The Press-Dispatch
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AREA HAPPENINGS The Executive Board of Indiana Regional Planning Commission meeting-The Executive Board of Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission will meet electronically and in-person on Thursday, February 22, at 6 p.m. For additional information, call Indiana 15 RPC at 812-367-8455. 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 Mon- day of each month at the History Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. History Cen- ter hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until fur- ther notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet the second Monday of each month Sep- tember through June at 6 p.m. at the History Center in Pe- tersburg. 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 Tues- day 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 Center offers support to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the griev- ing process, and provide an atmosphere of confidentiality 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. 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. 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." 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-regis- tration is necessary, call 812-996 -0219. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Sup- port Group- Memorial Hospital's Caring Hands Senior Ser- vices sponsors an Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care- giver Support Group. Meeting dates have changed to the first Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is Tuesday, March 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Medical Arts Conference Cen- ter, located in the lower level of the Medical Arts Building at 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events." If you would like more information on dementia and being a care- giver, call 812-996 -0218. Pre-registration is not necessary. Living with COPD- If you or if someone you care for is living with COPD, join us for an educational meeting on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is sched- uled for, Tuesday, March 8, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Memo- rial Hospital and Health Care Center Mary Potter Meeting Room, located inside the hospital at 800 W 9th St., Jasper, IN For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website atwww.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events," or call 812-996 -5232 or 812-996 -1528. Pre-registration is not neces- sary, and there is no cost to attend. Memorial Hospital Offering Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group -The first support group will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd., from 1-3 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building Conference Center located at 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper. The support group will be held monthly. Pre-regis- tration is not required to attend. For more information about the Stroke Survivor and Care- giver Support Group, please call Mary Jo Eaton Calhoun, BSN, RN, Telemedicine Services, at 812-996 -6364, or Brandie Beck, RN, Neuroscience Nurse Coordinator, at 812-996 -5912 or. You can also e-mail questions or comments to strokesup- port@mhhcc.org. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lawyer 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Law- yer, of Petersburg, will be cel- ebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on February 26. They were married Febru- ary 26, 1972, at the late Rev. Homer Leighty's residence. Mrs. Lawyer is the former Geraldine Willis, daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Willis Mr. Lawyer is the son of the late Robert and Dorothy Lawyer. The couple have three chil- dren, Kristina Daniel and Li- sa Hamm, both of Vincennes and Travis Lawyer, of Peters- burg. They have four grand- children, two step-grandchil- dren and two great-grandchil- dren. With This Ring... Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com CREATIVITY. OUR SPECIALTY. The Press Dispatch PIKE COUNTY'S NEWS NETWORK Design by two of Indiana's top designers is included with every ad purchase. Call today! 812-354-8500 OR ADS@PRESSDISPATCH.NET How to contribute to the Red Cross The American Red Cross and the Canadian Red Cross help communities in their own countries and across the globe every day. The Red Cross is perhaps most visible in the af- termath of natural disasters. However, the American Red Cross and the Canadian Red Cross are active year-round, and there are plenty of ways for individuals to contribute to both organizations through- out the year. • Receive training from the Red Cross. The Red Cross notes that many pro- fessions require individuals to master lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid. But millions of people are not re- quired to learn such skills, even though they're useful for anyone. The Red Cross offers an array of courses, includ- ing lifeguarding, caregiving and babysitting, swimming and water safety, that train individuals about how to ef- fectively prepare to respond to emergencies. Enrolling in these courses contributes to the mission of the Red Cross by building its potential base of qualified volunteers who can pitch in when natural di- sasters or other emergencies occur. • Donate blood. Blood do- nations are uniquely valuable to the Red Cross at any time, but the organization noted in early 2022 that it was experi- encing its worst blood short- age in more than a decade. The Red Cross notes that the pandemic contributed to a 62 percent decline in college and high school blood drives. So while student donors made up roughly 25 percent of all do- nors in 2019, they now make up just 10 percent of the donor population. Eligible adults, in- cluding students, can contrib- ute to the Red Cross by donat- ing as often as possible. Stu- dents back on campus can work with school officials and local Red Cross chapters to or- ganize blood drives in their school communities. • Pitch in with disaster relief. The American Red Cross notes that it responds to an emergency every eight minutes. Perhaps most re- markable is that 95 percent of the organization's disaster relief workers are volunteers. The American Red Cross and the Canadian Red Cross rely on volunteers from all walks of life, and each organization has plenty of opportunities for in- dividuals willing to give back. Learn more about volunteer- ing at www.redcross.org and www.redcross.ca. • Contribute financial- ly. The work of the Red Cross continues after the emergen- cy phase of a response has ended. The Red Cross pro- vides emergency financial as- sistance in the immediate af- termath of a disaster, but al- so offers such aid to house- holds that need extra help in the long-term. The financial contributions of donors help make that assistance possi- ble and both the American Red Cross and the Canadian Red Cross have made it easy to donate funds via their re- spective websites. Individuals who want to as- sist the American Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross help those in need can do so in myriad ways. 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Pro-abor on proponents and some "good Chris an People" argue that we should not focus on a single issue when vo ng and they want us to look away from the one million pre-born children being killed each year by abor on. They do this in order to jus fy in their own conscious vo ng for pro-abor on candidates. No other Life Issue is more important than the issue of abor on. The numbers don't lie! So please, Always Vote Pro-Life! Daviess/Pike County Right to Life, P.O. Box 41 Washington, IN. 47501 No Other Life Issue is More Important than the Issue of Abortion!