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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 27, 2017 D-1 HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. UNKNOWN Youth First Today by Lori Powell, Youth First, Inc. The Wonderful Truth about Cats and Dogs I have always loved animals, espe- cially cats. Throughout my profes- sional life, I have noticed that sharing photos of my cats and keeping small stuffed animals in my office has helped initiate and continue conversations with children and adults, helping me build trusting relationships. As a result, when I began my em- ployment at Vogel Elementary School as a Youth First Social Worker, I be- gan to carry a stuffed animal with me to help children transition into school in the mornings. If I'm not at the door when children enter the area, some will ask, "Where is the lady with the cat? " Some children smile and ask to pet the stuffed animal I'm carrying with me, which is usually a cat of various colors. As a result, I am not surprised by the following statement from Rose M. Barlow, of the Department of Psy- chology at Boise State University in Idaho: "Animals, (real or toys) can help children and adults to experience and express emotions, a feeling of un- conditional support, and grounding." According to the Academy of Anxi- ety and Depression, anxiety disorders affect 1 in 8 children. Rose Barlow al- so states that animals can help reduce anxiety, stress, and sadness that adults or children might be experiencing. There are many people that need help meeting their emotional needs to feel safe, loved, and appreciated. I've listed five essential needs that pets can provide to adults and children: 1. A constant companionship can be formed that teaches the individual how to provide unconditional love and affec- tion appropriately. 2. A structured schedule for wak- ing up in the mornings, bedtimes, and meal times can be developed. 3. A positive coping skill can be de- veloped, because it is very difficult to play with a dog or cat without smiling or laughing. 4. Self-esteem can be increased by allowing the child to feel comfortable in building friendships. 5. Physical comfort can be obtained by touching, holding, and petting your animal. Animals can be a great asset to any home or therapeutic setting. When se- lecting an animal, there are multiple considerations that should be weighed. When choosing a pet, please make sure they are friendly and want the ex- tra attention a child will give. Other- wise, the essential needs of the individ- ual and the pet will not be met. Also, it's important to be thoughtful about the care and responsibility that any animal requires, including obtaining appropri- ate vaccinations for all pets in the home. If you are unable to afford care for the animal and must return it to the original owner, this could create addi- tional trauma for children and adults who have become attached to their new pet. But don't give up on the possi- bility of animal-assisted therapy. There is always the option to use toy stuffed animals or visit the animals at the zoo to help children and adults reduce or alleviate feelings of stress, anxiety, and sadness. This column is contributed by Lori Pow- ell, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 38 Master's level social workers to 56 schools in seven southwest- ern Indiana counties. More than 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and af- terschool programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit www.youthfirstinc. org or call 812-421-8336. ZUCCHINI ROLLATINI By Monica Sinclair I get emails every day from different recipe sites. Yesterday, I received an email from Yummly that included a bunch of different meatless meals so I thought I would help out my vegetarian readers this week. A fter searching the email, I decided on one I knew that I would love and will definitely be for all of you Italian lovers. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 2 large (14 oz each) zucchini, cut length- wise into 12 (1/4-inch thick) slices 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt fresh black pepper, to taste 1 cup quick marinara sauce 1 large egg 2/3 cup part skim ricotta cheese 1/2 cup grated Pecori- no Romano cheese, plus more for serving 1/4 cup chopped basil 1 garlic clove, minced 3/4 cup (3 oz) shred- ded mozzarella DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Spread 1/4 cup mar- inara sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 -inch bak- ing dish. 2. Cut the zucchini lengthwise, into 1/4-inch thick slices until you have a total of 12 slices about the same size. It's easiest to do this with a mandolin. 3. Season both sides of the zucchini with 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, then grill on a grill pan over high heat to help dry out the zucchini, until pliable and grill marks form, but not fully cooked, about 2 min- utes on each side. 4. In a medium bowl, beat the egg then mix togeth- er with ricotta, Pecorino Romano, basil, garlic, 1/8 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. 5. Spread the ricotta mixture (about 1 1/2 table- spoons each) evenly onto each zucchini slice, spreading to cover. 6. Roll up slices and arrange them each seam side down in the prepared dish. Top each with 1 tb- sp marinara sauce and 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese and tightly cover with foil. 7. Bake 20 minutes, or until the cheese is hot and melted. Source: yummly.com 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 Brighter Side by Janice Barniak Putting the 'meh' in memories So I'm headed to my 15 -year North Posey High School class reunion Sat- urday. Up until now, I've skipped them, preferring people from high school to remember me as a teenager because, let's face it, I was better looking. Or so I thought, before I looked at the actu- al evidence. Here I've been idealizing myself at an age when I was a 16 -year-old fry chef who lived in my mom's house, failed the driving test, and was pictured in the yearbook under "most eccentric." To put that into perspective, I was wearing a white button-up busi- ness-style shirt that picture day with orange, navy, red and green tie-dyed bell bottoms in that picture. Next to me the male counterpart for "most ec- centric," was Jarrod, known for asking people to call him by his street name, the gangster of love—his street name in a town where the streets are pret- ty much Church Street, Saint Francis and Fletchall. I mean, I'd love to meet the woman who captured the heart of the peren- nially single "gangster of love," just as I'm sure he'd be equally glad to know I finally burned those pants. We think people expect us to look like we did high school, but I don't run into my pediatrician and bemoan I'm not back to my 8 pounds 3 ounces, yet, and my babysitter isn't disappoint- ed I'm finally old enough to watch the R-rated movies we watched together when I was 8. (Sorry my nightmares got you fired, Hannah.) The thing is, every time I run into an old classmate casually, it is never on a day I look my best. The first time I ran into Hans Schmitz, the salutatorian of my gradu- ating class, post-graduation, was when he started his job at the Extension Of- fice. I was pregnant, but not basket- ball pregnant, just "Honey-I-Shrunk- the-Laundry" pregnant. I had to hur- ry along the interview because I had to go pee the entire time. (My entire life was about going to the bathroom at that time. I gave direc- tions like, "Take a right at the Chuckles where they put the bathroom key on a broom handle, and it's two port-a-johns down on the left.") The second time I ran into Hans, maybe a month later, I had fulfilled a preg- nancy craving for Fazoli's breadsticks, driving all the way from Princeton to eat six of them in Evans- ville before I went over to the Gibson County Health Dept. event. Of course, I realized too late my Altoid tin was emp- ty, and I had to keep hiding my mouth behind my spiral reporter's notebook trying not to breathe as Hans told about what were then plans for the 10 -year reunion. I pretended not to recognize Abby, a high school basketball player, while I was in my bathing suit with the kids at an indoor water park in French Lick shortly after giving birth to my sec- ond son. I ran into another treasured friend af- ter being puked on in the diaper aisle at Target. It's like meeting an ex; we're all play- ing the "who won the breakup" game. When asked if I'd attend this shindig, my mental pep talk went something like: "You're gainfully employed! You have your license! You've never done meth or lost your house gambling on the ponies! " I have low standards on what it means to be a successful adult, appar- ently. So I RSVP'd back to the text message before I could chicken out on it. We wouldn't idealize high school as a simpler, better time if reunions required you to spend a day back in school. You wouldn't even get inside before you remembered why you left. You'd be standing in the rain at 7 a.m. waiting for a bus, armed with your worst self-doubts and a half-hour of un- finished pre-Calculas homework, when it sunk in. Your half-hour bus ride, smelling strongly of 15 kinds of cheap cologne bathed in by high school boys and try- ing not to let the back of your legs stick to the sweaty vinyl, would reinforce the point. If that didn't work, post-PE show- ers and awkwardly asking a classmate to a school dance would guarantee you'd never attend anoth- er reunion. Some people are tak- ing their spouses, I guess for moral support—who knows, maybe it's to show them off. I suppose I do have a trophy husband but he isn't in- terested, and I haven't saved up enough wife-bribery points to make him to go. Besides, if I did have the power to bribe him into meeting a room full of strangers for some awkward dancing and small talk, I'll make him join me for Zumba. At least then I wouldn't al- so have to convince him to wear actu- al pants and leave the house on a Sat- urday. Titans probably have different high school experiences—North Posey is rural and has its quirks. City people think I'm lying about Drive Your Tractor to School Day or that the cool kids in town hung out at the local John Deere. There's no city equivalent for that— the undertakers' kids don't have a club that sponsors Drive Your Hearse to School Day, and city kids certainly wouldn't spend long hours in the fan- cy pen aisle of Staples in a nod to be- ing raised on their parents' desk jobs. So it's probably those shared experi- ences which alumns come together to pay homage to—the things only peo- ple from that school in those years will remember. I'm not taking any chances though, this time. I'm wearing my best duds and getting my hair done, so I can leave a decent impression. The excellent im- pression has to last the next five years. No bathing suits, garlic or baby spit. If we're being 100 percent honest though, I wouldn't actually mind hav- ing those jeans back. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Brian D. Stone conveys to Brian D. Stone and Joshua D. Stone TOD, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Larry Franklin Kolb and Adele Kolb convey to John S. Gentry and Della Gentry, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Donald James Whitney quitclaims to Catherine Aileen Whitney, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Debra J. Driggs and Debra Whitehead Driggs FK A con- vey to David M. Driggs and Debra J. Driggs, real estate as recorded in Pike County. David M. Driggs and Debra J. Driggs convey to Aman- da Boyd and Andrea McLeod, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Faye C. Lecocq Trustee and Kenneth L. Lecocq Trust- ee convey to Faye C. Lecocq, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Faye C. Lecocq conveys to Faye C. Lecocq Irrevocable Income Only and Kenneth L. Lococq Trustee, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tommy R. Hathaway conveys to Bodey Wayne Robert- son and Shawna Lynn Robertson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stacy L. McGuyre Guardian, Winifred C. Gibson Estate and Winifred Gibson AK A convey to Jeffrey G. West and Donna K. West, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph A. Dickson Personal Rep and Jane Ann Dickson Deceased convey to Jane Ann Dickson Trustee, Joseph A. Dickson Trustee and Beverly Osgatharp Trustee, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph A. Dickson Personal Rep and Jane Ann Dickson Deceased convey to Jane Ann Dickson Trustee, Joseph A. Dickson Trustee and Beverly Osgatharp Trustee, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph A. Dickson Personal Rep and Jane Ann Dickson Deceased quitclaim to Jane Ann Dickson Trustee, Joseph A. Dickson Trustee and Beverly Osgatharp Trustee, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Elizabeth Scheller quitclaims to Scott Nelson, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Lee M. Frymire II quitclaims to Makayla Arial Bailey, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jerrad L. Anderson conveys to Kory A. Kerns, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Ronald G. Mason Trustee, Lois J. Mason Trustee, and Ronald G. Mason and Lois J. Mason Trustee convey to Mark E. Sturgill, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kevin L. Woods and Kimberly L. Woods quitclaim to Kevin L. Woods, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Eric R. Jines conveys to Amy R. Fischer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dona M. Miller conveys to James E. Corn and Janna J. Corn, real estate as recorded in Pike County. PHH Mortgage Corporation conveys to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Solar Sources Underground LLC conveys to Solar Sourc- es Mining LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County.