Archive - Mar 5, 2012
By
Carol Anders, Correspondent
PLYMOUTH — The Curriculum Committee of the Plymouth Schools met last week to review changes in the writing offerings and methods that will be used throughout the corporation.
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core Standards and Indiana schools have three years to adopt the new changes.
The Culver community's remarkable rallying around the Reinhold family in recent months was largely the result of the efforts of Culver Elementary 6th grader Reilly Reinhold's initial fund-raising project for the ALS Association of Indianapolis last fall. Last week, representatives of that organization made the trek from Indianapolis to Culver to surprise Reilly with recognition of, and appreciation for her efforts.
By
Alan Hall, photographer
Triton basketball player Clay Yeo autographs T-shirts after the Trojans’ sectional win Saturday. Yeo made the last second shot to lift his team to the one-point victory.
Mervin E. Frazier
March 2, 2012
GROVERTOWN — Mervin E. Frazier, 79, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at his home. Survivors include three sons, Gene (Terri) Frazier of North Judson, Ray (Goldie) Frazier of Grovertown and Ollie (Kathy) Frazier of Walkerton; two daughters, Linda (Leonard) Fugate of Knox and Brenda (David) Jesuit of Grovertown; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.Â
Mary C. Rinehart
May 11, 1923-March 3, 2012
SHELBYVILLE — Mary C. Rinehart, 88, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus.
Born May 11, 1923, in Plymouth, she was the daughter of Samuel and Edna (Switzer) Baker. She married Richard W. “Dick” Rinehart Aug. 15, 1950, and he preceded her in death Jan. 27, 2002.
Mary Roelke
Jan. 29, 1917-Feb. 29, 2012
DONALDSON — Mary K. Roelke, 95, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at 10 p.m., at the Catherine Kasper Life Care Center, in Donaldson.
Hershel G. Smith
Feb. 7, 1938-March 1, 2012
GRANGER — Hershel G. Smith, 74, of Granger, passed away at 1 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Hospice House, South Bend. He was born Feb. 7, 1938 in Riverton, Ala. to George and Ruth (Sharp) Smith. Oct. 15, 1972 in Plymouth, he married Leotta K. Atkins.
Bremen’s Jacob Box put up a game-high 20 points as the Lions ended their season with a 63-47 loss to the host Warriors at the Class 2A Westview Sectional championship Saturday. Box put up a combined 45 points in three games at the tourney for Bremen.
Plymouth grad Jessica Centa was named to the Michiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association All-Conference basketball team last week for Saint Mary’s.
Centa led all players in the MIAA in her final season in offensive rebounds while finishing second in free throw percentage.
BOURBON — The mention of the inbound play that produced Clay Yeo’s sectional final-winning shot brought a smile to the Triton boys basketball star’s face.
“I was arguing with (head) coach (Jason) Groves about what play to run,” Yeo, who fired in a game-high 30 points, said. “I guess he was right.”
