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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 1, 2020 B-5 Roadside Assistance TRI-CAP Head Start is NOW ENROLLING children ages 3 to 5. Contact Shawna for more details. Shawna 812-354-8721 shawna@tri-cap.net www.tri-cap.net TRI-CAP's health, housing and education services change lives, empower families, and improve communities. TRI-CAP Improving Lives Since 1966 CHILI FRIDAY Roast Beef Manhattan $ 8.99 Roast Beef Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Bread with Green Beans or Corn and Drink * Parmesan Baked Tilapia $ 8.99 Baked Potato, Bread and Drink * Stromboli $ 8.99 Our Own Special Stromboli Served with Grippos (Plain or BBQ), Side Salad and a Drink * CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI Chicken and Dumplings $ 8.99 Plate of Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Baked Apples, Roll and a Drink * Philly Cheesesteak $ 8.99 Includes a Side and a Drink * WEDNESDAY Boneless Pork Chop $ 8.99 Tender Pork Loin Baked with Special Spices and Parmesan Cheese served with Baked Potato, Green Beans and a Drink * TUESDAY *Your Choice of Regular Coffee, Tea or Coke Product. Specials and menu items are subject to food availability from suppliers. /RandysAmericanaCafe Like us on Facebook! JULY 1 – JULY 7 HAM & BEANS WITH CORNBREAD Turkey Manhattan $ 8.99 Turkey Breast Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Bread with Green Beans and Drink * Polish Sausage $ 8.99 with Sauerkraut Served with Cornbread, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, and Drink * Chef Salad $ 8.99 Ham, Bacon, Turkey, Eggs, Cucumber, Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Carrots and Croutons n a Bed of Lettuce. and Drink * MONDAY CHILI Spaghetti $ 7.99 Cheesy Mozzarella Toast, Side Salad and Drink* Reuben $ 7.99 with Your Choice of Side and Drink * Stromboli $ 8.99 Our Own Special Stromboli Served with Grippos (Plain or BBQ), Side Salad and a Drink * daily WE'RE OPEN for Dine-in and Carry-Out We've got lots of space and many rooms to spread out! THURSDAY CHEESY POTATO Meatloaf $ 8.99 Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Roll and Drink * Grilled Chicken Summer Salad $ 8.99 Marinated grilled chicken breast served on a bed of spring mix with red onion, tomato, cheese and bacon with creamy ranch dressing. Served with drink * FRESH, MADE-FROM-SCRATCH CINNAMON ROLLS FRIDAY MORNING Mon-Fri 7am-8pm Saturday 7am-2pm 812-354-2004 Formerly Cakes & Coffee – CLOSED – A day in the park Presleigh Pierce, 9, and Piper Walker, 5, climb on a play set at Hornady Park. They played on the playground equipment while family and friends fished early Saturday before temperatures climbed into the 90s. Traffic stop leads to heroin charges of Columbus woman By Andy Heuring A traffic stop in Petersburg for an expired license plate led to the arrest of a Colum- bus woman on heroin charges early Sunday. Christain D. Heath, 27, of Columbus, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jared Simmons early Sunday morning. Simmons said he was on patrol near Winslow at about 1 a.m. when he noticed a Ford Taurus driving north on Highway 61 out of Winslow. He ran the license plate and it returned as expired in April 2019. He stopped the vehicle and found Avery Edgin, 25, was the driver. When he asked for the passenger information, he was told her name was Har- ley Miller. While Deputy Simmons was talking with Edgin about his expired plates, Edgin said his passenger was in Pike County because her grandmother had died and she had called him to give her a ride home. The passenger, who was still telling police her name was Miller, said she was in Winslow because her uncle died, and she was visiting her grandmother and family. Simmons and Trooper C.J. Boeckman asked to search Miller's purse and they found three syringes, a burnt spoon with a white residue on it, a small corner baggie with a brown powdery residue in it and a small purple zip sealing bag that had a brown powdery residue in it. Deputy Simmons said when he confronted her about it, she said she "had an opiate addic- tion and the residue in both baggies was heroin and white residue on the spoon was mor- phine." She then told him she had given him a false name be- cause there was an active war- rant for her in Knox County. She also said the drugs were hers and Edgin didn't know anything about them. Edgin denied any knowl- edge of the drugs and said, "he didn't even smoke ciga- rettes." Heath was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she was preliminarily charged with possession of heroin, posses- sion of morphine, unlawful possession of a syringe (pri- or) and possession of para- phernalia. Fireworks safety for the Fourth of July By James Capozella A break from the pandemic and increasing temperatures may lead to some fun out- doors this time of year, which includes pyrotechnics aimed at celebrating the Fourth of July. Within that scenario are the chances of accidental fire and personal injuries due to the mishandling of fireworks. Since the traditional Ruri- tan Fourth of July fireworks display is on hold until next year, many individuals are probably planning a private display of their own. Petersburg Fire Depart- ment Chief Ross Elmore said that fireworks will be allowed until Friday, July 3, between the hours of 5 p.m. until two hours past sunset, which is ap- proximately 11:17 p.m. On Sat- urday, July 4, fireworks will be allowed from 10 a.m. until mid- night. Sunday, July 5 through Thursday, July 9, they can be set off from 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset, which is approximately 11:15 pm. When asked about fire- works safety, Pike County Sheriff Kent Johnson advised residents to "Pay close atten- tion to ground dryness. Super- vise any juveniles using them and don't send fireworks in the direction of cars or hous- es. Please take others into con- sideration on the time at which you set off fireworks. Have a great Fourth of July and stay safe! " Every year, more then 12,000 people are injured bad enough to require medi- cal treatment and 50 percent of the injuries are to children and young adults aged 20 and younger, according to the Na- tional Safety Council. More than two-thirds of the inju- ries are due to professional grade, homemade or other il- legal fireworks or explosives used by individuals. SAFETY TIPS If you use fireworks, there are several safety tips pro- moted by the National Safety Council (NSC). • Children should never be allowed to handle fireworks. • Older children should on- ly use them under close adult supervision. • Never use fireworks while impaired by drugs or alcohol. • When near fireworks, eye protection should be worn. • Never hold a lighted fire- work in your hand. • Never light them indoors. • Use them away from peo- ple, houses and flammable ma- terial. • Never point or throw fire- works at another person. • Light one device at a time and maintain a safe distance. • Never ignite devices in a container. • Do not re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks. • Soak both spent and un- used fireworks in water for a few hours before discarding. • Keep a bucket of water nearby to fully extinguish fireworks that don't go off or in case of fire. • Never use illegal fire- works. Chief Elmore cautions against lighting fireworks in wind that can blow smoke and debris into spectators. Steer clear of others setting off fire- works, because they can back- fire or shoot off in the wrong direction. Do not alter fire- works, light one at a time and never attempt to re-light or fix a "dud" firework. Be considerate of individu- als with P TSD and other types of medical conditions. The noise can cause severe stress and reaction in neighbors. Think about pets. Animals have sensitive ears and can be very frightened or stressed by the sound of fireworks. expenses in- the OF INFORMATION statutes information of fam- dis- (or facility or a re- defini- originally Pro- with- ev- dis- apply Violent with- INTERFERING "interfering 2019, areas ser- areas officers. SAFETY that a tape for vehicle cata- require- con- from the authorizing of an item that Indiana of- conspiracies, com- organized who: com- act in Prohib- viola- Class C oper- controlled per- vehicle. NEWS BRIEFS Pike Central Swing Choir auditions July 6-10 Pike Central High School students are invited to audi- tion for the 2020 -2021 Swing Choir by appointment on Ju- ly 6 through 10. For an appointment, contact director Me- lissa Traylor at mtraylor@pscs.k12.in.us. Pregnancy Care center banquet July 23 The Pregnancy Care center of Washington is having their Gift of Life Banquet at the Simon J. Graber building on July 23. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Angela Minter. She's Pres- ident of Sisters for Life in Louisville, a dynamic speaker and helps coordinate prayers in front of the abortion clinic in Louisville. The meal will be catering. Tickets are availa- ble by calling 812-257-1041. You can also stop by and pick up tickets. Hours: Monday through Thursday. If you de- sire to, you can have tickets reserved and pay at the door. Social Security Matters By Russell Gloor Special extra earnings for military service Dear Rusty: How do I find out if I get any extra earn- ings for my mili- tary service of 28 years (Navy, 1982- 2011), when I be- gin collecting my full Social Secu- rity retirement benefit next year (in July 2021)? Signed: Retired Veteran. Dear Retired Veteran: First, as a fellow veter- an, I want to thank you for your 28 years of military ser- vice, but I need to clarify what those "special extra earnings" are. That's not an additional amount which will be added to your monthly Social Securi- ty benefit as a bonus for serv- ing. Rather it is an addition- al dollar amount which has already been added to your earnings record for the years you served in the military. Those receiving active du- ty military pay have contrib- uted to Social Security since 1957, and that record of your military pay is al- ready on file with Social Security. But a long time ago Congress decided to bump up the recorded earnings of those with earlier mili- tary service to make it easier for them to qualify for Social Secu- rity, and to pos- sibly provide a slightly high- er benefit when the earnings from those years in the mili- tary are included in the com- putation of SS benefits. To compute your benefit, Social Security uses the 35 highest earning years from your lifetime earnings re- cord (adjusted for inflation). So, if your earnings during the years you were in the mil- itary are among the 35 years used to calculate your SS ben- efit, those military earnings were supplemented with an additional amount to make them up to $1,200 per year higher than you were actu- ally paid. And that higher earnings amount possibly means a higher Social Secu- rity benefit because it could make your lifetime Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME) higher (a higher AIME translates to a higher benefit amount). In your case, an extra $100 for every $ 300 in your actual military pay should have been added to your earnings record for each year you served be- tween 1982 and 2001 (maxi- mum of $1200 for each year). For service years after 2001, no additional "special credits" are awarded. To ver- ify this, you may wish to ob- tain a copy of your lifetime Earnings Statement from So- cial Security and verify that your recorded earnings for 1982 – 2001 are $1,200 more than you were actually paid while serving. And if not, you should supply a copy of your DD-214 when applying for your Social Security ben- efits. You can obtain a copy of your lifetime Earnings State- ment online if you have a per- sonal "my Social Security" ac- count at www.ssa.gov/myac- count; otherwise you'll need to request a copy directly from Social Security. For general information ap- plicable to those who served prior to 1978, computation of their "special extra earnings" were computed a little differ- ently. For those veterans, the maximum annual "special extra earnings" supplement was still $1,200, but the meth- od for computing their extra earnings was to give an extra $ 300 for each calendar quar- ter of active duty military ser- vice. But in any case, the spe- cial extra earnings are an ad- dition to your military pay record on file with Social Se- curity, not an additional dollar amount added to your Social Security benefit.