Week in Review 2017-10-29
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Zander Berg of Ferdinand, 3, looked out from a hammock while swinging with his brothers, Brexton Berg, 1, and Xavier Berg, 6, on Saturday at The Beehive arts market in Jasper.
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Claire Terwiske of Jasper, 5, smelled a cucumber melon soap bar held by the soap maker Sara Rhoades of Evansville on Saturday as her mother, Melissa, and siblings, Tenley, 1, and Adalyn, 8, watched at The Beehive arts market in Jasper. Selena Vonderheide of Jasper, who helped organize the event, said this is the fourth arts market where regional artists are given an environment where they can sell handmade goods.
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Local artist Abby Laux of Celestine painted during a demonstration at a plein air workshop Saturday at The Beehive arts market in Jasper. Selena Vonderheide of Jasper, who helped organize the event, said this is the fourth arts market where regional artists are given an environment where they can sell handmade goods.
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Local artist Kyle Eckert of Jasper painted an oil painting featuring a church steeple Saturday at The Beehive arts market in Jasper. Selena Vonderheide of Jasper, who helped organize the event, said this is the fourth arts market where regional artists are given an environment where they can sell handmade goods.
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Berg brothers Xavier, 6, Brexton, 1, and Zander, 3, all of Ferdinand, took a swing in a hammock under supervision of their great aunt Louise Gudorf of Jasper on Saturday at The Beehive arts market in Jasper.
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Michael Ohlemacher of Elisabeth took a break from the market Saturday at The Beehive arts market in Jasper.
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Porter Beach of Jasper, 3, made his way around the circle during a game of duck, duck, goose on Sunday during a Halloween trick-or-treating event at Arnold F. Habig Community Center in Jasper. Event organizer Janessa Wolf, recreation director for Jasper Parks and Recreation, estimated about 300 trick-or-treaters attended the event.
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Jenna Bromm of Jasper and Spider-Man, aka her son, Jaxon Jones of Jasper, 3, fell to the ground while playing after attending a Halloween trick-or-treating event at Arnold F. Habig Community Center in Jasper. Bromm said her son is “full of energy constantly” and they came to the field following the event to burn some of that energy off before heading home. Event organizer Janessa Wolf, recreation director for Jasper Parks and Recreation, estimated about 300 trick-or-treaters attended the event.
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Megan Hughes, front, and her friend Maddy Kratzer, both 6 and of Jasper, played “Limb-boo!” on Sunday during a Halloween trick-or-treating event at Arnold F. Habig Community Center in Jasper. Event organizer Janessa Wolf, recreation director for Jasper Parks and Recreation, estimated about 300 trick-or-treaters attended the event.
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Kari Seal of Jasper helped her son, Porter, 1, do the “Limb-boo!” on Sunday during a Halloween trick-or-treating event at Arnold F. Habig Community Center in Jasper. Event organizer Janessa Wolf, recreation director for Jasper Parks and Recreation, estimated about 300 trick-or-treaters attended the event.
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Alexandra Hohler of Huntingburg, 9, cuddled with her 3-month-old Katahdin sheep Lily at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds in Bretzville on Tuesday. Alexandra's family has 10 animals at the fair, but Lily is her favorite. Photo by Sarah Ann Jump.
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Ava Verkamp of St. Anthony, 9, left, Kinley Schnell of Celestine, 7, Alexandra Hohler of Huntingburg, 9, and her sister Elizabeth Hohler, 12, rinsed off in a water trough after the shaving cream fight at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds in Bretzville on Thursday.
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Joey Watts: champion novice showman From Photoshop: Joey Watts: champion novice showman
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Elizabeth Hohler: grand champion breeding ewes From Photoshop: Elizabeth Hohler: grand champion breeding ewes
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Erin Fuhs of Jasper and her son Cole, 3, made their way through the "Ghoul Bus", a spookily decorated school bus, during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening. "He was scared at first but once he saw his preschool teacher in there, he was fine," said Fuhs. This was the first time the school has hosted a trunk-or-treat event with hopes that it will become an annual tradition. Principal Tyler Lemen said that the goal was "to create a sense of community within our Holy Trinity family".
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Nolan Villwock of Jasper, 11, dressed as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, exited the "Ghoul Bus", a spookily decorated school bus, during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening.
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School bus driver Alan Brenner of Jasper, wearing a werewolf mask, waited to assist students exiting the "Ghoul Bus", a spookily decorated school bus, during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening.
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Karen Legris of Jasper added an eye to the trunk of her vehicle to complete its monster decoration during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening.
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Elizabeth Hasenour of St. Anthony, 14, drew a nose and whiskers on her brother John, 6, to complete his Cat in the Hat costume during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening.
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Tara Knight of Jasper added plastic spiders to the webbing decorating her trunk during Holy Trinity Catholic School's trunk-or-treat event at the school's Central Campus in Jasper on Monday evening.
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Nearly 50 people visited Lindauer Family Dairy Farm in Ferdinand as part of the Dubois County Local Foods Tour on Monday.
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Karla Neukam of Jasper simulated milking a cow at Lindauer Family Dairy Farm in Ferdinand as part of the Dubois County Local Foods Tour on Monday. "I learned that's hard," said Neukam after squirting water from the utter on the wooden cow created by Melanie Lindauer.
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Nearly 50 people visited Lindauer Family Dairy Farm in Ferdinand as part of the Dubois County Local Foods Tour on Monday.
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Brothers Craig, bottom left, and Doug Lindauer showed the tour group of nearly 50 people the milking room at Lindauer Family Dairy Farm in Ferdinand as part of the Dubois County Local Foods Tour on Monday.
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For the past 30 years 88-year-old Marian Poe of Dubois has decorated her front porch and sat outside to greet trick-or-treaters every Halloween. Marian Poe gave 9-year-old Anna Miley candy while Kate Schmitt waited for her turn to dole out candy. "This is so much fun," Schmitt said. "Can I do this again instead of going to work?" Poe and Schmitt along with their neighbors John 'Digger' Foltz, Linda Breeding and Poe's son-in-law Neil Graves, all of Dubois, spent the evening handing out candy and enjoying the different costumes.
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For the past 30 years 88-year-old Marian Poe of Dubois has decorated her front porch and sat outside to greet trick-or-treaters every Halloween. Poe along with her neighbors John 'Digger' Foltz, Kate Schmitt, Linda Breeding and her son-in-law Neil Graves, all of Dubois, spent the evening handing out candy and enjoying the different costumes. "This is my favorite holiday," Poe said. The porch was decked out with a skeleton cat, light up pumpkins, a moving broomstick and a stuffed witch.
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While waiting for their costumes to be judged at the fire station in Dubois, 7-year-old Payton Looney of Crystal, left, showed her fake arm to 8-year-old Katelyn Weikert of Dubois, Kenna Zehr of Jasper, 7, and Marley Fischer of Dubois, 7, during the annual Halloween parade and costume contest Tuesday evening.
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In preparation for Halloween Carrie Hynes of Birdseye painted her nails for the holiday with different spooky themes using nail polish brushes and pens. "I painted them a week ago and prayed they'd stay put for Halloween," Hynes said. Hynes checked her phone while waiting to walk in the annual Halloween parade down Main Street in Dubois Tuesday evening.
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With a trench coat borrowed from her grandmother, 11-year-old Madelyn Schepers of Dubois created a headless woman costume which she wore in the annual Halloween parade and costume contest in Dubois Tuesday evening. Madelyn won most original costume.
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Dressed in costumes for Halloween participants walked down Main Street in Dubois during the annual Halloween parade and costume contest Tuesday evening.
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Dressed as Disney Princesses Elsa and Belle, cousins Elsie Busick, left, and Bryney Woolems, both 3 and of Dubois, started eating their candy during the annual Halloween parade down Main Street in Dubois Tuesday evening.
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Southridge Middle School sixth-grader Abi Byrd, center, told sixth-grader Penelope Roy, right, about how she was so nervous on stage that her hands were shaking during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Jasper Middle School eighth-grader Kylie Wolf competed during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Dubois Middle School eighth-grader Easton Denu watched his teammate compete during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Forest Park Junior High eighth-grade English teacher and team coach Nettie Boeglin talked with students, from left, seventh-grader Eli Cox, eighth-graders Ellie Hall, Ava Widolff and seventh-grader Nicaya Hopf during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. The students spend their lunch breaks with Boeglin to study for the competition. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Students were give 15 seconds to spell each word during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Forest Park Junior High eighth-graders Ellie Hall, left, and Ava Widolff held hands during the final rounds of the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Forest Park Junior High eighth-grader Camren Giesler flashed a thumbs-up to his teammates after receiving a ribbon for a near perfect round during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Southridge Middle School sixth-grader Abi Byrd prayed before final scores were announced during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Ameliah Wilkins of Jasper, 4, peered up on stage as her sister Micaila Wilkins, a Southridge Middle School sixth-grader, posed for photos with her team during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Southridge had the highest overall score of 43. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Dubois Middle School eighth-graders Benjamin Schepers, left, and Dakota Roach clapped as their team was announced as the first place winner in their class during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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To reward students who demonstrated empathy for the month of October, Ireland Elementary held an award ceremony and treated the students and their parents to donuts Wednesday morning. This is the first year that Ireland Elementary is having monthly awards for character education. In September students were taught about kindness and for November they will be learning about gratitude. "Academic and athletic awards are great however it's the way you treat people that matters the most," Ashley O'Connor, special education teacher, said to the award winners and their parents. First-grader Walker Swan enjoyed a donut with his mother, Spicy and father Charlie before heading to class.
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Second-grade teacher Jenny Hanneman wrapped up learning about empathy by having her students participate in trying on someone else's shoes. She offered three different pairs of shoes for students to wear and read a paragraph about the owner of the shoes. Second-grader Demetrius DeOrto tried on a pair of flip flops that belong to a fictional eighth-grader who didn't make his school's basketball team. Hanneman asked her students to think about how they would feel if they didn't make the basketball team and what they could do to help that person. "I've always done character education in my classroom and I think it's something that is important for all students to be involved in," Hanneman said. This is the first year that Ireland Elementary is having monthly awards for character education. In September students were taught about kindness and for November they will be learning about gratitude.
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Second-grade teacher Jenny Hanneman wrapped up learning about empathy by having her students participate in trying on someone else's shoes. She offered three different pairs of shoes for students to wear and read a paragraph about the owner of the shoes. Second-grader Allie Sermersheim tried on a pair of shoes that belonged to a fictional mother of three while her classmates listened to her read about the shoe's owner. "I've always done character education in my classroom and I think it's something that is important for all students to be involved in," Hanneman said. This is the first year that Ireland Elementary is having monthly awards for character education. In September students were taught about kindness and for November they will be learning about gratitude.
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To reward students who demonstrated empathy for the month of October, Ireland Elementary held an award ceremony and treated the students and their parents to donuts Wednesday morning. This is the first year that Ireland Elementary is having monthly awards for character education. In September students were taught about kindness, October they learned about empathy and for November they will learn about gratitude. Third-grader, Holly Merdr, Joah Britton and Molly Isaacs worked on decorating their gratitude jar which they can fill with paper slips about what they're grateful for during November.
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To reward students who demonstrated empathy for the month of October, Ireland Elementary held an award ceremony and treated the students and their parents to donuts Wednesday morning. This is the first year that Ireland Elementary is having monthly awards for character education. In September students were taught about kindness, October they learned about empathy and for November they will learn about gratitude. Third-graders Eastyn Recker, left, and Mitchell Hile worked on decorating their gratitude jar which they can fill with paper slips about what they're grateful for during November.
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Southridge Middle School sixth-grader Abi Byrd, center, told sixth-grader Penelope Roy, right, about how she was so nervous on stage that her hands were shaking during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Forest Park Junior High eighth-grade English teacher and team coach Nettie Boeglin talked with students, from left, seventh-grader Eli Cox, eighth-graders Ellie Hall, Ava Widolff and seventh-grader Nicaya Hopf during the junior division of the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Jasper Middle School on Wednesday evening. The students spend their lunch breaks with Boeglin to study for the competition. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald