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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS elizabeth a. smith and robert's Trust convey to briar b. Meadors, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Lou ella Gaston and Marilyn e. Gaston convey to Carlin Martin and James d. Carpenter, real estate as recorded in Pike County. ruth Loveless, barbara a. Loveless revocable Trust and barbara a. Loveless convey to Michael Loveless, real estate as recorded in Pike County. earl G. Meece and shirley J. Meece convey to Jamie s. Meece, amanda young and randy Meece, real estate as recorded in Pike County. arthur Harker and Kathryn Harker convey to alexandra Harker, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Carolyn Joyce Wilson and Carolyn Joyce Wilson Trust convey to Petersburg energy Center LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. auditor of Pike County and Jennifer a. White convey to Windgate Properties LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. eddie r. Willis and Marjean Willis convey to Trenton L. armstrong, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Vinod C. Gupta quitclaims to Joshua dean Merkley, real estate as recorded in Pike County. auditor of Pike County and sally Moya rich convey to sabre Investments LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. auditor of Pike County and Mid Continent II LLC convey to sabre Investments LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jeffrey L. sullivan and Terri sullivan convey to Indiana black Water InC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Hd Pension Farmland LLC conveys to The Wagler Group LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Vonnie Jean Holland and Lori Holland convey to race M. britton and Zachary M. britton, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Hd Pension Farmland LLC conveys to Holscher Grain Farms, real estate as recorded in Pike County. nicole I. evans conveys to Mark Goodpasture, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Justin r. McKenzie conveys to Trisha bottoms, real estate as recorded in Pike County. ricky a. boyd conveys to Jeremy boyd, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recovery – Will meet every Monday at 6 p.m. at the river of Life Church, 342 e. Cr 300 n., Pe- tersburg. 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. 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 mem- bers are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan – will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&A.m. 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 suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers support to assist those who have ex- perienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process. For more information about Perinatal Loss support, contact Theresa O'bryan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996 -0219 or tobryan@mhhcc.org. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night – The first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6 -9 p.m., at st. Peters 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 per- sonal life – each can cause profound grief and suffering. To offer reassurance 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 Hos- pital and Health Care Centers Chapel. This program is free and space is limited. Pre-registration is necessary, call 812-996 -0219. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Sup- port Group – Memorial Hospital's Caring Hands senior services sponsors an alzheimer's disease and dementia Caregiver support Group. Meeting dates have changed to the first Tuesday of every month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Medical arts Conference Center, 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 caregiver, 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, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Memorial 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 "Class- es and events," or call 812-996 -5232 or 812-996 -1528. Pre-registration is not necessary, and there is no cost to attend. Memorial Hospital Offering Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group – The support group will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 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-registration 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 com- ments to strokesupport@mhhcc.org. Petersburg Senior Citizen Will be Offering Senior a Lunch Menu – Petersburg senior Citizen will be of- fering seniors lunch on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to ? at the Petersburg court house basement, 801 Main street. Pike Gibson Water, Inc. – will be holding the regular monthly meetings open to the public on the second Mon- day of each month at 6:30 p.m. CsT, at 325 n Jackson st, Oakland City, In. Wednesday, Februar y 15, 2023 The Press-Dispatch C-4 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Ask Rusty – Canadian Expat Angry About His Reduced U.S. Social Security Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in red and white lights and deco- rated to help cel- ebrate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversa- ry in the week of February 16 th to the 22 nd , so come up onto this stage and take a bow. February 17 th – Hannah Lombardo turns 29 years and Kenneth Hall turns 83 years. February 18 th – Tra- vis atkins turns 39 years, eu- genia rose smeltekump turns 15 years, Zoe russell turns 14 years, Georgia sharp Quick, and Kenneth and Hope Hall will celebrate 62 years. Feb- ruary 19 th – Heather rolens turns 50 years, brenda riley turns 63 years, and nathan deweese turns 42 years. Feb- ruary 20 th – adam bolin turns 19 years and Jeff and Joy Cas- sitty will celebrate 33 years. February 21 st – Curtiss Genco turns 65 years, Kyla newkirk turns 29 years, Zoe ann rad- ford turns 6 years, and Irma June Capehart burch turns 95 years. February 22 nd – Cody Cannon. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who have some kind of COVId, surgeries, recovery, treat- ments, tests to find out what's wrong, aches and pains of ev- eryday life, allergies of the season. Teresa, Mildred, ben- ny, annabel, Tim, Jeanette, and Hubert. events coming up in Winslow and the surround- ing areas are: February 15 th – Winslow Parks board meets at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. February 20 th – President's day. February 22 nd – ash Wednes- day and George Washington birthday. Febru- ary 27 th – Lent begins. Febru- ary 28 th – Oakland City Lions Club will meet. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the snyder Community Center. Petersburg seniors meet at the courthouse basement. Postcards and notes of in- terest sent to sweets Column Winslow, In 47598 were none this week. Winslow Patoka river is still high with more rain to come on the 7 th to the 9 th with pleasant temps but strong winds. Our past week we had temps that ranged from the 30s to almost 60s, nighttime was from the teens to the 40s and the wind chill for a few days was in the single dig- its. Monday's ice on the 30 th of January to February 4 th an icicle stayed on the blue truck and then it warmed up to melt off. Punxatawney Phil, the groundhog in Pennsylvania saw his shadow so six more weeks of winter but in our ar- ea in Winslow the groundhog didn't see his shadow so we may have spring come early, if the prediction is true. The blackbirds that trav- el in swarms have a name of starlings and they are seen in yards with robins, cardinals, and smaller black and white chested birds. some daffo- dils have started to bloom then the freeze happened but the blooms are still there af- ter a week. I have daffodils that have shot up in green stems but no buds or blooms yet. The iris and flags are standing up for the sunshine warmth. norm got me outside one day as he raked the area by the barn and then around the rock garden area and set those leaves on fire and filled in some wet muddy spots with the ashes. It was a bit chilly with the wind blowing but the sun was shining with a little warmth. I sat and watched norm work but I also heard some wind chimes, saw that the rooster lost a wing from the winter and I also rescued a frog hanging around a tree limb and now he can see the world until he gets wrapped around the limb again. The next Winslow Town Hall meeting will or should have the five council mem- bers all sworn in to serve the citizens of our small, friendly town for the next four years. There was a new citizen who ran for that spot and she didn't get the spot. she would have been a great asset for the cit- izens. The wreaths are still up and lit on Main street in Winslow. They do give some color to a street that used to have blocks and blocks of businesses and it continued through the town. Winslow water depart- ment workers alisha and Ja- cob patched the potholes on union street in the pouring rain Wednesday the 8 th , and to our stars we give you a big Thank you from every- one who travels that part of Winslow. norm has a cold or flu now and since he helped me to get well I'm trying to help him get well with a reminder to take the medicines to help con- quer the sniffles, cough, and most of all, the chills. Laura is back to work and Grace is better as she now sleeps lon- ger at night. Valentine's day hasn't hap- pened yet but we all hope your day was what you looked for- ward too. Valentines cards to give out and receive was in the good ole days and now it comes with candy and pres- ents. I like the Valentine cards but a small chocolate heart for a dollar is fine, cause I like the sweets but I don't need it. sorry to hear that The Press-Dispatch building is closed. no more face-to- face with the stars who work there. nO internet to con- verse so I guess I will have to see our stars at special events through the year. Times are changing but the people are the backbone of that busi- ness, all of us. It's that time where the lights begin to dim for this week. Keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see all the wonders in your neck of the woods. Wear your mask when in crowds and dis- tance to keep others safe. al- ways smile, wave, and say 'Hi' to everyone you see this week. 60th anniversary Paul and betty newton will celebrate 60 years of marriage on February 17. If you want to send a card to help them cele- brate, their address is 3354 st. rd. 56, Petersburg, In 47567. They were married Feb. 17,1963 at Petersburg Free Meth- odist Church. rev. L.M. Gaines officiated. attendants were nancy (Coleman)Lane and david C. newton. betty is the daughter of the late Mary L. (Miley) Ficklin and Howard Miley Jr. of Petersburg. Paul is the son of the late Curran and beatrice newton of Washington, In. They are the parents of two sons, Jeff (Lisa) newton of Indi- anapolis, and steven ( Jami) newton of spring arbor, MI and one daughter annita (doug) Henson of Petersburg. They have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Anniversary dear rusty: I am a 62-year old Canadian expat who has lived in the u.s. for the last 30 -years. I worked in both Canada and the u.s. throughout my career. I came to this country, worked hard and contributed faithfully to the tax base, but I am being cheated for what is rightfully owed to me. everyone else's social security calculation is based on lifetime earnings; mine should be calculated using the same parameters, with the only difference be- ing that some of my earnings were in Canada. I have filed an appeal to that end, but the end result is that I get taken to the cleaners. Why would they intentionally put in place a Totalization scheme with Canada which results in me receiving thousands of dollars per year less than someone who has the same lifetime earnings? This is just wrong and terribly unfair. Is there any legal recourse for me? signed: angry ex-Pat dear angry ex-Pat: The so-called "Totalization agree- ment" between Canada and the u.s. isn't "unfair" – rather it is a way for those who don't independently earn full so- cial security eligibility in one country to still get benefits in that country us- ing credits (not earnings) from the other coun- try to gain eli- gibility. It also allows a citizen of one country to work in an- other country without paying social security taxes in their home country on those foreign earnings. If you have worked in the u.s. long enough to become eligi- ble for u.s. social security on your own u.s. work record, the Totalization agreement between the u.s. and Cana- da doesn't apply to you nor affect your u.s. social se- curity benefits. Overall, the Totalization agreement is there to help those who work in both countries but aren't fully eligible for benefits. so, it's likely not the Totalization agreement you take issue with - rather, it is a u.s. social security provision called the Windfall elimination Provi- sion ( WeP). WeP reduces the social security retirement benefit of anyone who has a pension earned while not contributing to the u.s. social security program. That includes those with foreign pensions, as well as retirees with pensions from us employers who do not participate in the us so- cial security program, includ- ing older us Federal retirees as well as state-retirees from any of the 26 u.s. state gov- ernments which have chosen to exempt their employees from paying into the national social security program. Without getting into the details of how the WeP re- duction is computed, suffice to say your us social secu- rity benefit is based only on your earnings from working in the united states but, be- cause you also have a Cana- dian pension earned without contributing to u.s. social security, and you apparent- ly have less than 30 years of u.s. earnings, WeP reduc- es your u.s. benefit - just as it does for nearly 2 million u.s. citizens who also have a non-covered pension. Leg- islation for WeP reform (or repeal) has been introduced in just about every u.s. Con- gress since WeP became law in 1983, but no such reform legislation has ever been en- acted. Most in Congress un- derstand that, although the formula isn't perfect, WeP better equalizes benefits paid to all social security re- cipients, thus helping to ful- fill social security's original purpose – to mitigate poverty in our elderly population. do you have any legal re- course? If you mean recourse that will exempt you from WeP or change the u.s. ben- efit formula to include both your u.s. and Canadian earn- ings when computing your us social security benefit, I do not believe you do. Many u.s. unions representing WeP-affected retirees have been wrestling with this is- sue for decades, to no avail. WeP can only be changed by an act of Congress, and Congress – for nearly 40 years - has been unwilling to change it. so, while I fully understand your frustration and respect your opinion, unfortunately I cannot be optimistic that your current appeal, nor any legal action you might take, will be suc - cessful. This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the aMaC Foundation's staff, trained and accredited by the na- tional social security asso- ciation (nssa). nssa and the aMaC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the social se- curity administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation. org/programs/social-secu- rity-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfounda- tion.org.