Week in Review 2018-12-23
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Nancy Otte of Jasper and Eve Gatwood, 6, of Bristow, dance the chicken dance as Ray Major and Rafaela Copetti Schaick play during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. "I hate to see the show end," Otte said. "It did so much good for the community." Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Henry Hagedorn, 14, of Bristow, left, Kyle Lueken and Rafaela Copetti Schaick, both of Jasper, perform during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Marc Steczyk of Ferdinand plays during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Scott Saalman of Jasper performs with Leslie Hamby of Jasper during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Audience members laugh as Abbie Rumbach of Jasper performs during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Henry Hagedorn, 14, of Bristow, left, Nancy Otte and Jen McClure, both of Jasper, dance the chicken dance as Ray Major and Rafaela Copetti Schaick play during Friday's sold out final Will Read and Sing for Food variety show at the Astra Theatre in Jasper. "I hate to see the show end," Otte said. "It did so much good for the community." Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Lola Gilmore, left, and her husband, Kenneth, walk outside of their home in Kyana on Dec. 19. The couple met in 1948 at Birdseye High School and have been married for 68 years. Together, they raised five children in the household. "We'd do anything for each other," Lola said about her relationship with Kenneth. "We never let a day go by without saying I love you. Usually we say it more than once." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Lola Gilmore, left, and her husband, Kenneth, walk outside of their home in Kyana on Dec. 19. The couple met in 1948 at Birdseye High School and have been married for 68 years. Together, they raised five children in the household. "We'd do anything for each other," Lola said about her relationship with Kenneth. "We never let a day go by without saying I love you. Usually we say it more than once." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Eric Ramirez of Huntingburg pushes a bag of turkey feathers into a trailer at Indiana Fukang Fur in Kyana on Dec. 18. The business receives turkey feathers from Farbest Foods and repackages them in bundles to sell to businesses in China. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Tomas Domingo of Huntingburg uses a leaf blower to dry turkey feathers at Indiana Fukang Fur in Kyana on Dec. 18. The business receives turkey feathers from Farbest Foods and repackages them in bundles to sell to businesses in China. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Lola Gilmore, left, and her husband, Kenneth, pose for a portrait outside of their home in Kyana on Dec. 19. Lola was raised on the property she currently lives on and the husband and wife have lived in their home since 1962. They met in 1948 at Birdseye High School and have been married for 68 years. Together, they raised five children in the household. "We'd do anything for each other," Lola said about her relationship with Kenneth. "We never let a day go by without saying I love you. Usually we say it more than once." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Lola Gilmore, left, and her husband, Kenneth, pose for a portrait outside of their home in Kyana on Dec. 19. Lola was raised on the property she currently lives on and the husband and wife have lived in their home since 1962. They met in 1948 at Birdseye High School and have been married for 68 years. Together, they raised five children in the household. "We'd do anything for each other," Lola said about her relationship with Kenneth. "We never let a day go by without saying I love you. Usually we say it more than once." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Frances Hopf of Duff pets Carlos while at the Hopf family farm in Duff on Saturday. Frances works on her farm with her two children, Ron Hopf of Jasper and Arlene Fleck, and three grandchildren, Jonah Fleck, 14, Reece Fleck, 13, and Brock Fleck, 9, all of Duff. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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William Fenneman of Dale, left, Darren Hubster of Duff and his wife, Jenny, bow their hands before eating dinner at the Blesch Brothers Equipment Christmas party at the Duff Conservation Club on Dec. 15. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Jonah Fleck, 14, of Duff moves hay at the Hopf family farm in Duff on Saturday. "I don't really want to do anything else but farm," Jonah said. He likes that as a farmer he can work for himself and make his own schedule. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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George Allen of Watertown, N.Y. poses for a portrait outside of his parents' home in Birdseye on Dec. 19. "Every time I see this flag it helps me remind me why I signed up," Allen said. "It's always nice to have reminders of why you do the things you do." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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George Allen of Watertown, N.Y. poses for a portrait outside of his parents' home in Birdseye on Dec. 19. "Every time I see this flag it helps me remind me why I signed up," Allen said. "It's always nice to have reminders of why you do the things you do." Nic Antaya/The Herald
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The Forest Park boys basketball team huddles before the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Reid Steffe celebrates scoring a 3-pointer during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Reid Steffe passes the ball during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Curt Hopf tips off the ball during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Drew Howard drives the ball up the court during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park head coach David Welp speaks to his players during the halftime of the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Wade Leonard handles the ball during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Curt Hopf shoots the ball during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Forest Park's Aaron Hurst shoots the ball during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Forest Park defeated Salem. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Matt Price, right, makes a gesture resembling the letter W to celebrate their win after the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. "We got the W," Price said. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Colson Montgomery drives to the net during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Joe LaGrange shoots a free throw during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge head coach Mark Rohrer signals to a player during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Colson Montgomery shoots a layup during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Colson Montgomery reacts to missing a free throw during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Joe LaGrange shoots a layup during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge head coach Mark Rohrer speaks to his players during a timeout in the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Southridge's Matt Price drives to the net during the Holiday Hoops Classic basketball tournament in Ferdinand on Thursday. Southridge defeated Christian Academy 45-35. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Celestine Elementary kindergartner Alexis Reckelhoff, center, sings the words to “The Gingerbread Man” as kindergarten teacher Renae Rohleder reads to the class on Dec. 13. Rohleder attended the school as a child. "My first day coming back, even the smell was the same.” Rohleder said about returning to teach. “It was like going back in time."
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Celestine Elementary School students return to class after a fire drill on Dec. 13.
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Celestine Elementary kindergartners Jack Lampert and Sophie Humbert play under a lunch table during indoor recess in the cafeteria on Dec. 13.
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Ron Sander of Celestine plays sheepshead with Jim Hochgesang, Ed Werner and Dave Prechtel, all of Jasper, at Happy Hour Sports Bar and Grill in Celestine on Dec. 13. A group of 16 people meets every Thursday afternoon to play the card game. The men joked that Sander is “the assistant mayor of Celestine”.
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Ron Sander of Celestine dons his Celestine 175 years celebration hat while playing sheepshead at Happy Hour Sports Bar and Grill in Celestine on Dec. 13.
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Layni Litherland, 9, of Troy takes aim while competing in the dodgeball tournament at the Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand on Thursday. Eleven co-ed teams, made up of six players, competed in 5 minute games to compete for the championship. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Rayven Meyer of Ferdinand, left, Halle Zazzetti of Santa Claus, both 11, Reece Wolf, Will Persohn, both of St. Anthony and 12, Talon Rohleder of Ferdinand and Korbyn Persohn of St. Anthony, both 11, celebrate winning the dodgeball tournament Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand on Thursday. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Stacy Fleck of Ferdinand, left, watches her daughter Rheyse, 11, and son Carter, 13, compete in the dodgeball tournament while her son Ross, 4, sleeps at the Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand on Thursday. Eleven co-ed teams, made up of six players, competed in 5 minute games to compete for the championship. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Jaxon Lueken, 11, of Ferdinand catches the ball while competing in the dodgeball tournament at the Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand on Thursday. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Players competing in the dodgeball tournament at the Tri-County YMCA race to grab balls at the start of their game in Ferdinand on Thursday. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Bryson Frick of Ferdinand, left, Carly Schnell of Schnellville and Kaden Meunier of Ferdinand, all of 11, watch their teammate Tyler Fetter, 12, of Bretzville compete in the dodgeball tournament at the Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand on Thursday. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Wayne Betz, left, and Zach Bleemel, both of Dubois, decide where to go next while rabbit hunting at the Bleemel family farm in French Lick on Saturday. Bleemel and Betz have been hunting partners for 8 years and have hunted turkey, deer, rabbit, squirrel, coyote, dove and raccoon together. Nic Antaya/The Herald
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Wayne Betz, left, and Zach Bleemel, both of Dubois, load their guns before heading out to rabbit hunt at the Bleemel family farm in French Lick on Saturday. Bleemel and Betz have been hunting partners for 8 years and have hunted turkey, deer, rabbit, squirrel, coyote, dove and raccoon together. "Even if you don't kill anything, I like to be out here," Bleemel said. "It's better than sitting at home." Nic Antaya/The Herald