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A-6 Local Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The Press-Dispatch PRIVATE MEDICAID ROOMS AVAILABLE SOON Call for information 812-354-8833 Enhancing Lives Through Innovative Healthcare ™ 309 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg &219(1,(175(/,$%/( &$5(,17+(&20)257 2)<285+20( 6FKHGXOH\RXUYLUWXDODSSRLQWPHQW WRGD\WKURXJK0\+HDOWK/LYH 0\+HDOWK/LYHDYLUWXDOYLGHRVHUYLFHWKURXJK0\&KDUWDOORZV SDWLHQWVWREHVHHQYLUWXDOO\E\DQXUVHSUDFWLWLRQHU 'R\RXKDYHDIHYHUFRXJKDQGVKRUWQHVVRIEUHDWK" 6WD\KRPHDQGVHHNFDUHWKURXJK0\+HDOWK/LYH 6LPSO\YLVLWJVKYLQRUJP\KHDOWKOLYHWRSLFNDWLPHWKDWZRUNVEHVW IRU\RX$IWHUDQVZHULQJDVKRUWVHULHVRITXHVWLRQVDERXW\RXUYLVLW \RXZLOOUHFHLYHDFRQ¿UPDWLRQWKURXJKHPDLOZLWK¿QDOLQVWUXFWLRQV &RPSDVVLRQDWHTXDOLW\FDUH IURPRXUIDPLO\WR\RXUV 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, Friday 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 Cen- ter 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- Fuhs 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 ev- ery 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 members 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 meet- ing–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well–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 Creat- ing Hope® sessions on the first and second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. These sessions are de- signed for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. Art materials and an instructional book are available at each session. No previous art experience is needed. Ses- sions are free and are 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 Memo- rial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Cen- ter 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 (con- ception to one month of age) through the grieving pro- cess, 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. New Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group – Stroke care doesn't end when you leave the hospital. Many stroke survivors and their caregivers experience a range of emotions as they adjust back to normal daily activities. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, in conjunction with University of Louis- ville Health, is offering a new, free support group where stroke survivors and their family/caregivers can talk openly with others who share similar experiences. The first support group will be on Tuesday, March 24 from 1-3 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building Confer- ence Center located at 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper. The support group will be held monthly. Pre-registra- tion is not required to attend. For more information about the Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group, call Mary Jo Eaton Calhoun, BSN, RN, Telemedicine Services, at 812-996 -6364 or Brandie Beck, RN, Neuroscience Nurse Coordinator, at 812-996 -5912. You can also e-mail questions or com- ments to strokesupport@mhhcc.org. Stop the Bleed – In emergency situations, the help given by an immediate responder can often make the difference between life and death, even before profes- sional rescuers arrive. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Ambulance Services is offering "Stop The Bleed®." This informational program focuses on the immediate response to bleeding, recognizing life- threatening bleeding, and appropriate ways to stop the bleeding. The next program is Tuesday, March 24, from 8 - 9:15 a.m. in the 1st Level Conference Room at Memo- rial Hospital and Health Care Center, 800 West 9th Street, Jasper. This class is free, but pre-registration is required by emailing Vicki Stuffle, Director of Trauma Services at Memorial Hospital, at vstuffle@mhhcc.org. Information Session on Advance Care Planning - Advance Care Planning (ACP) is about having conver- sations concerning your medical choices and their ben- efits and risks at the end of life. It is important to state your wishes in case you are not able to make these de- cisions for yourself at some point in your future. ACP provides an avenue to take and maintain control over the health care decisions that impact their goals, val- ues, and beliefs. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is providing a free information session to help you know how to begin these conversations and how to put desires in writing. You will also hear about the importance of selecting a person to speak for you if you become unable to speak for yourself. This information session will be offered on Thurs- day, March 26, from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hos- pital and Health Care Center in the 1st level confer- ence room. You may meet at the information desk and someone will guide you. Contact Kathy Burton at 812- 996 -0329 or Sister Rose Mary Rexing at rrexing@mh- hcc.org to pre-register. DNR-managed reservoir facilities remain open The Indiana Department of Natural Resources operates J.E. Roush, Sala- monie, Mississinewa, Cecil M. Hard- en, Cagles Mill (Lieber SR A), Patoka and Monroe lake facilities and services through long-term leases with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which constructed them. The USACE manages the dams, water levels and acreage immediately around the dams. All Indiana DNR-managed facilities at these lakes, including campgrounds, wildlife areas, boat ramps, nature cen- ters, property offices, and other pub- lic facilities and services remain open at this time. The public facilities man- aged directly by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at or below the dams at these lakes (tailwater areas, observa- tion mounds, etc.) are closed. To view all DNR news releases, see dnr.IN.gov. Patoka Valley Quilt Guild met March 3 By Joyce Beck Patoka Valley Quilt Guild met on March 3 with Vice-President Johnnie Heeke calling the meeting to order for the absence of President Pamela Catt. The Treasures report was given by Marge Hevron. There is open sewing at the Ferdi- nand Library on April 17-18, May 16 and June 13. There was a sign-up sheet for Heri- tage Days passed around for members to sign up. Dates are April 7, 8, and 9th. On Tuesday and Wednesday the museum will serve a delicious lunch for whoever is able to stay. Sara Hel- man has supplies to use. Becky Full- er will supply the quilts to use in the talks with the students. Becky Fuller talked about the Round Robin project. You can see about participating by calling Becky. Marge Hevron talked about a new product called "Free Fuse Basting Powder." It's a shaker type product that you shake between the layers of your quilts. Alex Anderson is promot- ing this product. Can be found on Sew- ing Machine Plus. Birthday wishes were given to those with March birthdays. There were 32 people at the Spring Mill Retreat. A great time was had by everyone. Several people went to two of the fabric shops. The dates for the two St. Meinrad Retreats are June 9 -11 and Oct 9 -11. There will be registration forms at the April meeting. Show and Tell completed the meet- ing. Program was given by Nancy Merkel on the triangle trimming rul- er. Judy Scott demonstrated the Pine- apple ruler. Hallett appointed to Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Jeffrey Hallett, M.D. was recently appointed to the active medical staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Dr. Hallett is a gastroenterol- ogist, which specializes in the evalua- tion and treatment of disorders of the digestive tract. He is located at the Di- gestive Care Center, 647 W. Second Street, Jasper. Dr. Hallett received his medical degree at University of Illinois in Ur- bana, Illinois. He completed a resi- dency and fellow- ship at Barnes- Jewish Hospital at Washington Uni- versity Medical Center in St. Lou- is. He is board cer- tified in gastro- enterology and a member of the American Gastroen- terological Association. Dr. Hallett is also actively involved in medical mis- sions to Kenya and teaching endosco- py to A frican surgeons. He currently serves as a gastroenterology/endos- copy champion to Friends of Tenwek, a U.S.-based, non-profit organization dedicated to developing relationships and resources that help Tenwek Hos- pital in Kenya. Dr. Jeffrey Hallett Indy Children's Museum offers virtual tours Families across the coun- try are searching for cre- ative ways to spend qual- ity time with their kids at home during social distanc- ing. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis closed tem- porarily as a precaution- ary measure from March 14-March 28 based on In- diana Governor Eric Hol- comb's request to limit gath- erings to 250 people or less. While the museum will re- evaluate its options at that time, it will provide fun, en- gaging content for families forced to stay home during social distancing as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The Children's Museum has always been a leader in education. Now, it is pro- viding virtual tours, edu- cational units of study and fun, whimsical things to do via social media. Parents, grandparents and care pro- viders might be surprised to learn the world's largest mu- seum has resources that can be used in the classroom or for homeschooling. It is stan- dards-based curriculum that covers a variety of topics. The best part is that each unit of study is written by trained educators. Anyone can use these study tools for free to learn more about di- nosaurs, trains, science, art, humanities, health, fitness and more! The units of study are also broken down in to school grade levels so adults can choose content that best fits their child's age. The Children's Museum's educators and family expe- rience teams are also hard at work creating content that families can access via the museum's social media channels. It is called the Museum at Home program. Here are a few of the topics included: • Real Science Videos: DIY (do it yourself ) science experiments that families can do at home. • Facebook Live Chats with Experts: Engage live with museum experts on topics from science to art and more! • Preschool story time: Listen to a story read by one of The Children's Museum Preschool teachers. • Museum in a Minute: This segment presents a quick walkthrough of each exhibit at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. • Morning workout: Families may be forced to self-quarantine; but, they can keep active by work- ing out with trained coach- es from the Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Ex- perienceⓇ • Curate A Collection: This video series with The Children's Museum of Indi- anapolis' curators provides tips on how children can start their own collections at home. • Trivia: Learn some his- tory and little-known facts about The Children's Muse- um of Indianapolis and the museum's collection of more than 130,000 artifacts. • Interpretive shows: Videos from some of the in- terpretive experiences in the museum's exhibits—ma- ny of which include trained, costumed actor interpret- ers. • Morning greeting from Rex: Receive a morning high five from the museum's lov- able Tyrannosaurus rex mas- cot, Rex. Pre-school round-up Ariel Roberson focus on an assignment from Mrs. Vanetta McConnell during Pre-School round up last Friday at Winslow Elementary School. Petersburg was supposed to have Kindergarten round-up on April 2 and 3 but those have been postponed until they can be rescheduled.