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B-6 Home Life Wednesday, June 3, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet 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 The Ole Flower Shoppe and Mary L&R Floral, in Petersburg. MAY WINNER And the winner is... Lindy Guth from Petersburg. Lindy won a $25 gift certificate from The Ole Flow- er Shoppe and Mary L&R Floral, in Petersburg, and a three-month subscription to The Press-Dispatch. Con- gratulations! THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Rachel Trabant .......................... Petersburg ........ 6/5 Raven Trabant ............................. Winslow .......... 6/5 Liz Lasley .................................. Petersburg ........ 6/7 Hayden Walter ......................... Oakland City ...... 6/8 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR 610 E. Main St., Petersburg • 812-354-9268 EAST GIBSON Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright lights and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversary in the week of June 4-10. Don't be shy. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. June 4 – Happy Vinnedge turns 72; Mike Riley turns 66; Olivia Green turns 12; Mike and Brenda Riley celebrate 42 years. June 5 – Dana Meyer turns 61. June 6 – Linda Nelson Daugherty turns 67; Tanya Vaughn. June 7 – Jenn Deffendoll turns 40 ; Joshua D. Braunecker turns 33; Blayze Timothy Reavis turns 11; Matthew and Donna Shaw cele- brate 17 years; Jeff and Lisa Jones celebrate 13 years. June 9 – Crystal Smith turns 37. June 10 - Kevin Boyles, Jr. turns 36; Peggy Sue Ennis; Marcia Reller Burgdorf turns 65; Jim Kozlowski. 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 have the virus and for those who take care of them, those with allergies of the season and those with the aches and pains of everyday life: Steve, Tim, Virginia, Annabel, Marie, Benny and Katy. EVENTS June 4–Winslow Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. with a meal at the Community Center. June 7–Spurgeon Fire Dept. meet- ing at 3 p.m. at the station house. June 8 –Winslow Town Hall will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. June 9 –Winslow Beautification meets at 6:30 p.m. and Winslow Eco- nomic meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Com- munity Center. June 11–Petersburg Lions Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Village Inn. Winslow and Petersburg seniors will not be meeting until it's safe to meet in groups. The Winslow Senior Citizens are fixing home-cooked meals on site and delivering to the elderly and handicapped. Contact Frieda Bolin at 812-789 -2986 for Monday and Thurs- day delivery. Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598 had no postcards or points of interest in the mailbox this week. Winslow Patoka River was at the rim, but with showers everyday and temps in the 80s, with humidity over 90 degrees, the water has gone down a little. The end of the month week- end was a little cooler in the middle 70s, but with no humidity. The grass has grown fast, and yes, Lowell, the mowing has been twice a week from the showers every day. The flowers like the showers and the warmer temps because my rose bushes have started their buds and some have shown their red colors. The tea rose will soon open up. The flags of light pink and the white ones were beau- tiful for several weeks in our yard, the purple and white, and dark pur- ple in other yards are still blooming. Pink, red and white peonies, along with blue and white bachelor buttons and other flowers make Janie's yard a place to look at. The lightning bugs are out in yards and fields. Have you noticed there are more geese this year? I saw three to five last year, but have seen 15 -20 flying over each day this year. We still have our two squirrels, but they have started to play on the tree outside the front room window, and one chattered at me, but I told him or her that I was not going to move, so he decided to ignore me and went back to playing. I have seen one chip- munk at the corner stones, so they left the truck for another place to live. Norm and I were on Hwy 64, go- ing toward Oakland City, when we saw a detour/road closed sign and we had to take the back way by Snakey Point. I guess it's another bridge up- date. A fter that day, we decided to go the long way around by using Sugar Ridge Rd. and Hwy 57 to get to Hwy 64. The Hwy 57 skeletons looked like a bathroom scene with one in the shower and another sitting on the porcelain throne, with stacks of toi- let paper on the tank, and they were six feet apart. We passed by the oth- er day and the next scene wasn't set up yet. Winslow Riverside Park as the Es- kimo still standing, but the Beaver by the boat ramp is no more. It gave its all with the floods. Winslow parks and all around town look spruced up for all the stars who live and traveled through our town Memorial Day weekend. Every cemetery had their loved ones put flowers and flags on graves and they had donation box- es out or people were sitting out col- lecting donations. We stopped at two cemeteries, Francisco and Sunset, to follow the tradition for our families. Since we are in another stage for more businesses to open, eat- ing placed to have outside seating, we have seen more vehicles on the roads and in parking lots. In Prince- ton, by the Princeton Theater, there are food trucks serving sandwiches and sweet treats for about two weeks now. As we do our monthly grocery shopping, we run into people we ha- ven't seen in a very long time, like Si- las and Jacob Havens' mom, and we met an Aunt Betty who works there at Save-A-Lot. Everyone is fine and the boys have children of their own. We talked to another couple who were going to camp out over the hol- iday and a couple was picking up ice cream for an 8 -year-old's birth- day party. In the store, we all tried to keep the distancing and several had their masks on. As of May 27, 2020, Pike County has six cases, Gib- son County has 12 cases and Dubois County has 186 cases (most of them in Huntingburg). Tuesday, May 26, Norm got an ap - pointment to the Petersburg BMV to get the Avalanche legal and on the road. As we were on our way to Oak- land City to get some ice cream, we passed Greg on Sugar Ridge Rd. and we all waved to each other. Then, the phone rang and Greg said we looked great, with smiles, riding in our new truck, and he saw my hair flying int he wind since we had the sunroof open. While we were in Oakland City, the ice cream place was closed, so we stopped in to see Dixie and see how Vernon was after his dentist ap- pointment. I can get into this truck easier and even Dixie, who is short, could climb into it with no problem. I still haven't gotten my Mother's Day gift bought yet. I don't know what flowers to buy. But Laura gave me a blue daisy with green leaves and it is hung on the kitchen light wheel with some wind chimes. It's plastic. One of our neighborhood girls saw the big turtle in the rock gar- den and was so happy because she loves turtles. When she was young- er, she would have to stop at the cor- ner to see the goats and they were a sight to see. Hope you all are still safe and don't rush into the get-togethers with friends too soon. I know people want- ed to get out and do something, but in my opinion, some people don't like to follow the guidelines to keep us all safe and not have to stay inside again. I almost forgot. At the BMV, there were proud parents taking pictures of their very proud daughter, who just got her driver's license. I smiled to see mom get in the front passen- ger seat and dad got in the driver's side rear seat. They gave the keys to their new driver, who was all smiles as she got in the driver's seat. Con- grats! Speaking of big turtles, I saw a big planter turtle on a patio, with a big swing that was constructed to hold up for many years. The swing had a high back and sides, plus there were two more chairs with a table, and flower pots decorated the area. We were in Petersburg Thurs- day and as we were driving west on Main St., I saw where, at the rail- road tracks, it was real hazy and you couldn't see anything past that area. So as we were driving that way, the haze got closer and then the heavy rain began from the police station to CVS, and then it quite and the sun came out. There was some humid- ity but not much. It was clear un- til later in the evening in Winslow, but only showers. The weather guy said that in one area, there would be rain and another area, there would be none. However, it's not seen too much where you see the rain come toward you. Cool, right? As the lights begin to dim on this week, keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see the many wonders in your neck of the woods. Talk to each other. Stay safe and wear your mask if you can. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week and stay safe. Locals may have been exposed to COVID at graduation parties By Janice Barniak According to the Gibson County Health Dept., several graduation par- ties between May 23-25 may have ex- posed locals to coronavirus, and sev- eral Fort Branch businesses respond- ed with caution this weekend. Anyone that attended a graduation party between the relevant dates is urged to be tested for coronavirus and monitor themselves for symptoms. Yancey family businesses, includ- ing R'z Cafe and Catering, Flora June's and The Brickhouse, closed, along with Graceful Lady businesses, over the weekend after both businesses discovered they'd had contact. According to the health depart- ment, those businesses closed volun- tarily and were not asked to close. "We commend these businesses for taking precautionary measures," read a press release from GCHD. A message on R'z Cafe and Cater- ing Facebook page addressed the de- cision. "I just wanted to let you know that we have come into contact with a posi- tive case of COVID. And with a heavy heart and over abundance of caution for our employees and customers, we have decided to close this weekend. We have not been ordered to close by the health department and have been in contact with them. This applies to the restaurant, Flora June's and the Brickhouse Boutique. We appreciate your understanding. Thank you," said the message. Gibson County is now at 17 cases of coronavirus and two deaths, with 550 people tested. Free testing continues at the Gib- son County Fairgrounds; lhi.care/ covidtesting will lead to a question- naire and chance to make an appoint- ment or call 888 -634-1116 to schedule. Gibson General Hospital offers test- ing by calling 812-385 -3401; advance scheduling is necessary. St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville also offers testing by appointment. Call 812-485 -3873 to schedule. Pandemic funding available for Gibson County communities Gibson County and local communities are eligible for more than $1.6 million through the federal stimu- lus package, according to State Rep. Matt Hostettler (R-Fort Branch). Indiana allocated $ 300 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economics Se- curity Act to counties and communities for reimburse- ment of expenditures relat- ed to the pandemic. Hostet- tler said the funding, allocat- ed based on population, can- not be used to replace lost tax revenue. "Some communities have suffered more economic consequences than others," Hostettler said. "Local offi- cials have done a great job keeping Hoosiers safe, and this funding can help recoup money spent that wasn't ex- pected." Gibson County is eligi- ble for $1,085,309 in reim- bursement funding. In ad- dition, these local commu- nities are eligible to receive the following amounts: • Fort Branch $ 89,220 ; • Francisco $15,248; • Haubstadt $54,959; • Hazleton $ 8,597; • Mackey $4,055; • Oakland City $77,637; • Owensville $43,182; • Patoka $24,430 ; • Princeton $280,379; and • Somerville $ 9,408. The Indiana Finance Au- thority is in charge of imple- menting guidelines on how each county, city and town can use the funding, as well as compiling reimburse- ment requests through ac- cepted documentation, in- cluding invoices. Visit in- .gov/ifa for more informa- tion. The Press-Dispatch 812-354-8500 | www.pressdispatch.net *By enrolling in the Birthday Club, you agree to have your name, town and birth- day, or the person's name and town and birthday of whom you are enrolling, printed in e Press-Dispatch on the week in which the birthday occurs. Joining is easy! 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