Archive
May 23rd, 2011
Umberto “Al” RivosecchiÂ
May 20, 2011
WALKERTON — Umberto “Big Al” Rivosecchi, 82, died Friday, May 20, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.Â
He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; two sons, Ronald (Alice) Rivosecchi of Wood Dale, Ill., and Richard (Cathy) Rivosecchi of Koontz Lake; two daughters, Brenda (Richard Fulton) Rivosecchi of Walkerton, and Sharon (Tim) Pulliam of Plymouth; one sister, Dora Gallicho of Lansing, Ill.; one brother, Mario (Connie) Rivosecchi of Melrose Park, Ill.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Charles L. Fritz
May 19, 2011
BREMEN — Charles L. Fritz, 70, of Bremen passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
He was born March 24, 1941 in Wyatt to Chester and Blanche (Feitz) Fritz. He married Jeanie G. Weldy, who preceded him in death in 1991. He then married Barbara Hand; she survives.
Charles attended Community Gospel Church in Bremen and was a farmer and avid outdoorsman. He was Madison Township Horse & Pony Leader for several years, co-owner of Backwoods Preserve & Whitetail Deer business, and worked for the foundry as a young man.
Culver Community students “wave their hands up in the air” for the CCHS choral department production of Disney’s “High School Musical” May 28 and 29, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are on sale this week ($5 advance, $6 at the door). Call 574-842-3391 ext. 3118 for tickets, or contact any choral student.
Pictured, from left to right, are Josh Walters, Zach Brewer, Nick Pritz, Larry Clingler, Cassie Cline, AJ Neace, Brittany Jolly, Crystal Looney, and Kevin Hogan.
May 21st
By
Judy Sawhook, Culver Tri Kappa
With the Tri Kappa Chairs for Charity auction now just a month away, creative residents throughout the community are at work getting their chairs ready to donate. One of many that are already complete is this beautiful example by Gary Schaffer. The seat is a painting of the King’s Colors from our first U.S. Flag, The Grand Union 1775.
May 20th
BREMEN — Even after scoring a victory over the Lady Lions back in April and with a secondary lineup at that, Plymouth’s girls tennis team wasn’t taking anything for granted Friday.
The Pilgrims hit the courts ready to go, beating Bremen in straight sets at four positions and in three sets at No. 1 singles for a 5-0 shutout of the host Lions in the championship match of the Bremen Sectional at DeSantis Courts.
PLYMOUTH — Winning championships never gets old.
Just ask Plymouth’s boys track team.
The Pilgrims won five championships in five events and led the field throughout the night as they coasted to a sixth straight sectional team title on their home turf Thursday night.
Culver Military Academy placed second behind the defending champs, while Culver Community was fourth and Triton was eighth at the 10-team meet.
MISHAWAKA — Bremen’s Josh Brenneman earned three top-four finishes, while three area athletes made the cut out in the high jump, and one John Glenn sprinter made it out in the 200-meter dash at the Penn Boys Track Sectional Thursday.
Brenneman finished second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 39.97, placed third in the 110 hurdles with a 15.48 and earned a second runner-up finish in the long jump with a leap of 21’03.5” as the most decorated area athlete at the Penn meet.
May 19th
BREMEN — Between the rain-outs this spring and their tennis draw, the Lady Pilgrims are smack dab in the middle of a pretty busy stretch.
The Northern Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday, then three straight matches in as many days this week.
It’s a good thing then, they made such short work of Triton.
Plymouth wasted little time versus the Trojans, whitewashing the challengers 5-0 in a little over an hour in the opening round of the Bremen Girls Tennis Sectional at DeSantis Courts Wednesday.
May 18th
Culver's annual Tour de Max bicycle tour through Marshall County, sponsored by Culver Tri Kappa, will take place this Saturday, May 21. All rides begin at the Culver Beach Lodge, 819 E. Lake Shore Drive. Registration and check-in will be open from 7 until 9:30 a.m. at the Beach Lodge. However, those planning to ride 63 miles are asked to leave no later than 8 a.m. SAG stops will be open for a set period of time based on these departure times.
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Community School Corporation announced former North Judson-San Pierre coach Ryan Bales as the Pilgrims’ new head boys basketball coach Tuesday.
Bales has experienced success as both a player and as a coach. He is a graduate of North Judson where he led his team to a regional championship in 1995. After graduating from Judson, Bales enrolled at Bethel College, where his teams were three-time conference champions and two-time national champions. He was inducted into the Bethel College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
