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Poplar Street, Petersburg 812-354-8500 • www.pressdispatch.net My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Money-saving gas tips for your breakdown Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet LENTEN FISH LENTEN FISH STICK CASSEROLE STICK CASSEROLE By Jennifer Vallee It's hard enough to please a family of picky eaters when there are no dietary restrictions, but given the added bur- den of finding meatless meals that everyone will enjoy, some home cooks might be ready to pull out their hair, or the hair of their loved ones. Although I was blessed to have children who weren't picky, my grandkids aren't all that way. Of the 10, soon to be 12 grandkids that I have the privilege of cooking for, there is one that I have a hard time pleasing. He is my grandson and I was told early on that his mother was also a picky eat- er and trust me when I tell you she didn't disappoint. Being the son of a picky eater often times makes you a picky eater by association and I am excited anytime I can get him to try anything new. Even fruit salad was a strug- gle, even though he saw everything I put into it was some- thing that, on its own, he loved. We were able to move past the aversion to fruit salad, and now I constantly look for new recipes that he might enjoy. The recipe today looks like something he might eat and I look forward to test it on him. Until then, I have tested it on the less picky members of the family and received a thumbs up. I hope your picky eaters will also give this rec- ipe a thumbs up and you can keep that gorgeous head of hair for another day. This recipe serves 6. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 12 oz. bag of frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed and drained (do not squeeze) • 4 eggs • 2 c. milk • 1 Tbsp. onion flakes, dehydrated • 1 tsp. seasoning salt • 1 tsp. dill, dried • 1/8 tsp. pepper • 1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded. (I like a little more) • 16 oz. good quality fish sticks. (Splurge here if you can) • 1 1/2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 glass bak- ing dish with PAM or Olive oil. 2. Break apart hash browns with a fork; set aside. 3. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk. Add onion, dill, seasoned salt, old bay seasoning, salt & pepper. Stir in drained hash browns and cheese. 4. Transfer to a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish; arrange fish sticks over the top, taking care to place fish sticks one next to the other and completely covering the top of the casserole (you may need to use more than just 18 fish sticks). 5. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until top is golden brown and fish flakes with a fork. 6. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. 7. Serve with a mild tarter sauce and a crisp green salad. 8. Note from recipe author: I make the full recipe in a 9x13 dish and I add more cheese than the recipe calls for. I al- so use more fish sticks on top to cover the top of the cas- serole completely and I really pack them in tight on top. 9. Also, you may want to try some MRS DASH instead of the seasoned salt to cut back on the sodium. Try some sliced lemon as garnish or a slight squeeze over the top.. Source: JustaPinch.com SATURDAY, MARCH 26 • 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. 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Have you stood at the pump, gaping at the number as if witness- ing a rhinoceros birth? Have you read several wonky deep dives on oil price de- terminants and wished you'd spent less time in economics class imagining fan- cy lady heads in the gum stuck to seats? These are the tips for you! Gas prices have climbed higher than ever, surpassing a 2008 record, with na- tional averages well over $4 a gallon. Be- tween the war in Ukraine, an American ban on Russian oil, supply, demand and antsy traders, prices are expected to keep going up, the way we are expected to keep waking up, incredibly. A A A, helping people avoid learning to change a tire for more than a century, has blanketed the media with fuel-sav- ing tips. Let's examine them. "Maintain your vehicle to optimize fu- el economy." Take the car in for a tune-up. Get an oil change, rotate the tires and... replace... wait, what filter now? For how much? OK, yeah, I guess that sounds important. Pow- er steering pump? No, it wasn't making noise, but now that you mention it... And which fluid is dirty, exactly? What is a pulley? No, I know what a "pulley" is, but I mean... No, I had not noticed that wind- shield chip. I am so glad I'm saving mon- ey on gas. "Remove excess weight in your vehicle." Empty your trunk to lighten the load. In fact, empty your personal bag- gage, which is weighing down the car and your soul. Studies show people use 10 % more energy when clinging to memories of a fight about "emotional un- availability" eight years ago outside a TGI Friday's. "Enroll in savings programs." A A A suggests a Shell program be- cause they have a partnership. Also con- sider joining a bulk membership club like Costco or BJ's for discount gas. It's fun to sit in eternal lines at the pump and block the store driveway. Lots of friend- ly waves with the longest finger! While you're at the store, stock up on water, nonperishable foods, headlamps, gauze, multi-tools, duct tape, cords to snare wild game and crowbars. "Drive conservatively." Ease up on the accelerator. Driving slow also provides a chance for a men- tal stemwinder. Start with the harrow- ing situation in Ukraine, then shift to in- ternalized guilt over your relative priv- ilege, then wonder if you're becoming that meme of a lady sitting in a com- fortable house complaining about living through historic events, then decide to hum- bly endure gas prices to stick it to Russia, then remember a lot of people can't really af- ford to do that and that the working class always gets... sticken... to, which reminds you how so many state leg- islatures are now "The Hun- ger Games" Capitol of Panem with leg- islators guffawing over plates of fine jellies and inventing hateful nonsense laws, then cough a couple times and wonder if you have COVID-19, then re- call a link a friend sent about a Japanese volcanic rock. That brings you back to the fight at the TGI Friday's and how you weren't wrong about emotional unavailability, he just wasn't listening, which proves your point, then remember you are supposed to un- load emotional baggage in order to save gas money, then stop because — wait — the gas light is on. Stephanie Hayes is a columnist at the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. Follow her at @ stephhayes on Twitter or @ stephrhayes on Instagram. Hi stars and welcome to the big stage all lit up in bright col- orful lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of March 24-30. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. BIRTHDAYS March 24-Willa Alcantara; Grechen Ross; Jim Parson turns 45. March 25 -Dale Lamb turns 60 ; Raegan Breeann Bolin turns 14; Margo Townley turns 80. March 26 -Sean Virden turns 32; Aidan Clements turns 20 ; Michael Stephens; Steven Tyler turns 73; Di- ana Ross; Norm and Barbara Sweet celebrate 45 years. March 27-Morgan Meyer turns 25; Greg Poehlein turns 63; Michelle Yager turns 52; Ivy Davis. March 28 -Tina Stone; Tim Nelson. March 29 -Amy Carnahan turns 49; Hubie Barrett turns 65; Liam Meyer turns 6; Rog- er Chamness. March 30 -Lorrin Meyer turns 36; Kay Meyer turns 70 ; Telynn McCandless turns 12; Sunny and Kathy Hart- ley celebrate 48 years; Josh- ua and Kelli McDonald cele- brate 9 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 that daily thought of them to have a better day. And also those that are go- ing through surgeries, treat- ments, tests of all kinds, those with allergies, and the aches and pains of everyday life. Special thoughts for Dixie, Katy, Benny, Annabel, Rosel- la, Lucy and Mike. EVENTS March 28 -Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. April 1-April Fool's Day. April 2-Open Fun Horse Show at noon, at Rockin' G. Saddle Club, south high- way257 from Otwell junction, contact Matt or Dallas Gamble for more information. April 7-Winslow Loins Club meets at 6 p.m. at Mike and Lucy Gamble's house. April 10 -Palm Sunday. April 15 -Good Friday. April 11-Winslow Town Hall at 6 p.m. April 12-Winslow Beautifi- cation at 6:30 p.m.; Winslow Economic at 7:30 p.m. at the Snyder Commu- nity Center. April 15 -Good Friday. April 17-Eas- ter Sunday. Winslow se- nior citizens are meeting on Mon- day and Tues- day at the Sny- der Community Center. Pe- tersburg seniors meet in the courthouse basement. Send postcards and notes of interest to: Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River is up but not overflowing, the ponds of water is still in the field. The White River was over its banks with water in the fields that looked like a big lake. Friday the 11th we had small snowflakes blow in the March winds. That brought in our area one inch of snow, which lasted into Saturday with 29 degree temps and winds from the north. Our temps have been in the 50s, but then the spring temps appear and it seems like the cold weather has gone. But then it arrives for one last blast of cold. I guess the trees know what they are doing, be- cause the buds are much big- ger and some have fallen off to be replaced by a leaf soon. The daffodils are in bloom all along the roadways and some in yard are growing taller with a bud or two. We have seen a hawk in our area again and maybe we will see a young one soon. We also have seen car- dinals and robins in the yards and the squirrels are appear- ing more as they travel from one tree to another. Our friend, Dixie, had an ac- cident with a sidewalk, but she got checked out and she had a dislocated shoulder. She is healing fine and no concus- sion, but bruises that are heal- ing. The sidewalk is in worse condition, so I heard. Have you all recovered from the one hour you lost from the time change? We also heard that the Daylight Savings Time might be here to stay, but not into effect until 2023 and passed by all our United States. Sunday the 13th was my 74th birthday, so Norm and I went out to eat at Stolls. When we got to Bogg's Lake, we found out they are not open on Sundays. So, we took an- other scenic drive to Jasper, where we had a great lunch at Applebee's. BBQ wings before we ate chicken and shrimp and a com- plimentary des- sert of a brown- ie and a scoop of ice cream drizzled with fudge. When we left the restau- rant, a cake with yellow icing and yellow roses over a lemon filled yellow cake was got and two candles- a '7' and a '4'. We then drove to Ter- ri and Ted's to share a piece of cake with them, but Mom had just laid down for a nap, so we left her a piece of cake for lat- er. Candles were lit and Happy Birthday was sung, then we all enjoyed a few hours together. I received text messages and phone calls that sang Happy Birthday. Laura sent me some wishes from some Facebook stars as they sent me some wishes. I had a great day and it is still continuing on Friday with Laura, who is taking me out to eat somewhere. Thanks to all for the wishes, I loved them all. Gas prices are higher in one place than another, ranging from $ 3.98 to $4.09 in the Indi- ana cities. They are higher in Illinois and lower in Kentucky. The price of food is also up in the last two months where a can of vegetables cost be- tween 69¢ to $1.19 and some items have really jumped up in price where other items only raided a few cents. So your grocery bill has gone up around $20 to $50 more. We have house guest until they find a place close to Ce- lestine, where Ethan and An- nie will run a restaurant. They have also brought Zoe, who is the cutest and gentlest dog that loves to be the center of everyones attention. Norm took Zoe with him to do more work in the woods, where he saw that Zoe loves to run with a stick that he was trying to throw away. The 57 Bones family are all in the yard and we believe they are celebrating St. Pat- rick's Day. Pike County has lost an- other great star, Eleanor "Boots" Bellamy, who passed on March 12, at the age of 89. Boots always had a smile for everyone and she was one of the typist who got the Sweets Column ready for press, until she retired. All of Pike County will miss Eleanor, but please share your memories and more memories will be add- ed to yours. Spring has sprung on the 20th, but spring may have some colder days before it starts to get warmer after April. I have seen snow on Easter and it was in April. That year the cousins, still had their Easter egg hunt. The lights are about to dim for this week. Keep an eye on family and friends. Slow down and see all the wonders in your area. Always smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone you see this week. 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