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Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Candy corn is the worst candy of all SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 • 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. FT. BRANCH AND OAKLAND CITY ESTATE This auction is featuring all types of tools, antiques, collectibles, 100s of silver coins, nice jewelry, pocket watches, 70+ pieces of nice quality furniture, all types of glassware, carnival glass, Fire King, vintage Pyrex, china, Fostoria, pocket knives, all types of outdoor items, household items and more! C-2 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 The Press-Dispatch To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net or fill out the form at www.pressdis- patch.net/birthday. Only the person's name, town and birthday 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 Oakland City Hometown IGA. OCTOBER WINNER And the winner is... Ethan Rembe from Oakland City. Ethan won a $25 gift certificate from Ole Flower Shoppe, in Petersburg, and a three-month subscription to The Press-Dispatch. Congratulations! THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Libby Mitchell ........................... Petersburg ........... 11/3 Judy Edwards ............................... Otwell .............. 11/4 John Keith............................... Oakland City ......... 11/4 Jaden Randolph ........................... Winslow ............. 11/4 David Stewart ............................ Petersburg ........... 11/6 George Fiscus ............................. Winslow ............. 11/7 Crystal Pickett......................... Oakland City ......... 11/8 Kyla Kinman ............................. Petersburg ........... 11/9 Anisia Burkhart ........................ Petersburg ........... 11/9 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR HOMETOWN IGA 122 W. Morton Street, Oakland City 812-749-3072 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Loehr Acres, Inc. conveys to Tamara McKinney and David McKinney, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Darrel Kelsey convey to Debo- rah Collins, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Darrel Kelsey convey to Debo- rah Collins, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Erika J. Fulk quitclaims to Gayle Anne Dorsey, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Mary Jane Rhodes, Edward C. Rhodes, Heather Lee Rhodes and Heather Lee Evans convey to Mary Jane Rhodes, Edward D. Rhodes and Mary Jane Rhodes Life Estate. Pike County Sheriff, Midfirst Bank, Michael J. Watkins and Midland Funding, LLC convey to Opal Sermersheim, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kaytlynn Tepe conveys to Tia Sanders, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Tanisha M. Chamberlain, Tanisha M. Graber Chamber- lain and Tanisha M. Graber convey to Samuel Trey Par- sons and Daneen Alicia Parsons, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Christopher R. Brown and Andrea N. Brown convey to Kullen Cook, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rick E. Houchin, Rick Eugene Houchin and Connie R. Houchin convey to Micky G. Houchin and Connie L. Houchin, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Paul Russell, the Estate of Eddie Russell and Eddie Rus- sell convey to Christopher M. Leavitt, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Oakland City University and Todd A. Wahl CFO convey to Judy K. Krieg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Martha A. Richardson, Annabelle Richardson and Deb- orah A. Gilbert convey to Holiday Foods and Groceries, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Deborah A. Gilbert, Donald F. Richardson and Estate of Donald F. Richardson convey to Holiday Foods and Grocer- ies, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Naomi O. Richardson, Vernon D. Richardson and Trust- ees of the Richardson Joint Revocable Living Trust con- vey to Holiday Foods and Groceries, Inc., real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Gray Farms, Inc. conveys to Trustees New Liberty General Baptist Church and New Liberty General Bap- tist Church, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright or- ange lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of November 4-10. Come up on- to this stage and take a bow. We would like to congrat- ulate Ed Gerber and Patty Bruce for getting married on October 26, 2021. We wish them all the happiness and the joyful days ahead as Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Patty Gerber. BIRTHDAYS November 4-Dave McKin- ney turns 58. November 5 -Deby Virden turns 69; Sheila Boger turns 62; Paige Cassity Kluemper turns 30. November 6 -Eleanor "Boots" Bellamy turns 89; Jason Bottoms; Randy Bolin turns 47. November 7-George Fiscus turns 97; Hayden Goins turns 15; Andre Guirard turns 59. November 8 -Sarah Thomp- son turns 27; Dante Dillman turns 17; Hallee Stephens turns 21; Annette Sharp turns 61; Cassie Kinman turns 27; Tilda Sis Burton turns 93. November 9 -Nathaniel Meyer turns 34; Tina Gay- hart turns 54; Larry Tazz Bass turns 36. November 10 -Tony Mey- er turns 64; Dana Harrison turns 45; Troy Robinson turns 30 ; Stephen Hadley turns 46. 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 are recovering from COVID and the recov- ery afterwards, those who are having surger- ies, treatments, testing and more, and those with allergies, and the aches and pains of ev- eryday life: Me- lissa, Kaye, Mike, Katy, An- nabel and Patty Ann. EVENTS November 4-Winslow Li- ons Club meets at 6 p.m. at the Gamble house. November 7-Daylight Sav- ing Time ends, which means you will set your clocks back one hour. November 8 -Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. November 9 -Winslow Beau- tification and Winslow Eco- nomic meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center. November 11-Veterans Day, fly your flag proudly; Peters- burg Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. November 25 -Thanksgiving Day, giving thanks for what we have. Winslow senior citizens are meeting on Monday and Tues- day at the Community Cen- ter. Petersburg seniors meet in the courthouse basement. There were no postcards this week at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River is low enough to see the debris of limbs and trees. The White River is down a little bit more. What rain we have had was not enough in the Winslow area. Some days we al- so heard thunder, saw lightning and felt strong winds. There was a torna- do watch up to the Wabash River in Il- linois, but the only county in Indiana that was hit was Spencer County with an F-1 tornado. The F- 2 tornado was at the Missou- ri-Illinois towns in the south- ern part of the states. Winslow temps were in the low 60s, with night temps in the high 40s-low 50s, jacket weather, and the heater is on at night. If you are around the Winslow area, you can see some really beautiful colors in town or in the woods. They are changing each week and some trees still have green leaves. The colors to see are red, pur- ple, orange, gold, pinkish and the yellow is about to show. Loads of leaves of all colors are on the porch and when you seep them off, there are more to fall right after you have finishes. The leaves on the grass are too many to rake up, so the mulching will hap- pen. Many fields are harvest- ed, but many more fields to go. In one area, we were told that this crop was sorghum, which I had seen, but thought it was some kind of bean. One day, we followed Ted to get his truck worked on and on the way, we drove through Amish country and Mom got to see the different buggies with families and one bug- gy was enclosed. We also saw black and brown cows, and brown horses with white manes and tails. Several barns or small buildings have solar panels up. More Halloween in yards, like the headless horseman holding a pumpkin head, sev- eral graveyards, more skel- eton families, scarecrows, witches, ghosts and more scary creatures. There are some not too scary items, like Minnie and Mickey Mouse. Ted and Terri have their truck on the road again after the problem was fixed. Our neighbor is almost fin- ished with the building in the woods and getting up the hill is sometimes more of a chore than other times, pulling a trailer bed full of wood and panels. Halloween isn't here yet as of this writing, but we all hope all the kids had a great time as they trick or treat their neigh- bors. Sweets column would like to say "great job" to ev- eryone who decorated for the kids and hope they like the treat that was given to them. I have seen a lot more go up in the past week. As the lights begin to dim for this week, don't forget to set your clocks back one hours this weekend. Keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see all the wonders in your area. As always, smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. I'm not afraid to tackle the issues. Yes, it can get a little heated, even di- visive at times. But someone has to speak out on the things that really mat- ter. With all due respect to those who disagree: Candy corn is gross. That is just a fact. It is essentially molded corn syrup and food dyes. It is waxy. It is sweet enough to peel off cosmetic dentistry. Folks are worked up this year due to a revelation that candy corn contains bug se- cretions via an ingredient called confectioner's glaze. Good to know for vegans. Still, I'm going to give one point to candy corn here, be- cause I am personally not that bothered by insect byprod- uct. Many people around the world consume bugs. And as USA Today points out, "lac coating" is found in a bunch of foods. Also, have you ever worked in a restau- rant? Back to why it's bad. Candy corn was created in the 1880s, first billed as "chicken feed." Honestly, it makes sense. It really tastes like a turn-of-the-cen- tury treat. No offense to any readers who happen to be 150 -year-old Victorian ghosts and might be into cream fil- berts or candy cigarettes or wax lips, or, you know, pow- dered burlap squares. If you're still not convinced and enjoy eating a candy that is literally shaped like tears, here are more reasons can- dy corn is best left for chick- ens. Warning: These may be shocking. LITTLE-KNOWN CANDY CORN FACTS: • Candy corn was wait- ing in an alley outside a Gotham City theater to kill Batman's parents, and now Batman must seek revenge on candy corn. • All the electrical wiring in my 1950 house is coated in pure candy corn, which is a big fire hazard and costs a lot to replace. • My dog won't even eat candy corn, and he eats his own doo-doo. • Candy corn is the one who sent all those Farm- Ville requests. • Candy corn has a stick family decal on the back of candy corn's car win- dow, and all the mem- bers are shaped like can- dy corn. • Rumors abound that can- dy corn was the actual Bad Art Friend. • Candy corn adds an "S" to names of stores that don't have one, such as, "I'm go- ing to stop at Winn-Dix- ies," and "these shoes are from Foot Lockers." • Candy corn never offers to help clean up at a party and has no natural sense of when it's time to leave. • When candy corn goes out to eat, candy corn al- ways sends back the food, and it's like, OK, you're CANDY CORN. Candy corn may seem like an innocent newcomer in a small town, but candy corn has secrets that will unfold in the coming months. Ap- proach candy corn with the ut- most caution. You have been warned. 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. Something newsworthy? Let us know at 812-354-8500! SMA BUSINE SATURDAY 2021 The promoTion will run wednesday, november 24 deadline is wednesday, november 17 The Christmas season is upon us, so this can be an opportunity to maintain sales by getting more out of the Thanksgiving weekend. All advertisers will be presented together under a common heading, giving the promotion more impact. Call 812-354-8500