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Something newsworthy? Let us know at 812-354-8500! REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Terry E. Woolsey and Regina R. Woolsey convey to Mat- thew W. Barley and Ashley L. Barley, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Donna Blaize conveys to Barbara Ann Collins, Rebecca Sue Barnard, Anita Kay Poselwait and Paula Jean Blaize, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Donald E. Hill conveys to Florence R. Hill and Allen L. Cox, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Helen M. Morton Estate, Angie Wade PR and Suzi Rob- inson PR convey to Kristy L. Musser, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Savvy In, LLC quitclaims to Indyre, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael K. Frederick Estate and Patricia J. Frederick PR convey to Patricia J. Frederick, Jamen K. Frederick and Alec Frederick, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kimberly A. Rogers conveys to Myron B. Myers and Leann M. Myers, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. conveys to Ja- son A. Johnson and Alisha M. Johnson, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. REF Investment Trust and Robert E. Franklin Trust- ee convey to Brandon Aragon, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Angela A. Weisheit and Angela A. Manges convey to Amie L. Boger, Mark D. Hamm and Lynette G. Hamm, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Allen D. Hanselman conveys to Michael A. Hanselman and Marilyn J. Hanselman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Allen D. Hanselman conveys to Martha S. Volz, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Daniel W. Rothrock and Jamie S. Rothrock convey to Jesse M. Russell and Emily A. Russell, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in colorful, bright lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniver- sary in the week of July 23- 29. Don't be shy. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. July 23 - Jesse Willis turns 28; Candace Vincent turns 24; Doyle and Sharon Schultz celebrate 60 years. July 24 - Dale Epley turns 65; Chase River Stuppy turns 12. July 25 - Lisa Vinnedge turns 58; Silas Havens turns 30. July 26 - Leilani Cayalua turns 50 ; Ben- ny Kelley turns 78; Theresa Hill turns 55; J.P. Meece; Kavin and Brittany Gay- hart celebrate 12 years; Gordon and Car- ol Barnett celebrate 60 years. July 27 - Aaron Meyer turns 32; Jeremy Deffendoll turns 44; Gerald Dent turns 47; Matthew Gamble turns 50. July 28 - Talyn Meyer turns 14; Fred and Dee Fiscus celebrate 13 years. July 29 - Destiny Bolin turns 22. 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 coronavirus and those who care for them, those with aches and pains of everyday life, and seasonal allergies; Keith, Terri Ann, Tim, Anna- bel, Marie, LaNora, Angie and Sue Ellen. EVENTS July 25 - Poehlein Reunion meeting and the reunion on August 9 are both can- celled for this year. Everything will stay the same and we will see you all next year, same time, same place; Open Fun Horse Show, sponsored by Winslow lions Club at Rockin' G. Saddle Club. Free admis- sion, bring your own chair. For more in- formation, call Matt Gamble 812-789 - 6430 or Dallas Gamble 812-582-9661. August 2 - Spurgeon Fire Dept. meet- ing starts at 3 p.m. at the station house. August 3 - Winslow Fire Dept. meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the station house. August 6 - Winslow Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. for their monthly meal at the Community Center. August 12 - Pike County schools be- gin the 2020 -2021 school year with new restrictions due to COVID-19. Winslow and Petersburg seniors will not meet again until Governor Holcomb gives the okay. Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598 re- ceived one note this week. Poehlein's 30th Spring Bass Tourna- ment was on Saturday, July 11. Eighteen teams entered the tourney and compet- ed for $1280 in cash prizes. First place winners were Alan Woodford and Keith Brock, with a total of six fish weighing 26 lbs. 6 oz. Second place winners were Tom- my Oakley and T.J. Alward, with six fish weighing 23 lbs., 5 oz. Third place win- ners were Chris Nowark and Steve Pow- ell, with six fish weighing 22 lbs. 9 oz. The biggest fish of the day went to Jar- ed Tyring, with a nice 7 lb. bass. The fall bass tournament is scheduled for Satur- day, September 12, from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. De- spite the hot weather and sunburns, ev- eryone had a good time. Winslow Patoka River should be up a little since the storms of Saturday night and Wednesday night came in- to our area. Both storms brought thun- der and lightning, heavy rain and strong winds. Wednesday's storm was more vi- olent, with thunder that shook the house and lightning strikes one after another. Thursday morning, the weather peo- ple said that east Posey County could have had a tornado. The power went off and back on, and just enough to turn off the power to the alarm clocks for Thursday work. As I'm writing this col- umn on Thursday, about noon, the power went off again, but a minute longer. Now to set all of the clocks again. I only have two to reset and the alarm clock is not electric. Over the weekend, the temp was high, but the humidity was down un- til Tuesday evening, when the humidity started climbing and that brought the temp to climb into the 90s for the rest of the week and weekend. The heat in- dex was supposed to be 100 plus for the weekend. In our Brownstown part of Winslow, I set the sugar water feeders out on the tree for the hummingbird that was seen getting nectar from the Rose of Sharons. The Black-eyed Susans have been wind whipped, but some are still standing. I looked out the front room window, as I was drinking my first cup of coffee, and saw a young deer grazing in the lot across the street. He wasn't worried about any- thing, just grazing. Nice to see one in the neighborhood. Kyana came for a visit over the week- end with Laura, and on Saturday, July 11, both of them got to visit with Mom, and when we finally got home, the three of them were playing 500 Rummy card game. I believe Kyana won. Saturday, July 11 was Clog the Pato- ka, where 617 stars with kayaks and ca- noes floated down the river from Sur- vant, north of Pike State Forest, at the historic bridge that has just been closed. The Winslow Lions and Winslow Ameri- can Legion worked together as breakfast was served at Miller's Field and Riverside Park. Miller's Field had campers all along the tree line with tents set up. Lunch was served at Riverside, where the floaters ended their hour on the river. Everyone we talked to had a fun time and they loved the float, some saw a snake, but it slith- ered away. In the evening, the American Legion Sons at Miller's Field served sup- per and there was a band for their enjoy- ment. Some of the campers stayed, but most of them left after the event. We all had a great time serving food and drinks. We wore masks, face shields and gloves. The Lions ran our of cheese to go on the burgers, but we had nacho cheese that was a hit. They loved it. We also cooked all the food we had and sold out of almost all we made up. Freeze pops were hand- ed out to the many children who had fun on the river. At the boat ramp, the fire dept. rescue was there to help the float- ers out of the low Patoka River, and they also found a kid's bicycle that they pulled out of the water. It was standing up in the mud. Everyone was friendly and respect- ful, like the years before, and the distanc- ing was done as much as possible. Some of the floaters also wore masks. It was a long day for everyone, but there were smiles all over the area and fun was in the air. We would like to thank everyone who floated down the Patoka River, and to the Kayak Mafia for their 4th Clog the Patoka, the helpers who served food and all the other stars behind the scenes who helped. Here is a joke from our Deputy Mike McGregor. What did one mouse say to the other mouse? The answer will be somewhere close to the end of this col- umn. Think about it. Do you have trouble with the humidi- ty and having charlie horses? Drinking plenty of water or Gatorade to keep hy- drated may help, but even if you think you drank enough, drink more. The heat will always take it out of you. Norm has ex- perienced this and I had a bout of it too. Monday morning, as Norm came out of the cabin, he looked to the north sky and saw a shooting star. So he made a wish to have a good day. He did have a nice day, with breakdowns but easy fixes. The International Space Station flew over last week in the southwest sky at dark. Did you see it? I didn't. Sunday, July 12, was a nice day for a Sun- day drive. So, we and Mom left Winslow to Petersburg Hornday Park, then Hwy 57 to Washington Park. It was such a love- ly day, we took Hwy 50 to Montgomery, then Hwy 231 to Jasper, then Ireland, then home. The parks had one reunion or family birthday. The Splash Park was happily enjoyed. The corn along the way was high in Pike County, but the beans were high in the other counties. The win- dows were down to enjoy the wind with no humidity. Summertime crops are delicious and we have had pole beans to hull with some snapped, cucumbers fixed in a salt brine, zucchini fixed with meat in a meal and squash to be fixed. Then, a pitcher and wash basin with purple and pink flowers on a white background from Henry, who was moving more of his belongings. We would also like to say we appreciate all the help you gave to keep the Winslow Community Center in tip-top shape these past eight years. It has improved from the break-ins and the water that had come in from heavy rains, and much more. We thank you, Henry. Terri Ann got to visit Mom on Tuesday night and Wednesday. She made Mom a picture book with relatives. Terri Ann is doing fine, but she has many days of phys- ical therapy and several days of going to two destinations. I saw Rosemary Brewster at Dollar General and she looks great and is stay- ing healthy. I finally heard the radio again since we got it installed and Norm has taken the bass down, so it doesn't have the thump- ing sound so much. We always wait until the last minute, like most people do, to get our taxes filled out and maybe get money back. So, we left home and took the long way around by way of Petersburg to Highway 57, and passed the Highway 57 skeletons, who were playing badminton with the net set up, and posed with rackets and I believe the birdie was over the net. As we passed by, we took Highway 64 in Oakland City to Princeton, where H&R Block is now, in the building where Mom used to go to her doctor until they left the area. Our lady, Sandra, was pleasant to talk to and she answered what questions we had. Our taxes were done electronically this year. Maybe next year, we might file early, but then we will not. We will file at the last day to keep what we have done for years. See you next year, Sandra. The lights are about to dim for this week. Keep an eye on family and friends to know they are okay in this heat. Slow down and see all the beauty around your neck of the woods. The answer to the mouse joke is "nacho cheese." School will start soon with a brand new year and new rules to follow on August 12. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. Have a great summer. As we continue to see 90 -degree tem- peratures day after day, plant competi- tion in the landscape changes a bit. Gone are the prevalence of the purple blooms of deadnettle and henbit. The white flow- ers of poison hemlock on the roadsides are faded. In much of the state, dry condi- tions have lawns slowing growth or turn- ing a touch brown. Our corner of the state continues to see timely rainfall, but the hot conditions still favor warmer season plants creeping into the picture. Cool season plants, which a majority of plants in this region have the genetics to be, stall in growth at temperatures higher than 86 degrees Fahrenheit. These plants enter a pseudo-dormancy in late morn- ing, with a secondary period of potential photosynthesis for a couple of hours late in the day. The energy needed to respire consumes most of those sugars. Warm season plants, meanwhile, have no re- striction on growth with respect to high temperatures. Cool temperature restric- tions exist on warm season plants, but we have little chance of temperatures below 50 degrees for the next month. In the lawn, while the bluegrasses and fescues turn a bit crunchy, bermu- dagrass starts to creep out further into yards where a little seed may have been deposited at some point. Zoysiagrass has potential to do the same, although it does not have quite the growth rate as bermudagrass. Crabgrass, likewise, be- comes a big spreader during this time of year. In the field, corn is a warm season plant. As long as temperatures are not so hot and dry con- ditions such that pollen desiccates before meet- ing a corn silk, growth is not restricted, nor yield harmed. Soybeans are a cool season plant. Luckily, the canopy closure and transpiration from leaves can hold tem- peratures in the soybean canopy down, but the uppermost leaves exposed to the most warmth will reach over the thresh- old and begin to flip during the ear- ly afternoon hours. Exposing the whit- ish-green underside of the leaf is a de- fense mechanism by the plant to reduce its sunlight/heat absorption, in much the same way that we can change our per- ception of heat by wearing lighter colors of clothing. In the landscape, a good example of di- verse photosynthesis is purslane. Purs- lane is a somewhat common spreading weed in mulched or rock landscapes. The plant expresses a warm sea- son photosynthetic pathway and thrives as such during warm pe- riods. What makes purslane fun is that it can turn on and off the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathway, a photosynthe- sis most common in desert spe- cies like cacti. Wherein moisture is not limited, purslane keeps warm season metabolism. When drought conditions prevail, the CAM pathway kicks on to keep the plant thriving. Very few plants have this capa- bility. To learn more information about plant science and related topics, Purdue Ex- tension is now accepting applications for their fall Master Gardener Basic Training series, to be taught virtually on Tuesday evenings beginning in late August. The series will cover a wide variety of topics including lawn care, soil science, invasive species, and more. For more information on photosynthetic pathways or Master Gardeners, contact Hans at hschmitz@ purdue.edu or 812-838 -1331. B-8 Wednesday, July 22, 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 birth- day will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will re- ceive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscription. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certifi- cate to Fish Hut Pizza, in Petersburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Judy Vaughn ............................ Oakland City ......... 7/22 Lana Braukhoff ......................... Petersburg ...........7/24 Steve Houchin ........................... Petersburg ...........7/24 Edna Gatwood ......................... Oakland City .........7/24 David Zenthofer ......................... Petersburg ...........7/24 Luella M. White .......................... Princeton ............7/28 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR Corner of 9th & Sycamore, Petersburg 812-354-9046 Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Educator The invasion of warm season plants Social Security Matters Why won't Social Security give me my widow's benefit? By Russell Gloor Dear Rusty: I have been a widow since November 2019. I retired under the Federal Civil Service Re- tirement System. Before my hus- band died, I made an appointment with Social Securi- ty to see if I could receive his So- cial Security if he passed on. I was told I could. Since he passed, Social Security has ada- mantly refused to let me have my husband's So- cial Security. I have had ma- ny problems with them. Who is correct here? I have lost $1,400 per month. My social security check is about $126 per month—Signed: Frus- trated Widow. Dear Frustrated Widow: First, please accept my con- dolences on the loss of your husband. Unfortunately, I don't have good news for you. Because of your Feder- al Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, you are subject to the "Gov- ernment Pension Offset" (GPO) provision of Social Security. The GPO reduces the survivor benefit for any- one who also has a pension from an employer which did not participate in Social Se- curity (neither the employ- er or the employee paid in- to Social Security), and your Federal CSRS pension falls into this category. GPO re- duces any survivor benefit you might otherwise be en- titled to by two-thirds of the amount of your CSRS pen- sion, which often eliminates the survivor benefit. For clar- ity, GPO also applies to a So- cial Security benefit from a living spouse. As you prob- ably already know, your CSRS pension caused your own Social Se- curity benefit, earned from other work outside of your Federal em- ployment, to be reduced by the Windfall Elim- ination Provision ( WEP). Unfortunately, whoever you previously spoke with at the Social Security Administra- tion prior to your husband's death gave you some incor- rect information, because you are also subject to the GPO. And that is why Social Security will not now pay you a survivor benefit from your husband. I'm afraid you have no re- course on this, as both the GPO and WEP have been the law for decades. The Federal Government has now changed to a "Feder- al Employee Retirement System" (FERS) which ful- ly participates in Social Se- curity (both employees and the employer contribute to Social Security), so more re- cent Federal retirees are not subject to the WEP and GPO rules. But there are still ma- ny U.S. State and local gov- ernment employers which, to varying degrees, do not participate in Social Securi- ty and whose employees are still impacted by both GPO and WEP.