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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Jeremy D. Riester conveys to Robert R. Kirby, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Joyce Anne Lewis conveys to Joyce Anne Lewis Trust- ee and Joyce Anne Lewis Trust, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Robert Schenetzke and Nancy Schenetzke convey to Stephanie McNabb, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheriff of Pike County, Delores A. Burch AK A Delores Ann Burch and LVNV Funding, LLC convey to Wells Fargo Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota National Association FK A Norwest Bank Minnesota Na- tional Association Trustee, First Union Home Equity Loan Trust 1998 -2 and Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certifi- cates Series 1998 -2, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Charles E. Seifrig conveys to Charles E. Seifrig and Mary E. Seifrig-Marvel, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheriff of Pike County and Daniel Moore AK A Daniel L. Moore et al convey to Fifth Third Bank NA, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Chella Stenftenagel convey to Jonathan P. Gaines and Jennifer F. Gaines, real estate as recorded in Pike County. John Earl Deen and Myradeane Deen convey to Per- ri Frances Deen Hedges, Debra Lynn Deen Henson and Leslie Kathryn Deen Hunter, real estate as recorded in Pike County. This summer, beware the wet families in hotel lobbies Summer vacations are full of hazards. Red tide. Jellyfish. But no threat is as pervasive, as dead- ly, as unsettling as this: Wet Families. Did you just shudder? Wrap a light scarf around your shoulders? You know what I'm talking about. We spent a few days in Daytona Beach, Fla., and though it was not our first summer vacation, the plague of Wet Families fully crystallized. My the- ory is that more families are out getting wet than ever, having been dry for so long. What are Wet Families? I'm glad you asked. No. 1. They are wet. No. 2. They are families. Good, that's out of the way. Let's go a little deeper. No. 3. Wet Families are at any recre- ation spot with a water source. The beach, a pool, a lake, a flume ride. Wet Families are especially prevalent at all-inclusive water amusement parks. No. 4. Members of Wet Families are never solo. They travel in high numbers, finding other Wet Families and congre- gating in a humid, breathy huddle. Hotel lobbies are their natural habitat. Want to spot the most Wet Families? Stand near the elevator or the display of Pop-Tarts. No. 5. They leave a trail of water every- where, rubber sandal imprints smeared into the tile: "Havaianassssss" or "Crocsssss" or "Adidas- sssss." Suspect you just missed a group of Wet Fami- lies? Look for the exhausted hotel employee with the mop. No. 6. Wet Families exist in various states of undress: swim trunks with no shirt; bathing suit with no shorts; kids with sticky rash guards and swim diapers. Sopping towels draped limply across their shoulders. Toes are visible. Band-Aids hang loose. No. 7. They do not pack lightly. Wet Families will carry every item they brought on vacation: beach chairs; um- brellas; coolers; floaties; bug spray; in- sulated mugs; books; tablets; High Noons; portable speakers blaring Ken- ny Chesney; the Declaration of Indepen- dence. No. 8. NOT TO GENER ALIZE, but Wet Families are grumpy. Their Day of Wetness has been going on for a while. Someone has probably cried, fallen, gone to the bathroom without a bathroom or said something they can't take back due to the High Noons. OK, now for the worst part. Are you ready? This is the most horrifying thing I have ever written. It's like staring into a future from which you cannot escape. If you are near Wet Fam- ilies, you ARE Wet Fam- ilies. Unless you came to this water vacation to stay completely dry, there is no avoiding your destiny. A fter a morning at the beach, we gathered our beach bag and sandals and sunscreen and Bruce Springsteen box set, Volume 1, 1973-1984. We wrapped ourselves in drippy towels and headed inside. A lovely, dry couple waited for the el- evator. Determined not to be a Grumpy Wet Family, I smiled widely and made a dramatic "AF TER YOU" motion, like a de- ranged, soggy butler. The couple smiled politely as we cowered in the corner of the elevator, ashamed. I know what they were thinking. "Ugh, Wet Families." Don't worry. You're next. Stephanie Hayes is a columnist at the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. Follow her at @ stephhayeswrites on Facebook, @ steph- hayes on Twitter. iors and maximize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit youthfirst- inc.org or call 812-421-8336. Shannon Loehrlein, LCSW, is the Youth First Social Work- er at Plaza Park Internation- al Prep Academy in Vander- burgh County. Youth First, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and fam- ilies, provides 64 Master's lev- el social workers to 92 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 pre- vent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors and maxi- mize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit youthfirstinc.org or call 812- 421-8336. B-2 Wednesday, July 14, 2021 The Press-Dispatch PARENTING Continued from page 1 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 • 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. 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Vintage nodder bobble heads, autographs and much more! Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright red, white and blue lights, and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversary in the week of July 15 -21. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS July 15 -Baley Crane turns 22; Mer- cedes (Sadie) Dillman turns 19; Steve Nelson turns 55; Chris Schapker. July 16 -Madelyn Fiscus turns 17; Kait- lyn Kalb Perry turns 23. July 17-Sherry Lamey; Brandon and Lorrin Butze celebrate 15 years. July 19 -Luke Vinnedge turns 22. July 20 -Wanda Tisdale; Bianca Dent turns 19. July 21-Dave Gayhart turns 56; Mar- cia Kendle Williams; Rodney Dixon, Sr. turns 80. 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: those who have COVID-19 and are re- covering, those going through therapy, testings, surgeries and then recovery, and those with the aches pains of every- day life: Ethan and Joshua. EVENTS 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. Contact Matt Gamble at 812-789 -6430 or Dallas Gamble at 812-582-9661. July 24-Poehlein Reunion meeting at 9 a.m. at the house next to the Cor- ner Book Shoppe for the officers or oth- er family members. The reunion will be August 8 at Winslow Community Center. 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 Ju- ly 31 and more, plus rides. The parade is Sunday, July 25 at 4 p.m. July 26 -Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. 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 Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River was halfway filled. The White River is almost to the point of overflowing. The Wabash River is about to overflow. It's higher than the White River. Our windows were open for a few days over the holiday weekend but then the temps started to rise with the humidity climbing with it. The air conditioner was turned on again. The 80s felt great. The 90s are fine but the humidity is what makes it not so com- fortable. When that humidity hits the 70s at night, the mos- quitoes come out in force. I was wondering what this one tree with white blooms was and it's a Magnolia tree. The other tree I have been looking at is the Formosa tree, with its red blooms and there are a few trees that are worth a drive to view. Some are on Highway 64 west of Arthur and the bigger one is in the Fran- cisco by the railroad tracks in a back- yard that is spread out to cover most of the yard. I have noticed that the apple and peach trees are loaded this year. By the time they are ready to pick, they may have to prop some limbs up from all the weight they will have. The purple and the white Rose of Sharons are beginning to bloom and at my house, the humming- birds will be here soon. The fields of beans are doing great and the fields of corn are growing in two dif- ferent heights. The taller corn was plant- ed early and the smaller corn was plant- ed in the rain-covered areas. The winter wheat has one cutting and is beginning to grow again. Animals I saw this week were a ma- ma doe with two spotted fawns, a rab- bit in the big city, the baby squirrel still cutting clumps of leaves, and then along the roadways, I saw two skunks and two deer. The 57 Bones family is all on bikes de- picting the movie E.T. The first bike has a basket with the little one dressed in white. The parent is wearing a red cape. The second bike has the other parent and on the bicycle is the youngster. We saw and talked to Larry and there is a place in Lanesville, on I-64, where you can sit and listen to music from 1- 5 p.m. every Sunday and if you like the scenic route, take Ind. 64. We also talk- ed to Greg and their newest grandson has black hair and Oaklee is beginning to know what being a big sister is like. Greg also said that Levi was here but I don't know for how long. Saturday night, Winslow Eagles and Winslow American Legion went togeth- er to buy some fireworks for the enjoy- ment of our Winslow stars. The crowd didn't fill the entire field, but there were quite a lot who were there to experience the 30 minutes of colorful and different shapes and sounds that were shot off. Ed and his son, Greg, did a great job setting them up to shoot off. We all had a great time and thanks to all. Sunday was July 4 and since we hadn't seen Kyana, I messaged her and they shot off some bottle rockets to cele- brate. Laura spent most of her day rest- ing for work that night. Then, we went to see Terri and Ted just to get out and see them in person. Later, we drove through Jasper and to see a big town with no- body at any eatery or shop was kind of eerie, like pass- ing through a ghost town. We stopped to see the Ot- well fireworks, where the National Anthem was sung live and he did a great job singing it with the flag lit up by the carnival rides. Then the fire- works began and they were great to view with some new smiley faces and spar- kles, which lasted about 10 minutes. As we left to come home, several yards has shot off some colorful fireworks all the way to Winslow. Then in our neighbor- hood, the fireworks were heard and seen Saturday night and Sunday night, and they were amazing to see. Monday, Norm was off work for the holiday so we took a drive to Mom's, where I was left to help and visit for the week. The seven of us ate at a Mexican restaurant, where we had some great food. Ethan and Joshua were there so we all got caught up on family. I got to go with Mom and her helper, Tammy, to Rend Lake to see the boats on the water and we saw a jet ski, pon- toon boat, speed boat with a skier, a fa- ther and son getting their speed boat in the water, and a kayak and three pad- dle boards. This is a nice lake to see all types of boats as they go back and forth. They have loads of fun in the water. We have gone out for shakes or ice cream and then driven around the area through small towns and fields of corn and beans. Norm went to the store for water and he was given a 1/2 quart jar that was col- ored red, white and blue with a lid and a wick to fill with a mosquito repellent. On the jar it says "preserves." I love it and it was used that night. My sister, Terri Ann, and my brother, George, both had birthdays last week. Terri's was on July 7 and George's was on July 9. I hope all their wishes came true and wish them all the happiness they can enjoy. I love you both, little sis- ter and little brother. Terri Ann is 71 and George is 67. As the lights begin to dim for this week,we hope you all had a great 4th of July and your travels there and back home weren't too hectic with traffic. We were on I-69, which didn't have too much traffic. However, I-64 and I-57 had a lot more traffic than usual and their speeds were not 70 mph. Keep an eye on fam- ily and friends. Slow down and see all the beauty around your area. Keep safe and distance when possible. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone 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. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Carol Sue Sutton ....................... Petersburg ........... 7/14 Charlotte Smith ......................... Petersburg ........... 7/15 Donna Leighty ........................... Petersburg ........... 7/16 Marvin Sullivan ............................ Dallas .............. 7/17 Isaac Pell .................................Bloomington ........ 7/17 Cody Kendall ............................. Petersburg ........... 7/19 Lee Byrd .................................. 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