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December 13th
CULVER — Clinging to a tenuous 47-43 lead late, Culver Community girls basketball head coach Tony Scheub heard the magic words “man-to-man.”
The Cavs adjusted — and executed — accordingly.
Culver senior Whitney Sanders fed 6-foot-1 senior Gwen Zehner from the right wing to the right block for three buckets in a 51-second span to open a 10-point spread with 3:46 left in the final frame, and the Cavs hung on for a 61-53 Northern State Conference win over Knox at John R. Nelson Gymnasium Saturday.
CULVER — Culver Community’s boys basketball team just needed a little room to operate Saturday.
With the floor spread in the second half, the Cavs created driving lines, open shots, and offensive rebounding opportunities resulting in a game-changing 17-2 spurt and 57-46 win over Northern State Conference rival Knox at John R. Nelson Gymnasium.
BREMEN — The wins might not be there yet for the Bremen boys basketball team, but improvement is.
A year ago, South Central beat Bremen by 29 points. It was a different game Saturday night, as Bremen had its chances in a 47-40 loss to the Satellites.
“The effort is always going to be there, and we executed the defensive game plan to perfection,” Bremen coach Kyle Hanyzewski said. “The only problem was our offense didn’t show up tonight. We just have to get those two going together, and when we do on the same night, we can beat some teams.”
December 12th
Jan. 7, 1930 — Dec. 10, 2010
PLYMOUTH — Betty Jean Wilhelm, 80, died at 12:40 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in the Catherine Kasper Life Center in Donaldson.
She was born in Grovertown, the daughter of Edward and Vera Stutsman Harness.
Betty graduated from Grovertown High School in 1948, and April 15, 1950, she and Jerome (Jerry) were married in Hamlet and made their home in Plymouth.
She worked for Meck Electronics, Wagner Wire and for 25 years Betty was a production worker at the Young Door Co.
June 15, 1944 — Dec. 9, 2010
MICHIGAN CITY — Tini C. “Tina” McKnight, 66, Michigan City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 at 3:52 a.m. in St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Evergreen Baptist Church, 2005 Coolspring Ave., Michigan City, with the Rev. Jonathan A. Rumley officiating.Â
Cremation took place and ashes will be interred privately.
Gary L. Hawk  Â
Dec. 9, 2010
HAMLET — Gary L. Hawk, 58, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 in his home of a sudden illness.Â
He is survived by his wife, Pam; daughters, Carrie Ann (Michael) Avery of Hamlet and Jennifer (Curt) Benge of Plainfield; five grandchildren;
Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. (CT) Sunday, Dec. 12 and one hour prior to services Monday at Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.
Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. (CT) Monday, Dec. 13 at the funeral chapel.
Joshua Markin, 25, of South Bend's black Durango became submerged at the Lawrence Lake access site on Olive Trail Friday morning. Markin said he was planning on fowl hunting at the lake and was parked on the ramp access. He said he returned to the truck and it began to move forward. He told officers he couldn’t remember if the truck was in reverse, drive, neutral or park. As the truck neared the water, Markin escaped through the sunroof. When the vehicle was pulled from the lake, it was in park.
By
Benjamin Haut, correspondent
HAMLET — A Christmastime atmosphere will fill the air at the Statehouse Rotunda as a magnificent Concolor Fir is moved into the building, bringing with it the citrusy aroma of the holidays.
This glorious tree, which stands roughly 25 feet tall, is a testament to the skill and care of the growers at Hensler Nursery, Inc. in Hamlet.
In addition to providing the tree for the Statehouse, they will also be presenting Lt. Governor Becky Skill-man with an 8-foot Fraser Fir.
PLYMOUTH — This week, the newest campaign to market our community was unveiled. The Wheel of Progress campaign is now beginning to take off after several local stakeholders decided to join together to formulate a brand for the city.
They have decided that “Join Us in the Journey” will be the city’s slogan, after a community-wide survey that was distributed to the public for 10 days in November.
December 10th
Wayne Eldon Slabaugh
Dec. 9, 2010
NAPPANEE — Wayne Eldon Slabaugh, 79, Nappanee, died at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 at his residence.
He is survived by his wife Patricia; sons, Randall (Jo Lynn) Slabaugh of Nappanee and Stephen Slabaugh of Nappanee; a daughter, Carla (Ken) Becker of Sweetwater, Texas; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Max (Shirley) Slabaugh of Goshen; sisters, Mary Crowe of Bremen, Jo Anne Kroft of Ashland, Ohio and Rita Moore of Nappanee; and numerous nieces and nephews.
