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Week in Review 2017-12-03

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Ben Messmer of Ferdinand lifted his daughter Hadley, 2, to see the flashing red lights on the firetruck during Friday's Christmas tree lighting in Ferdinand. Santa Claus arrived at the event on top of the Ferdinand Volunteer Fire Department truck.

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    Ally Reckelhoff of Ferdinand, 2, examined the multicolor lights on the tree during Friday's Christmas tree lighting in Ferdinand.

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Isabel Fleck of Ferdinand, 4, whispered her Christmas wishes to Santa Claus during Friday's Christmas tree lighting in Ferdinand. The Forest Park cheer squad helped Santa pass out candy canes.

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Families gathered for hot cocoa and greetings from Santa Claus during Friday's Christmas tree lighting in Ferdinand.

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    Santa Claus waved to the crowd after flipping the switch to power the lights on the tree during Friday's Christmas tree lighting in Ferdinand.

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    Steffi Schmuecker of Ferdinand and her daughter Lena, 4, sang with other carolers from the Actors Community Theatre, Adrienne Collignon of Mariah Hill, from left, Olivia Hedinger, 16, and Alexis Kleiman, 13, both of Jasper, on Friday evening at Libby's Gourmet Ice Cream in Jasper. The group made its way around the Jasper Square stopping at various businesses and other locations to sing songs such as Silent Night, Jingle Bells and The First Noel. Heath Kluemper of Jasper said members of the Actors Community Theatre have been caroling at O’Tannenbaum Days for “years and years and years.”

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    Jacob Wiegand/The Herald
    Heath Kluemper of Jasper sang with others involved with the Actors Community Theatre inside Occasions of Jasper on Friday evening in Jasper. The group made its way around the Jasper Square stopping at various businesses and other locations to sing songs such as Silent Night, Jingle Bells and The First Noel.

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    Jacob Wiegand/The Herald
    Carolers with the Actors Community Theatre sang to spectators on the Jasper Square on Friday evening in Jasper. The group made its way around the Square stopping at various businesses and other locations to sing songs such as Silent Night, Jingle Bells and The First Noel.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    Jasper's Brooke Nottingham stole the ball from Southridge's Kennedy Nalley in the second half of the Saturday afternoon game at Memorial Gym in Huntingburg.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    Jasper's Claire Knies (23), Riley Merder and Southridge's Breanna Wilkey jumped to grab the rebound in the first half of the Saturday afternoon game at Memorial Gym in Huntingburg.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    As the sun began to set Saturday evening members of the Holland area community gathered at the Holland Commons to share cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas carols and to light the Christmas tree. Brothers 5-year-old Noah Wagner, left, and 4-year-old Owen, both of Santa Claus, kept close to keep warm while they sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    As the sun began to set Saturday evening members of the Holland area community gathered at the Holland Commons to share cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas carols and to light the Christmas tree. Brad Wibbeler, left, joked with his wife Angie and son Aidan, 9, all of Holland, while Stacey Flamion and her husband Ryan sang Christmas carols with their 3-year-old daughter Ellington, all of Holland, before the lighting of the Christmas tree.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    As the sun began to set Saturday evening members of the Holland area community gathered at the Holland Commons to share cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas carols and to light the Christmas tree. Pastor Debbie Roe, left, Brenda Kahle, both of Holland, and Ashley Wagner of Santa Claus watched the lighting of the Christmas Tree while singing carols.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    As the sun began to set Saturday evening members of the Holland area community gathered at the Holland Commons to share cookies, hot chocolate, Christmas carols and to light the Christmas tree. After the tree was lit, candles were handed out and "O Tannenbaum" was sung in German.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    For the 80th year the Jasper American Legion Post 147 visited residents at the different local nursing homes with Santa to deliver Christmas cheer and goodies. On Saturday morning Santa and his helpers visited residents at Northwood Retirement Community and then continued on to Brookside Village and Cathedral Health Care Center. Resident Anna Gosman greeted Santa as he made his rounds. "Everybody loves Santa," Gosman said. "He must be awful old by now cause he was around when I was a little girl."

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    For the 80th year the Jasper American Legion Post 147 visited residents at the different local nursing homes with Santa to deliver Christmas cheer and goodies. On Saturday morning Santa and his helpers visited residents at Northwood Retirement Community and then continued on to Brookside Village and Cathedral Health Care Center. Santa teased residents Lucille Garland, left, and Mary Schnaus about whether they were good or bad while they played a card game.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    For the 80th year the Jasper American Legion Post 147 visited residents at the different local nursing homes with Santa to deliver Christmas cheer and goodies. On Saturday morning Santa and his helpers visited residents at Northwood Retirement Community and then continued on to Brookside Village and Cathedral Health Care Center. Santa greeted resident Bernice Bullock as he made his rounds. "I've been very good this year Santa," Bullock said.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    For the 80th year the Jasper American Legion Post 147 visited residents at the different local nursing homes with Santa to deliver Christmas cheer and goodies. On Saturday morning Santa and his helpers visited residents at Northwood Retirement Community and then continued on to Brookside Village and Cathedral Health Care Center. Santa greeted resident Bernice Bullock as he made his rounds. "I've been very good this year Santa," Bullock said.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    For the 80th year the Jasper American Legion Post 147 visited residents at the different local nursing homes with Santa to deliver Christmas cheer and goodies. On Saturday morning Santa and his helpers visited residents at Northwood Retirement Community and then continued on to Brookside Village and Cathedral Health Care Center. Santa handed resident Anna Mehringer a goodie bag and a solar powered drumming bear after she assured him that she had been good during the year.

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    Heritage Hills' Claire Heckel made a free throw during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Claire Knies made a basket as Heritage Hills' Rebekah Gordon and Avery Neff defended during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Kylee Vaal shot as Heritage Hills' Abby Wahl defended during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Brooke Nottingham dribbled the ball during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Heritage Hills' Abby Wahl and Jasper's Riley Merder faced off for the ball during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Heritage Hills' Kate Kaetzel shot during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Kortney Ruhe, left, and Kara Krueger defended as Heritage Hills' Rebekah Gordon shot during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Kylee Vaal and Heritage Hills' Abby Wahl went after the rebound during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    After the Greater Jasper School Board selected the name for the new elementary school, members of the community voiced their opposition to the name causing the board to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at Jasper High School. The new school was to be named Wilson Elementary School after Dubois County educators, George R. and Margaret A. Wilson. Kelly Schwartz, from left, of Jasper, Jacque Beier of Ireland, Melissa Hall of French Lick, Sharon Mehringer of Jasper, Junie Himsel of Ireland and Stacy Hilgefort of Jasper listened to members of the board give their reasons for voting 'yes' to the new name. Himsel and Joe Rohleder gave the board a presentation on
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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    After the Greater Jasper School Board selected the name for the new elementary school, members of the community voiced their opposition to the name causing the board to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at Jasper High School. The new school was to be named Wilson Elementary School after Dubois County educators, George R. and Margaret A. Wilson. Sarah Sergesketter of Jasper expressed her disappointment that the public wasn't more involved with the naming of the new school. "I just wish the public could've had some input," Sergesketter said. "

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    After the Greater Jasper School Board selected the name for the new elementary school, members of the community voiced their opposition to the name causing the board to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at Jasper High School. The new school was to be named Wilson Elementary School after Dubois County educators, George R. and Margaret A. Wilson. School board member Tim DeMotte shared his reasons for voting 'yes' to the new name to people gathered at the high school.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    After the Greater Jasper School Board selected the name for the new elementary school, members of the community voiced their opposition to the name causing the board to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at Jasper High School. The new school was to be named Wilson Elementary School after Dubois County educators, George R. and Margaret A. Wilson. School board member Tim DeMotte shared his reasons for voting 'yes' to the new name to people gathered at the high school.

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    Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
    After the Greater Jasper School Board selected the name for the new elementary school, members of the community voiced their opposition to the name causing the board to hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at Jasper High School. The new school was to be named Wilson Elementary School after Dubois County educators, George R. and Margaret A. Wilson. Sandra Miller of Jasper listened to members of the board give their reasons for voting 'yes' to the new name. "I know who George and Margaret are and I'm really into history but I just think the new school should bear the Jasper name," Miller, a former Ireland Elementary school teacher said.

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Gayle Edelen of Jasper, youth services librarian and programming manager, laughed as she chatted with Debbie Meyer of Dubois (not pictured) while she crocheted hats for babies during Little Hats, Big Hearts at the Dubois Branch Library on Monday evening. The American Heart Association and The Children's Heart Foundation are collecting hats to celebrate American Heart Month in February. The hats crocheted and knit by Edelen, Meyer and other community members will benefit babies born at Methodist Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Edelen and Meyer have both committed to making one hat each week next year.

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    Debbie Meyer of Dubois knitted a hat during Little Hats, Big Hearts at the Dubois Branch Library on Monday evening.

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Gayle Edelen of Jasper, youth services librarian and programming manager, crocheted a hat during Little Hats, Big Hearts at the Dubois Branch Library on Monday evening.

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    Gayle Edelen of Jasper, youth services librarian and programming manager, laughed as she chatted with Debbie Meyer of Dubois as they knitted and crocheted hats for babies during Little Hats, Big Hearts at the Dubois Branch Library on Monday evening.

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    Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
    Tri-County YMCA PiYo instructors Brooke Sanders, left, and Stephanie Leinenbach, both of Jasper, led a PiYo class at Fifth Street Elementary School on Tuesday evening.

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    Amanda Henke of Jasper and her daughter Aria, 3, participated in a PiYo class led by Tri-County YMCA PiYo instructors Brooke Sanders and Stephanie Leinenbach at Fifth Street Elementary School on Tuesday evening. The one-hour class inspired by yoga and pilates raised $270 dollars to benefit student lunch debts at the school.

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    Tri-County YMCA PiYo instructors Stephanie Leinenbach, left, and Brooke Sanders, both of Jasper, led a PiYo class at Fifth Street Elementary School on Tuesday evening.

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    Jasper's Kortney Ruhe, left, and Kara Krueger defended as Heritage Hills' Rebekah Gordon shot during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Jasper's Kylee Vaal shot as Heritage Hills' Abby Wahl defended during Tuesday's girls basketball game in Lincoln City. Heritage Hills defeated Jasper 52-36. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald

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    Mackenzie of Jasper, 3, got the chance to go behind the wheel with Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Jon Watkins after they finished shopping Wednesday during the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event at Walmart in Jasper.

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    Jasper Police Department dispatcher Erin Gould carried Mia of Jasper, 4, as they made their way to the toy section with Gould’s fiancé Ryan Stemle of Celestine on Wednesday during the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event at Walmart in Jasper. “It’s awesome for the kids because they get to see law enforcement in different light than they may on an everyday basis and we get to interact with them on a fun level,” said Jasper Police sergeant Adam Bower who organized the event. During the event, local law enforcement spent time shopping for gifts for more than 50 children.

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    Jasper Police Department communications chief Becky Schmitt helped Cloey of Jasper, 4, try on a coat Wednesday during the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event at Walmart in Jasper.

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    Dannica of Jasper, 3, and Kelli Faulkenberg of the Dubois County Sheriff's Department sat on Santa Claus’ lap during a lunch at the Moose Lodge following the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event Wednesday in Jasper.

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    Aaron Persohn of the Jasper Police Department laughed as Kiara of Jasper, 4, played with her food during a lunch at the Moose Lodge following the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event Wednesday in Jasper.

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    Jasper Police Department dispatcher Brittany Schreiner placed her hand on Melanie of Jasper, 4, as Clint Gogel of the Dubois County Sheriff's Department and Chandon of Jasper, 5, waited nearby while in line for lunch at the Moose Lodge following the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event Wednesday in Jasper.

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    Jacob Wiegand/The Herald
    Jasper Police Department dispatcher Erin Gould carried Mia of Jasper, 4, as they made their way to the toy section with Gould’s fiancé Ryan Stemle of Celestine on Wednesday during the annual Tri-Cap Head Start Cops and Kids event at Walmart in Jasper. “It’s awesome for the kids because they get to see law enforcement in different light than they may on an everyday basis and we get to interact with them on a fun level,” said Jasper Police sergeant Adam Bower who organized the event. During the event, local law enforcement spent time shopping for gifts for more than 50 children.

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