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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 23, 2021 B-11 Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in colorful bright lights and dec- orated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of June 24-30. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS June 24-Patrick Gerber; Braelyn Car- gal. June 25 -Mary Alice "Mousie" Ashby. June 26 -Emily Lou Warner turns 13; Jillian Monroe turns 38; Mark Brittain turns 60 ; Eric and Whitney Knight cele- brate 11 years; Larry and Heather Smith celebrate 11 years. June 27-Alisha Wardlow Green turns 38; Allison Aldridge turns 36; Wyatt Mi- chael Knight turns 9; Aaron and Angel Bellamy celebrate 15 years. June 28 -Trisha Sweet turns 33; Bridget Elaine White turns 12; Dianne Knight; Mike Craney. June 29 -Cheryl Patton; Tavian Michael Clark turns 11. June 30 -Wyatt James Gayhart turns 10 ; David and Darla Riester celebrate 48 years. 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 need that card, visit, phone call and daily thought of them to know they are loved, those who have COVID-19 and those recovering from it, those going through therapy, testings, surgeries and then recovery, and those with the aches pains of everyday life: Pat- ty Ann, Benny, Sue Ellen, Angie, Jada and Paula. EVENTS June 24-26 -Power Wagon Rally on Main St., Winslow, where Matt Tisdale and his group will show several of his power wagons in several Main St. build- ings. Breakfast and lunch will be served by Winslow Lions Club and dinners by Winslow Masons on Saturday. June 28 -Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. July 1-Winslow Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. with our monthly meal at the Gam- ble House. July 1-4-Jefferson Township Fourth of July Celebration in Otwell. The parade begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday and fire- works will be at dark on Sunday. July 8 -Petersburg Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. at the Village Inn. July 10 -Clog the Patoka. Bring your item of flotation and have a great time on the Patoka River. Winslow Lions and Winslow American Legion will serve breakfast at Miller's Field and Riverside Park, with lunch from the Lions. July 24-31-100th anniversary celebra- tion of Pike County 4-H fair with live- stock shows, contests and pageants, 4- H exhibits, games of fun, rodeo, Demo Derby, Pike County's Got Talent on July 31 and more, plus rides. Winslow senior citizens are meeting again on Monday and Tuesday at the Community Center. Petersburg seniors meet in the courthouse basement. Pike County's Farmers Market will set up every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon on 8th St. by the courthouse in Petersburg until September. There were no postcards at Sweets Col- umn, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River is up, but not to the rim, and over this past weekend, we received severe storms. Since this past week was Fa- ther's Day, we do hope ev- ery father got to enjoy what they received from their children and that an "I love you, Dad" was said. Friday, June 11, the air conditioner was turned on, but on Tues- day, June 15, it was nice, so off it went, with the windows open again. However, on June 17, the windows closed and air was on, but this time, we all will enjoy the coolness inside, because the temp was 96 with the heat index of 102-105. Our temps last week ranged from the low 80s to the 90s. The night temps stayed in the mid- dle 60s until the weekend. Besides the heat index being high, the rainfall was nothing to speak of. We had showers for a few minutes and one night, we had strobe lightning. Then, one morning, from 4-9 a.m., there was fog in the area. There was lots of mowing to show off those mani- cured lawns with flowers of the season, like Dogwoods ending their blooms, red, white and blue lilies, pink phillis lil- ies, red and blue rhododendrons, roses, Moses in the cradle, black-eyed Susans, bachelor buttons and more beauty in sev- eral yards for all of you to enjoy. There are more fields that have been planted this past week and the corn, beans and wa- termelons are looking taller every week. The cicadas, in our area, are beginning to die, but there are more who are still making their love sounds and sometimes they are loud. When we drive down the road, they sound like the speakers play- ing the different parts of a song, where you hear the sound on one side and then it switches to the other side. You hear them more when you are near the woods or a section of trees in the towns. Yes, the dogs love them and I have seen our dog eat one, but she hasn't ate too many to get to feeling bad. Winslow has two extra workers, Ran- dy and Ethan, who have been seen wee- deating, reading water meters and doing those extra jobs all around the Town of Winslow. Our town looks great, but for those who throw out their trash in our park or streets, please use the many trash cans. Laura and Kyana stopped by over the weekend and after Norm finished mow- ing, Kyana drove Ava and she did great driving Highway 64 to Highway 57, past the Bones family, who are still resting on the porch. Then she drove to Highway 61 and back to the house. Then it was Lau- ra's time to drive to Princeton, where we had an enjoyable meal before Norm took the wheel as we left for Washington East- gate Park, where a few families were out enjoying the lovely day also. Sunday, Lau- ra got to do what she loves and that is she had the change to do sign language at an Evansville church, where she did a great job and they loved to have her help out. Kyana has had a job for a few weeks as a salesperson and she works on cars doing things such as checking the oil, changing tires and other repairs on non-computer cars. She also has an interview for a li- brarian that she hopes to get. To all our Poehlein Re- union Families, we will hold our reunion on August 8 at the Winslow Community Center and hope to see your all again. We will also hold a reunion meeting on July 24 at 9 a.m. for the officers and any- one who would like to join us at the house next to the Cor- ner Book Shoppe that Deby is fixing up for a shop. We went out again for another drive on a sunshiny day. We have seen the signs on Highway 64 to Hopkins Family Park, where Gibson County will be doing extra work to improve the park. So, we drove by and it's a small, but large area with a handicap walkway to the shelterhouse. It has picnic tables and playground equip- ment, and large rocks that were donated by the Hopkins family sit along the drive- way. It's a real nice park. We decided to go into Mt. Carmel, Ill., and the Wabash River was high, so in the town, we took Route 15 into Albion, where we passed the objects made from barrels and farm equipment of a spider hanging in a tree, a yellow minion and more items to en- joy. They have been there for quite a few years. In Albion, we took Route 130 south and it leads past farmland and a few hous- es with a scenic view over flat land, a few hills and several wooded areas before we reached the town of Grayville on Route 1. It's an old town with some businesses and spread out along this area of road. We got on I-64 and took I-69 into Oak- land City, where we stopped to get supper to take home. The interstate had more traffic this time than we have seen in a long time. Most of the traffic was made up of campers coming back from a week- end of relaxing fun. We saw a silver Air- stream and two small campers that re- minded me of a comma, and a white 50's station wagon. There were other camp- ers and one party bus. Stars we saw this week were Stacey, Terry, Tim, Jeanette, Pat and Nick, who worked for Winslow one summer. He wanted to show Norm his burgundy Av- alanche with black barbed wire decals and orange reflector lights on top. We had looked at this one also, but are re- al happy Nick has a vehicle that he likes and enjoys. Laura called and she did another sign- ing for a retirement in Huntingburg, where she signed to four stars who are deaf and she did fine. When she got there, she knew two stars who were there, so she had support from friends to help her feel at ease. Congrats to the retiree. I guess it's time to dim the lights for this week. Keep an eye on family and friends, even if to just see if they are not too hot when the humidity and heat in- dex are high. Keep wearing your mask to keep others safe. Slow down and en- joy your area and all the wonders in it. Children are out of school, so please slow down in all areas where children are play- ing. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. More stars are sitting outside. Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Surviving spouse confused about benefit choice Dear Rusty: When my father passed away and we went to update my mother's Social Security benefits, a question arose that I was confused by. We were asked "Do you want to claim just your father's benefit (which was larger) or claim my mother's benefit and the difference be- tween the two? " Either way it would come to the same amount. Is there a reason to claim one way over the other? Perhaps a caveat that we are unaware of? Is there a loophole that we are missing that may potentially benefit the survivor? We are soon to face this question again as my fa- ther-in-law is very ill. Signed: Curious. Dear Curious: Well, they are basi- cally the same amount but there is a nu- ance in the rules that many survivors ar- en't aware of. Here's why Social Securi- ty asked that question: It is possible for a surviving spouse to claim only the sur- vivor benefit and defer claiming their own SS benefit until a later age if their personal benefit would be more than the survivor benefit would be. A survivor benefit reaches maximum at the survi- vor's full retirement age, but their per- sonal SS benefit can grow until they are 70 years old. Thus, claiming the survi- vor benefit (only) first, and allowing their personal ben- efit to grow up to age 70 is of- ten a wise move. Doing so al- lows someone to collect sur- vivor benefits upon becoming a widow(er), while still max- imizing their personal bene- fit. When later claimed, the higher personal benefit will replace the smaller survivor benefit. Of course, this option only makes sense if one's personal benefit would lat- er be more than their survivor benefit. Social Security is required to ask this question because the person may be eli- gible for a higher benefit on their own if they wait until a later age to claim it, but the "survivor benefit only" option is use- ful only if the survivor has not yet reached 70 years of age. A fter age 70 they would always take whichever benefit is higher. In most cases SS pays the person's own benefit first and then a "boost" to bring the payment up to the higher amount due as a survivor. But the choice to claim the survivor benefit only is an option if the survivor has not yet reached 70 and if their own benefit could later be more than their survivor benefit. So, the question is— which option did your moth- er choose? And is your mother-in-law under age 70? If your mother's own benefit at age 70 would not have been higher than her survivor benefit from your father, then it doesn't matter which way it was record- ed. And if your mother-in-law is over age 70, it doesn't matter either. But if not and either personal benefit at age 70 would be more than their earlier survivor ben- efit, then opting for the survivor benefit only and waiting to claim their own later would be (or have been) a better choice. To submit a question, visit website (amacfoundation.org/programs/so- cial-security-advisory) or email ssadvi- sor@amacfoundation.org. PAWS WEEK PAWS WEEK Pet of the VENCE While we may never know the pain or strug- gles of a rescue dog, the love they show is unlike any other. This week, PAWS is featuring a Walker Coon Hound named Vence, who is a happy hound and is very affectionate with peo- ple. He was found near the Village Inn, but to date, no one has claimed him. He has his name tattooed in his ear, which makes one think he was an excellent treeing dog. At PAWS, he just soaks in the love that volunteers give him. Vence is neutered, heart worm negative and has all his shots. To inquire about Vence, call 812-354-9894. PAWS still has lots of cute kittens that need lov- ing homes. 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 receive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscription. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Downtown Emporium, in Huntingburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Hope Barnett ............................ Petersburg ...........6/23 Denise Schnarr ............................ Otwell ..............6/23 Rick Fears .................................. Lynnville ............6/24 Shirley VanMeter ....................... Petersburg ...........6/26 Michael K. Gray ........................ Petersburg ...........6/28 Susieann Keith ........................ Oakland City .........6/29 Alan Houtsch ............................ Petersburg ...........6/29 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR EMPORIUM DOWNTOWN 407 E. 4th Street, Huntingburg 812-683-0123 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Vivory A. Brewer, PR, Estate of Daniel R. Brewer and Daniel R. Brewer, deceased, convey to Kenneth W. Page and Judith K. Page, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Diane L. Mayer and Kayla D. Knight AIF quitclaim to Kayla D. Knight, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dwight E. Brawdy and Janice F. Brawdy convey to The Brawdy Family Irrevocable Trust DTD 05/27/2021, Am- ber D. Hensler Trustee and Scott A. Brawdy Trustee, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ronald Carter conveys to Henry Miley, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Phyllis Nicholson Heuring and Andrew G. Heuring con- vey to Darron B. Fancher and Amy L. Wright, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Andrew S. Gray PR, Estate of Edward Oris Gray and Edward Oris Gray, deceased, convey to Derrick D. An- derson and Kayla R. Anderson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Nicky G. Wilder quitclaims to Nancy Durcholz, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Lisa Bertsch FK A Lisa Reed conveys to Malik Teeters, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ray Edward Miles conveys to The Henson Company, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Molly M. Myles, Tammy M. Mayes, Jeannie G. Pride, Thomas Michael Pride and Timothy Lee Pride convey to Helen Pride, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Helen Pride conveys to Jeffrey D. Miller and Trista A. Miller, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gregory A. Seng, Philip J. Seng and Steven G. Seng DBA Seng Brothers convey to Nicholas David Query, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Alan Houtsch AK A Ruben Alan Houtsch and Teresa L. Houtsch convey to Michael A. Houtsch and Judith K. Houtsch, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Amy M. Bolin conveys to Amy M. Sisk, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Darla Jo Traylor PR, Estate of Maxine Mae Aikman and Maxine Mae Aikman, deceased, convey to Darla Jo Tray- lor, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jon Estey and Kyla Estey convey to Scott Arnold, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Joshua Byrd conveys to Jesse J. Freeland, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Sheriff, Newrez, LLC DBA Shellpoint Mort- gage Servicing, Stacy Lynn Russell, Cody M. Russell, Cap- ital One Bank USA NA, Cavalry SPV 1, LLC, Synchrony Bank, LVNV Funding, LLC, State of Indiana, Department of Revenue Collection Division and Jefferson Capital Sys- tems, LLC convey to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor- poration, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Roger Clark conveys to Michael Hicks and Roberta Hicks, real estate as recorded 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 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. to having our show there. Our neighbors had a fire going in the cemetery. They had been burning some brush they had cut but much of it was green. I have been working on some old limbs for awhile so I carted some of my pile up to the fire and helped them get the greener stuff burned as the dri- er limbs were burned. Walnut Hills cemetery is one of the best kept cemeteries around and the caretakers are always busy do- ing something. Tomorrow I have plans to work on a faucet to our bathtub and I have asked my friend to come up and do it for me. I don't know when we stop doing our own work but I know it is usu- ally worth paying someone ver- sus getting upset and in a bind- ing situation. I have a few other projects around so he won't be driving up here for just a small job. Another friend and I were talking about the difference between being a Christian and being religious. To be religious you show people your faith by many ways such as being ex- tremely pious and ridged in their acceptance of what they see as sin to them. A Christian realizes they were once sinning the same sins as the people who don't know Jesus as their Sav- ior. Christians aren't accepting they understand the sins of oth- ers. Anyone who says they be- came complete after Forgive- ness is correct but they should realize that now God will love them enough to help them be- come a person capable of love. Each of us who feel we are ca- pable loving one another should go about their days being the person God created you to be. Be ready to help others and be ready to love the unlovable if needed. RAMBLINGS Continued from page 3