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September 9, 2020

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Meteorological Autumn has begun, with the autumnal equinox following later this month. The Na- tional Weather Service and Climate Prediction Center have released their fall ad- visory data, and Indiana receives a little guidance from this data. Nationally, we prepare for the probable onset of La Nina. The El Niño South- ern Oscillation (ENSO) is showing a propensity for some amount of time where the average temperature in a por- tion of the equatorial Pacific Ocean will be more than half a degree Celsius below average. This relative chill near the equa- tor affects weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest and Southeastern US in very predictable ways. In particular, those two regions become wetter than normal with a corresponding dry pattern in the South- western US. This effect arises as the oce- anic waters affect the location and activ- ity of the jet stream. For temperatures, these interactions produce a warmer than average experience for the South- west and drier areas, with the effects of climate change being valued in putting the entire contiguous US into some lev- el of confidence for above aver- age temperatures. In Indiana, we see the ben- efit or harm of above average temperature predictions, but a La Nina event in the autumn does not lend confidence to any particular precipitation re- gime. Indiana could have great- er than average rainfall, aver- age rainfall, or below average rainfall. Where La Nina events do creep into Indiana predic- tions comes later, as winter comes, the jet stream shifts a bit, and the entire state trends a little warmer and wetter. There are two climate regimes in Indiana, how- ever, the snowy north and the temperate south, according the Koppen-Geiger cli- mate classification system. Warmer, wet- ter temperatures in the north may mean more snow for the Michiana area, while warm and wet for the south means less chance of snow and more rain. However, the likelihood of La Nina conditions per- sisting through the winter at this time is 55 per cent, according to the Climate Pre- diction Center. In fact, the chance of La Nina forming during the autumn is cur- rently only 60 per cent, adding another level of uncertainty to the forecasts. To summarize, Autumn in Indiana is predicted to be warmer than average with some confidence, while no confi- dence exists in precipitation patterns. If La Nina forms and persists into the win- ter months, confidence in warmer, wet- ter than average conditions will increase for our state. If La Nina does not form and the au- tumn and winter turn to ENSO-neutral conditions, the cycling of the other cli- matic oscillations will have more influ- ence over local weather. The Arctic Os- cillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, and Pacific-North American Pattern can ac- tually interfere with the ENSO trends we expect when those oscillations are strong enough. None of those oscillations tend to have the staying power of ENSO, how- ever, as they tend to look at the time scale of weeks rather than seasons. For more information on climate outlooks, contact the Indiana State Climate Office at 765 - 494-8060 or email Hans at hschmitz@ purdue.edu. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. History Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more in- formation, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. Gathering Place—Will be open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow for the Food and Clothing Pantry. For more information, call 812-582-5210. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting–the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the sec- ond Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meeting–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell– will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. "Your Health and Diabetes" Education–Discovering the diagnosis of diabetes can be overwhelming. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center wants to support you in this transition of lifestyle, and sponsors a continuing educa- tion group for persons with diabetes, pre-diabetes, or any- one who is interested in learning about the disease. The topic for the September class is "Building your Plate." This support group is held the third Monday of each month and provides knowledge to help you feel more secure, man- age problems, and avoid hospitalization for diabetes-relat- ed issues. The next meeting will be Monday, September 21, 2020, from 6 -7 p.m. in Memorial Hospital's Mary Potter Meeting Room at 800 West 9th Street in Jasper. For more information, contact Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Diabetes Management and Preven- tion Services at 812-996 -0521. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 9, 2020 B-11 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 BathBombsPetersburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Carmen Dee Whalen ................. Washington ............9/9 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR BathBombs Petersburg 714 E. Main Street, Petersburg • 812-789-3054 www.bathbombspetersburg.com Down on the Farm By Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Educator Autumn climate outlook Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in red, white and blue lights and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversary in the week of September 10 - 16. Don't be shy. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. September 9 -Leroy Balbach and Linda Nel- son celebrated 14 years. September 10 –Ethan Virden turns 47; Danny and Linda Willis celebrate 39 years. September 11–Bill Miller; Susan Wood turns 51; L.C. of Pike Co.; Marie Lemond turns 74; Xander Madix McAtee turns 12; Stella Melheiser; Alyse Carr turns 30. September 13–Gary Smith turns 35; Lucy Gamble turns 71; Butch and Rita Rogers celebrate 52 years. September 14–Halle Blackgrade turns 15; Mark Whitney; Tony Russell; Michael Hill turns 28. September 15 –Jeanette Bertram; Mitch and LeAnn Stephens celebrate 30 years; Ollie and Susie Doublemont cele- brate 37 years. September 16 –Brook Schriefer turns 43; Silas Kincaid Brown turns 11. 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 COVID-19, those in nursing homes and hospitals, those recovering from illness, those in thera- py, and those suffering from the aches and pains of everyday life: Carl McQueen and Eula. Ted and Terri Ann have lost another member of the Nicholson family this past week; To the Gayhart family, we are so sorry to hear of the passing of Brenda Gayhart, of Kentucky; Gary Young, 70, passed away on August 27. Some of us knew him as Spatsy and we also knew Gary at the Spurgeon-Monroe Fire Dept. and their events that he attended; To ev- eryone who has lost a loved one, remem- ber all the great times and share your memories, and more will be added. EVENTS September 10 –Petersburg Lions Club will meet at 6 p.m. September 12–31st Poehlein Fall Bass Tourney from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. You can fish as a team or single. For more information, contact Greg at 812-789 -3778. September 13–46th Meyer Reunion is cancelled for this year. We will see you next year, same time, same place. September 14-Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. September 17-Winslow Lions and Winslow Park Board meet at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. September 19 -15th Annual Light-up pa- rade was cancelled due to COVID. September 26 -13th Pike County Tractor Drive leaves from White- head Motors, Petersburg for the 28 -mile trek. Winslow and Petersburg seniors will not meet again until Governor Holcomb gives the okay. Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598 received no postcards this week. Winslow Patoka River is low again, where you can see the limbs sticking out of the water, and there are a lot of them. We have had rain on Sept. 1-3, but under an inch. More of the rain has been south of I-64 and east. The week before last, when Hurricane Laura came through, we were on our way with Mom to Dol- lar General and Walmart in Princeton, when we got into some heavy rain that stayed mostly in Gibson County, trav- eling north. We got to I-69, on Ind. 64, where the heaviest rain was and through Francisco to Princeton, you could see the puddles. Through Princeton, by the old depot station, the rain had been so much that the drains couldn't take it all at once, causing the streets to hold water. But by the time we headed out of town, the streets were clear of the standing water. Since, Saturday, Sept. 29, we had no rain in the afternoon, Norm decided to mow and weedeat before it got too high with more rain. Before Mom left, Lau- ra came over on Sunday for a visit and said that Kyana is getting good grades as a freshman. In science class, they are growing worms. Monday morning, Ted and Terri Ann came in for a visit before George and Deby stopped in to take Mom back home. It was nice to have Mom here for two weeks. Norm and I had to stop at the bank in Petersburg before we left to go gro- cery shopping, so we had the radio on and turned up as we came up to the stop- light by Petersburg Hardware. We looked over and saw Sherry sitting on the Skag waving her arms, like you do at a concert. Then she blew out kisses to us and con- tinued to waver her hands side to side to the beat of the music. We got to the bank and they loved our type of music also. Music does put smiles on faces. All along the way to Princeton, I saw in some fields, the beans are about to dry up, the corn is losing more of the green leaves, but it will take a while longer before they are ready to harvest. Francisco has the flowerpot lady sitting in a chair with a flower in her hat, farther down the road, I see a pink pig made of tires and blue elephant ears, I think, made of tires and painted. I believe there are more in the yard, but you can see the pink pig by the road. The 57 skel- etons are still wearing masks and holding the stop sign for children going to school. We stopped and talked to Greg at Arthur Jct. for a while before we got home and unloaded the groceries. We get surprised each month when we put everything in its place in such a short time. We have it down to a science. I haven't seen Jeanette for a time, so we stopped by, but she was out paying bills, so we talked and visited with Tim and Cory, who was there. Last Thursday, Sept. 3, we had our Winslow Lions Club meeting at Mike and Lucy's house, with a meal of deli- cious homemade chili and chicken noo- dle soup, with sandwiches and some tasty desserts. Our district governor, Kenny Williams, was there and he in- ducted three of our five new members. D.G. Kenny was raised in Patoka, with many relatives of Parke, who live in and around Oakland City. Our new members pinned were Pat Moore, Tammy English and Sherry Nelson. Their sponsor is Lin- da Nelson. Our two other new members were still on their honeymoon, Scott and Maddie Arnold. Their sponsors are Mike and Lucy Gamble. Pictures were taken of this ceremony, and then Norm and I were surprised to receive a plaque for Li- on of the Year 2020 for "helping our com- munity and each other through challeng- ing times." When I heard our names, the expression on my face was total shock. All our Lions work together to serve our community as one and as we serve in all our events, we all have fun in what we do, so we all are Lions of the Year. There was one event that was brought up in the Lions meeting and I'm not too happy about it. However, it is for every- one's safety, per the CDC rules and regu- lations on holding any event with people. The Light-Up Winslow Parade will not be held this year. I was hoping to cheer up all our stars by holding this event, but with the 11 plus pages of rules we had to meet, it was more trouble, too costly and too difficult to enforce social distancing and mask wearing, and lots more to do just to have a parade. It just couldn't be done to satisfy those rules. So, to every- one who had planned to come and be in the Light-Up Parade or to watch it, we are so sorry to have to cancel. My heart dropped when I read those pages. The Labor Day weekend has just be- gan when I am writing this, so any Labor Day happenings will have to wait for an- other week. Hope you all had a great time cooking out to end the summer months. The lights are about to dim for this week. Keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see all the wonders in your area. Stop for school buses. As al- ways, smile, wave and say "hi" to every- one you see this week. MARRIAGE LICENSES David Padgett, 25, of 905 E. Lafayette St., Winslow, son of Rose Padgett and Jimmy Padgett, to Kara Horn, 28, of 905 E. Lafayette St., Winslow, daughter of Darin Horn. Dear Rusty: My question is about ben- efits and getting married. I am a retired man, 65 -years-old, and collecting Social Secu- rity plus two pensions. My girlfriend will turn 62 in October of 2020 and plans to apply for Social Security bene- fits on her 62nd birth- day. If we were to get married, would we be affected money wise? Or should we just live together? Signed: Con- templating Marriage. Dear Contemplating Marriage: Your own Social Security benefit will not be af- fected in any way if you get married, un- less your potential new bride is a very high earner and her Social Security enti- tlement at her full retirement age (which is 66 years and eight months) is more than twice the full benefit amount you were entitled to at your full retirement age (even though you claimed your SS earlier). In that case, you would become eligible for a spousal benefit from your new wife after you are mar- ried for one year. If, however, your potential bride is the lower earner and claims at 62 but is entitled to a Social Secu- rity benefit at her full retirement age (FR A) that is less than 50 per- cent of your FR A benefit amount, your new wife may be entitled to a "spousal boost" from you after you are married for a year. I cannot tell you the answer to those ques- tions without knowing your respective benefit amounts at each of your full re- tirement ages. You may also wish to consider potential survivor benefits. If you are married and one spouse dies, the surviving spouse is entitled to 100 percent of the amount the deceased spouse was collecting at their death, if the surviving spouse has reached full retirement age (otherwise the survivor benefit is reduced for claim- ing it early). The surviving spouse gets the survivor benefit if that benefit is more than they are entitled to on their own. In any case, neither of you would be el- igible for a Social Security spousal bene- fit or survivor benefit from the other un- less you are married (you must be mar- ried for at least one year to get a spousal benefit and at least nine months for a sur- vivor benefit). Note that so-called "common law" mar- riage isn't recognized in most U.S. states, and Social Security goes by state law on that topic. The only states which current- ly recognize common law marriage are Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah (and the District of Columbia). So, unless you were to live in one of those states, or in D.C., cohabitating would not be considered a "marriage" for the pur- poses of Social Security benefits, and no spousal or survivor benefits would be available to either of you.. Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Should we get married or just live together? Are Here Decker between Petersburg and Washington on Hwy. 57 HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. 812-254-4237 or 812-254-8807 Fall Pumpkins SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500

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