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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet Wed., July 21st at 10 AM (EST) Location: 4911 S. County Rd. 100E, Winslow, IN 3 BD, 2 BA Home on 61 Acres with 2 lakes ESTATE Property Features: • Modular home • 1809 sq. . • 3 bedrooms • 2 full bathrooms • 61 acres with ample road frontage • Open floor plan with living room/dining room/kitchen • 3 car detached garage (26" x 40") • City water • Central heating and air ALSO SELLING MACHINERY - TOOLS - CARS FULL INFO AT KURTZAUCTION.COM Or Contact Jason Blue, 812-452-3191 Announcements made at auction take precedence over printed material. Seller: Estate of Robert Nixon Terms: Real Estate: 10% down at the auction, balance due in 45 days. Personal Property: Paid in full at the auction by cash, check, Visa or Mastercard. Open House: Wed. June 30, July 7 & Monday July 19 all from 4 to 6 PM (ET) Jason Blue | LIC#U10800083 My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Questions to ask yourself while getting dressed • Personalized Service • Local neighborhood expertise • Get the best market value Melody Faulk REALTOR ® 812-380-1133 mfaulk@remax.net https://mfaulk.remax.net Each Office Independently Owned And Operated. BUYING or SELLING? LOCAL ® I'm here to help you with your next move: Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com Recently, I got dressed to… wait for it… leave the house and meet some- one. It was a casual, professional thing, nothing to dress up for. But, clothes! I have so many, and yet I wear the same three stretchy outfits every week work- ing from home. I changed three times, settling on jeans and a sparkly, shiny, silver tank top thing with a tie waist. I thought it was festive yet laid back. "You're wearing your 'going out' top," my husband said. If you lived through the early 2000s, you know exactly what this is. It's a Paris Hilton-adjacent span- gled shirt one pairs with jeans for a night on the town, possibly satin, maybe bead- ed, perchance halter. I realized it was the middle of the af- ternoon, probably a little early for glitter. I had no time to change. I had to accept that, while I was once a stylish person, I had forgotten how to dress. A fter I posted my sparkle look on In- stagram stories, folks replied that they no longer present well in society, either. One tried to wear sequins to an early dinner, and her partner stopped her. "I feel lucky to have a check on my drama as I leave the house," she said. It's a combination of things, I think. There's the lack of socializing. Folks stopped going to offices. A lot of frontline workers wear uniforms. We are out of practice. But also… didn't styles change, like, a lot? Am I imagining it? Surely fash- ion is always evolving, but the millennial/Gen Z divide with jeans and side parts and the word "cheugy" re- ally came down hard this year. The com- bo of factors has left a populace disori- ented and dressing like we are in "The Big Lebowski." For help, I have formulated a list of questions one should ask oneself after getting dressed, but before leaving the house: No. 1. What time is it? Is it noon? 5 p.m.? 2 a.m.? Have I slipped through an interdimensional portal where time ceases to be? No. 2. What type of event am I attend- ing? Client meeting? Date? Tarts and vicars party? Family reunion? Building homes? Learning to windsurf? Receiv- ing an Academy Award? No. 3. Will I be sweating, and how much? No. 4. Is there potential to run into anyone I haven't seen in 12 to 15 years? No. 5. Do I like this outfit, or am I wearing it because I feel bad for it? Am I project- ing emotional hang-ups on inanimate objects again? No. 6. Is this clothing go- ing to distract me all night, in the manner of a shoe that makes a little gas-passing noise every time I step? No. 7. Can I move freely, or will I stand in the corner smiling with top and bot- tom teeth like Chandler Bing? No. 8. Did I forget that this shirt has a mustard stain? No. 9. Does this belong to me, or did I borrow this from the friend I am visit- ing? Will she remember, or is she just as lost? No. 10. Am I still cool? Follow up: Do I care? Stephanie Hayes is a columnist at the Tam- pa Bay Times in Florida. Follow her at @ stephhayeswrites on Facebook, @ stephhayes on Twitter or @ stephrha yes on Instagram. B-2 Wednesday, July 7, 2021 The Press-Dispatch Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright red, white and blue lights, and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anni- versary in the week of July 8 - 14. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS July 8 -Carson Charles Mc- Donald Turns 12; Cory Sharp. July 9 -George Virden turns 67; Lynetta Wiseman turns 4; Zack Truitt turns 19. July 10 -Morgan Barrett turns 34. July 11-Joe Warner turns 45; Taylor Atkins turns 17; Ger- tie Rae Warner turns 9; Rob- ert and Mary Hume celebrate 64 years. July 12-Grant Meyer turns 19; Mike Miller; Donnie Pan- cake. July 13-Damien Mans; Creek Sullivan turns 16; Shel- ley Schapker. July 14-Frieda Bolin turns 84. May all our stars have a re- ally great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who have COVID-19 and are re- covering, so wear your masks when you are in larger crowds, those going through therapy, testings, surgeries and then recovery, and those with the aches pains of everyday life: Paula, Sherry, Rosella, Dale, Teresa, Jim and Benny. EVENTS 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 Le- gion will serve breakfast at Miller's Field and Riverside Park, with lunch from the Li- ons; Extreme Cowboy Chal- lenge at Rockin' G Saddle Club at noon. Concessions will be available. Contact Matt Gam- ble at 812-789 -6430 or Dallas Gamble at 812-582-9661. July 12-Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. July 13-Winslow Beautifica- tion at 6:30 p.m. and Econom- ic at 7:30 p.m. at the commu- nity center. Helpers and new members are welcome. Con- tact Ellen Hall at 812-582- 2928. July 15 -Winslow Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. at the Gamble House. July 17-Open Fun Horse Show at noon at the Rockin' G Saddle Club. July 24-31-100th anniversa- ry celebration of Pike County 4-H fair with livestock shows, contests and pageants, 4-H exhibits, games of fun, ro- deo, Demo Derby, Pike Coun- ty's Got Talent on July 31 and more, plus rides. Winslow senior citizens are meeting again on Mon- day and Tuesday at the Com- munity Center. Petersburg se- niors meet in the courthouse basement. Pike County's Farmers Market will set up every Sat- urday from 9 a.m.-noon on 8th St. by the courthouse in Petersburg until September. There were no postcards at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598, but there was a point of interest. A baby boy, Ar- lo Poehlein, was born to Lin- coln and Samantha Poehlein on Monday, June 28, 2021. He is joined at home by a big sis- ter, Oaklee, who got to see Ar- lo on June 30. Welcome, Arlo. Winslow Patoka River was low enough you could see the trees and limbs sticking up for the bottom, but since we have had rain and storms last week for a few days, it could rise again. Some areas in the tri- state have had four inches of rain, but most of us have seen two inches or a little more. Winslow did need the mois- ture since we are sometimes left out when storms decide to go north or south of Winslow. The air conditioners are work- ing overtime with this heat in- dex into the 100s or more. The temps have stayed in the 90s for about 3-4 days, but even the high 80s had the humid- ity with it, even at night, the 70s felt hot. The rain and the wind from the north brought in cooler temps of 80s, but with no humidity, for the In- dependence Day weekend. The purple Rose of Sharons are blooming so the humming- birds should appear in the ar- ea soon. Black-eyed Susans, lilies of red, white and blue, pink Phyllis, orange Daniel, bachelor buttons and more flowers are showing their col- ors. Walnut trees are loaded, cling peaches and other types of peaches are more than the year before. The mulberries were sweet this year. Our young two-point buck was seen twice this past week going from one woods to anoth- er woods and Missy barked at it. The young squirrel is learn- ing to use its teeth to cut those nuts off the trees when it's time, because under the trees, you will see small clumps of leaves as they begin to learn. The lightning bugs or fireflies are plentiful in the yards and in the trees, but some decide to come in- side to say hi and light up the room by the windows. That black bear was seen in Elber- feld, so he is still traveling east. He has come a long way from Missouri, crossing two big rivers, the Mississippi and Wabash, then maybe the Ohio if he travels farther east. The Power Wagon Ral- ly in Winslow for three days last week of June 24-26 had stars from all over the Unit- ed States, who came in for the event. Some were from Central Kentucky and Wood- burn, Ind. The Winslow Lions met and talked to a few Lions from Northern Indiana, who also brought their power wag- on. If you don't know what a power wagon looks like, than look in some of the buildings, like the old Snyder's store, and view the ones that are the same as they came off the as- sembly line. Dodge made the first power wagons around 1946. Talk to Matt Tisdale and he can tell you more of his works in the power wagon experience. All the stars who came for the event took a tour through Jasper Engines and loved it very much, then they all met for a car show at the Ireland Texaco Cars and Cof- fee to view his works and they all said they loved our small town of Winslow with friendly people and that small-town ex- perience. Our Winslow Lions had a great time as we talk- ed to those stars and we al- so got to hear about their trip here and their area where they came from. It was a good three days of enjoyment as we saw several of our stars in Winslow stop by for this event, some I haven't seen in ages or may- be months. Saturday eve- ning, the group ate pork chop dinners from the Winslow Masons and Norm and I got a dinner also. Daniel and Kya- na, with Kyana's best friend, D.J., stopped by to say hello for a few hours and we were going to play 500 Rum- my, but it was getting late, so maybe next time. Rick Shanklin, of the Pa- ducah National Weather Ser- vice, working in SW Indiana, is retiring after 37 years of ser- vice. He started in 1984. He was the person who came in- to the storm or tornado ar- eas and talked to and viewed your coverage to determine what disaster came into areas like the Petersburg tornado, Campbelltown-Arthur torna- do, Oakland City tornado and more around our areas of SW Indiana. Norm and I talked with him several times and showed him our film on that night. The 4th of July weekend had just begun when I had to turn in these words that you are reading, so we hope you had a weekend of fun at the places you and your fam- ily went to celebrate our In- dependence Day. So, since it hadn't happened yet, I'll tell you all of the celebration ex- perience next week. We hope you stayed safe as you shot off your own fireworks and as you watched them at your favorite place. Hopefully you had loads of fun when you saw in the sky those beautiful col- ors and shapes, some of them made for you to say "Ohhh" and "Ahhh." The Poehlein officers will have a reunion meeting on Ju- ly 24 at 9 a.m. at the house next to the Corner Book Shoppe to plan for the Poehlein reunion, which will be on August 8. The lights are about to dim for this week, but keep an eye on family and friends, espe- cially with this heat and hu- midity. Stay safe for others. Slow down and see all the won- ders in your area. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to ev- eryone you see this week. 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 cer- tificate from Donaldson & Sellers Automotive, in Wash- ington. JUNE WINNER And the winner is... Hayden Walter from Oakland City. Hayden won a $25 gift certificate from Downtown Empo- rium, in Huntingburg, and a three-month subscription to The Press-Dispatch. Congratulations! THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Debra Cavins............................. Petersburg ............. 7/7 Sonja Osborn ........................... Monroe City ............ 7/8 Jennifer Woods .......................... Petersburg ............. 7/8 Hunter Blades ........................... Petersburg ............. 7/9 Chris Schatz ................................. Decker .............. 7/10 Jerry Lee Willis ......................... Petersburg ........... 7/10 Mara Mounts ................................ Otwell .............. 7/11 Todd Dowden .............................. Winslow ............. 7/11 Tom Hill ....................................... Otwell .............. 7/13 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR DONALDSON & SELLERS Professional Automotive Service 201 E. South Street, Washington 812-254-2277 www.DonaldsonSellers.com REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Christian M. Young and Amanda J. Young convey to Joshua J. Byrd and Natalie Anne McGiffen, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ray E. Miles conveys to Eric A. Hayes and Theresa F. Hayes, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kenneth Ingram and Donald L. Oxley convey to Wil- liam E. Walls and Dana L. Walls, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tina M. Keller-Byrd FK A Tina M. Byrd conveys to James E. Keller and Tenille L. Keller, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Christopher Kline conveys to Kaylene Stephens, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Shawn Smith and Yvette Dominick quitclaim to Shawn Smith and Yvette Smith, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Derrick D. Anderson and Kayla A. Anderson convey to Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Vernon W. Stephens and Ruby B. Stephens convey to Amanda A. Potts, Vernon M. Stephens, John W. Stephens and Michael G. Stephens, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gary D. Phillips conveys to Life Estate to Gary D. Phil- lips and Betty Phillips, Life Estate of Betty Phillips, Life Estate of Gary D. Phillips and Micki L. Aaserud, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Jimmie D. Reuss Trustee, Alice J. AIF, Alice J. Reuss Trustee and Jimmie D. Reuss and Alice J. Reuss Joint Re- vocable Trust DTD 10/27/1997 convey to Downtown De- velopment Properties, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Brent Stone quitclaims to Jamen K. Frederick and Me- gan L. Frederick, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Mary Jean Parker and Oscar G. Parker, deceased, con- vey to Gage Nathaniel Braun, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Julie A. Beadles conveys to Jason A. Query and Lisa Que- ry, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rick A. Cannon conveys to Karen L. Cannon, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. BOX Blessing ESSENTIAL ITEMS Toothpaste, Shaving Cream, Shampoo, Cleaners and Non-Perishable Food Items FREE TO ALL IN NEED! Located next to the driveway of JESUS CHRIST OUR FIRM FOUNDATION 1415 N. Vincennes Ave., Petersburg Donations Accepted Maintained by JCOFF Youth Group

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