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Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. ©Carrier Corporation 8/2017. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@patriotonline.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. • PRINCETON "Quite Simply, A Better Experience!" Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet ev- ery 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. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Pe- tersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members wel- come. For more information, contact Jean- nine Houchins at 812-766 -0463. History Center hours Monday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet the sec- ond Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Cen- ter in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free cloth- ing 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 Memo- rial Hospital and Health Care Center of- fers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently un- dergoing cancer treatment. Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Cen- ter Conference Room, located at Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center's Dor- bett Street entrance. For more informa- tion about the "Women's Support Group," visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Class- es & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Can- cer 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 Fel- lowship Church. Gathering Place—Will be open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Cloth- ing 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 members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its month- ly 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 Cen- ter of Otwell–will have its monthly meet- ings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Pa- tients–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 families and caregivers. Art materi- als and an instructional book are available at each session. No previous art experi- ence is needed. Sessions are free and are in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Confer- ence Room located at the Dorbett Street entrance of Memorial 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 "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Perinatal Loss Support – Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child of- ten experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers "Perinatal Loss Sup- port" to assist those who have experi- enced 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 tobry- an@mhhcc.org. Grief Support Series – The death of a loved one, a child leaving home, over- whelming changes in one's personal life – each can cause profound grief and suf- fering. To offer reassurance and comfort, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Cen- ter has developed a free support program called "Grief Support Series." In this program, participants will learn that grief is normal, examine the various emotions of grief, be encouraged to face the pain, and find ways to make a healthy emotional withdrawal from the loss. Conducting the sessions will be There- sa O'Bryan, Hospital Chaplain, and Tom Holsworth, a clinical psychologist who has served as a co-facilitator of this pro- gram since its inception in 1991. Grief Support Series consists of five weekly sessions on Tuesdays from March 3-31. The class will meet from 6:30 -8:30 p.m. in the hospital Chapel. This program is free, but pre-registration is necessary. For more information or to register, call 812-996 -0219. IN 15 Regional Planning Commis- sion—Executive Board will meet Tues- day, March 24 at 6 p.m. EDT at the Com- mission's office, 221 E. First Street, Fer- dinand. By Hans Schmitz Purdue Extension Educator hschmitz@purdue.edu With the start of March comes the me- teorological spring sea- son and cli- mate outlooks trending warm and wet for In- diana. The spring equi- nox this year does not ar- rive until just before mid- night Eastern time on March 19, meaning both March 19 and 20 will experience nearly 12 hours evenly of both day and night. However, a lot of plants will likely be growing or bloom- ing by then, across the state. The national Climate Prediction Center (CPC) released its most recent three-month outlooks on February 20. For the March- April-May period, the out- look shows increased confi- dence that Indiana will expe- rience above-average precip- itation, with more certainty in Southern Indiana. For Southern Indiana, the CPC forecasts around 2-3 inches of precipitation above the av- erage amount, with North- ern Indiana forecasts closer to a half-inch above average precipitation for the three- month period. The precip- itation bullseye represent- ing significant confidence in above-normal precipitation for Indiana may look similar to a La Nina signature, but the El Nino-Southern Oscil- lation (ENSO) is currently in a neutral phase and antic- ipated to remain neutral through- out the summer. With no direc- tion from EN- SO, forecasters must rely more on climatology and recent his- torical patterns and trends. With the exception of a brief period last fall, the state has been rather wet and a slightly warmer than aver- age. Therefore, the tenden- cy to keep the same pattern helps drive the forecast. In the nearer term, two other large-scale climate oscillation indices can have an impact on Indiana fore- casts: the Arctic Oscillation and the North Atlantic Os- cillation. When these oscil- lations are in their negative phase, jet streams and pres- sure system tracks can be altered so the eastern U.S. experiences strong blasts of wintry air from the north. Since January, these indices have both been in slightly to strongly positive phases, re- taining cold air to the north and preventing any souther- ly intruding lobe of the po- lar vortex that is more com- mon with a strongly negative phase of the Arctic Oscilla- tion. Current model runs for these indices remain positive through at least the middle of March, providing some indication of contin- ued warmth. Tracking through CPC three-month outlooks into the summer months, no par- ticular month in the March, April, and May time frame is indicating a dominat- ing influence on the three- month (spring) outlook. As a result, the expectation is that each month has rela- tively equal influence on predicting warmer and wet- ter conditions than average. Taking climatology into ac- count, this prediction holds up. Throughout the state of Indiana, spring condi- tions have trended slightly warmer and very much wet- ter, with a greater chance of individual precipitation events contributing enough rain to cause flooding con- ditions. From now until the growing season really gets underway, farmers, garden- ers, landscapers, and home- owners should consider ac- tions to mitigate the effects of potential flooding over ground they manage. Leading indicators are pointing towards a wet- ter, warmer spring than av- erage, supporting recent trends in climatology and weather patterns. The like- lihood of repeating the de- lays of 2019, however, is low at this time. For more infor- mation, contact Hans at 812- 838 -1331 or hschmitz@pur- due.edu. Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com Girl Scouts history displayed at Pike Co. History Center Were you ever a member of Girl Scouts in Pike County? Stop by the Pike County History Center and visit the Girl Scout display before March 20, in honor of the Girl Scouts' birthday on March 12. There are scrapbooks and photos covering from 1981 forward, and a his- tory book full of newspaper clippings and information from 1912 forward.