeper and Reverend Morrow's Long Keeper that last longer in storage. And don't let the rest of the green tomatoes go to waste. You can use them for frying, chow chow, green salsa and other tasty treats. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening and The Mid- west Gardeners Handbook.