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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The Press-Dispatch C-5 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 - Cutting Social Security Will Make Me Lose My Home! See SWEET on page 6 The Experts Are More Affordable Than You Might Think. Whether you're looking for a quick replacement or the benefits of an advanced, high-efficiency system, Carrier has the solution to fit your budget and comfort needs. ©Carrier Corporation 12/2016. HIGH EFFICIENCY COMFORT YOUR WAY 812-743-2382 303 Breckinridge Rd, Monroe City Email: perryshvac@gmail.com Craig Perry Vance Perry Chase Perry HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING Perry Perry ' s LLC Serving the area since 1950. Perry Perry ' s Perry ' s 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 hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in green lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of March 16th to the 22nd, so please come up onto this stage and take a bow. charles and Pam Lemond of Otwell took a trip to Illinois to attend the wedding of their daughter elizabeth Le- mond of Murphysboro, Illinois to Mitchell Ward on saturday March 11, 2023. congratula- tions to the newlyweds. March 16th – dexter Mathe- na turns 31 years, Jenna White, and Tonda dixon turns 63 years. March 17th – Lindsey nixon turns 26 years, Morgan Moll turns 25 years, Pat Vinnedge, stacey Taylor turns 49 years, and aaron Bellamy turns 52 years. March 18th – Brian Meyer turns 61 years. March 19th – Britni Meyer turns 38 years. March 20th – Wendell McGehee, Kinley nixon turns 13 years, natisha Lynn slunder, clifton Gish turns 40 years, and Zack and amanda Vickers will celebrate 15 years. March 21st – sidney crane turns 20 years, sondra erwin rainey turns 63 years, Jean Lane turns 61 years, Jesse nixon turns 43 years, Kyle Mills turns 34 years, Latisha Bennet dillman turns 34 years, and yulin cummins. March 22nd – Wesley McLain turns 32 years, alice altmeyer turns 52 years, c.J. coleman turns 24 years, and chris radford. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wish- es come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who have some sort of cOVId, surgeries, treatments, more tests, allergies of the season, aches and pains of ev- eryday life. Tim, Jeanette, rosella, Jerry, Lucy, and Katy. events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas are: March 15th – Ides of March. Winslow Parks Board meets at 7pm at the Old Town hall. March 16th – Winslow Lions club meets at 6pm at the Gam- bles' garage. March 17th – st. Patrick's day – wearing of the green, parties of green beer, and parade in Ireland. March 20th – spring Begins. March 28th – Oakland city Lions club. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the snyder community center. Pe- tersburg seniors meet in the courthouse basement. Postcards and notes of in- terest sent to sweets column Winslow, In 47598 were none in the old mailbox. The Patoka river at river- side Park is over its banks and up to the entrance at the circle drive, the eskimo was moved to higher ground but the wa- ter is sneaking up behind him. Millers Field looks to soon have water to flow over its banks and the field behind the Winslow Li- quors has ponds and lakes. as you turn down Union you can see two yards with plenty of water but not over the road yet. The Patoka river on 57 is more of an overflow than in Winslow. The White river has water that has flowed into fields and up to the higher banks where people have homes or cabins. Our area in Winslow got 5 inches plus of rain that came into our area as a severe thunderstorm that changed into a Tornado Warn- ing. From duff to Ireland there was a eF1 tornado that is con- firmed by the nWs in Paducah. The winds were gusting over 60mph. some roads in towns were flooded, trees fell on hous- es, st. Joe church in evansville had its whole roof taken off and the steeple took but has dam- aged bricks, a barn roof was next to a house. In our area we had limbs to pick up and water that flowed through the yards, it looked like streams or rivers and the ditches looked like riv- ers. Our temps had been in the 70s and it felt really great, but af- ter the storms passed the temps dropped into the 50s and nights were in the 30s for the week to come, brrr. We also had dense fog for a few hours. Winslow has more colors dot the yards with yellow and white daffodils, tulip trees, golden- rod bush plus the white or the redbud bush rosebushes have small leaves, the mosquitoes are out and biting. The gunnies are roaming but they don't like the puppy, the horse loves to graze on the hill, geese fly over the house as they go to Twin Pitts, heard chickens clucking in the woods, heard a woodpecker in Grandmas tree. The 57 Bones Family is promoting the Polar Plunge with a sign. did you all see the Worm Moon? Our area in Winslow came in like a Lamb so March should leave like a Lion, but we will see. It was so nice that norm got spring fever as he finished clearing out those vines and briars then all the sticks picked up and put on 3 burn piles in Barbs Park. at one time he had the weed eater, clippers, mower, rake, shovel, and later I helped him rake leaves in the rock gar- den. now a spot for the donkey and rooster and turtle. On Indiana 61 in two spots there are reflective signs on curves. There are 24 signs around the hathaway station area, the other is in all of camp- belltown that I counted 147 signs. They are big reflective signs and looks to me to be a hindrance because there are so many and it takes away the beau- ty in the area. as norm was done working in Barbs Park he came in to fix sup- per, but about the time he could sit down to eat, I saw two girls from the area walk through the yard towards the porch. norm put down his supper to answer the door and they were seeking donations for a sick boy who is in the hospital. norm gave to their cause then he finally got to sit down to eat. The next day as I watched norm rake up leaves, on a real nice day, I saw 4 girls who waved at me as they were out for more donations. It's good to see the younger generation getting involved and we hope the boy in the hospital feels bet- ter and it is not too serious. The Winslow Lions club 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. dear rusty: Politicians are talking about tak- ing money from social security, but I need that money to support my daughter and pay for my home. I'm a widow, and my husband passed in 2017. I'll lose my home if my social se- curity benefits are cut. Please help. signed: Widowed senior dear Widowed senior: de- spite what you might read or hear in the media, the main threat for you to lose any of your social security money is if social security is not reformed. In that case, ev- eryone who receives benefits will see a cut of about 23% to their monthly benefit start- ing in about 2034. The way to avoid that is by updating the current social security law to address two primary issues: 1. People now live much longer than when social se- curity was enacted in 1935 and when the last major pro- gram change occurred in 1983. average life expectancy of beneficiaries today is mid- 80s, compared to mid-60s when the program started. In other words, people now collect benefits for much longer (often decades longer) than the program is designed to support. 2. The num- ber of workers contributing to the program is growing much slower than the growth in beneficiaries re- ceiving benefits. That means the ratio of contributors to recipients is much less now than it has been in the past, which means program costs are growing faster than in- coming revenue. reality is that reform is necessary now to avoid cuts to everyone's benefits later. But here's a very important point that should comfort you – any reform enacted will almost certainly affect only those who have not yet claimed their social secu- rity benefits. That means you should not be affected because you're already re- ceiving benefits, and you will continue to do so at the same amount except for the increases you will get from cost of Living adjustments (cOL a). every social secu- rity change ever made has affected only future bene- ficiaries, not current ones. The only real threat to your social security benefit is if no changes are made and, even then, any cuts wouldn't hap- pen until about 2034. so please rest assured that your personal social security benefits will not be cut. any- thing you hear now implying otherwise is a scare tactic de- signed to make headlines for political gain. The program must be reformed or face in- solvency in a bit more than 10 years, and that is what both republicans and democrats want to prevent. The differ- ence between the parties is that one side wants to solve the problem mainly by rais- ing social security payroll taxes on workers, whereas the other side wants to adjust the program to deal with the above two factors causing the problem. What is needed is bipartisan cooperation to reach a compromise, which congress will hopefully even- tually achieve. They already know how to fix social secu- rity; they just need to find the bipartisan spirit needed to do so. For its part, the associa- tion of Mature american cit- izens (aMac) has, for years, proposed changes which would restore social secu- rity to full solvency without raising taxes on american workers, and aMac's pro- posal has been well received by many in congress. If you wish to review aMac's pro- posal, please go to www. amac.us/social-security/. In any case, contrary to what you might hear in the media, your current social security benefits should not be negatively affected by any future social security reform enacted. 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. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 Leave contact info or email hmgcirculation@gmail.com

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