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SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Call 812-354-8500 or email news@pressdipatch.net The Press-Dispatch C-1 Wednesday, December 28, 2022 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in colorful lights and dec- orated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or an- niversary in the week of Decem- ber 29th to Janu- ary 4th, so don't be shy and come up onto this stage and take a bow. December 29th- Misty Jones, Kelly Ingle turns 32 years, and Chuck and Stacy McCandless will celebrate 4 years. December 30th – Chris- topher Meyer turns 48 years, John Alan Bellamy turns 62 years, Lorin Hammer turns 18 years, and Jayden Allen Braden Dunn turns 5 years. December 31st – Denya Fox turns 53 years, Braizon James Head turns 11 years, and Bruce and Portia Martinson will celebrate another year. January 1st – Susan Atslinger, Tony Downey turns 28 years, Andrew Hall turns 39 years, and Tom Arnold. January 2nd – Ronald McCandless turns 66 years. January 3rd – Jeremy Austin, Kolbi King turns 22 years, Dr. Anthony Hall, Bar- bara Gray turns 57 years, and Darla Riester turns 68 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 a form of COVID, allergies, flu, surgeries, treat- ments, therapy, and the aches and pains of everyday life. Mom, Teresa Ann, Tim, Lisa, Kay, Hubert, Benny, Katy, and Annabel. Events coming up in Winslow and the surround- ing areas are: December 28th – 31st: Christmas in Hornady Park from 6pm-9pm, donations accepted. December 31st: New Year's Eve – reflection of the past 2022 year of hap- py times and even the not so good times. Party with friends and family and don't drive or stay home. My age group went out bowling then at midnight we beat on pans or anything that made noise. January 1st 2023: New Year's Day of 2023 – families sit down to cab- bage and black- eyed peas, sliced ham, as the resolu- tions are made for a New Year "want to do" or try to. Janu- ary 2nd: Winslow Town Council will have their first Town meeting at 6:30 pm. January 10th – Beautification and Economic meet at 6:30 pm at the Snyder Community Center. January 12th: Peters- burg Lions Club meets at 6:30 pm at the Village Inn. Winslow Senior Citizens meet Mondays and Tuesdays at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Senior Cit- izens meet in the courthouse basement. Postcards and notes of in- terest at Sweets Column Winslow, IN 47598 were none sent through the mail. Winslow Patoka River was half full but we got in a two-day total of 2.80 inches of rain to bring the river up but not too much from the halfway mark. There is snow coming before Christmas and the amount we are to have isn't what we want to travel in. Some towns may have delays on expressways. Oh my, that's not good! Temps started in the high 40s then it started to drop into the low 30s with winds that blew out more limbs in Grandma's tree. We also had snow flurries at night, but two days in the af- ternoon, and sometimes you had to look really close to see the flakes. Winter is here and so are the temps of 0 or the teens with a wind chill of frig- id coldness. More and more trees in bay windows, lights of colors all around the rooftops, items set in yards that light up or stuck in the group, blow ups of all kinds, and they all made me smile as I looked on both sides of the road. You could hear me say, "oh, look at that one! I like that one and that one! " We drove to park in Wash- ington and they have several more items and more trees lit. A dragon in the lake, a Santa in a boat by the island. Every- thing is almost lit up in some type of lights. We came back into the county to Hornady Park where Santa and Mrs. Claus took do- nations and handed us a can- dy cane. Santa knows every- one and called Norm by name. There are new items set up in every section of the park. Dancing children by a Christ- mas tree, fisherman, paddle- boat, soldiers, and more lit up items set out for all to enjoy. Bluff and North streets have blowups with a Minion, Santa and reindeer and more. The Brownstown area and East End area have many yards that are worth seeing as you trav- el through town. We have sev- en wreaths with blue, red, and green lights on Main Street and they look great. One has a white lantern. On a post near the Igloo is a banner for the holiday season. The post of- fice has a big wreath in lights and a Christmas tree inside. A house on Beardsley and house on Mariah have decorations in front, sides, and back yards. Laura had just gotten back to work from a baby leave and her week of work was one more night when her car de- cided it would cause trouble. It left her stranded at work but now she had to get a ride home. She got home from her Pop and as she slept or tried to, her car was towed by Schell Towing and Sims Auto Repair will work on it to run again. It happened to be 4 parts to order and then put back into the car so she can have wheels again. We are so grate- ful to know stars like Brandon Schell and Mark and Cheryl Sims and their fantastic job they do to help out when a per- son needs that help. Thanks a whole bunch. Our cousin had bought a guitar but he needed some help in making beautiful mu- sic, so Norm gave him a crash course in what he has learned and hopes it wasn't too con- fusing. When you think that is where your fingers go, you may have it right or one fin- ger isn't on the right string. But you still practice and prac- tice until you get it right or re- ally close. Well, Christmas hasn't come yet but our hope is that your Christmas with family and friends was enjoyable as everyone sat down at the ta- ble to eat all that tasty foods, see the little ones get excit- ed to see what is beneath that wrapping paper and then play with the box. We also wish everyone a Happy New Years of 2023. This past year had its ups and downs but we got through it all, with the COVID and the new one that effects the late fall began and the masks and distance was prac- ticed again. Winslow got to hold their events all year and I believe it helped out everyone to mingle again and have fun. Welcome to our New Town Council. The lights are about to dim for this week but please keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see all the won- ders in your area, wear your mask and distance for the safe- ty of others, look at the wooly worms, do you see black, lots of brown, and a touch of black? Norm just found ours. 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