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Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400 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. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. For more information, contact Jeannine Houchins at 812- 766 -0463. History Center hours Monday,Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center in Petersburg. 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-Fu- hs 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 every 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. Gathering Place—Will be open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Clothing Pantry. For more information, call 812- 582-5210. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting– the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area mem- bers 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 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–Memori- al 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 families and caregivers. Art ma- terials and an instructional book are available at each ses- sion. No previous art experience is needed. Sessions are free and are in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Confer- ence Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Me- morial Hospital, 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information about this class, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Class- es & 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 "Perinatal 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 confidentiality and comfort. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission - Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. (local time) at the Indiana 15 RPC of- fice, 221 E. First St., Ferdinand. 4-H Pancake Roundup - Free all-you-can-eat pan- cakes from 9 -11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15 (rain date will be February 22), at the Pike Co. 4-H Fairgrounds. Come sign up for 4-H. $20 for grades 3-12, $5 for grades K-2. Contact Becky Steinhart for questions at 812-766 - 0667. Freewill donations for breakfast accepted. Pike County Library starts Youth Code Club The Pike County Pub- lic Library is beginning a weekly code club in Feb- ruary of this year through a Code Club in Small and Rural Libraries Grant through IML S, North Da- kota State Library, Linda Braun, Crystal Martin and Prenda. There were over 250 applicants for only 50 spots. The grant value is $4,500 for each selected li- brary, which covers coach- ing, training and Prenda's code club software for one year. Learn more at http:// prenda.co. Library director Steph- anie Rawlins says this about the upcoming code club: "Young people in our community will have the chance to become more confident in their skills and abilities with computers and coding through this club." In this informal ed- ucational setting, kids will learn computer program- ming skills through a se- ries of tutorials and proj- ects. They will work to- wards building websites, video games, phone apps, animations and more, all the while, learning how to become better problem solvers and critical think- ers. While traditionally li- braries have been a place to borrow books, they are increasingly transforming into a community resource center, offering classes, courses and experiences for people of all ages and interests. The mission of the PCPL is "Inspiring fun and learning for all while preserving the history of Pike County" and Code Club fits that mission. The club will be open to all kids ages 8 -10 and will meet weekly on Mondays from 4-5 p.m. at the Peters- burg Branch of the Pike County Public Library system beginning on Feb- ruary 10. To learn more or to sign up, contact Carly Tegmeyer at ctegmeyer@ pikeco.lib.in.us or 812-354- 6257. Check out the monthly calendar online at pikeco. lib.in.us or follow the Pike County Public Library on Facebook to see upcoming events and activities. Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Educator Believe it when you see it Last week was a big week in trade, with Wednes- day bringing the signing of the phase one deal with Chi- na and Thurs- day having the passage of the United States Mexico Cana- da Agreement through the Senate. How- ever, agricul- tural markets did not re- act en masse to these ac- tions. The agriculture sector seems to be in a skeptical era best embod- ied in the phrase, "I'll be- lieve it when I see it," and for good reason. Taking the Chinese agreement first, the prom- ise of a massive amount of agricultural goods pur- chased is both aggres- sive and ambiguous. The deal references a certain amount of purchases above 2017 baseline amounts in various sectors. For agri- culture, purchases in 2017 were around $19.5 billion, according to a Farm Bu- reau fact sheet on the topic. According to a Reuters article, quoting Robert Lighthizer, the US Trade Rep- resentative, the baseline is $24 billion in pur- chases. Oth- er articles are quoting $21.8 billion as the baseline. The agreement itself does not detail what the baseline truly is. Detail is given on the amount to add to what- ever the baseline may be. In 2020, we add 12.5 billion in additional purchases, bringing the commitment up to at least 32 billion dol- lars in purchases. In 2021, the number to add is 19.5 billion, bringing purchases up to at least 39 billion dol- lars. The sheer magnitude of the numbers takes some time to sink in, but the idea of doubling or nearly dou- bling ag purchases to Chi- na above pre-trade war lev- els does bring out the skep- tics. The deal does give a list of potential ag products that can be purchased, but does not detail what num- ber of which products have to be purchased. The Chi- nese hog industry is suf- fering from the effects of A frican Swine Fever. Few- er hogs to feed means less need for soybean meal. Fewer hogs fed at home means potential for more swine products to head to China. However, the list of agricultural products is large and includes wine, tapioca and rutabagas. To estimate which prod- ucts China chooses to im- port to constitute their pur- chase agreement is nearly impossible. Meanwhile, the USM- CA is a little more predict- able. That document has circulated openly much longer than the Chinese agreement. Any agree- ment that promotes freer trade among countries al- ways benefits American agriculture in general, al- though certain sectors like avocados or sugar- cane tend to suffer, as oth- er countries grow some products much more pro- ductively than the climate of the US would allow. Hav- ing this agreement on the books provides certainty to the markets. Rather than greatly influencing prices to soar, the agreement pro- vides something of a floor to agricultural markets, re- ducing potential volatility in prices. Whichever way the mar- kets go or do not go in re- sponse to the trade news, they signify potential for greater access of Ameri- can agricultural products to foreign markets. Wheth- er that access is enough to halt the third payment of the Market Facilitation Program remains to be seen as of this writing. For more information, contact Hans at 812-838 -1331 or hschmitz@purdue.edu. Patoka Valley Quilt Guild met January 7 Pamela Catt opened the January meeting of the Pa- toka Valley Quilt Guild. The treasurer's report was giv- en by Marge Hevron. Open sewing at the Ferdinand Li- brary will be January 18 and February 15. The Jelly Roll Rug class will be resched- uled. Sign-up for Heritage Days at the Museum will start next month. Dates will be April 7, 8 and 9. Birthday wishes were giv- en to those having birthdays in January. Upcoming event: Retreat at Spring Mill Park on Feb- ruary 21-23. Show and Tell completed the meeting. Program was given by Judy Scott and Lin- da Washburn on what to do with your batting scraps. IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST Ivy Tech Community Col- lege, Evansville recognizes the following local students for making the Dean's List for the 2019 Fall semester. Luke Harris, of Otwell; Jon- athan Ashby, Keeja Cor- lett and Nicole Stanker, all of Petersburg; Cassandra Conder, of Velpen; Colton O'Brien, of Stendal; Ethan Eckert, of Holland; and Lori Merkel and Owen Roy, both of Huntingburg. To be on the Dean's List, Ivy Tech students must achieve a minimum 3.50 grade point average in spe- cific courses with no D's or F's, must have earned six or more credits during the se- mester, and at least 12 de- gree eligible credits during their course of study. LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED TO UE FALL 2019 DEAN'S LIST The following local stu- dents were named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List at Universi- ty of Evansville. Maya Frederick, a jun- ior majoring in Statistical and Data Sciences; Adria- na Sheridan, a senior ma- joring in Religion; Caden Armstrong, a junior major- ing in Health Services Ad- ministration; and Rebecca Crow, a sophomore major- ing in Athletic Training, all of Petersburg. Bailee Speicher, of Oak- land City, a freshman ma- joring in Exercise Science. Mitchell Steinkamp, a senior majoring in Market- ing; Eli Lubbehusen, a soph- omore majoring in Market- ing; Austin Hopf, a senior majoring in Elementary Ed- ucation; Olivia Brames, a junior majoring in English Education; Lauren Meyer, a senior majoring in Psychol- ogy; Shaydan Troxler, a jun- ior majoring in Exercise Sci- ence; Elizabeth Bell, a jun- ior majoring in Exercise Science; Katheryn Bell, a junior majoring in Exercise Science; McKenzie Young, a junior majoring in Exercise Science; Erin Leinenbach, a senior majoring in Exercise Science and Alexa Hopf, a junior majoring in Nursing, all of Huntingburg. To merit the honor of be- ing placed on the Dean's List each semester, a student must have carried a full ac- ademic load of 12 hours or more, excluding pass/fail courses, and have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Dubois Co. Museum upcoming events The Jasper Community Arts, as part of a collabora- tion with the Jasper Public Library and Dubois County Museum, has been award- ed $1,500 by Indiana Hu- manities to host a local pro- gram exploring themes from a traveling Smithso- nian-curated exhibit, called "Crossroads: Change in Ru- ral America." The next program in the collaboration will be The Story of Dubois County Ag- riculture. The program will be Wednesday, Feb. 12, be- ginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Dubois County Museum. Guest speaker will be Lee Bilderback, a local family and agriculture historian. Other programs coming up are There and Gone and Back Again, A Conversation Sparked by Creative and Cu- linary Arts on April 1 at 6:30 p.m., at Parklands Pavilion, with David Hoppe, Journal- ist, Playwright and Essay- ist, and on April 28, Indi- ana State Read, The Year We Left Home with Jill Wat- son, library staff and Don- na Schepers, Education Co- ordinator at the Jasper Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Student Spotlight