Southern Indiana captured by The Herald's photojournalists: Sarah Ann Jump, Brittney Lohmiller, Marlena Sloss and Nic Antaya
WINTER
Jack Heichelbech of Jasper nears the goal as Adam Betz of Jasper defends and Lindsey Leinenbach of Jasper plays goalie during a game of ice hockey on the frozen pond at the Kaiser family home in Jasper on Jan. 2. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Nick Winger of Paoli, left, dances with Alissa Sage of French Lick during the third annual Night To Shine at Redemption Christian Church in Jasper on Feb. 9. The Tim Tebow Foundation sponsors the prom-like event for people with special needs, which includes a limousine ride, dinner, dancing, karaoke and a photo booth. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Avari Boeglin, 9, and Kenley Schipp, 8, both of Ferdinand, raise their arms as Forest Park's Curt Hopf shoots a free throw during the Class 2A boys basketball state championship game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 24. Oak Hill defeated Forest Park 56-44. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Southridge's Joe LaGrange dribbles a ball in the hallway before facing Sullivan at Huntingburg Memorial Gymnasium on March 2. Southridge won 47-32. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
Yash Singh Basra, 12, of Jasper, and his brother, Monal, 6, wrestle next to the bleachers during the 42nd annual Folkstyle Open wrestling tournament at Jasper Middle School on Jan. 6. The brothers often practice wrestling together after school. "He's OK, he's pretty strong for his age," Yash said. "But someone a little bigger would be more ideal [for a partner]." Marlena Sloss/The Herald
Cross bearer Father Christian Raab looks up at the processional cross as he leads the cortege with Brother Nathaniel Szidik, right, following the funeral Mass for Jasper-native Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey and archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, at Saint Meinrad Archabbey on Feb. 1. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Jasper's Lindsey Mehringer, left, and Forest Park's Josie Berg congratulate each other after finishing the 200-yard freestyle during the girls swimming sectional at Jasper High School on Feb. 3. Mehringer won the race and Berg placed third. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Karen and Ed Young share a kiss at their home in Jasper on Feb. 5. "She still shows a lot of love," Ed said about his wife with advanced dementia. "She likes to hold hands a lot. She likes to be close and loved." Among Karen's most frequently used phrases are "kiss me" and "I love you". Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Dustin Bleemel, 6, of Jasper, is a picky eater and will often fill up on juice or milk before dinner. His father, Leroy, believes it is because Dustin didn't get the bottle enough as an infant. "I worry that he won't get the proper nutrition," Leroy said as Dustin collapsed on the floor instead of eating his dinner on March 14. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Bill Rickelman of Huntingburg racks the pool balls as Randy Englert of Ferdinand places the cue ball for their second game of pool at Ron's Place in Huntingburg on March 8. "I've been playing pool since I was 6 years old," Englert said. He recalled that his parents bought him a child-sized pool game. "I mastered that thing when I was little." Rickelman also learned to play pool as a child on the plywood table at his grandparent's home. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
A sign reading "Jeeps all The Way!!" hangs on Michael Cave's barn outside of Dubois before the basketball sectional championship game on Feb. 3. "We’re just big supporters of the Jeeps," said Cave, who used to coach the junior varsity boys basketball team. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
SPRING
Mike Steckler of Huntingburg spent most of his life in the agriculture business with his family of 9 children and now 12 grandchildren. He wishes to pass along to his grandchildren the importance of discipline and the fulfillment of hard work, in life and faith. “If our children learn anything from us, it’s that the hard road is not to be escaped from. It’s to be embraced.” Marlena Sloss/The Herald
Maris Drew, 11, of Jasper, applies camouflage face paint in the hunting blind during the youth turkey hunt at Patoka Lake on April 21. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
Southridge Middle School eighth-grader Olivia Durcholz begins her ascent of Mary Pop-Parazzi, a 5.5 route 25 feet on the Chica Bonita Wall, as Chris Browning of Elberfeld belays for her at Red River Gorge in Beattyville, Ky. on May 12. "It takes a lot more endurance out here," Olivia said. "You have to plan out your route before you go." Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
With her nails painted like baseballs, Ellie Bardwell, 11, of Huntingburg, collects signatures from the Southridge baseball team during their state championship game send-off at League Stadium in Huntingburg on June 15. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
Racheal Burris of Celestine colors Shawn Correll's hair in the hair studio her father built in his basement while her son, Marshall, 3, plays on March 28. Racheal cuts hair in her studio and also babysits children from her home. "I usually reserve Saturday and Sunday for doing hair, so I don't have to bring the boys along," Racheal said. "But I can fit people in during the week as long as it's after I get the kids off the bus." Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Northeast Dubois High School sophomore Colby Stafford chills out in a bubble-filled garbage can as he watches slip-and-slide kickball during fun day at the school in Dubois on May 18. The whole school spent the afternoon enjoying a cookout, kickball tournament, water balloon dodge ball and a giant slip-and-slide. "Finals are next week and we'll all be cramming and studying for those," Colby said. "This is a way we can de-stress before we overload on stress." Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Heritage Hills senior Maddie Fuller finds a four-leaf clover while searching the grass with her teammates before the softball sectional championship against Evansville Memorial in Boonville on May 24. Fuller put the clover in her sock for good luck and made the seventh-inning, game-winning hit. “At the beginning of the season, we would always find four leaf clovers. And every time we found a four leaf clover, we’d win. So it was a sign,” Fuller said after the game. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
The Southridge girls track and field team huddles together while waiting to hear the final results of the ISHAA girls track and field sectional at Perry Central Junior-Senior High School on May 15. Southridge won the sectional title. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Emily Dubon, 16, of Jasper, right, dances with Kayce Ebenkamp, 17, of Jasper, during the tacky prom themed Dubois County Young Life club at Teen Outback in Huntingburg on April 2. "We want to give kids an even greater, more relaxed, more fun prom experience without the pressures that come with it," said Young Life leader Rusty Clayton. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
SUMMER
Maddox Reller, 2, of Lynnville, left, Max Marshall, 4, of Huntingburg, Zackery Russell, 11, of Stendal, Campbell Marshall, 7, of Huntingburg, and Eva Polley, 10, of Holland, run along a hill past a custom 1953 Ford truck owned by John Hemmer of Zoar during the annual Zoar Mosquito Festival on Aug. 4. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
After working with each of the animals she plans to show at the Dubois County 4-H Fair, Cheyenne Scherle, 13, of Ireland, relaxes in the barn with her favorite goat, Sami, along with Maci the sheep and the family’s other Nubian dairy goats on July 5. “I feel like we’re as close as brother and sister,” Cheyenne said about Sami. “But we don’t fight.” Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
"I love NASCAR and Formula One. That's my checkered flag right there," Porfirio Deras-Lopez of Jasper said about his lawn. Deras-Lopez mows his yard into a square pattern at his home in Jasper on Aug. 6. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Hank Schroeder, 3, of Celestine, left, and his sister, Delilah, 1, hold on to the hands of their parents, Adam and Kati, as they line up for the Fashions of Yesteryear show during the Celestine 175 celebration on June 28. Kati made Delilah's outfit plus a matching dress for her doll. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Ann Stenftenagel of St. Anthony pushes her shih tzu, Sporty, in a stroller while on a walk to her mother’s home in St. Anthony on July 26. “I love to walk,” Stenftenagel said. “I can walk him anywhere I want to. He can walk for a while and then when he gets tired, I can put him in here. Now, I don’t have to leave him home when I walk.” Nic Antaya/The Herald
To get a better view of the beef show, Bo Weyer, 5, left, Maddix Small, 11, Chloe Hickerson, 6, Kiera Lindauer, 7, all of Ferdinand, and Shelby Steckler, 8, of St. Henry, stand on the ledge above Kiera's dairy heifer, Sally, during the Dubois County 4-H Fair in Bretzville on July 18. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Naomi Boeglin, 3, of Ferdinand, smiles while her brother, Lance, 9, takes her photo inside a large tractor wheel during the Celestine 175 celebration on June 29. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Brittany (Birk) Weisheit kisses her husband, Kristopher Weisheit of Jasper, during their wedding ceremony at League Stadium in Huntingburg on Aug. 25. On the day of their graduation from Northeast Dubois High School in 2014, Kristopher, a former Jeeps baseball player, proposed to Brittany on the pitcher's mound of the school's baseball field. Nic Antaya/The Herald
Jeremy Royer of Celestine lays with his daughter, Maggie Royer, 2, left, while his daughter, Kaylynn Lee, 9, his fiancee, Amber Lee, and his daughter, Marley Royer, 4, visit at The Timbers of Jasper on Aug. 22. Jeremy is paralyzed from the waist down in his left leg. Nic Antaya/The Herald
Marge Stenftenagel of Maltersville loves to sit by the pond, where she and her late husband, Si, spent the most time together. She now spends time there with her new companions: goldfish, a cat and a dog, as she did on June 21. Marlena Sloss/The Herald
FALL
Luke Gessner of Ferdinand and Josh Lange of Schnellville patrol during Team Red, White and Blue's paintball event at Paintball Asylum in Louisville on Sept. 22. Nic Antaya/The Herald
Isabelle Flamion of Huntingburg, 12, fastens a strip of knitted and crocheted yarn to a bench on Nov. 3. Serendipity Fibers owner Melissa Ilgen of Huntingburg led community members in "yarn bombing" to decorate flower pots, benches and light posts with handmade fiber goods. Nic Antaya/The Herald
Forest Park High School senior Nathan Hamilton holds the first-place trophy for band members to touch following the ISSMA state marching band finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 3. Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
Southridge Middle School seventh-grader Erika Candelario, left, and eight-grader Jazmin Uresti anxiously watch Jazmin's twin sister, Joselyn, compete in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division at Jasper Middle School on Oct. 30. "I'm so nervous my hands are sweating," Jazmin said to Erika. Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
Southridge's Jordan Biehl stretches Cheyanne Motteler as Ellie Hasenour braids Cheyanne's hair before the Tri-County Invitational cross country meet in Huntingburg on Sept. 4. Nic Antaya/The Herald
With a view of his fishing rods and the Cannelton Dam, Shelby Kline, 12, of Dubois, rests with his feet dangling over the edge of the boat on the Ohio River on Sept. 21. Shelby prefers being on the water to being on land. “The water is just so calming,” Shelby said. “The moon really shines on the water at night.” Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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