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Katiedid Versus By Katiedid Langrock Traditions REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Judy Schell conveys to Matthew Line, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ginger R. Brewster and Ginger R. Myers convey to Brian Wahl, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Donna F. Mikels quitclaims to Stephen Daniel Mikels and Donna Fay Mikels, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Judith Lynn Schell conveys to Daniel R. Yoder and Dorothy J. Yoder, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jordan R. Arvin conveys to Jordan R. Arvin and Marinda L. Arvin, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Peggy J. Warner and Donald Brett War- ner convey to Lex D. Cox Trustee, Janet L. Cox Trustee and The Joint Revocable Trust U/A/D 5/22/2018, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor, Michael P. Weit- kamp and Manda S. Weitkamp convey to Max Carlisle, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Marianne M. Sunderman conveys to Tim- othy M. Carroll and Amy Kathleen Morris, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Derrick K. Harmon quitclaims to Derrick K. Harmon and Kendra Harmon, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Lake Helmerich Property Owners Asso- ciating, Inc. convey to Jeremey Hinton and Whitney Hinton, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Jerry L. Tislow convey to Savvy IN, LLC, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Scotty Dale Sor- rells convey to Savvy IN, LLC., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Clint Nalley conveys to Glenn Nalley, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rachel L. Murray conveys to David Ham- mock and Jessica Hoover, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor, Paul W. Huey and Helen Huey convey to William E. Groome, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Allen R. Smith convey to William E. Groome, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Robert Joe Chandler convey to William E. Groome, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Frank J. Chan- dler convey to William E. Groome, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Betty Conwell convey to William E. Groome, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Sue Wood Stapp convey to William E. Groome, real estate as recorded in Pike County. City of Petersburg conveys to Dustin P. Galloway, real estate as recorded in Pike County. The Henson Company, LLC, conveys to Rickey Lee King and Stephanie Jo King, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Gregory A. Evans quitclaims to M&M Oe- ding, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Phyllis J. Willis conveys to Dennis R. Cox, Sr. and Paula K. Cox, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. 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 infor- mation, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the His- tory Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. Histo- ry Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center in Pe- tersburg. 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 cloth- ing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door lo- cated 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 information, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Wednes- day 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 second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stat- ed meeting–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are in- vited 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. Indiana 15 Regional Planning Com- mission-The Executive Board meeting of the Indiana 15 RPC has cancelled the November 27 meeting. Advance notice will be sent for the next scheduled meeting. We're about to celebrate the oh-so-American holidays of Thanksgiving and Black Friday. This year, my fam- ily and I will be cel- ebrating both hol- idays from an RV. Because of our lim- ited space, I asked that the Christmas lists (aka Black Friday lists) be simple and down to the basics. Because of our limited kitchen space and completely broken RV oven, I asked that the Thanksgiving menu ideas be creative and different. This is my fault. I should have known better than to ask. For the past handful of years, when I have asked my son what he has wanted for Thanksgiving, he has said Papa John's pizza. I attribute this to my first Thanksgiving as a new mom, when I propped my then-3-month-old son on my lap as I used autumnal cookie cutters to remove tur- key-shaped slices out of the middle of our cheese pizza. Every year since then, howev- er, I've insisted, "The Thanks- giving meal can't just be an- other casual night dinner! It has to be special! There needs to be turkey! " To which, in recent years, my son has responded, "But, Mama, you're a pescatarian." "Yeah, but a bad one," is all I've been able to come up with in response. Last year, after I further in- sisted that turkey must be on the table, my daughter chimed in, "I know! Let's get turkey subs from Firehouse! " This made me realize two things. 1) We eat out way too often. 2) My children do not appreciate tradition. So last year, like every oth- er year except for that first new-mom Thanksgiving, I pushed my little pescatari- an ways to the side as I stuck my hand into a carcass, pulled out a baggie of I-don't-want-to- know-what and cooked a tur- key for my fam- ily to begrudg- ingly eat and not particularly like, while I slurped down gelati- nous cranberry sauce, which I hate. That, my friends, is how you do a tradition! This year would be the per- fect year to set aside all those silly standards that I've held steadfast to and perhaps start a new tradition with food we all actually like and enjoy. This year would be a great year for pizza with turkey cut- outs or turkey subs. Heck, it'd be a great year for sushi or pad thai if we felt like it. Or per- haps we could look into a Na- tive American cookbook and consider this holiday from a different perspective. It's a great time to break the pat- tern and see what fits our needs and desires as a fami- ly. I was excited to hear what my kids would come up with. "Let's have a big turkey," my son said. "But you don't like a tur- key," I said. "How about a piz- za? " "Nah, I think we should do a turkey this year." "B-b-but, I'm a pescatari- an! " I stammered. "Yeah," my kid responded, "but a bad one." I looked to my daughter, my foodie, my obstinate and opin- ionated one. "What would you like for this super-creative, out-of-the-ordinary, silly, op- posite-day Thanksgiving din- ner? " "A big turkey," she said. "But you don't like turkey," I tried again. "Yeah, but when you cov- er it in gravy and stuffing and cranberry sauce, you don't even taste it! " "But you don't like any of those things," I said. "Yeah, but eating gross stuff is tradition." I may have been doing Thanksgiving wrong every year. At least if my kids were go- ing for simple, run-of-the-mill Thanksgiving dinner ideas, I could expect simple Christ- mas/Black Friday list ideas, as well. "OK, kids," I asked, "what do you want this year? " "I was thinking I want a po- lar mer-bear the size of this RV," my son said. "What's a polar mer-bear? Is that from a show? " "No, I just made it up. Also, I'd like a trip to excavate the bones of a real dragon." "Uhh." "You don't have to bring me the bones, Mama. You can just bring me the plane ticket." "Sweetie," I said, turning to my daughter, "what su- per-simple and, most impor- tantly, small-in-size items do you have on your Christmas list this year? " "Oh, you know, I was think- ing I need a sun-dried straw- berry sasquatch — a real one." "Of course," I said. "And where am I supposed to find that? " "The West Pole." Got it. We have an interesting sea- son ahead of us, folks. Stay safe. Katiedid Langrock is au- thor of the book "Stop Farting in the Pyramids," available at creators.com/books/stop- farting-in-the-pyramids. Fol- low Katiedid Langrock on In- stagram, at instagram.com/ writeinthewild. We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 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