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D-2 Home Life Wednesday, June 14, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Sweet's Column by Barbara 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 anni- versary in the week of June 15 to the 21, now don't be shy and come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. June 15 – Amanda Vickers turns 29, Trenton Allen Travis turns 9, Addison Nicole Grubb turns 9, Olivia Carlyn- na Reyne Sweeney turns 2, and Mark and Kim Messmer celebrate 32 years. June 16 – Dee Kluemper Houchin, Hannah Carnahan turns 16, Emily Car- nahan turns 16, Katie Tabor turns 25, Tammy Erwin Wire, and Cecilia Rich- ardson turns 6. June 17 – Theodore Ted Nicholson turns 71, and Bill Stone turns 54. June 18 – Kathy Kixmiller turns 48, Jeff Scott Stilwell turns 49, and Lisa Renee Jones. June 19 – Bob Price turns 84, Tina Head turns 48, Jeff Cassitty turns 48, Bransan and Addyson McDowell cel- ebrate 10 years, and Dave and Tammy McKinney celebrate 35 years. June 20 – Tina Gerber, Sunny Hart- ley turns 61, and Caison Russell turns 5. June 21 – Candence VanMeter turns 12, Charlie Crane turns 84, and Abigail Benjamin Vinnedge turns 38. 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 need that card, visit, phone call and that daily thought of them to have a great day. Janice, Mom Mildred, Junior, Virgin- ia, Sylvia, Arvle, Terri Ann, everyday aches and pains, allergies. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas are: June 14 – Flag Day – Fly your United States of America flag proudly. June 15 – Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Trading Post. June 15 – Pike County Moms Group at 7 p.m. at the Otwell United Method- ist Church. Come and enjoy the get-to- gether with other moms. June 17 – Winslow Riverside Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admis- sion is $1 and the Winslow Lions will have the coffee if you left home with- out one. Come and pick out your spot, set up your wares and sell those items other stars may need. This is the first flea market of the season, two more months to come on the third Saturday. Any questions, contact Leroy Balback at 812-789 -3826. June 18 – Father's Day – Show Dad your talent with a card or gift you have made especially for him, also tell Dad "I love you." June 19 – Winslow Girl Scout Troop 211 meets at 6 p.m. at the House of Mercy Church base- ment. Come and join this fine group of girls, contact Robyn Goins at 812-789 -2756. June 21 – First day of sum- mer – hooray! Winslow Seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day and Friday in the Courthouse basement. Postcards this week at Sweets Col- umn, Winslow, IN 47598, were none in the ole mailbox, and no points of in- terest either. Do you have a birthday or anniversary to share? Winslow had the humidity down last week when the cool North wind blew in which brought two nights of 50 -55 de- gree weather, nice temps in the 70s un- til the weekend came. The week ahead will have the humidity back and high 80s or 90s. Summer is June 21 so en- joy this beginning of humid weather. I hope we get some rain soon, the last light drizzle was a week ago Sunday night. The Patoka River is half-filled, the last time I passed by a week ago. The mosquitoes are still here in the Brownstown part of Winslow, but the low temps last week slowed their biting down a bit, but the ticks are also bad in our area. I have had 4-5 ticks on me in one day, and Norm didn't have one on him until a few days later when he found one. These two varmints are bad this year and I wish it would come up a big cold, cold, icy cold day and night to help get rid of them. I know, wishful thinking, but it's worth a wish anyway. Last week as we dropped off the col- umn we used the Winslow Cato Road since the Hwy 61 railroad track north was closed and lots of other stars did the same. Hwy 61 was scheduled to be closed the whole week but it opened again on Thursday night. Now on June 12 the railroad track near the Pikev- ille and Velpen areas will close to traf- fic the whole week, and if you travel into Oakland City on 64 west at the Pike-Gibson line the railroad tracks will have no traffic either. Please be careful as you travel 56 east of PC1 where the coal trucks come in and out, there is at times when the dust is so bad you can't see too much, so slow down and pay attention to that area on Hwy 56. Last Monday the Winslow Girl Scout Troop 211 planted a lot of vegetables in the Winslow Community Garden and if you would like to help in the watering, weeding and upkeep the girls would love it. This is a community garden spot and a garden takes a lot of the community's help to yield its crop. A big thank you to David for tilling the ground. Wednesday was our big day to get the sup- plies we needed to finish out our cabin walls with mortar and we thank Laura for the use of her car and a big thanks to Lisa and Greg for the use of the ole dump truck. We picked up our insulation for the ceiling and 10 bags of mortar mix. Thursday we mixed and put in five bags of mortar into the east wall of our cabin to finish the chinking but we had to wait until Friday to mix our sixth bag and finally finish our cabin walls inside and out. Yeah! No more mor- tar mix to buy and now onto the insu- lation, what an itchy project. And yes we did party that night but at home in a safe place. Saturday we rested our tired old bones, muscles and whatever else was aching all over us. It is nice all day with the cabin doors closed on a hot day and the temp inside is a cool 68 degrees in the afternoon with only a fan circulat- ing the air around. There are several other projects to do on our cabin but we will get those done in time. Sometimes Norm and I work together fine and there are al- ways those times where the project gets a snag but we work it out and the project gets done. See you all at the Winslow Riverside Flea Market this Saturday. This is the first month of three months on the third Saturday and Sunday is Father's Day where each dad should hear their children say "I love you, Dad." The lights are about to dim on this week's ramblings but keep an eye on family and friends this week since the humidity and 90s are here just to see if they are cool or not overheat- ed. Slow down so you can see all the beautiful surroundings in your ar- eas of this great country. There was seen by a neighbor a coyote in a field and the deer have bedded down in an odd spot other than the woods. On the Winslow-Cato Road by the pit I saw a tall skinny young deer so use caution on that strip of road. Then as always smile, wave, and say hi to everyone you see this week. Happy Father's Day! Youth First Today by Christine Weinzapfel-Hayden, Youth First, Inc. Life skills every child needs any of us remember that when we graduat- ed from high school, we were not truly prepared for "real life" outside the classroom. Sure, we probably learned basic history, math and En- glish skills, but we may not have mastered some of the other concepts we needed to be successful in life. Summer is a great time to work with your child on some of these essential life skills. Successfulstudent. org provides a list of import- ant basics to teach our chil- dren: Saving – We need to spend less than we earn. Teach your child at an early age to put part of the mon- ey received or earned in the bank. Help your child set a savings goal, work toward their goal, and then make the purchase of the saved- for item. Budgeting – Teach your child the simple skills in- volved with establishing and following a budget. Practic- ing this concept early on will make budgeting easier when they are an adult. Charity – Encourage your child to give to charity – money, time and talents – as they are able. Critical Thinking – In- troduce critical thinking, the objective analysis and evaluation of a situation or issue in order to form a judgment. Teach your child ways to look up information if they have a question that requires a thought-out an- swer or opinion. Positive Thinking – It is important to have a posi- tive outlook on life. By help- ing your child find solutions instead of just registering complaints, they will learn to believe in themselves and block out negative self-talk and thinking. Motivation – Teach your child that motivation is the key to reaching a goal. Help them learn different strate- gies for self-motivation. Compassion – Help your child put themselves in the shoes of someone else. Help them understand and find ways to ease others' suffer- ing. Listening – Children need to learn to listen atten- tively and respectfully, un- derstand what is being said, and empathize with others. Basic Auto Mechan- ics – Both boys and girls need to know the basics of how a car works, what might break down, and how it can be fixed (how to pump gas, check the oil, change a flat tire, etc.). Household – When you are fixing things around the house, explain the process to your child. Basic under- standing of home repairs and maintenance can pre- pare your child for living on their own. Cleaning – Teach your child how to do laundry, clean a house properly, and keep living quarters clean and uncluttered. Show them how to set up a weekly and monthly cleaning routine. Instead of just telling them what needs to be done, teach them the process and then encourage them to do it on their own. Be present – Live in the present and enjoy life. Devel- op a close relationship with your child and model appro- priate relationships with your spouse, family mem- bers and friends. Teach them the skills for develop- ing these types of close re- lationships and the impor- tance of working through the bumpy parts as well. Through modeling, teach- ing and being present with your child, you are helping them prepare for the class- room outside of school – life! This column is contrib- uted by Christine Weinzap- fel-Hayden, LCSW, school so- cial worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedi- cated to strengthening youth and families. To learn more about Youth First, visit www. youthfirstinc.org or call 812- 421-8336. BAKED CHICKEN TAQUITOS Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL a MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES By Monica Sinclair Occasionally at my house, we like to buy the frozen taqui- tos to keep in the freezer for a quick and easy meal or snack. This morning as I was scrolling through Facebook, I noticed one of my friends had posted a rec- ipe for baked taquitos and you can freeze them! I am definite- ly going to try this to help save some money. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS FOR THE TAQUITOS: 2 cups shredded chicken (can rotisserie chicken) 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground chili powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice 1 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese 20 corn tortillas SUGGESTED TOPPINGS: Shredded lettuce Diced tomatoes Guacamole Sour Cream Chopped Green Onion Crumbled Queso Fresco Salsa DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. 2. In a medium bowl, combine the shredded chick- en with the cumin, chili powder, salt, garlic pow- der, paprika, and fresh lime juice. Stir until chick- en is well coated with the seasonings. Stir in the shredded cheese. 3. Get two paper towels damp and place two tortil- las at a time in between the paper towels. Place in the microwave for 20 -30 seconds. Remove from the microwave. 4. Place a heaping tablespoon of the chicken and cheese mixture in the center of the tortilla and roll it up tightly. Place the taquito seam side down on the prepared baking sheet. Continue rolling taquitos until the tortillas and filling are gone. You should have about 20 taquitos. 5. Spray the taquitos generously with nonstick cook- ing spray. Bake for 15 -20 minutes or until taqui- tos are golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oven and serve warm with desired toppings. Source: twopeasandtheirpod.com Summer can be hard on your eyes. Protect your vision from harmful ultraviolet rays that damage your eyes over time. Shoultz Eye Care has a great selection of fash- ion and sport sunglasses including many that accommodate prescription lenses or inserts. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg • (812) 354-9400 Mon. 8am-7pm, Tues. 8am-noon, Wed. 10am-7pm, Thurs-Fri. 8am-5pm Your Vision! 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