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Press DisPatch Page 6 Thursday, May 11, 2023 Press DisPatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call 812-766-11611 or Email: plemond@pressdispatch.net 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 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 Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Ask Rusty – About "Survivor" Benefits vs. "Spousal" Benefits Sweet's Column By Barb Sweet HI stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in colorful lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of May 11th to the 17th, so please come up onto this big stage and take a bow. We would like to welcome Waylon Jennings Benefiel who was born on April 27, 2023 to the proud parents of Brook and Skylar. Tim Wheeler is a Great Grandpa. Welcome Waylon Jennings Benefiel. May 11th – Samantha Jo Poehlein, Ryleigh Dillman turns 18 years, and Owen Sanders turns 16 years. May 12th – Reta Goodman Copple turns 74 years, Matthew Alan Popp turns 7 years, Cami Richardson turns 40 years, Zon Risley turns 49 years, and Daniel and Beth Merritt will celebrate 22 years. May 13th – Cindy Bailey turns 69 years, Dustin Cummins turns 37 years, Devon Carlisle turns 19 years, Rita Travis turns 39 years, and Matthew Hill turns 46 years. May 14th – Kevin Goins turns 45 years, Chelly Meece turns 69 years, Scottie Cunningham, and Larry and Kay Meyer will celebrate 35 years. May 15th – Sebastion Ashby turns 17 years, Kim - berly Gonzales turns 21 years, Sabrina Hartley, Claire Bolin turns 14 years, and Dariel Dunns. May 16th – Shanon Meyer turns 47 years, Alex - ander Milan Williams turns 16 years, Eric Williams turns 45 years, Don Sasser, Chelsea Bolin turns 28 years, Kathy Hartley turns 69 years, and Birttany Roach. May 17th – Jeffery Allen Perry Jr, Emma Hendrixson turns 17 years, and Mark and Vickie Cravens will celebrate 43 years. 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 are down with some sort of COVID, allergies of the season, surger - ies, tests, treatments, aches and pains of everyday life. Events coming up in Win- slow and the surrounding area are: May 11th – Petersburg Lions Club meets at 6pm at the Village Inn. May 14th – Mother's Day – we hope all our Mothers will have a great day with family and the best gift we all love to hear is "I love you, Mom!" May 17th – Winslow Parks Board meets at 7pm at the Old Town Hall. May 18th – Winslow Lions Club meets at 6pm at the Gam- bles. May 23rd – Oakland City Lions. May 27th – Open Fun Horse Show starts at noon at the Rockin G Saddle Club south 257 from Otwell Junc - tion. May 28th – 107th run- ning of the Indianapolis 500. M ay 29th – Memorial Day – remember our fallen who fought for our Freedom. Winslow Senior meets on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meets in the courthouse basement. Postcards sent to Sweets Column Winslow, IN 47598 were none in the ole mailbox. Winslow Patoka River is half full and with the little amount of 1 inch will not make it rise. We also had pea size hail that was a surprise to see after the strong winds 30 -40mph that came in from the North and West for 3 days. Our temps were cold in the 50s-60s, with night temps in the 40s where the furnace was on again. The temps should rise into the 70s, so maybe the heat could be turned down and windows open. I can't wait! I have a bed of flags and iris where the light pink flags have started to bloom. The differ- ent colors of tulips in Janie's yard and peonies by the side of the Corner Book Shop. I planted some flower seeds in a starter and I have seen three starts but hope to see more with warmer temps. Logtown woods are beautiful with the leaves on trees and the loads of Dogwoods all thru the val- ley of hills, known as the spoil banks. Did I mention the deer that walks thru the yards to get from one woods to another field to graze? The mowers are heard in town everywhere and they all look great with the dif- ferent cuts of mowers and the weed eating trims the yards and garden spots. Riverside Park and the Gazebo areas look great as it invites you to the friendly town of Winslow. Norm, Tim, David, and Tina all got together this pas week to play and sing, it lasted about 2 hours but from what Jeanette and I heard it went well, for not playing for months and months. They did sound good. As I sit writing the Column the Saturday events of May 6th hasn't happened yet like the famous Kentucky Derby in Louisville, K Y, the Open Fun Horse Show, and the 33rd Poehlein Spring Bass tourney, all events will be wrote for the next weeks column. Greg good luck fishing for that Big Bass, the deer sausage was delicious. An update from Grandma Barb: Grace is right on in weight of 16lbs and 1oz, shots for 7-month checkup, and she has allergies of the season. Her roll over from back to belly to back is getting bet- ter and her smile will always make you smile. She got to swing in a baby swing and had all smiles on her face. She gets bigger each time I see "my big girl Grace." Laura said she loves the car rides in the newer Impala car. A mural in Boonville, I guess around the square, that has Abe Lincoln and Welcome to Boonville in a patch of flow- ers. Saw it on T V but in person is more appealing to me. Several stars have passed like Jerry Springer at the age of 79 years, Mike Shannon at the age of 83 years was the St. Louis Cardinal announcer, then singer of Gordon Light- foot at the age of 84 years. The construction from the road to the Library (soon to be a parking lot) is still torn up but still passable on Main and Center streets. Friends in town saw the town worker take the stones out of their property in a ditch and haven't returned them as of yet. Most everyone in town knows that the stones were given to the homeown- ers so why were they taken away if the stones were do- ing the job they are intended for? They are still waiting for their stones. No contact to them that the stones will be removed. Shocking to every - one in town. Not much more to say ex- cept to keep an eye on family and friends; slow down and see the wonders in your area, even if you saw a flock of geese fly by. Wear your mask in crowds to keep others safe and always smile, wave, and say Hi to everyone you see this week. "Have a great Mother's Day." Dear Rusty: I will be 70 in August and will file my application for benefits in May. I know I'll get my maximum possible amount at age 70, but I need you to clarify things I have read. Per an award-winning T V host, author, and host of a money podcast "if the higher-earning spouse delays until age 70 to claim Social Security, that guarantees the survivor the biggest possible benefit." But then I read in a different article that if a person delays beyond their full retirement age to obtain a higher personal benefit (like I have), my spouse's benefit would still be based on my FR A benefit amount. I am confused about which statement is the correct version. Signed: Confused About My Spouse's Benefit Dear Confused: I'm not surprised that you are con- fused about these seemingly contradictory statements. It is, indeed, quite logical (and common) for a widow or wid- ower to think they must apply for a "spousal benefit" from their deceased spouse. And while that's technically true, those of us who live in this of- ten confusing world of Social Security jargon would say the widow or widower is applying for a survivor benefit, not a spousal benefit. What's the difference? Well, when you're speaking with a Social Secu- rity representative or an advi- sor, the term "spousal benefit" means something entirely dif- ferent than the term "survivor benefit." The two articles you men- tion ar, I believe, referring to two different types of Social Security benefit. The term "survivor benefit" is typi- cally used to describe ben- efits available to a surviving spouse when the higher earn- er dies, but the term "spousal benefit" is typically used to denote benefits available to a lower earning spouse when both partners are still living. I agree this is confusing, and that distinction was apparent- ly not clear in the articles you read. Therefore, to clear your confusion: • If the higher earning spouse dies and has delayed claim- ing until age 70, that does, indeed, "guarantee the surviving spouse the biggest pos- sible benefit." The survivor's benefit is based on the full amount the de- ceased was receiv- ing at death. • If both spouses are liv- ing and the higher-earning spouse delayed until age 70 to claim, their living spouse's benefit, when the higher-earn- ing spouse claims, will be a maximum of 50% of the high- er-earning spouse's full re- tirement age (FR A) amount. A living spouse's benefit is based on their partner's FR A amount, regardless of when their partner actually claimed. So, in your case, your wife's spousal benefit from you while you are both living will be based on your FR A entitle- ment, even though you waited longer to claim. But if you die first, your wife's survivor benefit as your widow will be based on 100% of the amount you were receiving at your death. In effect, both state- ments you referred to in your question are true considering that they refer to two different benefit types. It is a terminolo- gy distinction which frequent- ly causes misunderstanding. 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-security-ad- visory) or email us at ssadvi- sor@amacfoundation.org. Road Riders for Jesus hold vendor fair and bike blessing By Sherri Griffin Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net Road Riders for Jesus, the National Evangelist group, held their annual vendor fair at Glezen Revival Center on Saturday, with much better luck than last year when the Revival Center was without power for the Road Riders for Jesus vendor fair. This year beautiful tem- peratures and many vendors came out to the Glezen Re- vival Center to offer anything from make-up to jewelry and craft items. The group also had fun raising money for the com- munity and ministry by sell- ing water balloons to throw at fellow members. For only $12, anyone could get 10 balloons to throw at a fellow member, which backfired when people chose to throw balloons at National Evangelist, Alan Brock. Brock started catch- ing the balloons and throwing them back at his friends with a laugh. A bike blessing was also held for those who rode their motorcycles in. The group also had fun raising money for the community and ministry by selling water balloons to throw at fellow members. For only $12, anyone could get 10 balloons to throw at a fellow member Here Chaplain David Hausman throws a balloon at member Jon Harbison. More photos on page 16 13 local cemeteries and at the Court House. Contact the lo- cal VFW for more information on the 13 cemeteries that will be a part of the ceremonies. "The VFW is all about serv- ing our community and our veterans," said Kinman. "We donated over $7,000 to various community non-profit organi- zations last year alone. We provide Military burial honors to over 40 veterans and help other posts as needed. Wheel- chairs, walkers, canes and other equipment are available at our post to help veterans and their families when need- ed." He added "we served our country in war time and now we serve our community." VFW Continued from page 1 If you have a news tip, please contact Sherri Griffin. sherri@pressdispatch.net

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