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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 8, 2020 A-7 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 8 – JULY 14 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 * Cheeseburger & Chili $ 8.99 Cheeseburger with a Cup of Chili, Chips and Drink* Pancakes $ 7.99 Choice of Side and Drink* CHILI Biscuits and Gravy $ 7.99 With Your Choice of Bacon or Sausage, Two Eggs and Drink* SATURDAY SPECIALS 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 free PERFECT PINT CLEAR TUMBLER with $20 purchase on Saturday FRESH, MADE-FROM-SCRATCH CINNAMON ROLLS SATURDAY MORNING Mon-Fri 7am-8pm Saturday 7am-2pm 812-354-2004 New leadership coming to Salvation Army in Indiana The Salvation Army is pre- paring for a change in leader- ship in Indiana. A fter serving as the Divisional Command- er for almost six years, Ma- jor Bob Webster and his wife, Major Collette, are moving on to their next appointment for The Salvation Army in St. Louis, Mo. Stepping in as the new Indiana Divisional Com- mander will be Major Marc Johnson, who arrives in Indi- ana in early July. Major Marc comes to Indi- ana from The Salvation Ar- my's College for Officer Train- ing in Chicago, IL, where he has served as Assistant Train- ing Principal since 2018. His wife, Major Karen Johnson, has been serving as the Train- ing in Spanish director at the college and will take up the helm as Divisional Director of Women's Ministries in the Indiana Division. Married for over 34 years, the Johnsons have three adult children. Their prior appoint- ments with The Salvation Ar- my have included corps ap- pointments across the Mid- west and six years overseas in Chile, as well as serving as Di- visional Youth Secretaries for the Metro Division in Chicago. For a total of eight years, they gave leadership to two Salva- tion Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers: first in Grand Rapids, MI for six years and then in Chicago, IL for two. They have worked mostly in culturally diverse ap- pointments and have had the privilege of starting two bilin- gual Spanish/English speak- ing corps (churches). Major Marc holds a B.A. in Organizational Management from Missouri Baptist Univer- sity and an M.A. in Commu- nity Counseling from North- western Illinois University. Major Karen holds a B.A. in Ethnic Studies form the Uni- versity of Wisconsin–Milwau- kee and an M.A. in Leadership Studies from A zusa Pacific University. "We are excited to serve the people of Indiana along- side the many dedicated Sal- vation Army officers, soldiers, and volunteers who, as our International Mission State- ment says, have been 'preach- ing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting human needs in His Name without discrimina- tion' for many years," said Ma- jor Marc. This is the Johnsons' sec- ond time serving The Salva- tion Army in Indiana. In the early 90s they oversaw the day-to-day operations and ministries of the East Chica- go corps community center in northwest Indiana. "I look for- ward to serving in the great state of Indiana," Major Kar- en shared in response to their new appointment in Indianap- olis. "I know that God's timing is perfect and I want to serve Him and others to the best of my ability." The Salvation Army Indi- ana Division serves 85 Indi- ana counties through Service Extension Units and 28 Corps Communities Centers across the state. The Indiana Division is headquartered in Indianap- olis, where The Salvation Ar- my also operates a homeless shelter (the Ruth Lilly Women and Children's Center) and an expansive addiction treatment facility, (the Indianapolis Har- bor Light Center). In 2019, The Salvation Ar- my Indiana Division provid- ed 2.2 million meals to hun- gry Hoosier families and more than 87,000 safe nights of shelter to those in need. In total, 578,000 people benefit- ed from the many programs provided by The Salvation Ar- my just last year. As Major Marc Johnson steps into the role of Division- al Commander, he will guide the officers, staff and volun- teers behind these programs through the challenges of op- erating during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. While many opportunities for fund- raising have disappeared, The Salvation Army continues to serve a growing population of Hoosiers in need of financial and spiritual support. "By God's grace," Major Marc said, "we will see many more lives impacted by the nu- merous ministries of The Sal- vation Army." Major Marc Johnson and Major Karen Johnson CASA accepts birthday party supplies for children in care By Janice Barniak Lauren Johns, Gibson Coun- ty CASA's new executive di- rector and a Pike Central graduate, talked about how court appointed special advo- cates throw birthday parties for children the Gibson Coun- ty courts are tracking. "Some of our kids have nev- er had a birthday party," she said. "We provide a birthday gift for all children with CA- SA, along with a cake mix, ic- ing, plates and candles." When children aren't in liv- ing situations where a per- son could bake the cake, the non-profit even makes the cake for them. They do a fund- raiser every year to raise the funds for gifts and to receive donated party supplies. "We deal with abused and neglected children, and want to try to make their time in the system easier and build resil- ience," she said. They keep the supplies stocked in the office because it's just one less stop for their volunteers to have to make. While they accept toy dona- tions, plates and non-perish- ables, they prefer donations for the cake and icing so that they have a chance to buy it as its used, which will keep it from expiring. The donations also go to help pick presents for the teenagers CASA helps. "Teenagers are always hard to buy for, so it can be a strug- gle with them as far as gifts. The CASA volunteer knows them and can get something for them, or sometimes they give them a $25 gift card. Peo- ple often forget teens when do- nating. People like to shop for toys and gifts for the younger kids," Johns said. They generally like to give gifts that cost around $25 to the children in the system. Johns, who had been admin- istrative assistant since 2013, was promoted to director this year. She started with CASA at 19, after graduating from Pike Central. "I found a passion for it," she said of working on behalf of children. Since she moved up, the or- ganization has hired on Bran- di Steelman, originally from Oakland City, as the new ad- ministrative assistant. She's the former manager of the Train Station Apartments in Fort Branch. Social Security Matters By Russell Gloor Widow unsure about her Social Security benefits I would like to thank all my friends for helping me celebrate my birthday with prayers, cards, calls and gis. God Bless, Marilyn Kinder Danny & Tammie Evans MARRIED July 11, 1980 Enjoy your retirement! 40th Anniversary Dear Rusty: I am looking for information on my Social Security survi- vor benefits from my husband. I just turned 65 and have been collecting my Social Security widow's benefit since I was 60. Someone told me that I should take my own So- cial Security and half of my deceased husband's. I am not sure if that's what I should do. Should I stay as I am until age 70 and then look into this op - tion? Is it even an option? I work part-time because the widow's benefit just isn't enough to pay my bills. I know there must be others out there as unsure as I am. Signed: Un- sure Widow. Dear Unsure Widow: It appears that you have been given some incon- sistent information. If you are current- ly collecting a wid- ow's benefit from your deceased hus- band and have been since you were 60 years old, you can- not "take my own Social Security and half of my husband's." You on- ly have two options now: to continue your current surviv- ing widow's benefit (which was reduced because you claimed it before your full re- tirement age), or to claim your own SS retirement benefit if that is more. If you are now collecting your survivor benefit (only), your benefit from your own work record is still growing. The key question is whether your own benefit from your own work record will ever be more than you are now collect- ing from your deceased hus- band as his widow. If your own SS retirement benefit will be more, you can switch to it whenever it has grown to be more than your current widow's benefit. Your own benefit will reach maxi- mum at age 70, so never wait beyond that to claim it. But if your current survivor benefit as a widow is more than your own benefit will be at any age, you should simply stay on that widow's benefit. The easiest way to find this information out is to request a Statement of Estimated Bene- fits from Social Security. That statement will show you the amounts you are due on your own at your full retirement age and also at age 70 (if you were born in 1955 your FR A is 66 plus two months). If either or both of those amounts are more than your widow's benefit, you can con- tinue to collect your widow's benefit until it makes financial sense to switch to your own. To request your Benefits State- ment, contact Social Securi- ty directly at 1.800.772.1213, or your local office (find it at www.ssa.gov/locator). You can also get this online if you have a "my Social Security" account, and which you can create at www.ssa.gov/myac- count. 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