|
Written by Register Staff
|
|
Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - While we were shivering here in Southeastern Indiana Monday, Lawrenceburg High School cheerleaders caught a morning flight to Florida.
That’s where the 16 Tiger cheerleaders - three seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and six freshmen girls - are slated to join at least 10 other high school squads that will participate in the Gator Bowl halftime show Friday.
Celebrating its 63rd year - signified by matching No. 63 football jerseys all the cheerleaders will wear at halftime - the New Year’s Day college football bowl game features a battle between Florida State (6-6) and West Virginia (9-3) at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on CBS in what will be the final game in the long career of FSU coaching legend Bobby Bowden.
“The weather is beautiful,” said LHS cheerleading coach Tia Holderby, as her crew boarded the shuttle bus after arriving at the Jacksonville airport shortly before noon Monday. “It’s not really hot (55 degrees), but the sun is shining and nobody is wearing a jacket.”
The six-day trip marks a first in the history of Lawrenceburg cheerleading, the result of a formal Gator Bowl invitation received by phone last February.
“I don’t know exactly how we were selected, but we were happy to accept,” said Holderby. “It’s a great opportunity for these girls.”
Varsity, reserve and freshman Tiger cheerleaders, all making the trip, include team captains Kelsie Wilson, Angela Sabino and Kylee Walcott, Maria Miller, Christy Duechle, Skyler Rainey, Jodi Offutt, Kalie Fuscaldo, Whitney Hedrick, Kaili McCool, Taylor Schnebelt, Jenny Hand, Amanda Olivier, Alex Gilb, Stacey Schiller and Mallory Kaelin.
They’re being accompanied by Holderby and assistant LHS cheer coach Amy Meyer, along with parents Kathy Armstrong, Tracy Schnebelt and Cindy Gilb.
Lawrenceburg cheerleaders may have earned their bowl bid through recognition as the Most Spirited Team award winner at the Indiana University cheer camp in the summer 2008, not to mention their River Town Classic basketball tournament cheer competition title last January.
It will be a busy week for the girls in Jacksonville, with a national cheerleading competition set for today (Tuesday), rehearsal for the halftime show at the stadium Wednesday, the traditional Gator Bowl parade through downtown Jacksonville Thursday (followed by New Year’s Eve festitivies) and the game Friday.
The Gator Bowl halftime show spectacular, appropriately, will have a “Florida Sunshine” theme, with five musical numbers including “Walkin’ On Sunshine,” “Here Comes The Sun,” “Good Day Sunshine,” “I Can See Clearly Now,” and “Let The Sunshine In.” |
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 February 2010 )
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by Erika Schmidt Russell [News Editor]
|
|
Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
 An Aurora family of four escaped unharmed from a fire at 213 Sunset Drive early Monday morning, Dec. 28.
The fire was contained to the living room when fire trucks arrived at about 4:45 a.m.
Smoke was pouring out of the house’s front door, and Aurora firefighters extinguished what was left of the fire.
Aurora Fire Department Investigator Kendle Davis said the fire was caused by an electric heater in the living room.
Estimated damage including actually property damage and smoke damage is between $20,000 and $25,000.
Aurora Fire Department was assisted by the Aurora life squad and the Dillsboro Fire Department. The family is being assisted by the Red Cross.
Davis encourages people to use electric space heaters cautiously, and to follow tips from the National Fire Protection Association.
The NFPA Web site states in 2006, the most recent year of statistics, heating equipment was involved in about 64,100 reported home structure fires, 540 civilian deaths, 1,400 civilian injuries, and $943 million in direct property damage.
In 2006, most home heating fire deaths, 73 percent, injuries, 43 percent, and just over half, 51 percent, of associated direct property damage involved stationary or portable space heaters. Space heating poses a much higher risk of fire, death, injury, and loss per million users than central heating.
Comparisons of risk among different types of space heaters or different types of central heating show no clear, consistent, significant differences.
Almost half of home heating equipment fires are reported in December, January, and February. Some simple steps can prevent most heating-related fires.
Here are some fire prevention and safety tips from NFPA:
* Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, such as the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable heater.
* Only use heating equipment that has the label of a recognized testing laboratory.
* Never use your oven for heating.
* Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions.
* Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and inspected annually by a qualified professional.
* Turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
* For fuel burning space heaters, always use the proper fuel as specified by the manufacturer
* Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to prevent sparks from flying into the room and burn only dry, seasoned wood. Allow ashes to cool before disposing in a tightly covered metal container, which is kept at least 10 feet away from the home and any other nearby buildings. Douse and saturate with water.
* For wood burning stoves, install chimney connectors and chimneys following manufacturer’s instructions or have a professional do the installation.
* Make sure all fuel-burning equipment is vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
* Install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms to avoid the risk of CO poisoning.
* If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not attempt to light the appliance. Turn off all the controls and open doors and windows. Call a gas service person.
* Test smoke alarms and CO alarms at least monthly. |
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 )
|
|
|
Written by Jim Buchberger [Sports Editor]
|
|
Sunday, 27 December 2009 |
ST. LEON - The holiday season can be an extremely stressful time.
Especially when your high school basketball team has just lost two and its last three conference games, both amid confused scrambling at the buzzer.
East Central’s boys varsity Trojans (4-2, 2-2 Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference) are there, having dropped Saturday’s key second-place home matchup with Batesville (5-1, 3-1) in a hard-fought 41-39 battle.
“It’s going to make it tough (in the EIAC race),” said EC coach David Disbro afterward. “We’ve got to win out and hope for a lot of help from other teams.”
Trojans, who lost a 60-59 heartbreaking at league leader Greensburg (now 7-0, 5-0) just eight days earlier, gave it all they had. But lackluster 41 percent shooting (16-39) and defensive lapses never allowed them to pull away from four-point leads in both halves.
“We couldn’t get the lead higher and we couldn’t get a stop when we needed to,” said Disbro, whose team actually outboarded the Bulldogs 24-22 in a rough game in which both teams committed 16 turnovers.
Things started badly for EC Saturday, with Batesville rushing out to a 9-2 lead. Leading scorer Kevin Kidd, hounded most of the night, managed only two points in the first quarter, six in the first half and a season-low 13 for the night.
Scoring help wasn’t forthcoming, either. Logan Jaehnen, EC’s 6’6” sophomore center, had a field goal and 3-5 free throws in the first half, en route to a solid 11 points, 10 rebounds.
Still, East Central was able to take the initiative back, turning a 12-8 deficit after eight minutes into an 18-17 halftime edge.
Trojans stayed afloat, 29-27, after three quarters, thanks largely to Kidd’s final seven points, including the 5’9” guard’s only trey of the game.
Battling down to the wire, EC led by one (37-36) with 55 seconds and two time outs left, with the ball.
A Batesville steal at halfcourt turned it around at that point, with EC’s Brett Hoffmeier, catching up for an attempted block from behind, called for the intentional foul. Two free throws later, Dogs were up by one point (38-37), with the inbound under their basket.
EC’s Jared Gregg stole the ball, but Batesville knocked it out of bounds. Pressed hard on the inbound play, EC was forced to take time out.
Trojans threw over the top to Kidd, who penetrated and kicked back to Jaehnen for the bucket and East Central’s last lead (39-38) with 35 seconds remaining.
Opting to let the clock tick down, Batesville - which shot 12 fourth-quarter free throws (hitting 10) after totalling zero in the first three periods, drew a foul from Kidd on the defensive switch on a ball screen, EC’s sixth team foul.
With 20 seconds left, Jaehnen was whistled for holding, sending the Bulldogs Connor Kelley (10 points, 4-4 FT) to the line for the one-and-one bonus. Trojans took their last time out in between shots, but Batesville hit both to go in front 40-39.
Kidd was hammered on a missed three-pointer in the final seconds, with no call. Batesville’s Cameron Fledderman rebounded and was fouled with 2.7 seconds to play. He hit the first shot and appeared to miss the second intentionally to wind the clock. EC’s Cody Kaiser rebounded and got it out to Adam Rauch, who heaved a halfcourt prayer shot at the buzzer that missed.
|
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 29 January 2010 )
|
|
|
Written by Denise Freitag Burdette [Asst. News Editor]
|
|
Sunday, 27 December 2009 |
 Connie Thorpe’s fifth grade students at Moores Hill Elementary collected more than 500 food items for families in need this holiday season.
But the lessons in giving seem to be the students’ real reward.
The classmates pulled together to collect 542 items for the Moores Hill American Legion which will distribute food to families in the town, said Thorpe.The collection was made to “help the needy,” said student Hannah Lunsford.
“The people who don’t have food or no money we can give it to them,” said student Jansen Foster.
“I tried to pump them up to bring in as much as they could,” said Thorpe.
Students asked their parents, grandparents, neighbors and others for help, she said.
They collected 221 items in one day, shouted out a proud student.
Campbell’s soup was one of the items people donated, said student Blake Apted.
Green beans and corn chowder were some other items, said student Jacob Clark.
“It taught them compassion and caring for others which I try to teach and stress to them all year around,” said Thorpe.
The effort made student Angel Hollin feel “really good” and “proud.”
“It made me feel like I was doing something good,” said Ron Polak. |
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 )
|
|
|
Written by Register Staff
|
|
Monday, 21 December 2009 |
Mass of Christian Burial for John “Jack” Jerger, 83, Lawrenceburg, was held Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, Brightm with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Moores Hill.
Mr, Jerger died Friday, Dec. 18. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. |
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 04 January 2010 )
|
|
|
