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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, April 15, 2020 B- 5 To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscrip- tion. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Downtown Emporium, in Hunt- ingburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Delphia Howard ...................... Oakland City .....4/15 Sherri Blackburn ....................... Petersburg .......4/19 Hunter Catt ............................... Petersburg .......4/19 Isaiah Bolin .................................Stendal ........ 4/20 Betty Willis ............................... Petersburg .......4/21 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR EMPORIUM DOWNTOWN 407 E. Fourth St, Huntingburg 812-683-0123 Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet EAST GIBSON Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright, colorful lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of April 16 - 22. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. April 16 – Amanda Meyer turns 28; Mi- chael Boyles turns 32; Kyle Hartley; Diana Dudes turns 39; Theo- dore Pfeiffer McDonald turns 2; Bob and Karen Bass celebrate 4 years. April 17 – Ashley Atkins turns 36; Terry Nichols. April 18 – Kelly Meyer turns 58; La- nora Kelley turns 79; Jessica Sasser Russell. April 19 – Pamela Meyer turns 70 ; Sky-Lynn Travis turns 18; Alan Wood- ford; Michael and Kathleen King cele- brate 35 years. April 20 – Darrell Meyer turns 68; Joshua Virden turns 41; Pat McCand- less. April 21 - Debbie Meyer turns 62; Avery Atkins turns 15; Dallas Reute- pohler turns 15. April 22 - Kaeda Boyles turns 31; Bri- an Kinman turns 57; T.J. Sharp turns 38. 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 from a distance, phone call and that daily thought of them: Steve and Katy, all our Coronavirus stars everywhere, and those with allergies, and the aches and pains of everyday life. EVENTS Pike County schools are closed and the students will learn from home un- til the end of the school year. April 16 – Winslow Lions may or may not meet at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. April 20 - Winslow Fire Dept. may or may not meet at 6:30 p.m. at the station house for training. These events will probably not hap- pen until Coronavirus is no longer a threat to our community. Winslow and Petersburg seniors will not be meeting until it's safe to meet in groups. We received no postcards or notes this week at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. You don't have to go on va- cation, we would love to receive a post- card from where you live to just say "Hi." Winslow Patoka River should still be below the rim since we have not had any rain, but that should change since we had severe storms com- ing into our areas Wednesday evening, April 8. The weather- man says we could get large hail and strong winds. Right now, for a few days, it's been in the 80s, but when the storms come through, the temps will drop into the middle 50s and the nights in the middle 30s to low 40s by Friday. More and more trees have buds on them to soon produce those leaves for summer shade, our cling peach trees have pink flowers, several yards have white and purple little flower covers. I saw a tulip in bloom and the peonies are pretty tall. Lots of Easter eggs on trees. Mowers and weedeaters are heard in every area of town and soon, it will be time to plant those starter plants, and the fields will soon have the trac- tors and planters in them, after the last frost. Pike County now has one case of Coronavirus, but we are all trying to keep our distance from one anoth- er and groups are not meeting as of yet. Indiana Governor Holcomb has extended the stay-at-home order un- til April 20, but it may change. How- ever, we all hope that date is kept. The schools are out for the rest of the school year and every student still has homework to do to achieve the grade to pass into another grade or graduate. Sunday is Easter and since the sunrise service and all church services are not meeting, we hope your service is still held on T V or online, or even on the radio. We will eventually get together and worship again in our own church building, but we still have our Bibles and our prayers that can be done at home with family. Easter egg hunts are also not being done by groups, but as a family, you can hide those eggs in your own yard and still see the smiles on the youngsters faces as they find all of them. We need to hide the eggs for our daughter and our granddaughter, and either put candy or change into those plastic eggs, but we also hid the real hard-boiled eggs that were decorated. I have seen lots of parents and chil- dren outside in their yards either play- ing or helping their parents with the yard work on these spring-like days. Getting outside and in the sunshine re- ally helps from the closed up feeling we have had in staying home. The mosqui- toes are starting their vicious bits and I have seen the wasps try to come in- side when the door is open. Windows are open and fans are running, and I have heard that some have started up their air conditioners. The severe storms blew through Winslow Wednesday night and we had a spectacular lightening show of sil- ver streaks in the northwest sky, then at about 9:17 p.m., the winds started blowing. Through the next 20 minutes, in our area, the winds got really strong that also brought in the drop in temps. We heard that Petersburg had some trees down and Vincennes had more damage from the straight-line winds. This storm went east and south, that split around us and reformed in south Pike County again. The whole storm, with tornado watches and hail, plus winds, lasted all evening and up to about 2 a.m. in our tri-state. This just in from the Winslow Se- nior Citizens group. They are fixing home-cooked meals on-site and deliv- ering to the elderly and handicapped. At the present time, they are deliver- ing 48 meals every Monday and Thurs- day. Call Frieda Bolin at 812-789 -2986 for more information. I guess you have read that our prop- erty taxes for Pike Co. residents will soon be sent out. Instead of the May 11 spring installment due date, because of Coronavirus, the new date is July 10. Also, since the courthouse is on lock- down for now, you might, if you pay in person, have to wait until the business- es open up again. You could send your payments, but read last week's paper to get all the information. Since this Coronavirus has the whole world on lockdown, our wish is that you all may stay safe throughout this time and as you stay at home, don't let this time be a burden or hardship because we all will get through this together if we still keep our distance. This might take even longer for some states and cities to recover, but if we all keep this virus at bay, and not pass it into another town, we can soon get our country and world back into a life where we can enjoy the company of our friends and family again. The lights are about to dim on this week, but keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and enjoy all the surroundings in your area. As always, smile, wave and say "Hi" to everyone you see this week and brighten up someone's day. CREATING EAR SAVERS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS Oakland City librarians are also making ear sav- ers for healthcare workers using the Makerspace Cri- cut machine they received from EDIT funds approved by commissioners and the Gibson County Redevel- opment. The Makerspace machine can make 11 of the plas- tic items that hold the elastic for masks and are used by healthcare workers, especially whose ears become pained after wearing elastic face masks for long peri- ods of time. It costs $1 to make 11 ear savers in five to 10 min- utes using the machine, said librarian Julie Elmore. Others who have Cricut machines can contact Elmore at admin@occtpl.lib.in.us for resources on how to use their machine to make ear savers. "It's a neat way to give back," she said. Oakland City- Columbia Township librarians are using their Cricut machine to create ear savers for health care workers or others who have to wear a mask to the point it hurts their ears. Library to provide emergency services By Janice Barniak County commissioners approved reopening limited emergency library services by appointment at the request of local library directors Tuesday dur- ing their regular meeting. Public Health Nurse Diane Horn- by looked over the plan librarians pro- posed to help people file for unemploy- ment and food stamps, one patron at a time, by appointment only. "People in rural areas sometimes don't have access to the internet to do unemployment," Hornby said. (Right now, the state has asked that all unem- ployment be done online as the Work- force Development offices are closed and phone lines are overwhelmed with thousands of new filings). In Oakland City, library director Jul- ie Elmore has already had requests and is set up to meet the need, taking appointments from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. "We already had four to five people we had to turn down to file unemploy- ment," she said, talking about the li- brary being closed before the commis- sioners allowed access. "That's really rough to do. We're grateful the Health Department took our calls to talk about what we needed." She said what they devised was a plan that involved no contact; the pa- trons would make appointments, then the library would allow just one adult in at a time. The Oakland City Library is uniquely well-suited to the plan be- cause their rear entrance is directly be- side a bathroom, where the patron will wash their hands before coming to the designated computer. The keyboard will have a clear, dis- posable cover, as will the mouse. The librarian will be at another com- puter, six feet away, that has remote ac- cess ability to the person's computer in case they ask for assistance. "So we won't stand next to them to help them," she said. Moreover, their library is set up with wireless printing that will allow anyone interested to use their printing, fax or copy services with no contact. When they leave, the librarian will change the keyboard and mouse cover. "This is one of the only places in Oakland City to make a copy of a birth certificate. It's the only public place to send a fax," she said. Many times gov- ernment documents need to be faxed, she added. "On a good day, even before this, when all was right with world, we would fax a lot to state for FSSA bene- fits," she said. She acknowledged that other librar- ies didn't necessarily have the capa- bility Oakland City has, as far as both technology and layout was concerned to make emergency services possible, and they will accept anyone who wants to make an appointment regardless of their "home" library. "We have an especially good layout for controlling access," she said. "They can't just show up, though. They need to make an appointment and it's only for emergency services. We've all got families, and we've got to make sure we take care of ourselves, too." While Owensville is offering con- tact-less material pick-up, they don't have a space to offer computer use, and Fort Branch-Johnson Township librar- ies are assessing need and space avail- able, so those who would need help fil- ing for unemployment or food stamps are encouraged to call the library at 812-753-4212 and let them know that would be helpful. A computer with disposable, clear keyboard and mouse covers will allow patrons—one at a time—to get assistance filing for unemployment or food stamps from a librarian in Oakland City. The librarian's work station is six feet away but has remote access to the patron's computer should they request assis- tance. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Eric J. Pollock and Sarah L. Pollock convey to Tim- othy J. Moore II and Brandy M. Cook, real estate as recorded in Pike County. City of Petersburg quitclaims to Pike County Prog- ress Partners, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Progress Partners, Inc. quitclaims to Joseph D. Davis, Jeffrey R. Davis, Brian G. Davis and Penelope S. Fuhrman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. David L. Jochim and Rhonda D. Jochim convey to Rhonda D. Jochim, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Billy Joe Like conveys to Brian J. Like, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Connie K. Sturgeon Estate conveys to Kimberly Young PR, Kelly Cook PR and Larry Todd David PR, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kimberly Kay Young, Kelly Gayle Davis and Larry Todd Davis convey to Denzial R. Sturgeon Life Estate, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Connie K. Sturgeon Estate, Kimberly Young PR, Kel- ly Cook PR and Larry Todd Davis PR convey to Kim- berly Kay Young FK A Kimberly Kay Davis, Kelly Gay- le Davis Cook FK A Kelly Gayle Davis and Larry Todd Davis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Connie K. Sturgeon Estate, Kimberly Young PR, Kel- ly Cook PR and Larry Todd Davis PR convey to Kim- berly Kay Young, Kelly Gayle Davis Cook and Larry Todd Davis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. River Birch Holdings, LLC conveys to River Birch Farms, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@patriotonline.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. • PRINCETON "Quite Simply, A Better Experience!" 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