The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch H Personals ville to attended the LST 325 Veterans' Day breakfast on Monday morning. In the eve- ning, Charlotte and Ed at- tended the Immanuel Bap- tist Church's Veterans' Day program put on by the Boy Scouts. Others attending were Jim and Neena Stevens and Bob Wells. On Thurs- day, Charlotte went to play bingo and enjoyed dinner at the Brooklyn Field Apt. with Neena Stevens and Bet- ty Hoosier. Edman Stewart of Mon- Continued from page B-8 roe City was in Petersburg on Friday running errands. Joseph Hetman celebrated his 16th birthday last week. He is the son of Nick and Li- sa Hetman. Audrene Cook, of Hazle- ton, attended the 40-8 Club in Vincennes for Thanksgiv- ing dinner. Evelyne McClure and sat her two nephews, Isaac and Caleb True, on Satur- day and their parents, John and Melissa, went Christmas shopping. Janie Arnold is at Gold- en Living and enjoyed vis- its from her family recent- ly: husband, Jr. Arnold, and son, Gary Arnold. Golden Living had their Thanks- giving dinner last week and Janie helped with the deco- rations. Charlene and Jason Fred- Wednesday, November 21, 2012 B-11 Maurice Hurt were taken out to dinner by her niece and husband, Veronica and David Carr from Anderson, IN, on Friday afternoon. Gibson County Theatre Company announces audi- tions for their first show of the 2013 season, Lend Me a Tenor. The show is one of the most hilarious come- dies of all times and will be performed Feb. 22, 23 and 24. Auditions will be Dec. 6 from 6-8 p.m. and Dec. 8 from 9-11 a.m. at the La- Grange Building at 322 N Prince St., Princeton. Cast includes adult males and fe- males ages 20+. For more information, contact Stacy Hurt at 812-664-5599. Sherri and Lee Lange from Bicknell visited with her sister, Theresa Loveless, on Saturday afternoon. Vera Potts and grand- erick and daughter, Zoey, got in on Saturday evening from Florida. They are going to be staying at Jason's par- ents, Bud and Vicky Freder- ick, while in the area. They came to spend Thanksgiv- ing with family. Her par- ents are Charlie and Betty Jo Wright. On Sunday, they went around visiting with family and friends. The Snowflake Parade re- turns to downtown Prince- ton on December 1 at 5:00 p.m. CST. The theme for this year's parade is "A Stel- lar Christmas!" The light- ed parade will feature floats and musical entries as well as the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. The parade will begin at the intersection of Mulberry Street and South Main Street, continuing north up Main Street, west on State Street, then south on Hart Street. The parade route will end at the inter- section of Hart and Broad- way. It is organized by the Princeton Retail Merchants in cooperation with the Gib- son County Chamber of Commerce and the Gibson County Visitors and Tour- ism Bureau. Helaina turns 7 daughter, Brittany White, enjoyed a visit from Aaron Seed and Dan Kelly, from Lawrenceville, on Thursday. On Saturday, Vera's daugh- ter, Barbara Potts, and Rick Dance and Aaron Seed all visited and enjoyed dinner. The 27th annual Phi Beta Psi Mouse House will open on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. CST at the Oak Grove General Baptist Church in Oakland City. This event is aimed at chil- dren ages 2-13, where they will have the opportunity to shop for family and friends. All gifts are priced $5 and under with gift wrapping ser- vices available at no charge. Children must be accompa- nied by parents at all times except in children's shopping areas. For additional infor- mation, call Charlotte Skel- ton 795-2235 or Pat Beasley 749-4458. Leon and Alice Whitting- ing area spent last Friday at the home of her son and fam- ily in Winslow. They were celebrating the 7th birth- day of their daughter and Velma's granddaughter, He- laina White. Lots of family and friends also attended. The theme of the party was "Disney's Braze" carried out on the cake and decorations. Everyone ate dinner followed by cake and ice cream and Helaina received several nice gifts and cards. Kaidyn's Elmo birthday party Velma White of the Wheel- turned one on November 10. The party was at the Patoka United Methodist Life Cen- ter from 1 to 3 p.m. Kaidyn received clothes, money and several toys. There were 49 in attendance. He is the son of J.T. and Kaidyn Thomas Krieg vember 20. Left to right: Kim Selby, Mary Jane Rhodes, Barbara Chumley, Alene Grubb, Cathy Eckert, and Jon Craig display the $1,000 check. To contact Somebody's Place, call 354-8833. Golden Living donates $1,000 to Somebody's Place Petersburg Golden Living presented Somebody's Place with a check for $1,000 Tuesday morning, No- Decay can cause hazardous defects in trees cause of residential property damage, as well as the lead- ing cause of power outages nationwide. An ice storm can overload all the branch- es on a tree, a hurricane or high wind can blow down a tree if its roots are compro- mised or a cracked tree can fail under its own weight. "Homeowners who are Tree failure is a major worried about trees fall- ing and damaging proper- ty should call a profession- al arborist for an on-site in- spection," advises Tchukki Andersoen, CTSP, BECMA, staff arborist with the Tree Care Industry Association. Andersen notes that trees on construction-altered soils that may be compact- ed, poorly drained, high in clay, sand or gravel, very al- kaline or littered with con- struction debris. Additional, many ur- ban trees are subjected to chemicals such as de-icing salts, herbicides and fertiliz- ers commonly used in land- scape maintenance. Poor tree maintenance is anoth- er contributor to stress. These cumulative stresses all take a toll on tree vitality and structural integrity, in- creasing the risk of failure. Defects and Decay are genetically designed to withstand most storms, but all trees can fail. Defective trees fail sooner than healthy trees. A sound tree becomes potentially dangerous when the tree's woody structure is weakened by one or more defects. During storms, pre- existing defects predispose trees to failure. "To a professional arbor- ist," notes Andersen, "de- fects are visible signs that a tree has the potential to fail." Broadly defined, there ton helped at their church, the First Baptist Church in Princeton, last week. They helped pack 40,000 Bibles to be sent to Puerto Rico. This is the church's fourth year for doing this. The name of the program is "Seed Line Project." They also went to lunch Tonya Krieg of Princeton. He enjoyed his 1st birthday cake made my his mother, which was a Elmo Cake. He visit- ed his Great Granny, Ruth Morrison after the party. His friend, Terry Meadows, visited on Saturday evening and enjoyed time with him. Kaidyn received 24 birthday cards. Free diabetes seminar There will be a free dia- on Wednesday. Then on Fri- day, they went out to dinner in Princeton. On Saturday morning, Leon went to vis- it his sister Mary and the Princeton boys football prac- tice at the high school. Sat- urday evening, they went to the turkey dinner at the Pa- toka UM Life Center. Jodi and Barbara Wade and Joe Earl and Betty Brackin enjoyed the break- fast at the Hazleton Com- munity Center on Saturday morning. Esther Pancake and her sister went out to lunch on Thursday afternoon. Don and Sue Ellen Parker had a good time with Adele and Frank Kolb on Friday evening. They ate supper at a restaurant, then went to the new Princeton High School to see the school's first pro- duction of Oklahoma. Jim Beery visited with Peg Hyneman of Hazleton recently. Bill and Marada Willis went to the turkey dinner on Saturday evening at the Patoka UM Life Center along with friends, Bob and Elie- na Strain. They also attended the Thanksgiving dinner at the Nazarene Church Sunday evening and then later went to their grandson's, Brandon Goodrid, birthday party. The Union Community Church's soup supper was a huge success and all prof- it raised goes to the repairs of the church. Margie Wheeler of Hazle- have an understanding of the factors that create or ac- celerate the development of defects in trees. They also understand that some spe- cies have growth character- istics that make them prone to certain defects. All defects in trees can- Professional arborists Most urban trees survive external indications, such as mushrooms, conks, rotten or punky wood, cavities, hol- lows, holes, in-rolled cracks, and bulges in the wood. The healthy layer surrounding the decay column is called the shell. If the shell thick- ness is thin relative to the size of the tree, the shell is likely to fracture, causing the tree to fail. A tree can have internal decay and an open- ing and still be structurally sound provided that the shell is thick enough and the open- ing is not too wide. If a tree is repeatedly ure. are seven categories of de- fects: decayed wood, cracks, root problems, week branch unions, cankers, poor tree architecture, dead tree and tops or branches. Stress betes seminar on Thurs- day, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Gibson General Hospital's Health and Education Room. Jim Murphy, a Type 1 diabet- ic, will deliver a free educa- tional program to share his personal experience with di- abetes and taking insulin to help control his blood sugar. If you or someone you know is struggling with di- abetes or has an A1C that is 7 percent or higher, Murphy can provide motivation to take those first steps to bet- ter blood glucose control. Di- abetes patients need to know that they are not alone and there are people like Mur- phy who can help them along their journey. For more infor- mation about this free sem- inar or to register, call Gib- son General Hospital's Life- styles Diabetes Center at (812) 385-9485. The event is sponsored by Lifestyles Diabetes Center and Sano- fi Aventis. I want to wish you all a the paper, you can always call me at 354-6502 or 766- 3498 or email me at pikeper- sonals@wildblue.net or mail it to me at 7438 W. State Rd. 56, Hazleton, IN 47640. STOP!!!! ton enjoyed a visit from her daughter, Judy Robb from Princeton, and from son, Bob Sloan from Francisco, last week. Maggie Armstrong baby- It takes 3 minutes to subscribe to Call 354-8500 Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes, IN 47591 (812) 885-3280 gshvin.org • facebook.com/GoodSamaritanHospital trees growing on suitable sites will be able to minimize the extent of decay and oth- er defects. Trees that are stressed have reduced en- ergy reserves, and therefore, have less ability to deal with wounds and decay. Healthy, well-maintained not be detected, corrected or eliminated. Although a pro- fessional arborist can read- ily recognize most defects, there are root problems and some internal defects that are hidden. These trees may require in-depth assess- ments and specialized diag- nostic tools. Homeowners should also keep in mind that defects change with time. A tree that looked fine three years ago may have severe problems today. By doing regular inspections, arbor- ists can successfully man- age the risk of tree failure. Advanced decay and cavi- ties result in less structural strength and reduced stabil- ity. Wood decay is an inter- nal process with just a few Upcoming Shooting Match IRELAND SPORTSMAN CLUB SHOOT Sunday, Dec. 2 Ham Shoot: Noon - 3:00 p.m. Closed Match: 3:00 p.m. Chicken Dinners Served Starting at 11:00 a.m. Sandwiches Available wounded by the presence of in-rolled cracks, includ- ed bark, canker-rot fungi, or equipment (mowers, plows and weed whips), decay oc- curs in every annual ring of wood. These trees should be carefully inspected by a pro- fessional arborist because they do not form a sound shell of wood. The tree is likely to fail at or near the lo- cation of the crack or wound because a large and ever-ex- panding column of decay is present there. Again, a pro- fessional arborist can evalu- ate shell thickness and open- ing width to help determine the tree's potential for fail- assess your landscape and work with you to determine the safest course of action. Contact the Tree Care In- dustry Association (TCIA), a public and professional re- source on trees and arbo- riculture since 1938. It has more than 2,000 member companies who recognize stringent safety and perfor- mance standards and who are required to carry liability insurance. TCIA has the na- tion's only accreditation pro- gram that helps consumers find tree care companies con- sumers find tree care compa- nies that have been inspect- ed and accredited based on: adherence to industry stan- dards for quality and safe- ty; maintenance of trained, professional staff; and ded- ication to ethics and quali- ty in business practices. An easy way to find a tree care service provider in your ar- ea is to use the "Locate Your Local TCIA Member Compa- nies" program. You can use this service by calling 1-800- 733-2622 or by doing a ZIP Code search on www.treec- aretips.org. A professional arborist can Find a professional Thank You I would sincerely like to say "Thank You" to all of those who prayed, visited, sent cards or treats, helped Mom or I in any way, or even thought of me during my accident on Monday evening, August 27. It was a long road back from my 4 days stay in Deaconess Gateway Hospital, to my 41 day stay and rehabilitation at Kindred Angel River in Newburgh, and my home rehabilitation since October 11. I don't know what I would have done without each and every one of you. Special thanks to my family, Lanny and Brenda Simmons, Denise Stewart, Shannon Caldwell, my church, New Liberty General Baptist, my school, Winslow Elementary staff and students, (especially the 5th grade students for their cards and banners), and the community as a whole. Please continue to keep me in your prayers as I begin going back to school and getting back to a normal routine. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Ivan Mason James Johnson, MD, MS, FACS Happy Thanksgiving. If you have some news for Good Samaritan Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of James Johnson, M.D. to its medical staff. Dr. Johnson is board certified in general surgery. He earned his master's degree in biochemistry from University of North Texas and went on to earn his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine. His internship and residency were completed at East Carolina University. He completed a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy, endoscopy and ultrasound at St. Vincent's Health System and Indiana University. Dr. Johnson and his wife Amanda have a two-year-old son, Jonah. They reside in Vincennes. In his free time, Dr. Johnson enjoys running, reading and spending time with his wife and son.