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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Disney is charging to skip the line, and I'm misdirecting rage 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 birthday or anniversa- ry in the week of September 2-8. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS September 2-Brad Wiese- han turns 34. September 3-Jeffery Meyer turns 68; Allison Ruth Hayes turns 7; Dixie Wann turns 79. September 4-Sara Stone; Gary McCandless turns 75. September 5 -Ray Bolin; Wayne Gish turns 63; Tim Wheeler turns 70 ; Johnny and Kathy Johnson celebrate 51 years. September 6 -Alyssa Vird- en turns 30 ; Dave Gilmour; Cheryl Erwin turns 63; Johna- than McGehee turns 41; Bri- an and Janna Meyer celebrate 40 years. September 7-Johnathon White turns 15; Phyllis Head turns 55; Sandy and Jennifer Smeltekup celebrate 19 years. September 8 -Deidre Mills turns 60 ; Emma Mae Guthrie turns 13; Sam Dixon turns 56; Charles and Shirley My- ers celebrate 14 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 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: Laura, Benny, Deby, Annabel, Margie and Tim. EVENTS September 2-Winslow Lions Club 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. September 6 -Labor Day. September 9 -Petersburg Li- ons Club at 6 p.m. at the Vil- lage Inn. September 11-32nd Poe- hlein Fall Bass Tourney from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Con- tact Greg at 812- 789 -3778. September 12-Grandpar- ents Day, tell them how much you love them; 46th Meyer Family Reunion at Temple Hills at noon, with a bring-in meal. We all hope to see all our cousins there and also re- member our family members who are not with us, but in our memories form the family of George and Laura Meyer. September 17-18 -Winslow High School alumni weekend. Chili supper on Friday at 5 p.m. at the Snyder Communi- ty Center. Dinner at the Hunt- ingburg Event Center, Olinger room at 5 p.m. on Saturday. September 18 -15th Winslow Community Festival and Light-Up Winslow Parade on Main St., Center St. and Riv- erside Park, where all kinds of family fun will be going on. There will be games for kids, plus rides, food, music, a trac- tor show, Clog the Patoka, a frozen t-shirt contest and a whole lot more. When it turns dark, the Light-Up Winslow Parade begins. It will line up on Union St. and travel north on Main St. to the sports field. 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 this week at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River is still low and the rain we had last week was not enough to fill up a juice glass, but some counties around us got lots more than we did. The grass has not stopped growing and is still green. The corn and bean fields are starting to turn from green to yellow, but not all as of yet. Those flowers of white all along the express- ways can still be seen. They al- most look like a water lily, but it has a long stem and not in a lot of water. Wildflowers are beautiful. Our temps around the area have been in the low to middle 90s, but the heat in- dex has been in the 100 -105 range, which caused an advi- sory to be announced for Tues- day to Thursday, but then they added Friday. Even the night- time temps were in the 70s. I guess our electric bill will be higher because of the heat in- dex, but I'm glad we have an air conditioner to cool the house down and also a good one in Ava when we are on the road. We drove past the Bones family and they are sitting on a picnic table waiting for the food to get done on the grill, where dad is standing. I finally got to be with the Lions as they served food and drinks to the contestants and onlookers at the Open Fun Horse Show, where the at- tendance was only a few. We saw the John and Kavin Gay- hart families, who were in the events. It was a hot day, even with the wind blowing. Augusta has changed with new houses, a big lake, lots of trees growing up where they had mined, but some farmland is being used for corn to grow. We also took a longer drive on a nicely paved piece of road to see the countryside, where we saw a pickup truck sitting in a yard covered with lots of flowers. It is a great attraction to see in Carmi. The Little Wa- bash is high, but falling and the Wabash was down to show the sandbar on the north end. The south end looked higher as we drove over the river on I-64. Gas prices ranged from $2.80 to $ 3.39, depending on what state you were driving in. Have you ever seen a small camper in the shape of an A frame? We did and I called it cute because that's what it is. Norm was working in the barn and I was out to keep an eye on him when Ray Bolin and Torez drove by. I got to welcome them as our town workers. Congrats to all our workers as you keep our ar- eas around town spruced up for all our visitors and for our small town of friendly stars to be proud of. In our area of town, I got to see a golden brown shipping rail car being delivered to the spoil bank yard that was bush- hogged a few days earlier. The more I see it sitting in the yard under some trees, the more it gives our area a new look. Since the weather has been really hot, a chef salad is a re- freshing change to eat instead of heating up the kitchen. It's also nice to run into some friends like Vernon and Dixie at the grocery store, where they were trying to keep cool. Laura stops in every so of- ten, but now we will have to talk to each other on the phone since she is confined to the house. She is usually at home anyway, except to go to work, but now show might get more sleep at night. Well, it's time to dim the lights for this week, but keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see all the wonders in your area. Stop for school buses and children walking to school. Wear your mask whenever possible for the safety of others. As al- ways, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Paul W. Simpson and Nema E. Simpson quitclaim to Daniel P. Simpson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jarrad B. Kamman conveys to Lawrence O. Willis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Elizabeth Gabhart and Nathan Gabhart quitclaim to Gabhart Land Company, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Douglas W. Burns conveys to JC Landing, LLC, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Jason Keeker and Mindy Hill Keeker convey to William Keith Hill and Marcia Gwen Hill, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Melissa S. Horrall conveys to Dustin J. Belcher, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Janice L. Wahl, Lisa A. Raven, Michelle L. Lents, Gina K. Wahl, Gina K. Sorter and Lisa A. Roberts convey to Mi- chael W. Stone, Carol D. Stone and R J Adams Farms, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. J. Scott Norrick, J. Scott Norrick IR A and Equity Trust Company quitclaim to J. Scott Norrick, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Gregory K. Mann conveys to Samuel J. Tegmeyer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Janet E. Graff, Marsha K. Leistner and Stacy M. Leist- ner convey to Joseph A. Dickson and Jane Ann Dickson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Helen Virginia Polen and H. Virginia Polen convey to Barend D. Pretorius, real estate as recorded in Pike Coun- ty. Judith A. Catt conveys to Terry Fullington, real estate as recorded in Pike County. David W. Echert conveys to Charles M. Bauer, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Lannie Willis conveys to Linda F. Jones, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jennifer R. Johnson and Jennifer R. Patrick convey to Rachel Elizabeth Clark and Eric Steven Richardville, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gleason K. Martin and Sheila D. Martin quitclaim to Sheila D. Martin, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheila D. Martin conveys to Sheila L. Burke and Kellie M. Head, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Malcolm Radcliffe, Jr. and Cleo Radcliffe convey to Bon- ifacio A. Cazares and Alejandra C. Herrera, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Morton James Seifrig, Morton J. Seifrig, Marcia W. Sei- frig and Marcia Seifrig convey to Timothy James Seifrig, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Christopher W. Willis, Richard A. Willis, Lawrence O. Willis and Sandra C. Willis convey to Christopher A. Wil- lis, Richard A. Willis and Lawrence O. Willis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. MARRIAGE LICENSES Steve M. Shoultz, 63, of 1962 W. CR 50 S., Petersburg, son of Fred C. and Ellen J. Shoultz, to Jean A. Lane, 59, of 1243 W. Glezen Main St., Petersburg, daughter of Karl R. and Vontella Reinhart. Hailey Elizabeth Marchino, 20, of 582 S. CR 175 E., Winslow, daughter of Timothy and Lori Marchino, to Hayden Joseph Cloe, 22, of 13 W. Swartzel Ave., Vincennes, son of Johnathan III and Mandi Cloe. There's always a breaking point, isn't there? The world is a septic tank, but you're doing okay numbing with food, sub- stances or on- line shopping. Then, some- thing relative- ly meaningless happens — un- expected pick- les on your chicken sandwich — and it flips the switch. It's not about the sandwich, but the sandwich is a release valve for impotent rage. Today, that sandwich is Disney. I will project all sad- ness, confusion and acrimo- ny for more important geopo- litical affairs (do I need to list them?) onto Mickey Mouse. On Wednesday, the Mouse House announced it was re- tiring its FastPass, which al- lowed anyone with a ticket to get through a line faster. A new service called Disney Genie will curate itineraries for visits to Disney World and Disneyland. For — wait for it — a fee, guests can upgrade to Genie+ and use the Light- ning Lane. If you don't speak Disney, allow me to translate. It used to be free to skip the line. Now, it will cost $15 extra per person, per day, in Florida. At Cali- fornia's Disney- land, it's $20. Other parks like Universal already charge for this, but it was cool that Disney didn't relegate families with less money to the back. To quote Gaston's left bicep, there's a lot to unpack here. First of all, put some re- spect on Genie's name. He was a jovial blue friend who granted wishes, and no one wishes to spend more money at disney. The real Genie (he is real in our hearts!) would simply give us the tools to self-actualize and then expel Jafar to a cave. Second, Disney, how dare you. Let's forensically ex- amine the cost of a magical family vacation. There's raz- zle-dazzle involved in Dis- ney ticketing, and doing the math requires Stephen Hawk- ing-like abilities. Please, Dis- ney people, don't write with tips to save. I am trying to help you! A plain old ticket for one Disney World park, with no bundles, passes or discounts, costs $109. Multiply that by four, carry the two, factor of six ... mmhmm, that's approx- imately $1 million. Then, there's food. Sure, you can pack snacks. But lit- tle Elspeth and Ambrose are going to scream for a Mick- ey Mouse ice cream and a glow-in-the-dark Pandora bubble tea. You have to get a Dole Whip. And, you know, it's PROBABLY the 84th an- niversary of Snow White be- ing poisoned and held prison- er or whatever, and there's a special $12 commemorative cupcake. That's $2 million. What about souvenirs? One does not walk out of Disney without a pair of Big Thunder Moun- tain Railroad ears, a repli- ca of the rose from "Beauty and the Beast," a spooky tote bag from The Haunted Man- sion and four things featur- ing Baby Yoda. I don't make the rules. Where are we? $ 3.4 mil- lion? Have we factored in ho- tels? Airfare or gas? Charac- ter breakfasts? Ponchos? Ban- dages? Legal fees? Therapy? Oh, but people will pay. Have you ever spent 90 min- utes waiting for Slinky Dog Dash with a child striving to reach developmental mile- stones? Desperate parents will link Disney MagicBands to whatever credit card has room and look the other way. Yeah, no one is forcing any- one to go to Disney. It's a pri- vate business, they can do what they want, blah, blah, blah. My god, just let me have this. Have you opened the news lately? We need a distraction, and ... Wait. Was this Disney's move all along? To get us thinking about how long it's been since we've had a tur- key leg on a curb? To imag- ine children smiling? Does the happiest place on earth know we need cheer, even if it means drowning in a toxic cy- cle of commercial spending? Sigh. Here's my AmEx. No, not that one. The gold ... ye- ah, that one. Stephanie Hayes is a colum- nist at the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. 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