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YOUTH FIRST TODAY Transitioning to Kindergarten GULF COAST JAMBALAYA RICE MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL By Monica Sinclair Jambalaya is a favorite of mine, but I usually don't make it because it can be a lot of work and a lot of ingredients. However, this week, I found a really easy way to make it and will definitely need to try this way soon. I'm fairly sure I can handle throwing everything in the slow cook- er so it's basically ready when I get home. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes • 1 pound smoked kielbasa, cut into 1/4-inch slices • 2 cups chicken stock • 1 large green pepper, chopped • 1 cup chopped sweet onion • 2 celery ribs, chopped • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning • 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning • 1 teaspoon pepper • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and de- veined • 2 cups uncooked instant rice DIRECTIONS: 1. Place the first 10 ingredients in a 5 -qt. slow cook- er. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until chick- en is tender. 2. Stir in shrimp and rice. Cook, covered, 15 -20 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender. Source: tasteof home.com By Jessie Smith Youth First, Inc. Do you have a child who has just start- ed kindergarten? Along with parents/ guardians experiencing a range of emo- tions during this time, so do incoming students. Throughout my time working in an elementary school, I have had the privilege to observe this transition and guide students through this exciting time in their lives. While a brand new classroom and making new friends can be exciting for a kindergartener, with these excitements come routines, workload, and rules. Ex- pectations placed on students can be daunting and confusing at times. In the first few weeks of school, there are a few tips parents can utilize to help bet- ter transition their kindergartner. Routine. Try to create a routine that includes both a bedtime and a wakeup time. Many professionals stress the im- portance of scheduled sleep routines for kindergarten-aged children. Hav- ing a consistent wakeup time can help children adjust to beginning their day earlier than they may have in the past. Creating charts can be a useful visual and an interactive reference to aid fami- lies when trying to maintain a schedule with their child. Morning charts can in- clude activities like getting dressed, eat- ing breakfast, and brushing teeth. A fter- noon charts can reflect tasks to complete such as eating a snack, completing cer- tain chores, or working on homework. Expectations. A major part of being a student is learning to follow regula- tions and classroom rules. This aspect of schooling can be particularly difficult for incoming kindergartners. For some students, this may be the first time they must ask to use the restroom, walk in a line, or be required to remain quiet during appropriate times. Introducing standard "school rules" at home can help your child meet teacher expectations as well as reduce student stress. Practice rules like raising hands, staying in a des- ignated seat, and keeping hands/feet to self. Obviously you can't always imple- ment these rules in your home life, but having conversations about these expec- tations and engaging in role playing can strengthen your child's ability to adapt to similar rules in the classroom. Exploring Emotions. Along with get- ting used to new routines and regula- tions, your child may experience new emotions that they need time to pro- cess. Talk with your child. Ask what part of their day made them the happi- est. Were there any times they felt up- set or overwhelmed? Helping children identify their emotions can also promote conversations that can help you monitor and regulate the feelings your child is experiencing. Discipline. All of these new changes can be overwhelming for little brains. It's important to remember that your child is learning. I speak to many parents who are concerned because they have re- ceived a note or a phone call from an ed- ucator to address a concern about their child's progress or behavior. When this occurs, it is often because teachers are trying to be proactive and communicate with parents to eliminate more issues in the future. It is a good idea to collabo- rate and set expectations in the home that are the same as expectations in the classroom. Keep in mind how different their day-to-day environment has be- come while they try to familiarize their surroundings and find their place in the classroom. The start of kindergarten for your child is a bittersweet moment in a parent's life and Youth First is here to help with any questions you might have. Please reach out to your school's Youth First Social Worker or communicate with your teach- er if you need assistance navigating the transition. It really is a team effort. Jessie Smith, MSW, is the Youth First Social Worker at Chandler Elementary School in Warrick County. Youth First, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to strengthen- ing youth and families, provides 64 Mas- ter's level social workers to 90 schools in 11 Indiana counties. Over 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and after school programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors and maximize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit youthfirstinc.org or call 812- 421-8336. "Don't be scared," my driv- er said. "I'm going to take you a back way. We won't see another car for miles and miles." "OK," I said. "Also, I have a loaded gun next to me," my driver said. "I thought you should know. But don't be scared. You're going to be just fine." Maybe it's the city girl in me, but this would typically be about the time I'd start look- ing to see whether I could pull off some old Jean-Claude Van Damme move of hopping out of the moving vehicle via an Olympics-worthy cartwheel and backflip, all while deliv- ering a perfect sidekick to my abductor's head. (Never mind that I pulled a muscle taking a shower last week.) Being driv- en into the desert wilderness by a complete stranger — with no formal exchange of infor- mation, so there was no way to track where I was going or whom I was with — was some- thing my New Yorker parents would have called "poor street smarts." Not to mention, the words "don't be scared" tend to be a sure sign something scary is coming. Like when someone says "it's not that bad" and you know it's about to be followed with something horrific, such as "your house burned down" or "I ran over your pet gerbil — twice." But I wasn't scared. I met my driver over the phone when I was frantical- ly calling around in Vernal, Utah. My son, we'd just dis- covered, had left his glasses in Dinosaur National Monu- ment the night before. Now we were about 45 minutes away and packing up to move to our next stop. "You there? " my future driv- er asked after I was silent for a long time. "Yes, sorry," I said. "I'm just weighing the cost of get- ting there and the likelihood of finding the glasses." I went on to tell her that my son is legally blind in one eye. It's hard enough to find some- one to fill his difficult prescrip- tion, and even if we did, we wouldn't know where to have the glasses sent because we're on the move in our RV. "Where are you staying? " she asked. "I'm coming to get you." "I'll pay," I said. "No need," she responded. "Your kid needs his glasses. That's all I need to know." I asked her name. "Fortuna," she said. Of course it is. Fortuna arrived in an old white Mustang convertible. Top down. During the ride, she told me about her town — how her family has owned a homestead for six generations, how her relatives helped Butch Cas- sidy. She taught me that if you till the pink soil, you'll al- ways find fragments of dino- saur bones, and she taught me how to read the petroglyphs as a map. She spoke about how the local bank had been built with bricks that were brought slowly via Pony Express, how Obama-imposed regulations decimated the wealth of their town, how a bunch of hippies painted their welcome dino- saur statue pink but no one knows why. "Makes sense to me, see- ing as the dinosaur bones are found in the pink soil," I said. Gobsmacked, Fortuna turned and said, "I never thought about that! What's your name? " I'd been in her car for over a half-hour. "Katiedid," I said. "My par- ents were a bunch of hippies." "Well, that's not your fault," she said, laughing. Fortuna didn't know my name when she offered me the ride. She didn't know my poli- tics, my religion, my race, my sexual orientation. My guess is that we disagree on abso- lutely everything, but Fortu- na opted not to care. She knew I was a mother, and that was enough. She chose to bypass hate to offer help. At the park, I didn't find my son's glasses. On the drive home, I was quieter, knowing how devastated my son would be, worrying about how to get him a new pair. "Wanna know something? " she said with a brightness that pulled me from my woes. "When I was young, I saw a flying saucer in that field right there. It flew overhead as I was driving just where we are now." "You saw a UFO? " "Oh, sure. Dozens of 'em," she said. "You weren't scared? " "Never. I think they're here to do good," she said, "like most people." When she dropped me off at my RV, she said, "I sure hope someone finds those glasses. You could use some good for- tune." "I already got some," I said. Ten minutes later, the park called. The glasses had been found by a ranger. Katiedid Langrock is author of the book "Stop Farting in the Pyramids," available at http:// www.creators.com/books/stop- farting-in-the-pyramids. Fol- low Katiedid Langrock on In- stagram, at http://www.insta- gram.com/writeinthewild. B-10 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Max McCandless and Ken Muth convey to Mindi L. Reel and Jeffrey K. Reel, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Thomas E. Hensler, Jr. and Amber D. Hensler convey to Evan Christian Biesterveld and Brittney Ray Biesterveld, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph Andrew Veleeparambil and Karla Lee Veleepa- rambil convey to Carmen S. Bowman and Robert G. Bow- man, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Mike R. Bockhold conveys to Rodney K. McCandless and Mark A. McCandless, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rodney K. 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BROSHEARS REALTY OAKLAND CITY, IN 812-749-3274 Land Auction e owner will offer at public auction the following described real estate, auction site will be at the small shelter building at Wirth Park on State Road 64, west of Oakland City. ursday, Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. CST is farm contains about 145 acres. Property is in Gibson County – Columbia Township – Section 10 – 12 – T-2-S R-9-W. I or we hereby grant unto Broshears Real Estate the exclusive right and authority to sell at public auction the following described real estate: 66.313 acres PT NW Parcel ID 26-13-10-100-000.927-006 E Base Rd. 38.76 acres NW SW Parcel ID 26-13-10-300-000.929-006 N 850 E/E Base Rd. 37.261 acres PT W NE Parcel ID 26-13-12-200-000.928-006 E 50 N 3.375 acres PT W NE Parcel ID 26-13-12-200-001.640-006 E 50 N Located PT NW - PT NW SW - PT W NE - PT W NE City of Oakland City, County of Gibson, State of Indiana Terms on real estate: Cash or personal check in the amount of 10 percent of gross accepted bid at time of auction as earnest money. Bal- ance due at closing with delivery of deed and evidence of clean title, seller will prorate real estate taxes to date of closing. Final bids subject to owner confirmation. All announcements from auctioneer at time of sale will take precedence over any printed matter or oral statement made. New buyer will have farming rights in 2021. Auctioneer's note: e property is being sold on an "as is, where is" basis. (Real estate not being offered subject to your financing). Have your financing previously arranged and come prepared to buy at pub- lic auction. Inspection: Contact the auction company or James Broshears at Bro- shears Realty in Oakland City at 812-749-3274 for an inspection. Deeded owner: Alphonse A. Stolz, Trust Broshears Realty James Broshears 812-749-3274 Kaleb Claridge 812-789-6761 IN License AU 11700062 Clip & Save! Katiedid Versus By Katiedid Langrock Desert driver