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D-2 Home Life Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The Press-Dispatch To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free prize from a local business and a free three month Press-Dispatch subscription. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Route 56 Antiques & Treasurers. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Jill Estey ...................................... Otwell ........10/20 Paul Bastin .................................. Otwell ........10/21 Michelle Genco .......................... Petersburg .....10/22 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR 3329 W. State Road 56, Petersburg (Near Bowman on State Road 56) Phone: 812-354-5645 • Like Us on Facebook Pike County Personals by Judy True BIRTHDAYS October 19 – Matt Berry October 20 – Autumn Hudson October 22 – Randy Armstrong; Paul Duncan; Wendi Wright October 23 – Marie Tolbert October 25 – Judy True; A.J. All- dredge October 26 – Noah and Nicole Heichelbech; Tanner Meade October 27 – Lexie White; Paul Vi- ton October 30 – Sherry Royal turns 21; Kim Slater turns 53; Mary Beth Con- way ANNIVERSARIES Tom and Jean Adams will celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary on Oc- tober 17. Ashley and Trent Tenbarge cele- brated their 1st wedding anniversary on Sunday, October 15. Ashley is the granddaughter of Charles and Shelba Shoultz. RUTH'S NEWS Tylar and Ronnie Morrison took Ruth Morrison to get her hair done on Friday. Tina Barrett came to take her home. Ronnie, Patty, Tylar and Noah Mor- rison went to Indianapolis on Friday. Debbie Alexander took Lucy McK- annan to the store to do her shopping since Lucy's car isn't running. Jake and Thomas Schatz spent Fri- day night with their grandma Lucy. Doug and Leslie Kincaid went to the West Side Nut Club Festival in Evans- ville last Friday. Quentin Price visited his great-gran- ny Ruth on Sunday before going back to school in Terre Haute. They had a great visit. Todd and Audrey Morrison visited with Ruth on Sunday. Austin Dill went to a doctor's ap- pointment in Vincennes on Tuesday. He has an ear infection. Justin Hill visited with Ruth on Tues- day. Justin is Ruth's sixth grandson. He lives in Washington and works in Bloomington. Ruth has a doctor's appointment on Wednesday in Vincennes. She is hav- ing some problems after a recent pro- cedure. Noah Morrison went to a doctor's ap- pointment last Thursday. WEEKLY TIDBITS Sandy Bane attended Grandparents Day at Princeton Community Interme- diate School on Tuesday. Quinn Bane took Sandy, Bob King and Jerry and Phyllis Ernst to the school's book fair. Grandparents Day was on Friday at St. James Catholic School in Haub- stadt. Devin and Tate Bane spent the morning with Sandy, Kathy Wolsing and Stacey Bane. A fter having church, refreshments were served and a pro- gram was presented. Barry and Sandy Bane visited San- dy's aunt and cousins in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Luella White had a fall last Sunday and injured her left foot. Her son-in-law came by and took her to church ser- vices at Bethel Memorial in Princeton. A fterwards they went to eat Chinese at a local restaurant before returning home. She wrapped up her foot and is hoping it will feel better soon. Margie Wheeler enjoyed visits last week from Megan Waggoner, of Bruceville, and her sons Bill and Bob Slone. Rita McGuyer and her daughter Tish Johnson went to lunch on Wednesday in Vincennes. Charlie and Betty Jo Wright went to town on Wednesday last week to make stops at the pharmacy and gro- cery store. Shelba Shoultz and other family members attended a bridal shower for Shelba's granddaughter Melissa Shoul- tz recently. She is the engaged to Jacob Greer, of Newburgh. The wedding will be on Saturday, November 4. Betty Cain enjoyed a visit from her friend Patty last week. Her chil- dren Curt Cain and Candy Hunt also stopped by. On Thursday, Maggie True Arm- strong had lunch in Princeton with co-workers. Those attending were Courtney Shuttle, Neely Held, Ra- chael Ginder, Jennie Mallett and Col- lin Milbrath. Janie Arnold, a resident of Golden Living Center in Petersburg, enjoyed a visit from Joan Eisle recently. Alice Whittington worked for her daughter last week while she was on vacation. Alice ate lunch with Curt and Debbie Cain, Betty Cain and Beverly Belcher for Curt and Debbie's daugh- ter Emily's birthday. Emily's sister Na- talie was also present. Dessi Waple is having outpatient surgery on Monday and will be off work all week recovering. Linda Dunbar of Des Moines, Iowa visited for two weeks in September with her mother Ethel Conley. Jim and Inez King had visits from John Bennington and John Shawhan last week. They had a great time vis- iting. Larry Willis also stopped by to chat. Judy Elber, Cindy Wyant and Ter- ri Merle visited with their parents Jim and Inez King on Wednesday. Maggie True Armstrong took her mom Judy True to have blood work and a CT scan done on Monday. They returned to the oncologist's office on Friday morning to get the good results. Sally Turner, of Owensville, visit- ed with Sharon Rumble, of Union, last weekend. Dale Beadles had visits from his daughter Becky Beadles, grandchil- dren and neighbors last week. Theresa Loveless has spent the week taking care of her sister who is recovering after surgery. Beulah White went home for dinner last Sunday. Those present were Rob- in White and children, Mike and Jen- na White and Kay Reneer. Nancy Collins helped prepare for Pastor Appreciation Day on Sunday at Bunker Hill Baptist Church in Vin- cennes. On Wednesday, the church held Bible Study and diner. Marylee Sullivan enjoyed a vis- it from her brother Jim and his wife from English. They enjoyed visiting with family who stopped by. Debbie Waple, John and Cindy Wa- ple and their son John Waple drove down to Evansville to visit with fam- ily. They enjoyed a fun-filled weekend before returning home to Westfield. Betty Jo and Charlie Wright had doc- tors appointments on Friday. On Mon- day, Charlie will be going for a blood draw at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Anita and Doug Henson had the an- nual wiener roast for their church. Ol- lie and Sue Doublemount attended. Johnny Salm went to visit his sister Peggy Carroll on Sunday. Steve and Patty Sherman went to a doctor's appointment last week before doing some grocery shopping. Connie and Dan McKinney are mak- ing flowers out of paper and enjoyed a visit from Joe and Bette Coomer last week. Sue and Dale Leffler are getting ready for a big yard sale next week- end. They've been busy sorting and pricing things. Tim Schnapf went to the Cypress Baptist Church on Sunday in Evans- ville. Randy Armstrong enjoyed spending the day with family at his dad Howard Armstrong's Patoka home. SUBMIT YOUR NEWS If you'd like to see your news and events in the Personals Column, call Judy at (812) 354-6502 or email your notes to pikepersonals@wildblue.net. My mailing address is 7438 W. State Rd. 56, Hazleton, IN 47640. We'd love to hear from you and share your hap- penings. Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in bright lights of the Halloween Season and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birth- day or anniversary in the week of October 19 -25, so come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. October 19 – Jim Mc- Farland turns 53 years, Ronald Harper turns 58 years, Jeremy Epley turns 40 years, and Aubrey Renee Schroer- ing turns 2 years. October 20 – Rita Johnson. October 21 – Jessica Meyer turns 38 years, Kavin Gayhart turns 28 years, and Sarah Thompson turns 28 years. October 22 – Michelle Genco turns 51 years, and Crystal DeJarnett. October 23 – Jeremy Goodman turns 17 years, John Goodman turns 17 years, and Tyler Erwin turns 26 years. October 24 – Justin Hart turns 31 years and Jake Braunecker turns 26 years. October 25 – Alex Tuell turns 13 years, Zac Stephens turns 28 years, Evyn Fraley turns 31 years, Sheli Cockerham Dillon, Don Gross turns 85 years, Ryan Williams turns 15 years, and Travis Lee Meyer Tolson turns 1 year. 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 dai- ly thought to help them have a beau- tiful day. Lanora Kelley is home, Ju- nior, Mildred, Janice, Marie, Benny, Margie, and a lot more stars like Arv- le. There are colds and the flu going around, plus the everyday aches and pains of life. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding areas are: October 18 – Spurgeon VFW Auxil- iary meet at 7 p.m. at the fire station. October 19 – Winslow Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Trading Post. October 19 – Pike County Moms Group meet at 7 p.m. at the Otwell Unit- ed Methodist Church. October 20 -22 – Rosen- volk German Medieval Fes- tival at the 18th Street Park in Ferdinand. October 23 – "A Banquet for All Seasons" at the Vil- lage Inn at 6:30 p.m. October 25 – Spurgeon Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. at the fire station. October 28 – Monster Mash 2017 5k & Costume Contest at the Pike State Forest. The 5k starts at 11 a.m. October 28 – Lockhart Township Halloween Party at 4 p.m. at the Com- munity in Stendal. Costume judging, piñatas, a haunted house, cake walk and door prizes. Judging begins at 6:30 p.m. in many categories. Food and drink will be available. October 31 – Halloween – kids of all ages go out to the houses in the neigh- borhood or town and have a great time. The hours in Winslow are 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Sweets Column Halloween Yard Dec- oration will be going on at the same time but to give you a Big Thank You for decorating your yard if lighted or not lighted. Have Fun! Winslow Seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Communi- ty Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on Mon- day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Courthouse Basement. Postcards this week at Sweets Col- umn, Winslow, IN 47598 were none, but a point of interest is from the Pe- tersburg Hardware Store, Sherry Bish- op, that Ladies' Night is November 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There are power tools to try out, learn to fix a fau- cet, and try your hand in making some- thing. I made a Christmas ornament and much more. I would like to say that I really enjoyed my Ladies' Night and if I can I'll be at this one also. The Patoka River last week was low but then the heavy downpours and showers came Monday and Tuesday that brought the fall temps around 70s to 80s, but the nights were chilly in- to the 60s. Then came the weekend where Sunday showers and the North- west wind which brought in the cool- er temps into the 60s at day and night time into the 40s, but not for too long into next week. During the heavy rains we saw what every Cabin house and even a business gets and that is a leak. Where you have to set a pan, jar, or a bucket to catch the droplets. Norm got the ladder out and in-between the heavy and light rain- falls, he climbed up just to view the situation on which nail is up, and he found a few. So, when the roof was safe enough to repair, which was Thursday and Saturday he patched all the nails in that area of the roof. So far, as of Sun- day, it has help and no leak. Kyana has a friend over, Tiara, where they sang their hearts out to the tunes they listen to this era of 2017. They are really great and they had a great time that evening. I also heard where Kyana got A's and B's this grading period at Middle School. We are so proud of you, Kyana! How was your Friday the 13th? Mine was fabulous; I didn't even fall up the stairs. Well the grass is still growing but now we can wait until after a rain other- wise the lawn look OK, so don't put the mower up yet. The leaves are falling more each day but the colors are show- ing their beauty, in the backyard the colors are red, yellow, green; others trees have yellow and green. We have two squirrels that we see and Norm saw four deer in the woods North of us. It was real great to see the five Hum- mingbirds and the Hoppy Toad. Isn't nature grand? The lights are about to dim on this weeks ramblings but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down, and watch for deer and school buses, and always smile, wave, and say Hi to ev- eryone this week. FARM Down on the Global Positioning Systems and Science Sensations By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension Seventh Grade Science Sensations is an excel- lent program for youth in seventh grade around Gibson County, but the GPS station at the event is near- ly ready for a major update or overhaul. With drones, wind- mills, wearable art (think Fit- bit-synonymous science), and rocketry being on dis- play for youth, the old GPS unit with no touch screen and a pinpoint accuracy of 3 to 30 feet does not pique the interest it seems to have once accomplished. First, Seventh Grade Science Sensations is a field trip opportunity for every seventh grader in Gibson County. Held over three days, South Gibson students invade the fair- grounds on day one, with North Gibson being en- tertained on day two, and East Gibson/Homes- chool/private schools in- vited on the third day. Youth are led through a series of eight different stations, each lasting ap- proximately 30 minutes on various science-relat- ed topics. Food Science is covered as Lisa Wilson, Health and Human Science Ed- ucator, and the Extension Homemakers lead an ice- cream making endeavor. A local pest control com- pany comes in and shows off bugs live and dead to talk entomology. Oakland City University students spend two of the days leading previous Nation- al Youth Science Day ex- periments, from creating wind turbines to making air-powered rockets out of two-liter bottles. The Master Gardeners and Susan Fowler talk about wildlife and habitats. This year's National Youth Sci- ence Day experiment in- volved creating clothing that could monitor heart rate and count steps. Then there is the GPS station. Led by some creep named Hans, all the youth are asked to know what GPS (global posi- tioning sys- tem) and GIS (geograph- ic information system) mean before hand- ing out devic- es where but- tons on the sides of the device have to be pressed to navigate screens. Once the instruc- tor explains that metal roofs are bad for syncing those devices with satel- lites, youth are forced to stand in the elements and navigate to a screen where an electronic compass is explained. Then the rush is on to use a compass to find random points where plastic bags containing puzzle pieces have been dropped. Once the youth return with all the puzzle pieces, they are forced to work together to solve a tangram square. Once they complete, that overly ambitious instructor com- pares their time to other groups. Big shout out to Gibson County Homes- choolers for completing with 12 minutes to spare. All that rudimentary science, like compass- es, tangrams, GPS de- vices without GIS inter- face, and being outside, certainly cannot compete with unmanned aerial ve- hicles. Especially consid- ering those drones are ones that can be flown us- ing apps downloaded on- to smartphones. Maybe smartphones are the tick- et. If only that guy Hans had taken all the youth somewhere with Wi-Fi. For more information on science-related top - ics, please contact Hans Schmitz at 812-385 -3491, ext. 103 or hschmitz@pur- due.edu. UPCOMING DATES • Saturday, Oct. 21: Once Upon a Garden Seminar brought to you by the Gibson County Master Gardeners. Tak - ing place in the cafete- ria of the Princeton Mid- dle/Intermediate School campus, the event will be- gin at 8:45 a.m. and fea- ture speakers discuss- ing everything from soil amendments to cooking with herbs. Contact Hans at 812-385 -3491, ext. 103 for more information. should make rules and enforce them, give advice, show love, care, and re- spect, role model positive and encour- aging behaviors and discipline when needed. If a parent is absent these skills are lost, as the child must meet his own needs and function as a mini- adult rather than a child. Some children who are emotion- ally neglected become angry and sullen. Others become depressed, develop unhealthy dating relation- ships, demonstrate poor academ- ic performance, and may show lit- tle respect for others or themselves. Showing your child you love them even when their behavior is trou- bling can go a long way toward building a healthy relationship. If you are a parent, guardian, or caregiver, make time in your busy schedule – or better yet – eliminate some of the commitments you have and start nurturing and loving your children. Put down the cell phone and talk to your kids. Teach your children how to communicate face- to-face versus the push of a button. Give your children the love and at- tention we all need and make sure their basic needs are met. Their fu- ture – and their ability to relate to others in our world – depends on it. This column is contributed by Kath- erine Baker, LCSW, LCAC, school so- cial worker for Youth First, Inc., a lo- cal nonprofit dedicated to strengthen- ing youth and families. Youth First provides 38 Master's level social workers to 56 schools in seven south- western Indiana counties. More than 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school so- cial work and afterschool programs that prevent substance abuse, pro- mote healthy behaviors, and maxi- mize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit www.youth- firstinc.org or call 812-421-8336. NEEDS Continued from page 1