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The Press-Dispatch Home Life Wednesday, March 23, 2016 D- 7 Family Talk by By Dr. James C. Dobson Safe at home Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet 1738 S. County Road 650 E., Winslow • Unfinished Pole Barn Home on 12.2 acres, White Oak. • Just 2 miles north of Pike County State Forest! • The home is 1,280 sq. ft. See more information and pictures on Zillow.com. Marte' Nelson-Daves Principal Broker/Owner PIKE COUNTY Live the Dream Call: 812-789-9510 Text: 812-766-0690 Email: martenelsondaves@live.com See our listings on Zillow, Trulia, Yahoo Real Estate and more! SCAN THE QR CODE with your smartphone to see all my listings RICHARDSON REAL ESTATE AUCTION SATURDAY, APRIL 9 • 10 AM (EDT) 9 AM (CDT) 300 N. Vine Street & Adjacent Lot 010-00097-01 LUCAS ADD 219 (House) 63-07-32-331-013.000-010 (House) 010-00097-00 LUCAS ADD 218 (Lot) 63-07-32-331-014.000-010 (Lot) http://pike.in.wthgis.com/?soid=160225220405988 102 N. Cherry Street & Adjacent Lot 010-00278-01 O P PT 122 (House) 63-07-32-331-014.000-010 (House) 010-00278-00 O P 119 (Lot) 63-07-32-308-001.000-010 (Lot) http://pike.in.wthgis.com/?soid=160225215425944 South of River & Around Liquor Store Lot (4.54 acres & Pole Barn) 010-00295-02 PT SW SW 32 1S 7 4.543A 63-07-32-339-002.000-010 http://pike.in.wthgis.com/?soid=160225213620750 3031 S. State Road 61 (Old Garage on a .58 Lot) 009-00805-00 PT NE NE 6 2S 7 .58A 304-126 63-11-06-100-021.000-009 http://pike.in.wthgis.com/?soid=160225220956410 Old Mill and (4) Jefferson Street Lots 010-00215-00 OP 111 63-07-32-306-001.000-010 010-00215-01 OP LOT 112 63-07-32-306-002.000-010 010-00215-02 OP LOT 129 63-07-32-306-004.000-010 010-00215-03 OP LOT 130 63-07-32-306-003.000-010 http://pike.in.wthgis.com/?soid=160225221604473 A B C D E Lic. #AU10800006 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TERMS FOR THE AUCTION, PLEASE CONTACT JOHNY RAY 812-598-3936 REAL ESTATE WILL SELL SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ESTATE. PRE-AUCTION OFFERS MAY BE CONSIDERED ON ALL PROPERTIES, JOHNY RAY RB 16000284, KENT KLEIMAN, BROKER, SELLER DONALD F. RICHARDSON ESTATE. Auction Location - Hwy 61 Main St., Winslow, IN 47598 EMERALD ASH BORER: Treatment options for a tree killer FARM Down on the By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension Not long ago, an Em- erald Ash Borer was dis- covered close to the Gibson County line in Posey County. This destruc- tive pest from East Asia has killed tens of millions of ash trees so far – and threatens to kill most of the 8.7 billion ash trees throughout North Amer- ica. Last week, Vander- burgh County agricul- ture experts Larry Ca- plan and Shawn Dicker- son teamed up to provide education on the pest, its biology and even control. Here's some of their pres- entation: The Emerald Ash Borer, like most oth- er insect pests of trees, cannot be treated like ants or cockroaches. Con- tact sprays are not very ef- fective against a pest that hides out inside or below the bark of trees. Instead, a systemic option needs to be used, or something that spreads throughout the en- tire tree and makes the tree, to the insect, either disgusting or poisonous to eat. In this way, current bugs leave the tree, never to come back or bugs com- ing upon the tree skip over it rather than call it home. Before ever recommend- ing a pesticide, cultural control options should be considered. Does the ash tree have lumber value? Can the tree be easily cut and hauled away from your location? Is there any way the tree could be replaced? The best cultural control option for Emerald Ash Borer is to chop the tree down and start anew. Bar- ring this option, the "wait and see" approach is also a viable option for trees without harvest value. Keep an eye out for signs of the pest, which include "D" shaped exit holes in the trunk, live borers in June, or serpentine feed- ing patterns underneath the bark. Call an expert when these signs appear to prove you've got an Emer- ald Ash Borer present and not a different pest. Once you're certain it's Emer- ald Ash Borer, other con- trol options are out: you've got to remove the tree. Chemical control op- tions do ex- ist for Emerald Ash Borer, how- ever. The most successful are trunk injection or soil drench products that will act systemi- cally throughout the entire tree. Surface applied products to the trunk can be used, as well as full-cov- erage, contact kill prod- ucts. The publication "In- secticide Options for Pro- tecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer" by representatives from four Extension Universities is the go-to reference for an analysis of the different op- tions. But timing of appli- cation for all these prod- ucts is critical. For the products to be applied by tree service professionals and arborists, timing of ap- plication varies by product from early spring to late spring or fall applications. The vast majority of prod- ucts require a spring appli- cation, however. Contact- ing a professional now for those wishing to use their services would be vital. If you're a conscientious homeowner who'd like to use the products yourself, there are three fairly com- mon options listed in the publication, all of which are neonicotinoid insecti- cides. This type of insecti- cide is very lethal to bees, so exposure or application at a time when bees are commonly foraging is not recommended. The soil drench products require an early-to mid-spring application, so purchase them now and apply them within the next six weeks. Granulated products call for mid- to late spring ap- plications, meaning May applications are accept- able. Always read the la- bel before using any pes- ticide. For more informa- tion on Emerald Ash Bor- er control or a copy of the publication referenced, contact Hans Schmitz at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-385 -3491. The dreaded Emerald Ash Borer. An inva- sive species from East Asia, it's killed millions of ash trees across the U.S. and was recent- ly spotted near the Gibson County line. Photo courtesy UGA Extension. Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit in colorful lights and dec- orated for Easter and to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of March 24-30. Now don't be too shy, and come on up to this big stage and take a bow. March 24 – Janice Sucech will be 89, Willa Alcantara. March 25 – Dale Lamb will be 54, Raegan BreeAnn Bolin will be eight. March 26 – Sean Virden will be 26, Aidan Clements will be 14, Michael Stephens, Norm and Barbara Sweet will celebrate their 39th wedding an- niversary. March 27 – Morgan Meyer will be 19, Greg Poehlein will be 57, Michelle Yager will be 46, Ivy Davis. March 28 – Tina Stone, Tim Nelson, Robert Lemond will be 25. March 29 – Amy Carnahan will be 43, Hubie Barrett will be 59. March 30 – Lorrin Meyer will be 30, Kay Meyer will be 64, Telynn Mc- Candless will be six, Sunny and Kathy Hartley will celebrate their 42nd wed- ding anniversary, Joshua and Kelli McDonald will celebrate their third wedding anniversary. 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 in need of a visit, phone call, card and those daily thoughts to help in their well-be- ing. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas: March 23-25 – Pike County Schools Spring Break. March 25 – Good Friday, Jesus hung on the cross for our sins. March 26 – Easter egg hunts at ma- ny places: Otwell Community Center at 10 a.m.; Hornady Park at 1 p.m.; Cup Creek G. B. Church at 10 a.m., lo- cated at Highway 64 and 257. March 27 – Easter Sunday, Jesus arose from the grave, special services in many churches, a day for families to get together and see the little ones, and for some big kids to find the eggs hid in their own yard. March 28 – Winslow Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. April 1 – April Fool's Day. April 7 – Winslow Lions Club at The Trading Post at 7 p.m. No postcards this week at Sweet's Column, Winslow, IN 47598. I do have a point of interest – In the Evans- ville Courier on Monday, March 14, 2016, there was an article with a picture titled Ribbit- ing Reading. Janice Sucech was pic- tured looking out the window at the Corner Book Shoppe in Winslow across from the Post Office. She reads a lot so this is a great spot to spend the day. There are quite a few books in several rooms. If you can't find the book anywhere else, check out the Corner Book Shoppe and Jan- ice may have what you are looking for. Her great-grandchildren have plenty of books for their ages also, and the whole family. Winslow has had rain that has the Patoka River rising, so keep an eye on the lowland roads and don't drive in flood waters. Sunday was a bit cold and cold enough that in the morning hours it rained then changed over to rain and snow, then snow flurries for an hour or so. This day was also the first day of spring. More trees have buds on them and we have an old tree that had or- ange-red buds on it recently – the Iris family has grown a little higher and gotten greener. The tulip trees are in full bloom and in the yard the white little flowers and the purple little flow- ers are sprouting up like a blanket on the ground. More birds like the robin, blue jays and cardinals plus hawks and the black birds are gone now, the squir- rels are still around doing their thing. Last week was a good week for walking so Norm and I took a walk to Vernon's then the bank , post office, li- brary and Pizza Hut and the Eskimos Grocery and Deli. While about town I saw Arvle Wade who is a member of the Winslow Lions Club, and the Lions Club is in- terested in the Winslow Riverside Flea Market being the third Saturday of June, July and August. I'm so happy this event is continuing and we all hope to see you there to shop, sell or trade. Winslow stars have you continued to shop at the local businesses in town? I'm so happy to have these businesses here in our small town and I have gotten a lot of food products from the Eskimos Grocery and Deli and I am so very glad to have this store here. The pric- es are reasonable for whatever you are needing. Shop locally! We had a knock on the door and the dog didn't bark, then as we opened the door, Kyana stood there with Daniel and it made our day a really grand day to have seen our granddaughter. They were going bowling later that day. Did you wear some green on St. Patrick's Day? I almost forgot to wear green so I had to change my clothes with something green on it so I didn't get pinched. That doesn't feel so good. Hope you all had a great day and the temperatures were great so we could shed our heavy coats. The lights are about to dim on this week's ramblings but I hope you would look in or keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and smell the roses. See what nature has out there for all of you, even in the sky. Have you ever seen a spring sunset? Gorgeous! Easter is Sunday and as a family with children, I hope you hide those eggs and watch the smiles appear when they find that egg in the patch- es of grass and plants or up a tree. My fun is hiding the eggs and then re- membering where I hid them. There is always one egg you can't find. Have loads of fun and always smile, wave and say "hi" to everyone this week. By Dr. James C. Dobson drjamesdobson.org Daniel and Debbie fell deeply in love and married eight years ago. Five years later, however, they found themselves drifting apart. Their hec- tic schedules and the responsibilities of raising a family had stolen the joy from their relationship. Equally dis- turbing was the fact that their two young children were becoming in- creasingly irritable and anxious. Both parents realized that a change was needed. They committed to each other that they would go on a "date" together every Sunday, even if it was something as simple as relax- ing over a cup of coffee at the mall. Gradually, those weekly dates made a difference. Daniel and Debbie be- gan to talk, to enjoy each other again, and to spend more moments togeth- er in the Word and in prayer. At the same time, the attitude of their chil- dren improved dramatically. Granting love and attention to your kids goes a long way toward estab- lishing a stable atmosphere at home. But the best way to foster security in young hearts and minds is to cul- tivate your relationship with your spouse. When children see, close-up, your ironclad commitment to each other—as well as your unshakable faith in Jesus Christ—they'll begin to develop a sense of assurance about their own future that is likely to stay with them for the rest of their lives. When you spoke your marriage vows to your spouse and commit- ted yourself to loving and caring for that person for the rest of your life, you made a holy promise to your hus- band or wife, as well as to the Lord. You may not have realized then that you were also making a commitment to a few special people who weren't even in the church that day—your children. Kellie, a sensitive six-year- old, enters the kitchen and discovers her parents argu- ing. "You don't care about me! " her red-faced moth- er shouts at her father, who stands in the corner with his arms crossed. "Every time I ask you to do some- thing you make an excuse. Marrying you was a big mis- take! " "Mistakes can be fixed," the father snaps back. "I never asked for a marriage like this! " Now upset her- self, Kellie runs to her bedroom and covers her head with a pillow. Conflict is inevitable in marriage. But how often do we pause to con- sider the impact of our battles on others? Even when the combatants make up, the fallout of harsh words or acts can linger not only between Mom and Dad, but also in the minds of their kids. Imagine how you would feel if you were suddenly aware of conflict be- tween God, Jesus Christ and the Ho- ly Spirit. It would be a devastating moment, one that would shake the foundations of your faith. That's how kids feel about strife between par- ents. We urge you to "live in peace with each other" and make the most of your relationship as husband and wife—for your own sake, and for the sake of sons and daughters who de- pend on you to provide a nurturing environment at home. When fears and troubles threaten to overwhelm your sons and daugh- ters, they will need to be able to hang on to the rock that is your marriage relationship. Security for children is rooted almost entirely in their par- ents. Early in their marriage, FamilyLife ministry co-founders Dennis and Barbara Rainey decided to go away for a weekend. Their goal was more than a couple days of re- laxation. Separately, they each created a list of val- ues that they wanted to one day teach their chil- dren. A fter making their lists, Dennis and Barbara came together and set- tled on their top five fam- ily values. That project was a wonderful time of sharing for the Raineys that also es- tablished "true north" for their jour- ney as parents. In later years, Den- nis and Barbara had a written record to refer to when child-rearing issues arose. In fact, Dennis still carries that dog-eared piece of paper with him wherever he goes. Whether you write your values list on paper or in your heart, it's impor- tant to recognize where you are lead- ing your family. As Yogi Berra once said, "You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there." Your children will discover and em- brace the values that matter—love for each other, kindness, integrity, devotion to God—only if you have the right map to lead them there. Choose your values wisely (see ex- amples in Matthew 7:12; Romans 12:9 –13; 1 Corinthians 16:13–14; 2 Peter 1:5 –7) —then stay on the trail! From Dr. Dobson's book, Night Light For Parents For over 30 years, Dr. James Dob- son has been America's trusted source for psychologically sound, biblically based advice to help strengthen marriages, parents and families. For more practical help and encouragement, visit: http:// drjamesdobson.org it takes 3 minutes to subscribe to Call 812-354-8500