The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, May 13, 2020 B- 5 SWEETS Continued from page 5 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 meeting – the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All ar - ea Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well – will have its monthly meetings the first Mon- day of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Creating Hope" For Cancer Patients – Memo- rial 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. Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission - The Executive Board will meet on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 6 p.m. (local time). For additional information, call In- diana 15 RPC at 812-367-8455. Workers dealing with supply shortages By Janice Barniak Gibson County Emergen- cy Management Agency ap- plied March 19 for supplies Gibson County would need to deal with COVID-19, but still hasn't received the res- pirators, disinfectant, face masks and gloves requested approximately eight weeks ago, EMA Director Terry Hedges told Gibson Coun- ty Commissioners May 6. "It will be eight weeks— two months," he said. "I un- derstand we're not a hot spot, but we are part of In- diana." He was notified the state board of health would pro- vide the county with 100 N95 masks, 3,000 surgical masks, 1,000 pairs of gloves and 16 gallon jugs of sani- tizer. Hedges called out the lo- cal community that had helped fill the gap, includ- ing Virgil and Ruth Hurt, Delores Witt, Mary Andis (age 12), Sheepdog Impact, Martha Weddington, Mary Halvey, Ruth Stodghill De- bra Poling and Susan Mad- ding. "We've run out of masks. We have run out of mate- rials for EMS, for law en- forcement, for fire," Hedg- es said. According to Gibson County EMS Director Jim Allen, stations are on lock- down, and they are running very low on supplies. They had places donate face shields and masks, and said every emergency ser- vice is short on the supplies. According to Sheriff Tim Bottoms, the jail is al- so trying to keep supplies for workers to keep them safe, and are taking meas- ures to avoid contamination at the jail. "We're having to take care of ourselves and not expect the state to do it," said Hedges. Gibson County follows state's reopening plan Courthouse will open for early voting By Janice Barniak County Commissioners agreed last Tuesday that Gibson County's reopen- ing plans should follow the five-stage proposal Gov. Er- ic Holcomb released, with Gibson County's worship centers to reopen with so- cial distancing as of May 8. "If you agree with the gov- ernor's executive order, you can motion to follow the ex- ecutive order of the gover- nor," said County Attorney Jim McDonald. Commissioners said an earlier plan they released had been intended to follow the order, but hadn't been clear about the churches opening. As part of the plan, the courthouse will reopen May 18 with restrictions, and on- ly the south door will be open. Early voting at the court- house will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from May 26 through May 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 30, and 8 a.m. to noon June 1. June 2 is the rescheduled Election Day for the Indiana primary election. More information on vot- ing, absentee ballots and the 2020 election is available at IndianaVoters.in.gov. Restaurants, salons reopen this week By Janice Barniak As the state enters the second week of Gov. Eric Holcomb's five-stage phase- in, restaurants can open at half capacity beginning May 11 and salons at full capacity. Those allowances come with caveats and health recommendations, and last week, local restaurants pre- pared, looking at how to fol- low the guidelines and oper- ate at half capacity, weigh- ing expenses, servers who will have half the number of tables they usually serve, and dealing with supply chain issues. Princeton's Pondero- sa buffet especially had to change business models as buffets would not be safe/ permitted during the pan- demic. Owner operator Amy Georges said she's been up- dating herself with webinars on best practices, doing ex- tra cleaning, marking floors and making plans to serve meals at the table, while keeping an open mind on how the process might work. They'll keep doing carry- out orders, she said. "Of course, until you ac- tually go through a day, you don't know," she said. She called opening a Catch-22, because as much as they want to get back to working, they want to make sure it will cover the expens- es, and expenses have gone up. "We've spent a fortune following the regulations. We've got sanitizer, masks, gloves. We're definitely good on those," she said. Luckily, the store had al- ways used hospital-grade sanitizer, so having been a customer already, they were at the top of the list for that product. "Everyone I've talked to is ready to come back," she said of her employees. At Taylors 2 Steakhouse in Oakland City, the din- ing room is rearranged for 50 percent capacity, and bar seating eliminated. "We are asking that you do not linger longer than necessary to allow others to come and enjoy a meal. The maximum amount we can seat is six, that includes a highchair if needed. We are also learning as we go, so please be patient," the restaurant wrote to custom- ers on their Facebook page. Zack's Diner in Fort Branch opened Monday, but asked customers to get screened before coming in if they did not feel well. "If we are full, we ask that you give us your name and wait in your car until we can seat you," the restaurant an- nounced to customers. John's Smokin' Barbecue was limited to three tables for dine-in under their new rules, allowing them to seat 14 people, including high chairs. For nice days, however, they set up picnic tables out- side, six feet apart. Teel's Coffee and Choc- olates in Princeton was al- so able to reopen, though they'll eliminate seating and public restrooms, but still will offer all the baked goods, coffee and chocolates they previously had. Unless the governor's ex- ecutive order changes, res- taurants will go back to full capacity June 14. EAST GIBSON El Rodeo shows how far apart their tables now are to allow for social dis- tancing. County Commissioners have elected to follow Gov. Eric Holcomb's five-stage reopening plan, as de- tailed above in a graph released by the state. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Nancy S. Davis Estate and Joseph D. Davis PR con- vey to Jeffrey R. Davis PR and Donald G. Horrell, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Christopher L. Fuhrman and Nicole M. Fuhrman convey to Stephen R. Lemond and Chyanna Lemond, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stephanie S. Sallee conveys to Cody Alan White- head, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Angie Wade and Suzi Robinson convey to Darrell R. Sprinkle and Cathy S. Sprinkle, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. James Cutler quitclaims to James Cutler and Rebec- ca D. Cato, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Brenda Joyce Day Estate and Brian K. Smith Guard- ian convey to Douglas A. Kracht and Monaca L. Kracht, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Roberta L. Meyer conveys to Tyler Meadors, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. The Winslow Memori- al Day Parade will not be held this year because of COVID-19. This year, to honor our fallen who have made our country safe, at- tend the small service in your area where the color guards hold a special cer- emony. Beside the coronavirus and the mosquitoes, ticks, wasps and other varmints, this year we have also heard about, in the state of Washington, the Asian Gi- ant Murder Hornets that are more than two inches long, have freakish eyes and a huge yellow-orange face. They go after honey bees. There are some that say we are all okay and no other attacks, but like the virus, they may spread to other states. Just be care- ful because hornets are not nice, even if they are not gi- ant. Now to hear about some cute wind chimes I re- ceived from Amy. Two of them are of an eagle who flaps its wings in the wind, with tiny chimes that sound from a green leaf. The oth- er wind chime is five ce- ramic geese of white, with yellow feet and bills and a blue bow around their necks. This wind chime will stay hanging inside the house. Mother's Day was this past Sunday. To all moth- ers, I hope your day was filled with joy and you could have had those hugs and kisses if at all possible. To receive that "I love you, Mom" must have been your greatest gift from those you love. Winslow Town Hall may not be open until some- time in June, so you will still have to pay those wa- ter bills at the drop box on Main St. I will be happy to see the doors open again, so I can see those smil- ing faces again from be- hind the counter or win- dow drive-up. I know it's been hard on everyone who was used to meeting in groups, visit- ing friends, sharing those hugs, shopping wherev- er you wanted, and eating out at your favorite restau- rant, but please be patient a lot more and maybe soon, we can all get outside of our areas and really enjoy each other's company. Games, puzzles, hobbies, cooking or many other things are available to keep the bore- dom under control. You all may have gotten real good in those projects, so keep up what you do best and even spring cleaning gets the whole family involved. As the lights begin to dim for this week, keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see the stars at night and the won- ders all around your neck of the woods. As always, smile, wave and say "Hi" to everyone you see this week.