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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 • 10am EDT at the Auction Barn – 2667 E. CR 400 S., Winslow Auction pick-up available! KALEB CLARIDGE AU11700062 Follow on Auctionzip.com • ID# 46613 • AUCTION Call Today to schedule your auction! No Buyer's Premium. MILLER ESTATE This auction is featuring John Deere garden tractor, golf cart, all types of tools, outdoor items, antiques, collectibles, 50+ pieces of furniture, coins, Gil Hodges autograph, glassware and much more! OPEN HOUSE Saturday, Aug. 21 • 2-4 p.m. 605. S. 9th St., Petersburg Updated 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,400 sq. ft. home, new kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, new siding, new windows, fenced backyard, dry basement, new tile. $145,000 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Keith Nolan and Valerie Nolan convey to Chet A. Mc- Candless, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Andrew K. Whitlock conveys to Jamie A. Hunter, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Denise K. Catt conveys to Nora I. Reyes Vivas, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Christopher L. Nowark conveys to Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and German American Bank, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ruby B. Stephens conveys to Vernon M. Stephens and Kimilla L. Stephens, real estate as recorded in Pike Coun- ty. Jodie L. Elkins, Jamie E. Ferguson, Jamie E. Lanham Ferguson and Jamie E. Lanham convey to Madison Whit- ney Dorsey and Ethan Anthony Schenk, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. DB Arnold, LLC, DB Arnold and Brenda K. Arnold con- vey to Todd M. Arnold and Nichole S. Arnold, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ooley Joint Trust Agreement and Jimmie L. Ooley con- vey to Jenna Rasche and Logan Rasche, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Marte Nelson Daves and Thomas L. Daves convey to George Terwiske and Kristi Terwiske, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Nicholas David Query conveys to German American Bank and Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jamen Keith Frederick and Megan Lynn Frederick con- vey to Patrick G. Farmer and Regina F. Farmer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Robert Grable and Cynthia Grable convey to Joshua J. Grable and Megan L. Grable, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pamela Luton conveys to Roger L. Whitehead, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Wayne A. Green, Estate of Marie A. Lemond and Ma- rie A. Lemond convey to Wayne A. Green, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright, colorful lights, and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of August 19 -25. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS August 19 -William Anthony Goff turns 35; Thomas Scott Stuppy turns 15. August 20 -Dillon Stephens turns 23; Darian Nowark; Do- ris Burton Bolden. August 21-Owen Joseph Amos turns 8; Debbie Bak- er; Braylin Jane-Ann Tinsley turns 3; Ollie Doublemont. August 22-George Bruce turns 74; Scott and Maddie Gamble celebrate 1 year. August 23-Kathleen King turns 61; Kathy Meyer turns 61; Karen Shelton turns 20 ; Carson James Gayhart turns 11; Art Kixmiller turns 86. August 24-Carrie Shelton turns 39. August 25 -Rowan Oliv- ia Cunningham turns 6; Del- mas and Linda Culbertson cel- ebrate 59 years. 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 need that card, visit, phone call and daily thought of them to have a better day, those who have come down with the Del- ta variant of COVID-19, those going through therapy, test- ings, surgeries and then re- covery, and those with the aches pains of everyday life: Mike, the Wineinger family, Deby, Dale, Benny, Margie, Annabel, Tim and Darrell. EVENTS August 19 -Winslow Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. at the Gamble's house. August 21-Open Fun Horse Show at noon at the Rockin' G Saddle Club. Bring your lawn- chair and enjoy the day. Con- cession stand will be open. Contact Matt Gamble at 812- 789 -6430 or Dallas Gamble at 812-582-9661 for more infor- mation. August 23-Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. September 3-6 -Gibson County will host the 135th La- bor Day celebration, with a pa- rade on Monday, September 6 at 9 a.m. in Princeton. 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 was one postcard at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. I lost count on the number of postcards sent, but this postcard is a sunset with mountains in the background, with trees in front, but farther back, a statue of the Lone Sol- dier swinging his club musket high above his head, which memorializes the desperate stand of the 7nd Pennsylvanians. It was here that they bravely stood with no protection, fir- ing volley after volley at their Confederate at- tackers. Then in the foreground of the postcard is the big can- non at Gettysburg National Military Park. The back of the postcard says, "Hi, Sweets, got back from a nice vacation here. Have a great summer. Janie Tormohlen." Thank you, Janie, for the Gettysburg postcard and it must have been an amaz- ing sight to view. You have a great summer also. Glad to hear from you again. Winslow Patoka River is low once again. The White River is high, but not overflowing. The Wabash River has also gone down, but is still high. Our last rainfall was Monday, August 9 at about 6 a.m., with thun- der, lightning and rain most of the day. Then, on Tuesday, August 10, as we left to get a cooling shake in Oakland City, the dark clouds were seen in the west, with several cloud to ground lightning strikes and the trees began to sway back and forth. Then, the rain start- ed. This was a strong passing storm that was over when we got to the ice cream place to order. This storm stayed most- ly along and south of Ind. 64. Norm had opened the win- dows for a comfortable week of 80s weather, with low hu- midity, until the weekend came. Then the air was turned on and the heat index for all weeks stayed between 100 and 107, winds of 5 -15 mph and temps of 92-96. The nights were in the 70s. Friday, August 6, Norm met Deby and I at Mt. Vernon, Ill., where we ate lunch and got all my luggage transferred to Ava. We were on our way back to Indiana on our old Route 15 through some small towns that have built up through the years. Lot of farmland and newer houses, and the road was getting a newly-paved 11-mile section that was half paved. We traveled through Mt. Vernon, past the airport, Wayne City, Fairfield, Albion, Mt. Carmel, then across the Wabash River into Indiana by the power plant in East Mt. Carmel, and through the bot- tom area of fields with corn and watermelon, then Princ- eton and on home on Ind. 64. Saturday was a great day to get everything done for the Poehlein Reunion on Sunday. Sauerkraut and polish sausage is what I brought, so Norm got to help me in preparing by cut- ting up the sausage and mix- ing it with the sauerkraut. Then, I made the dessert of a blueberry cream cheese pie, but in a 9x13 pan. It was heavy. I'm head of the memorial ta- ble, and a vase of vines with a flower to accent was made for the four relatives I knew of, but then there were two more to be added on the ta- ble that day. Pic- tures of the loved ones were set up and a set of photos on the laptop for Janice was made by the family. The 79th Poe- hlein Family Reunion was at Snyder Community Center, where 72 family members had fun and laughs, ate different kinds of delicious meats, veg- etables, salads and a whole ta- ble of desserts, from cookies, cakes, pies and more. Great Uncle George's family had the most family of 27. Greg though the Ernest family with 14 (I think). The farthest away was Washington, then Tex- as. The closest to travel was 2-3 blocks. Since this year's theme was Roaring Twenties, there were two families who dressed the part: Greg and Li- sa, Debbie, Dale, Josh, Becky and their children, Blake and Jacey, and their children. Al- so, there were a few others who wore the beads or a feath- er in their hair. Greg was our auctioneer and it was lots of laughs, but also a bidding be- tween cousins. It was for a worthy cause, the Poehlein Family Reunion to fill the kit- ty. Decorations on the table was a crystal-like glass with a feather and beads, and on the table was Almond Joy or Mounds bite-size candy bars, plus a Bit-O-Honey and Taffy wrapped up. Where the pic- tures were taken was a table and two chairs in front of an outside twenties street scene. Winnie's family got a picture taken. There were two door prizes, one for adults and one for children. The door prize was cold cash. Aunt Jean had lots of Grandma Laura's rec- ipes that were handed down from on family to another. I have the honor to make cop- ies of the 13 recipes and bring them to next year's reunion. I will also be making one of the recipes. So, if you have a rec- ipe that you like, make it and bring it along with your copy of that dish for our 80th year of Military Heroes. The meat will be catered. I have a cake recipe from Great-Grandma Mary, cookies, one for turtle soup that I won't make and some are worded differently, like a medium oven, instead of a 350 degree oven. Great-Aunt Mid painted loads of prints in her long life, but one family has framed what they have and the frame gives the paint- ing a sense of standing out to view what she saw when she painted it. I bidded on some items and won a signed painting of a wolf and a cabin on a piece of wood, a needlepoint of two blue and yellow parrots, plus several more pieces. Then for Laura, she wanted a stuffed cat that was made by Vickie. Lots of items I didn't get, but I have and item from Dorphine and Janice. All of the families had a great time and some family couldn't come this year, but we all hope that our 80th year will have all of our descen- dants gather again and have a nice time of laughter, great eats and the joy to see every- one again. We got home and put every- thing up and decided to go for a ride to somewhere. So, we headed down Ind. 64 east un- til we came to the Eckerty Y. We drove north to French Lick and Paoli, and took Ind. 37, a windy, nice road to English. Then we took Ind. 64 to Eck- erty, but took Ind. 37 south to I-64 to the Holland exit, then on to Winslow. We love to see more of the expressway roads to enjoy more scenery. Anoth- er day or two, we were wanting to get away, so we went out to eat in Washington and in Oak- land City. Norm has gotten our mow- ing and weedeating down to a science, so they say, because he has all lots looking great in 1-2 days. Then, the wind blows to litter the yards with leaves or a dead limb to cut up. The view into our small wooded ar- ea had become great to just sit and watch, so we did. To us, it reminds us of a park in the for- est. It's relaxing. Have you heard of the booklet called "The Rattling Goose? " It is a collection of local original writings spon- sored by the "Pah-tah-led-tah" writers' circle, February 1998. Local writers like Vernon Ar- nold, Jamie Barley, Matt Bar- ley, Charity Bartley, Jack Brock, Richard Clark, Grant Eversoll, Jean Hochstetley, Lanora Kelley, Kay Klipsch, Belle Stradtner, Matt Young and Iris Coleman contribut- ed. I haven't read all of them, but they are all great writers. In our neck of the woods, the spoil banks have a new owner and he had it looking a lot different with a rock drive from one end to the top of the banks, down to the other side of the street again. I also saw the buck or anoth- er deer in the woods, so he is still around. Norm and I ordered the trophies and plaques for the events that will happen at the Winslow Community Festi- val and Light-Up Winslow Pa- rade, and Jim's Tractor Show on September 18. This will be our 15th year and the Winslow Lions will set up at Riverside Park. It is almost one month away to light up your item and put it in the Light-Up Winslow Parade. Time to dim the lights for this week, but keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and enjoy your area. Stop for school buses and children walking to school. Wear your mask in crowds to keep others safe. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Done these things? Get the COVID vaccine Well, here we are. It's like asking a kid to empty the dishwasher. The kid stalls and whines, and you say, "You could have been done al- ready, but you spent so much time complain- ing that now we're fighting, and the dishes are still in there." Willfully unvaccinated peo- ple have hastened the spread of the mutated, more conta- gious Delta variant, like when Steve Urkel became Stefan Urquelle. As infections re- main high, it will continue to evolve. Rather than getting back to literally anything else, we are still talking about mandates to un-mandate the mandates, mandated we have a mandate. In America, vaccines are free and often as easy to get as Pringles at CVS. Still, some vaccine opponents are digging in on principle. Some are not moved by sto- ries of unvaccinated people on deathbeds begging for help. Some don't believe re- search that shows the vaccine is safe, that the benefits far outweigh the risks. Some are not willing to accept any risk, except the risk of COVID-19. Tangled in disinformation, some have lost all trust. But life is one big morass of risk and trust, isn't it? We believe in the great- er good every time we get on the road. We trust that traf- fic lights will func- tion, that people will stay in their lanes and follow the speed limit. We believe because we have to. And the truth is, we choose to participate in scary stuff all the time, willing to cast aside misgivings in the name of life. Let's examine some of those behaviors. It's time for real soul-searching about the COVID-19 vaccine if you've ever: • Said the words, "It's prob- ably fine," while smelling expired mayo in the fridge. • Used one of those apps to become a Disney cartoon, uploading your image to God-knows-where. • Given your phone number and email to every cash- ier at a retail store within a 15 -mile radius. • Played that game where you spread your hand on a table and quickly moved a butter knife between your fingers. • Enjoyed a five-a-day Diet Coke habit. Please do not hold up that mirror, I know what I did. • Texted, "Almost there," while driving, even though you were 27 minutes away. • Been on a bike without a helmet, because look- ing cool was more impor- tant than having a head. • Jumped out of an airplane, or any moving vehicle, for leisure. • Decided to get bangs. • Taken a mix of medications out of a Monday through Sunday plastic case and been unable to remember which pill is which. • Graciously accepted your first cocktail at 10 a.m. • Let a "friend" with a nee- dle and an ice cube pierce or tattoo anything on your person. • Stuck a cotton swab in your ear, even though the package suggests they are for applying eyeshadow to a miniature doll. • Shot off a box of fireworks called Divorce Court from a residential driveway after several Coors Lights. • Purposely got into a dys- functional relationship be- cause you are reliving a fractured childhood. • Allowed your kids to do ba- sically anything. • Received vaccines for chickenpox, diphtheria, flu, hepatitis A and B, mea- sles, mumps, polio, rotavi- rus, rubella, shingles, tet- anus or whooping cough, and enjoy not having those things thanks to the mira- cle of science. Stephanie Hayes is a colum- nist at the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. Follow her at @ stephhayeswrites on Facebook, @ stephhayes on Twitter or @ stephrhayes on Instagram. B-2 Wednesday, August 18, 2021 The Press-Dispatch 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 from Jay C Food Store, in Petersburg. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Chris Daugherity ....................... Petersburg ...........8/20 Jenna McLain .............................. Winslow ............8/20 Patsy Gilham ................................ Otwell ..............8/21 Dennis Beane ............................ Petersburg ...........8/22 Laura Stephens ......................... 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