Week in Review 2020-05-24
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John Bertges of Ferdinand taught a golf lesson to Allie Schnarr, 9, and her cousin Tyler Atkins, 8, both of Jasper, at the Ruxer Golf Course and Driving Range in Jasper on Wednesday.
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Chris Englert, left, her brother, Rob Hamilton, and Mary Gentry, all of Ferdinand, listen to The Last Revel perform during the Ferdinand Folk Festival on Saturday.
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Lonnie Madley of Koester Company raked freshly layed asphalt on Giesler Road in Jasper this morning 25 years ago. Madlet and the rest of the road crew have spent three days putting down two layers on the road. The job was expected to be completed today. Herald file photo by Philip Holman. Published June 1, 1995.
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Scott Saalman, director of communications for Kimball Electronics Inc., speaks during the first Kimball Electronics High School Environmental Council meeting at Kimball Electronics Worldwide Headquarters in Jasper on Wednesday. Student representatives met to kick off a pilot program for high schoolers interested in environmental activism. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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Southridge High School senior Jordan Eckert, center, listens to Scott Saalman during the first Kimball Electronics High School Environmental Council meeting at Kimball Electronics Worldwide Headquarters in Jasper on Wednesday. Student representatives met to kick off a pilot program for high schoolers interested in environmental activism. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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Tessa Ginder, 7, of Jasper, looks through a window at her home on April 2. Tessa would have taken(verb?) her First Communion at Holy Family Catholic Church in late April, which has been postponed. “[First Communion] is part of her spiritual journey and for her to be closer to God,” said Tessa’s mother, Melody. “She’s ready, you know. She’s capable of participating in communion. It’s just that she won’t be able to do it as of right now… this just her postponing it a little bit longer. Is it a huge deal [to postpone]? No, but spiritually, yes.”
The tiara Tessa is wearing was worn by her mother, Melody, on her wedding day. “It was part of my special day and I’m just happy that it’s part of her special day,” Melody said. “It’s something that she wanted to wear.”
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Tessa Ginder, 7, of Jasper, stands in her doorway at her home on April 2. Tessa would have taken(verb?) her First Communion at Holy Family Catholic Church in late April, which has been postponed. “[First Communion] is part of her spiritual journey and for her to be closer to God,” said Tessa’s mother, Melody. “She’s ready, you know. She’s capable of participating in communion. It’s just that she won’t be able to do it as of right now… this just her postponing it a little bit longer. Is it a huge deal [to postpone]? No, but spiritually, yes.”
The tiara Tessa is wearing was worn by her mother, Melody, on her wedding day. “It was part of my special day and I’m just happy that it’s part of her special day,” Melody said. “It’s something that she wanted to wear.”
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Forest Park High School senior Emma Hassfurther wears her dance team pom routine uniform while doing the splits in her home in Ferdinand on April 8. The dance team was set to compete at the Indiana High School Dance Team Association State Championship in mid March, which was canceled the day before the team left town. Emma, who has been dancing since fourth grade, said she was “devastated” when she found out. “It’s something you look forward to every year, and this year it was supposed to just be like the completion of my dance career. And so I never actually got to complete that, it got cut off.”
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Northeast Dubois High School senior Ethan Ziegler tosses a ball at his home in Loogootee on April 10. Ethan was one of the few seniors on this year’s basketball team that won the Class 1A Sectional championship and advanced to the regional tournament before it was canceled. For Ethan, playing basketball in a regional tournament has been a dream since he was a kid. “We knew it was going to be a big regional, it was going to be a huge crowd and everything, a lot of good teams,” Ethan said. “Just to know that, well, now I’ll never get to experience that… I mean it was just one of my goals for a long time. And, it's just getting [my] dreams crushed.”
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“I just think everything happens for a reason, and some bad things happen, but hopefully some good things will happen in the future for me and our class in general. I mean, there’s just nothing we can do about it, nothing we can control, so I don’t know, it’s just still awful.”
“I’m not sure I’ll ever get over not being able to play in the regional. But it’ll just be a story, I guess.”
“I don’t feel like the season is over. Just because I haven’t like gotten to experience a huge huge win or a huge loss [to end the season], so it’s still kind of going on. But I don’t know, it definitely hasn’t set in for me.”
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Northeast Dubois High School senior Ethan Ziegler dribbles a ball outside his home in Loogootee on April 10. Ethan was one of the few seniors on this year’s basketball team that won the Class 1A Sectional championship and advanced to the regional tournament before it was canceled. For Ethan, playing basketball in a regional tournament has been a dream since he was a kid. “We knew it was going to be a big regional, it was going to be a huge crowd and everything, a lot of good teams,” Ethan said. “Just to know that, well, now I’ll never get to experience that… I mean it was just one of my goals for a long time. And, it's just getting [my] dreams crushed.”
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“I just think everything happens for a reason, and some bad things happen, but hopefully some good things will happen in the future for me and our class in general. I mean, there’s just nothing we can do about it, nothing we can control, so I don’t know, it’s just still awful.”
“I’m not sure I’ll ever get over not being able to play in the regional. But it’ll just be a story, I guess.”
“I don’t feel like the season is over. Just because I haven’t like gotten to experience a huge huge win or a huge loss [to end the season], so it’s still kind of going on. But I don’t know, it definitely hasn’t set in for me.”
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Jasper Middle School rising eighth-grader Colin McGowan, 12, of Jasper, wears his Frozen Jr. costume at his home on April 16. Colin plays Sven the reindeer in the school’s production of the musical, which has been postponed until August. Colin loves singing and acting, and said that theater has helped him become more brave as a person. “Seeing it postponed has kind of made me really bummed but at least we’re still able to have it,” Colin said. In the meantime, he has kept up with play practice by singing and rehearsing at his home.
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Jasper Middle School rising eighth-grader Colin McGowan, 12, of Jasper, wears his Frozen Jr. costume at his home on April 16. Colin plays Sven the reindeer in the school’s production of the musical, which has been postponed until August. Colin loves singing and acting, and said that theater has helped him become more brave as a person. “Seeing it postponed has kind of made me really bummed but at least we’re still able to have it,” Colin said. In the meantime, he has kept up with play practice by singing and rehearsing at his home.
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Jasper Middle School rising eighth-grader Colin McGowan, 12, of Jasper, wears his Frozen Jr. costume at his home on April 16. Colin plays Sven the reindeer in the school’s production of the musical, which has been postponed until August. Colin loves singing and acting, and said that theater has helped him become more brave as a person. “Seeing it postponed has kind of made me really bummed but at least we’re still able to have it,” Colin said. In the meantime, he has kept up with play practice by singing and rehearsing at his home.
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Kurt Brescher of Ireland looks out his window at his home on April 28. Kurt is a good friend of Tim Herbig of Ireland, and was unable to attend the graveside service due to restrictions for Tim’s mother, Carol Herbig, after she died on March 26. Tim said that Kurt and his brothers, Pat and Mark Brescher, are like brothers to him. “They definitely would have been there,” Tim said. Instead of attending the funeral and mass, Kurt reached out to Tim in other ways, but Kurt said, “it would be a lot better to support them on that day, because that's when you need it the most.” Growing up, “anybody that you know that's close—a friend, or a mom or a dad or uncle or aunt, grandma, grandpa, neighbor—you're going to go [to the funeral]. I mean, that's just the way it is around here anyhow. You're going to go to their funeral and you're going to go to their mass. You wouldn't miss it for the world.”
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Herman Serrano, left, Amelia Garcia and their daughter, Natalia Serrano, 1, stand outside their home in Huntingburg on April 29. The stay-at-home orders upended the family’s plans to go all-out for Natalia’s mermaid-themed first birthday party and baptism celebration in April. For Amelia, the celebration was for their whole family and a chance to see relatives coming from Nebraska, as well as for Natalia. “It means I made it through my first year of being a mom,” Amelia said. Though Amelia was disappointed that it had to be canceled, she acknowledged, “There’s a bright side to everything—by the time her party comes around she’ll be able to dance and walk around herself. She’s a dancer.”
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Herman Serrano, left, Amelia Garcia and their daughter, Natalia Serrano, 1, stand outside their home in Huntingburg on April 29. The stay-at-home orders upended the family’s plans to go all-out for Natalia’s mermaid-themed first birthday party and baptism celebration in April. For Amelia, the celebration was for their whole family and a chance to see relatives coming from Nebraska, as well as for Natalia. “It means I made it through my first year of being a mom,” Amelia said. Though Amelia was disappointed that it had to be canceled, she acknowledged, “There’s a bright side to everything—by the time her party comes around she’ll be able to dance and walk around herself. She’s a dancer.”
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Twins Joselyn and Jazmin Uresti, 15, pose outside their home in Huntingburg on May 6. The sisters had been thinking about and planning their quinceañera, a Latino rite of passage celebrated on a girl’s 15th birthday, since they were young girls in their older cousin’s quinceañera. Their canceled celebration would have included elaborate dresses (different than the ones they are wearing), dances, cake, a DJ, a ceremonial presentation of a tiara and heels to symbolize becoming a woman, and a guest list of around 250 people. The quinceañera meant getting to meet family members for the first time who would have traveled from El Salvador, California and Florida, and the opportunity to share the tradition with their American friends. Instead, the twins hope to travel to El Salvador in the future and have a chance to meet those family members.
One tradition at the quinceañera includes smashing a childhood piggy bank and letting the kids collect the coins. “One of the things that made me sad, because I've been spending my whole life collecting coins,” Jazmin said. “Because we both have our first piggy bank that we've ever had. And it's tradition to smash it and let all the coins fall everywhere, and that’s like your childhood ending.”
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Twins Joselyn and Jazmin Uresti, 15, pose outside their home in Huntingburg on May 6. The sisters had been thinking about and planning their quinceañera, a Latino rite of passage celebrated on a girl’s 15th birthday, since they were young girls in their older cousin’s quinceañera. Their canceled celebration would have included elaborate dresses (different than the ones they are wearing), dances, cake, a DJ, a ceremonial presentation of a tiara and heels to symbolize becoming a woman, and a guest list of around 250 people. The quinceañera meant getting to meet family members for the first time who would have traveled from El Salvador, California and Florida, and the opportunity to share the tradition with their American friends. Instead, the twins hope to travel to El Salvador in the future and have a chance to meet those family members.
One tradition at the quinceañera includes smashing a childhood piggy bank and letting the kids collect the coins. “One of the things that made me sad, because I've been spending my whole life collecting coins,” Jazmin said. “Because we both have our first piggy bank that we've ever had. And it's tradition to smash it and let all the coins fall everywhere, and that’s like your childhood ending.”
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Dubois County Special Olympics athlete Kathy Schroering of Jasper wears her medals and holds her bowling ball outside her home on May 8. Schroering, who competes in bowling, bocce and cornhole, said she was upset and disappointed when she found out the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games for 2020, to take place mid-June in Terre Haute at the Indiana State University Campus, were canceled. Kathy loves the community she has through the Special Olympics; meeting new people and talking to the coaches and volunteers. “It does make me sad and disappointed because we cannot have anything,” Schroering said. “I always want to do my best and have fun when we have the competitions. It doesn’t matter what place you get.”
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Dubois County Special Olympics athlete Kathy Schroering of Jasper wears her medals and holds her bowling ball outside her home on May 8. Schroering, who competes in bowling, bocce and cornhole, said she was upset and disappointed when she found out the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games for 2020, to take place mid-June in Terre Haute at the Indiana State University Campus, were canceled. Kathy loves the community she has through the Special Olympics; meeting new people and talking to the coaches and volunteers. “It does make me sad and disappointed because we cannot have anything,” Schroering said. “I always want to do my best and have fun when we have the competitions. It doesn’t matter what place you get.”
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Dubois County Special Olympics athlete Kathy Schroering of Jasper wears her medals and holds her bowling ball outside her home on May 8. Schroering, who competes in bowling, bocce and cornhole, said she was upset and disappointed when she found out the Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games for 2020, to take place mid-June in Terre Haute at the Indiana State University Campus, were canceled. Kathy loves the community she has through the Special Olympics; meeting new people and talking to the coaches and volunteers. “It does make me sad and disappointed because we cannot have anything,” Schroering said. “I always want to do my best and have fun when we have the competitions. It doesn’t matter what place you get.”
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Jasper High School senior Sierra King stands in her prom dress at the Jasper Parklands on May 14. Sierra has been looking forward to prom since January when she went dress shopping with her friends, but now, she doesn't think it will feel right. The details of how the prom might function are unknown, but with potential restrictions and social distancing in place for the event tentatively rescheduled for July, Sierra feels like, “that defeats the whole point. So is it just music and we stand 6 feet apart? Who knows, you can only hope for the best.” Sierra said that overall, she feels her class was cut short. “I’m thrilled that we’re having it still, but… it’s just a different feeling. We’ve been let down so much already. Like it’s kind of less exciting as of now because we just know it won’t be the same.”
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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A statue of Mary at the Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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Geode stones cover the walls at the Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The mosaic floor at the Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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A statue of St. Therese of Lisieux at the Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The St. Joseph shrine at the Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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Holiday World Team Member Sarah Schlachter, left, Crew Leader Travis Brown and Team Member Jody Hubert spread out seating outside The Alamo restaurant to ensure six feet of separation between tables at the theme park in Santa Claus on Thursday. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
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Holiday World employees ride the Thunderbird rollercoaster to test the new queuing system and mask-wearing at the theme park in Santa Claus on Thursday. Holiday World will open to the general public on June 17 with adaptations to encourage social distancing, an online reservation system designed to cut down on long lines for rides and other changes in response to COVID-19. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
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Heritage Hills High School Valedictorian and Senior Class President Ethan Roos wears his cap and gown with his Valedictorian stole at his home in Santa Claus on May 21. The high school is planning a graduation ceremony for July, though Ethan said there are so many unknowns and he realizes an in-person ceremony might not be possible. “It's the culmination of 12, 14 years of work, and everybody sees it as their launching point to the rest of their lives,” Ethan said. The prospect of having an online graduation is nerve-wracking and almost disappointing for him. “You’ve worked all four years for these kinds of things, and then it all just comes down to online—I feel like it just wouldn’t be a good ending to it. You know, this is supposed to be the launching point for the rest of your life, and if you launch it from your couch, what kind of glorious message is that giving off, what kind of tone is that setting for you?” For now though, Ethan said he is preparing for the different possibilities. “I always say, to hope for the best and expect the worst.”
Ethan was diagnosed with Crohn’s Colitis, an autoimmune disease which is a mix of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two years ago. He has missed out on about 30 days of school last year, and many this year due to long trips to the hospital in Indianapolis, which made his path to graduation more challenging. “For the longest time I just figured that I’d be confined to a hospital or my room or things like that, for you know, a very long time….times were tough. But now that we're here and we've made it through, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Just the fact that I've been able to make it [to graduation] really means a lot.”
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
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The Mother of God grotto on Bartley Street in Jasper on Thursday. Kayla Renie/The Herald
