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Monday 8-7 • Tuesday 8-noon • Wednesday 10-7 • Thursday & Friday 8-5 eye exams • dry eye solutions prescription lenses • eye disease treatment Call to book your appointment today for safe in-offi ce treatment. Don't Neglect Your Eye Health. We're Open to See You Now! Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 812-354-9400 Locally Owned and Operated The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 3, 2021 A-7 AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery–Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County History Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. History Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank–Oak Grove Church in Oakland City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 -11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door located at the back of the church. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for location of the meeting. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting–the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the sec- ond Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meeting–the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell– will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Perinatal Loss Support – Expectant parents who sud- denly lose their child often experience a wide range of emo- tions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Cen- ter offers support to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process, and provide an atmosphere of confiden- tiality and comfort. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, con- tact Theresa O'Bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or to- bryan@mhhcc.org. Grief Support Series-The death of a loved one, a child leaving home, overwhelming changes in one's personal life – each can cause profound grief and suffering. To offer reas- surance and comfort, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has developed a free support program called "Grief Support Series." In this program, participants will learn that grief is nor- mal, examine the various emotions of grief, be encouraged to face the pain, and find ways to make a healthy emotional withdrawal from the loss. Conducting the sessions will be Theresa O'Bryan, Hospital Chaplain, and Tom Holsworth, a clinical psychologist who has served as a co-facilitator of this program since its inception in 1991. Call for the next five-week program. Programs will be at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Centers Chapel. This program is free and space is limited. Pre-reg- istration is necessary, please call 812-996 -0219. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night-The first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6 -9 p.m. at St. Pe- ters Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Bring a craft, sewing, yarn or unfinished projects. Create and finish projects, and learn new ones while having fun. For more information, call Sherry Meyer at 812-457-9842. Lockhart Township Flea Market-Saturday, November 6, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Community Center, 7061 E. Bear- hardina St., Stendal. Free admission. 55 tables rented sell- ing a variety of items. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The Press-Dispatch 812-354-8500 | www.pressdispatch.net *By enrolling in the Birthday Club, you agree to have your name, town and birth- day, or the person's name and town and birthday of whom you are enrolling, printed in e Press-Dispatch on the week in which the birthday occurs. Joining is easy! Visit pressdispatch.net/birthday or send your full name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@pressdispatch.net.* Each week, a list of birthdays will be published in the paper! You could win a FREE PRIZE from area businesses and a three-month subscription to e Press-Dispatch. MUST RE-ENROLL EVERY YEAR! Join the One WINNER is drawn at the end of each month On Veterans Day, we will recognize area Veterans whose courage and dedication have protected our freedom and our way of life for generations. Veterans Honor your As we salute those who served Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Come in: 820 E. Poplar St., Petersburg JUST $20 Sponsor your Veteran for Salute to Photo and information must be submitted by Friday, Nov. 5 at noon. Join us in recognizing your loved one's sacrifice for their country. United States Army DATE OF SERVICE 10/1/2010 - 11/7/2014 PROUDLY HONORED BY: Hancock Family JOHN HANCOCK Veterans Mail this form and photo to PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567. Must be received by Nov. 5, 2021. 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Debby Pasley photo BOO-TIFUL CANDY-SEEKERS VISIT PETERSBURG VFW Want to share your news with others? The Press- Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. NEWS! 812-354-8500 COVID numbers remain steady By Andy Heuring Pike County's active COVID cases have dropped to 18. "That is the lowest that has been for some time now. I'm sure it will go back up at some point, but it is nice to get a lit- tle breather," said Pike Coun- ty Health Nurse Amy Glad- ish. The previous week, Pike County had 24 active cases. In the last seven days, there have been 17 new cas- es of COVID reported in Pike County, that is one more than in the previous seven-day pe- riod. Statewide, the new case numbers have dropped steadi- ly from 2,057 on October 26 to a low of 1,042 on October 31, but then on November 1, that number jumped up to 1,439. New deaths over the last seven days was steady, rang- ing from a high of 19 on Oct. 27 to a low of 12 on Oct. 31. There were no new COVID deaths in Pike County report- ed. Statewide, those hospital- ized due to COVID dropped slightly nearly everyday last week. It started at 1,324 on Oct. 26 and dropped to 1,284 on Oct. 30, but then increased to 1,290 by Nov. 11. In Pike County, there were 124 new COVID cases report- ed in the last 30 days, 565 in the last 60 days and 875 in last 90 days. Pike County's seven-day all test positivity rate was 6.6 on Tuesday.