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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 25, 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 Youth First Today by Katherine Baker, Youth First, Inc. Red Ribbon Week coming to local schools Brighter Side by Janice Barniak Headed for the highway Petersburg, Indiana 47567• Phone: (812) 354-7777 IN License #AU10000269 rogercraigauction@outlook.com see www.auctionzip.com, auctioneer #39502 VEHICLES: 2001 Ford F 150 Super Crew, solid bed cover, blue, 131K miles; 1999 Ford Red Crown Victoria LX 4 door, 90K MILES; 1987 Ford F150 pickup, 114K miles, rough; nice 16' double axle trailer; 3 small single axle trailers; Troy Built rear tine tiller with new Honda motor; nice Husqvar- na 48" riding mower; 2 Snapper mowers. TOOLS: Floor jack; shop vac; grease guns; drop cords; levels; very large assortment of hand tools; rods and reels; sausage press; coolers; lockers; clippers; sledge hammers; lots of yard and garden tools; tool boxes; elct. cut off saw; bench grind- er; pipe vice; hedge trimmers; Hobart Handler 120 wire welder; boomers; reciprocating saw; air tools; portable air tank; battery chargers; LP tanks and stoves; garden push planter; chain hoist; log chains; elect air compressor; folding chairs; smoker grill; post driver; wagon jack; assortment bolt and nuts; motor oil; and lots more. COLLECTIBLES AND HOUSEHOLD: Texa- co Die Cast collectible toys, (new in box); over 30 iron skillets; 9 cookie jars; table and 4 chairs; apple peeler; touch lamp; pots and pans; utensils; quilt; scales; jewelry box; assortment of harmon- icas; antique dolls; pocket knives; bedroom suite; over 25 oil lamps; Fenton; Vaseline depression glass; Indian dream catchers; washer & dryer; lots of other household and collectibles too numerous to mention. NOTES: is is a big auction with 2-3 auctioneers working most of the day, lots of small items, food and restroom available, auction under tents. To view photos, visit the website at www.auctionzip. com. Auctioneer ID 39502. TERMS: Cash, personal check, Visa/MasterCard. Proper ID for registration PUBLIC AUCTION To settle the estate of Robert W. Cummines, the under- signed executor will offer at Public Auction the following described personal property located at 3778 N. 375 W., Petersburg, Ind. (In Petersburg, turn at McDonald's onto Hwy 56, go 5 miles to Bowman, turn north on CR 375 W. to auction site). Watch for signs: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 10 A.M. (edt) OWNER: ROBERT W. CUMMINES, ESTATE RON SHARP, EXECUTOR ROGER W. CRAIG, AUCTIONEER/BROKER EARL WAGLER, AUCTIONEER COREY BOUCHIE, AUCTIONEER (License #AU11300002) VEHICLES—HOUSEHOLD TOOLS—COLLECTIBLES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 9969 E. State Road 56, Otwell MLS #201721348 $ 112,500 Well-maintained, 3-bay manual car and large vehicle wash with attached heated 24x31 area that could be used for retail or other business possibilities. Located at the Otwell Junction (State Roads 56 and 257) on 1 acre parcel. Listed by: Dara O'Neil 812-631-3654 We Make It Personal! Warner Real Estate 10/25/17 Patricia Warner, Mng. Broker 812-582-1734 or 812-354-2867 Rhonda Dillon, Broker 812-354-5645 Kim Willett, Broker 812-766-0915 Corner of SR 61 and Prides Creek Road, Petersburg • 812-354-2867 WE NEED LISTINGS BAD! #1055. 1501 E. Walnut St., Petersburg Extra nice 2 bed- room bungalow, large living room and kitchen, range, refrigerator, washer, dryer, new gas furnace and A/C, water heater, new vinyl and carpet. 2 city lots, garage and half basement, 1,100 sq. ft, roofed 11x15 deck. Best of all, it's been reduced to $39,900! Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/WarnerRealEstate COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • ACREAGE We're here to assist you find or sell your home and with loan assistance. #1019. 1202 E. Walnut St., Petersburg. Turn-of-the-century Victorian with large rooms an his- toric features. Upstairs apartment has 4 rooms, 1-2 bedrooms, 1 bath and separate entrance. Level 1 has 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, living room has a fire- place. Both levels have hardwood and linoleum floors. Includes carports, garage, nice corner lot in town with flowers and shrubs, much remodeling has been done. $39,900. Priced below value! #1083. 2 parcels, 30 acres each. Perfect for hunters and camp- ers. Electric and water available, blacktop frontage, large amount of acreage is in water, well-stocked for fishing, some clearings, rest in woods. Build site ready. Also has 20 acres that are perfect for hunters, campers and homes. Call for details. Owner will entertain serious offers. #1079. 1 acre commercial building sites available on Prides Creek Road across from Prides Creek Subdivision. Includes wa- ter and electric. $10,000/acre. #319. 2 to 3 bedroom home on 2 acres with 2.5-car detached ga- rage adjacent to Prides Creek Golf Course on SR 61 S at the edge of Petersburg. Newer furnace and A/C, newer roof, nice potential to be remodeled, great location! #320. Good rental property or fixer-upper. 613 S. 9th St., Peters- burg, 3 bedroom with hardwood floors, gas heat, full basement on city lot. $18,500. #321. Bells Hill Corner on SR 57 S., Petersburg. An acre with side road access, home has newer roof, furnace and A/C, many pos- sibilities, even for development. Low $20,000s #323. Almost an acre, 2 to 3 bedroom home with 30'x45' pole barn in Alford. Home has been partially remodeled, Ther- mo-pane windows, surveyed. Reduced to $30,000. As is. #322. 39 acres of commercial acreage on the edge of Peters- burg on SR 61 S. Close to I-69. By Katie Omohundro, Youth First, Inc. Every fall, communi- ties and schools around the country honor a week known as Red Ribbon Week, sponsored by the National Family Partnership. Red Ribbon Week began in 1985 to raise awareness of drug abuse and drug-related violence. Although Red Rib- bon Week is now a popular time for theme days and as- semblies in schools, it start- ed due to a tragic event. Enrique "Kiki" Camarena joined the US Drug Enforce- ment Administration (DEA) because he wanted to make a positive impact in the fight against drug abuse. Unfor- tunately, in 1985, Agent Ca- marena was taken and bru- tally murdered by drug traf- fickers. In response to Agent Ca- marena's death, people in his community began to wear red ribbons to honor his memory. Because of an- ger and concern about what drug involvement was doing to their community, groups gathered to raise awareness, and from these groups Red Ribbon Week was born. Not only does Red Ribbon Week honor the memory of Agent Kiki Camarena, it continues the battle against illegal drugs and helps edu- cate communities about the associated dangers. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug pre- vention and awareness pro- gram in the United States. Raising awareness on this topic is increasingly im- portant, because studies now show that 10.6 percent of youths 12-17 years old are currently using some form of illicit drugs. This year Red Ribbon Week is being celebrated from October 23-31. The theme for this year is "Your future is key, so stay drug free." The theme encour- ages youths to think about where they want to be in life and how staying drug-free will help achieve their goals. The purpose of the week is to educate and get the con- versation started on how to say no to drugs. Participat- ing in Red Ribbon Week ac- tivities provides the oppor- tunity for students to join together and take a stand against illegal substances. A dedicated group of students at Evansville's Thompkins Middle School has worked hard to plan a great Red Ribbon Week. They will be sharing sta- tistics during the morning announcements to educate their schoolmates on the dangers of drug abuse. This group helped find the infor- mation and statistics for this article. They did an amazing job planning the week! Thompkins Middle School will look slightly dif- ferent during this week be- cause the students will be dressing up for theme days to actively demonstrate that they are saying no to drugs. Thompkins kicked off the week with a "We are Head- to-Toe Drug Free" theme. Later in the week, students will be dressing up in Hawai- ian-themed clothing for "Lei off Drugs" day! Thompkins Middle School will not be the only school getting into the spirit for Red Ribbon Week, so be on the lookout for activities at a school near you! This column is contribut- ed by Jenna Bowman, student social work intern, and Katie Omohundro, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedi- cated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 38 Master's level so- cial workers to 56 schools in seven southwestern Indiana counties. More than 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and after- school programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maxi- mize student success. To learn more about Youth First, visit www.youthfirstinc.org or call 812-421-8336. While you might think I've only ev- er wanted to be a newspaper editor, be- cause here I am, living the dream, I did entertain a few other ideas along the way. While I would not leave this job for any of these, I like to think that if sci- entists are right, and there are infinite universes of every outcome, in some of the universes I am doing these things: —I saw a movie once where wait- resses delivered meals on roller skates, and when I was five or six, I spent a lot of time pretending to de- liver meals as I wheeled around in my blue Smurf roller skates. I still think a job that gets you free food, exercise and a free set of wheels is a good job! (I get to drive a company car in this job so my wheels are covered, but I'm still open to someone making this a free food opportunity!) —I always thought it would be fun to be the Liberty Tax lady during tax sea- son. You see her standing by the road in robes and a styrofoam crown and, to be honest, varying degrees of enthusi- asm depending on the skill level of the people in your town. There are some excellent tax ladies out there, though. I had lots of ideas for how I'd entertain the crowd. I imagined having an extra set of the liberty torches, and I'd juggle them. Sometimes I would use two to sweep people into the parking lot like I was an air traffic controller. I'd mem- orize speeches about giving us your poor, tired and hungry, and afterwards bring back the crowd with how you'll be less tired and hungry after your re- fund is in! I'd play an American mix on a boom box. I knew I could be the best Liberty Tax lady, the kind kids want to get pictures with. I hope there's a uni- verse out there where I've been sent to New York to compete against the oth- er Liberty Tax ladies in view of the ac- tual Statue of Liberty. —Along the same line, I once thought that after the inimitable coun- try-singer/comedian Ray Stevens passed away, there might be an open- ing in his Vegas show for a Ray Stevens impersonator. I had the Ray Stevens karaoke tape and spent a lot of time di- recting my siblings and cousins in my own renditions of "Mississippi Squir- rel Revival" and "Sitting Up with the Dead"—because if I were going to be famous, I had to take my family with me! That's what the late Ray Stevens would want, I told myself. For those of you who don't know, Ray Stevens isn't dead yet, as his 2009 spe- cial, "We Ain't Dead Yet" told us. So it's true what people say about not putting all your eggs in one basket, especially if that basket involves another person's early demise. (Except at Easter, when that's sort of the whole show, right— what with eggs all in a basket and an- other person's early death bringing salvation. I know I'm oversimplifying here.) Anyway, I thought there could be a future where, in the style of IU graduate Kevin Kline, in the mov- ie "Dave," I would be the pinch-hitter for Ray Ste- vens in his time of need the way Dave, a presiden- tial impersonator, steps in for the president during his temporary coma in the excellent 1993 blockbuster. The idea a 13-year- old girl could not pass for Ray Stevens never mattered. In fact, my sisters and I, when we played male parts, affixed our long hair into beards by pulling our hair down to the tip of our chins and tying a ponytail holder around it to hold it there. These are just a few. Really there were a lot of phases. There was even an internship when I was a costume assistant for the play "The Foreigner" at Brown County Playhouse one sum- mer when I thought, maybe a life doing 10 -second quick changes, pulling vel- croed suits off actors and hosing them down during fake rainstorms might be a great life. It was another of those road-not-taken moments. People like to quote Robert Frost about taking the road less traveled by. I've taken a very well-traveled road, frankly. They've asphalted it, and started selling taffy to carloads of families and built exits off to the world's biggest ball of yarn—I'm on the busy road. There was a time when people thought settling down in your 20s and 30s and building a family was really what life was about, but notice all my pre-teen dreams were about jobs, and every time I saw a relative they might ask "what do you want to be when you grow up? " We understood that to mean what job, whereas I think it's true that in earlier generations, there was a focus on character, parables and people as- sumed that being part of a family and doing any honest work was OK. That's essentially the entire message of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." It may make all the difference to, as Frost said, take the road less trav- eled by, but when we get down to brass tacks, let's just face that sometimes, there's a reason a road isn't taken. If you're sitting there wondering whether it's time to finally settle into a good job with that bookkeeping de- gree or if you should jump all-in so you can take that flea circus hobby to the professional level—let me just step in here as an advocate of the well-traveled road. I see a lot of unique- ness for its own sake on- line. People on Kickstart- er have raised more than $18,000 to create a grid- dle that will make pi- rate-shaped pancakes, while another project spent thousands to con- duct a "squirrel census" of dubious scientific mer- it. It's worth saying that while being your unique self is beautiful, when you take the road less traveled, it's nice to make sure it's going somewhere you eventually want to be. That, if you're wondering, is how I ended up here. We're in a culture that glorifies cast- ing off any responsibility as if they're shackles, but I'm telling you that there are also ways we've lived and patterns we follow like blueprints because they're instructive. It's hard to build a house from boards when you've never done it before, so building on set prin- ciples might be an efficient way to get to where you want to be if that's a place people have been before, for example, in stable families. I asked my son, Charlie, what he wanted to be when he grows up just last week, and he says, as he's said for awhile, that he wants to be a dad. Is it because we let him have a baby doll as a child, my husband wonders? To which I say, what's wrong with being a dad instead of a rock star or a doctor? Lives have parameters, and if we ask our children, maybe not what but who they want to be, maybe we can get across the message that it's not im- portant to be famous or rich, or to cen- ter your life on your work, even if you love it. Like the haikus we look forward to from Alden Heuring in his column, a set meter doesn't restrict the poem's content or potential impact. Also like the haikus, we don't have a lot on this planet to make our time here meaningful. Which reminds me, I could learn an- other thing from haikus to apply to this column—brevity! In any case, if I see you other par- ents, local career people, and people who, like me, returned to where they grew up, we can look to each other and know we're on this same road, fre- quently-traveled. By the way, I can recommend the World's Largest Ball of Yarn at Exit 12. Easily the World's Eighth Wonder. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL REAL ESTATE ADS IS 5 P.M. EVERY MONDAY SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call— 812-354-8500