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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 28, 2017 C-5 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. TRUMAN CAPOTE Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hi, stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in colorful lights and deco- rated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of June 29 to July 5, so come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. June 29 – Cheryl Patton, and Tavion Michael Clark tuns seven years. June 30 – Wyatt James Gayhart turns six years, and David and Darla Riester will celebrate 44 years. July 2 – Sarah Lane turns 15 years, Reid McCandless turns five years, and Kya Maier turns 15 years. July 3– Shanna Bolin, Ry- an Coleman turns 45 years, Dan Reutepohler turns 52 years, and Tommy and Sha- ron Culbertson will cele- brate 19 years. July 4 – Brandi Meyer turns 35 years, Becky Nel- son turns 70 years, and Cain- an Abel Hulfachor turns five years. July 5 – Buckwheat Sharp turns 46 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 in need of that card, visit, phone call, and that daily thought of them to help make their day a hap- pier one. Some of our stars are Brian Dillman, Rob- ert Mitchell, Brenda Gish, Shaunte Gish, Junior, Jan- ice, Mildred, Laura, and the everyday aches and pains of life. Events coming up in Winslow and the surround- ing areas are: July 1 to 4 – 60th Annu- al Jefferson Township Ruri- tan 4th of July Festival. First of all bring your lawn chair and come enjoy the festival, there will be pageants and contest for all ages, pull of all types for the young and their parents, demo derby, tourneys, cook off, musi- cal groups, and the parade starts at 10 a.m. and the 4th of July Fireworks at dark. July 3– Winslow Girl Scout Troop 211 meet at 6 p.m. at the House of Mercy basement. Contact Robyn Goins at 812-789 -2756. July 4 – Independence Day also known as the 4th of July where you may cook out, go to a festival, go to a parade, and end the day with fireworks at dark. July 6 – Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Trad- ing Post. July 6 – Pike Co. Moms Group at 10 a.m. at the United Otwell Methodist Church. July 8 – Clog the Patoka – take your kayak, inner tube, or any floating devise and start at the unfinished new bridge south on CR 350E, south of Goosehill, and you will float to the Winslow Riverside Park where the Winslow Lions will serve barbecue, hamburger, hot dog, and drinks. Clemmy Chris Clement is over the kayak event on the Patoka. July 9 to 15 – Pike Co 4- H Fair with the parade at 6 p.m., the parade will trav- el from Main Street to Hor- nady Park. Come and view and learn about the animals from their owners and enjoy the many crafts and more in the 4-H building. July 10 – Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center. July 11 – Winslow beautifi- cation at 6:30 p.m., Winslow Economic at 7:30 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center. Winslow Learning Cen- ter – computers are open ev- ery Monday from Noon to 6 p.m. at the Snyder Commu- nity Center. Winslow Seniors meet on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the Courthouse Basement. Winslow last week was hot and humid with the last of the Tropical Storm that went through the areas on Friday and then the temps lowered a bit as we got in- to the low 60's by Saturday night. We even lit the kero- sene heater then opened up the doors by morning. It has been nice to sleep with the windows open these past few nights. The humid weather will be back so enjoy the weather at that time. The Patoka River must have rose a bit with the flash floods Friday and I think all the plants and the grass also needed a good drink of wa- ter. The lilies of all colors such as pink, orange, yel- low, and the red, white, and blue look amazing with the Roses of Sharon with their color of pink, white, and pur- ple, then I have seen the For- mosa Tree all over Winslow with their pink bloom. The Walnut Trees have nuts in clusters, the apple trees have green apples now and not ready to pick yet, and the cling peach needs more rain to get bigger fruit. Has anyone tended to the Winslow Community Gar- den that the Winslow Girl Scout Troop 211 has plant- ed? It needs the loving care from all the stars in Winslow not just the troop. If you have time to water, to weed, or anything else, it would help the crops to produce the food that is grown for any- one who helps. Vernon came by Wednes- day to take me to the bank so we went to the Peters- burg Branch and then we all, Vernon, Norm, Kyana, and I went out to eat before shop- ping and then on to some needed ice cream and to end the afternoon with paying a bill. Thank you, Vernon, you are always here when I need your help every month. Do some of our stars have a child that will en- ter Kindergarten, 6th grade, or 12th grade, and did your child get their shots Thursday? Kyana got her three shots and the ice pack came in handy for a few days. Somewhere around July 15 the bridge 147 on CR 350E which is south of Winslow's Goosehill should be open to traffic again. This is a new bridge over the Pa- toka River and I can't wait, but will have to, to travel that rock road again. As you have seen, the Winslow Eskimos Grocery has new hours from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. The shelves still have food and the needed items we use but the hours had to be shortened, they are still open for all our stars. Fourth of July parades is Tuesday where Norm and I have told Mark and Kim Messmer we will be there at the Otwell and the Vin- cennes parades. We are hap- py to see them again and help out our friends for these twofers on the 4th of July. Some of our flea mar- ket stars have asked about the 10x10 squares on Main Street for the September 16th Winslow Communi- ty Festival and the price is $10 to the Winslow Beauti- fication group for the 10x10 area. The Winslow Community Festival on September 16th has a festival meeting on Ju- ly 11 at 6 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center if you would like to come and in- terested in any of the many Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock Get me out of this fast I am currently on a juice fast. The "fast" part is completely contra- dictory, because the days have never been so slow. The overly perky salesla- dy at the farmers market who seduced me into these three days of hell with health benefit claims – Lose 25 pounds! Add 25 years to your life! Literally wind back the clock to be 25 again! – assured me I'd be bouncing down the sidewalk, telling random passers-by to pinch my skin and see how taut it has become. And yet... My ratio of high-fives to strangers I meet has not increased. Every ad- vertisement I've ever seen of women forgoing food for the sake of scien- tifically proven false promises shows them so jazzed that you'd think they had swapped out their morning cof- feecake for liquid cocaine. Unlike the ads and the perky saleslady, I have yet to wake up and find myself magically wearing a Lululemon yoga outfit with leg warmers and a matching sweat-ab- sorbing flower crown. Also, my teeth aren't whiter, nor am I blinding friends with my excessive smiling. And, I as- sure you, I have not yet once spoken the words, "It's so funny; I don't even feel hungry. I guess it's because my body is so filled by the nourishment of self-love." I should have known what I was get- ting myself into. This is the third time I have done some sort of a fast/cleanse, and though this has been by far the easiest, it still sucks eggplants. The first time was when I was 20 and living in Australia. I had never even heard of a fast; the concept was so foreign to me. My roommates in- sisted that they did one fast a year and that they would feel amaz- ing when it was over. They guided me through lower- ing my food intake for two weeks, until I was eating only a couple of apples a day. My fast was to include seven days of only water – tea if I felt really hungry. The second time, I willing- ly took on food deprivation was when I was placed on a monthlong raw food diet – only fruits and vegetables – by a doc- tor to assist with my circulation prob- lems. The third time's the charmed life, so I have subjected myself to this cleanse, drinking gnarly, disgusting juice – parsley, kale et al. – and water for three days. "Cleanse" is an interesting word. I'm not sure exactly what is supposedly be- ing cleansed – intestines, kidneys, ar- teries? – but I'm pretty sure my brain is getting a good bleaching. Every time I have fasted, I have become delirious – so completely obsessed with food that it's been, well, consuming. Yesterday I placed my ear up to my child's cheek as he crunched on Goldfish, just so I could be close to the sound of satiation. The floor un- der my daughter's highchair is covered in food, and I find myself wondering whether it's still good. Ten-hour rule, amiright? When I did my month of raw food, I became obsessed with hot dogs, which is weird because I'm a pes- catarian. Every evening, I would go to the local convenience store and watch as the hot dogs rotated on that little grill thing. I would stand there for about an hour, mesmerized. Then I'd go home and eat broccoli while whispering, "You're a hot dog." I spent most of my water-only week actu- ally sitting in water in my bathtub, staring at a giant huntsman spider, wonder- ing whether he would eat me before I got to eat any- thing else. Did he think I looked as delicious as he looked to me? Those furry pretzel-stick legs and those six Skittles eyes. See? Delirious. I gave up after six days. And that's the thing about these fasts; we can give up at any time – which is what makes the whole thing so unpalatable. ( Well, that and the as- paragus ginger juice.) Meanwhile, famine has been declared in Sudan. Twenty million people are literally starving. Not like me when I have a fridge full of food and say, "OMG, I'm literally starving." Next time I think of spending money on a fast, I will send the cash to a region in need of food in- stead. As a gift to myself for complet- ing this cleanse, I donated to UNICEF to help starving Sudanese children. I encourage you to do the same. 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This week, I found the perfect recipe to remedy that situation. I would be surprised if these delicious brownies lasted a day at my house. Throw them in the oven before you start cooking dinner and dessert will be ready by the time you are done eating. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1 box (1 lb 2.3 oz) Betty Crocker™ fudge brownie mix ¼ cup water 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 10 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (1 cup) ½ container (16 -oz size) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate or vanilla frosting (2/3 cup) 5 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped (2/3 cup) DIRECTIONS 1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom only of rec- tangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, or spray with cook- ing spray. 2. Stir brownie mix, water, oil and eggs in medi- um bowl until well blended. Stir in 1 cup crushed cookies. Spread in pan. 3. Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean or al- most clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. 4. In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High about 10 to 15 seconds or un- til drizzling consistency. Drizzle frosting over brownies. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup chopped cookies. Source: bettycrocker.com