Jasper, IN –Extension Homemakers were busy making a difference during Indiana Extension Homemaker Association (IHEA) Week reading to Head Start preschoolers. Extension Homemaker members from Celestine, Friendly Neighbors, Schnellville and Victory clubs took time out to read in four Head Start classrooms October 18 and 20. After reading to the 61 children, members provided a…
Charlene Ann (Shoaf) Belamour, age 62, of Holland, Indiana, died at 10:35 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 25, 1949 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Onia and Mildred (Lowery) Shoaf. She was a retired caregiver. In 2007 she graduated with an Associate in Science degree from Vincennes University with Dean’s…
Helen Hopster, age 93 of Jasper passed away at 10:35 p.m. Friday (October 21, 2011) in Brookside Village in Jasper. She was born in Celestine, Indiana on November 1, 1917 to Martin and Amelia (Kaiser) Schneider. She married Robert F. Hopster June 21, 1941. He preceded her in death on November 17, 1980. Helen was…
Aurelia Heim, age 96 of Jasper passed away at 5:10 p.m. Friday (October 21, 2011) in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born in Jasper July 18, 1915 to John and Mary (Eckerle) Lampert. She married Anthony A. Heim on September 5, 1940 in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. He preceded her…
Jasper-On Monday, October 24, Precious Blood Elementary School had planned on releasing a rosary made of 59 balloons. The plan came about when Mary Ramirez found a video online depicting a similar release of balloons in the shape of a rosary in Chicago. She forwarded the video to Fr. Gary Kaiser and he quickly e-mailed…
Rev. Raymond Ley, age 94, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:57 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2011 at The Waters of Huntingburg. Raymond Ley, son of Rev. Herman and Ella (Vitz) Ley, was born September 18, 1917 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and was raised in St. Bernard, outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Lakeland Collage in…
Jasper, Indiana – A full day of learning, sharing and understanding how to improve the well-being of patients, their families and community through integrative medicine is coming to the Jasper Inn and Convention Center, 951 Wernsing Road, on Thursday, November 10, 2011. This conference is geared toward nurses, health care administrators, pharmacists, dieticians/nutritionists, social workers,…
Harold “Buddy” Frick, age 86, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born December 29, 1924 in Huntingburg to Harold and Leota (Helmerich) Frick. He was united in marriage to Frances Fleck on January 28, 1947 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper. Buddy…
http://youtu.be/zp4zCjObA_4 In a recent interview with Mr. John Burger, Dubois County Free Press had a chance to ask the Democratic candidate for mayor of Jasper a few questions about his both his background and his hopes for the city’s future. Looking back on his history in Jasper, Burger claims he is blessed to have both…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ACNQ9LT2M In a recent interview with Mr. Terry Seitz, Dubois County Free Press had a chance to ask the Republican candidate for mayor of Jasper a few questions about his both his background and his hopes for the city’s future. When asked to cite his qualifications for being mayor of Jasper, Seitz recounted a professional…
