Fly-in planned to benefit Firemen’s Cheer Fund

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The Bartholomew County Radio Control Fliers 12th Annual Firemen’s Cheer Fund Benefit Fly-in will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Petersville Flying Field.

The field is located 3.5 miles east of Petersville on 25th Street.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Cheer Fund, which provides toys and other items to children in need at Christmas. The event is free to the public, and community residents are invited to watch the remote control planes fly and to learn about this popular hobby.

Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available for sale to benefit the Cheer Fund.

Former Olympian headed to Ohio prep school

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Drew Johnson has opted to go the prep school route for his immediate basketball future.

The recent Columbus East graduate, who originally committed to University of Southern Indiana, has decided to attend International Sports Academy in the Cleveland suburb of Willoughby, Ohio.

"The main thing about prep is, you get all four years of college," Johnson said. "You don’t lose a year, and you get exposed to a lot of great coaches. ISA is a great school and a great program."

ISA is the prep school arm of Andrews Osborne Academy Johnson will take English and math classes, along with another elective, and will play a lot of basketball.

"I wanted another year to decide what I wanted to be studying in school and to get my body right," Johnson said. "Once I did go and researched it, I met the coaches and I visited and it was great. It met everything I needed from the learning aspect to athletics."

Johnson averaged 10.4 points and 3.0 rebounds and led the Olympians with 3.0 assists a game as a senior in earning All-Hoosier Hills Conference honors. He will attempt to follow the same path as former Columbus North standouts Elliott Welmer and Sawyer Glick, who played at prep schools prior to their college careers.

"It’s kind of an exposure year, so that’s kind of nice," Johnson said.

Baseball coach to lead Jet tennis

Hauser baseball coach Nathan Long and his wife Stephanie will coach the Hauser boys tennis team this season.

The Longs were approved at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. They replace John Pratt, who retired after last season.

The Jets still are looking for a coach for its soccer team for this fall. Practice is scheduled to begin Aug. 5.

Hauser also is in need of a boys basketball coach after Nate Cangany left for the coaching job at Whiteland (see adjoining story). New Jets athletic director Tyler Phillips, who had been the coach at Seymour, said he is not a candidate to take over the Hauser job.

Lancer hoops to host golf outing

The Edinburgh Basketball Golf Outing will be at 8 a.m. Aug. 3 at Timbergate Golf Course.

Cost is $240 per team or $60 per person and includes lunch and a chance for prizes. Hardwood, Special Event and Hole Sponsorships also are available.

To sign up a team, call Brad Rooks at 812-374-8970 or drop off an entry form at Edinburgh High School. To be a Hole Sponsor, call boys coach Keith Witty at 317-657-7689 or girls coach Amy Macy-Schilling at 812-603-1085.

Cangany leaving Hauser for Whiteland

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Nate Cangany, left, comes to Whiteland after spending last season at Hauser.

Whiteland didn’t want to leave its boys basketball coaching vacancy open for too long — and less than a week after the sudden departure of Matt Wadsworth to Edgewood, the Warriors have their man.

Nate Cangany, who spent last season as the head coach at Hauser, was formally approved as Wadsworth’s replacement at a school board meeting on Tuesday night.

"He will bring great enthusiasm and passion to our school," Whiteland athletics director Ken Sears said of Cangany. "He is very organized, and while he is young, he has 11 years of coaching experience and has had some great mentors. He will hit the ground running and hope to build on the foundation coach Wadsworth set the past seven years."

Cangany steered the Jets to a 12-14 mark and a Class A sectional final in his lone year at the helm there despite losing eight seniors from the 2017-18 season, when he had served there as the coach-in-waiting alongside interim head coach Griff Roth.

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Prior to that, Cangany spent two seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17) as the coach at Waldron. The 30-year-old also has worked as an assistant at Franklin College, Rushville, Eastern Greene and Morristown.

Though he enjoyed his time at Hauser and had anticipated spending many more years there, Cangany says the opportunity at Whiteland was too good for him to pass up.

"For me and my family, it’s a great location," he said. "And for me professionally, it puts our family in a much better situation."

And after battling numerous larger schools with the limited resources that come with being at a Class A school, Cangany is eager to head into such matchups with a more level playing field.

He inherits a young Warriors squad that has just a handful of players with meaningful varsity experience back from last year’s 9-14 team, but having dealt with similar challenges at his previous stops, Cangany is up for this one.

"At Hauser, we had no experience back (last season)," he said, "so what we were able to accomplish — to win 12 games and get to a sectional championship — we were proud of that."

Upcoming Sports – July 25

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Cincinnati Reds baseball

Friday vs. Rockies, 6:40 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Saturday vs. Rockies, 7:10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Sunday vs. Rockies, 1:10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Indianapolis Indians baseball

Today at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.

Friday at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Indy Eleven soccer

Saturday at Nashville SC, 8 p.m.

Aug. 3 at North Carolina FC, 7 p.m. (WISH-8)

Aug. 18 vs. St. Louis FC, 6 p.m. (WNDY-23)

NASCAR Monster Energy Series

Sunday at Pocono, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)

Aug. 4 at Watkins Glen, N.Y., 3 p.m. (NBCSN)

Aug. 11 at Michigan, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)

NTT IndyCar Series

Sunday at Mid-Ohio, 4 p.m. (NBC)

Aug. 18 at Pocono, Pa., 2 p.m. (NBCSN)

Aug. 24 at Madison, Ill., 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

TV Sports Today – July 25

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Watching a game on TV — Three friends jumping in excitement holding beer bottles while watching sports game on TV.

Auto racing

Formula One: The German Grand Prix, 4:55 a.m. Friday (ESPN2)

Cycling

Tour de France: Stage 18, 7 a.m. (NBCSN)

Golf

LPGA Tour: The Evian Championship, 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 5 a.m. Friday (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour Champions: The Senior Open Championship, 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, 2 p.m. (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The Barracuda Championship, 7 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Horse racing

From Del Mar, California, 1 p.m. (FS2)

MLB

Cardinals at Pirates or Padres at Mets 12:30 p.m. (MLB)

Yankees at Red Sox, 7 p.m. or Twins at White Sox, 8 p.m. (MLB)

Mixed Martial Arts

Professional Fighters League: 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Pan American Games

Day 2: From Peru, 10 a.m. (ESPNU)

Tennis

Orange County at Vegas, 10 p.m. (CBSSN)

TBT basketball

Self Made vs. Sideline Cancer, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

After Shocks vs. Iowa United, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Local Police, Fire – July 25

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Police, Fire

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county, and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Arrests

Sunday

Hannah P. Scrogham, 19, of 2986 Rosewood Lane, Columbus, warrant for failure to appear in court, 7:42 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, released on $2,500 bond.

Riley Schnider, 18, 1258 Mulberry St., Taylorsville, Bartholomew County warrant, 8:58 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $3,500 bond.

Tkieya I. Weaver, 28, of 919 Lafayette Ave., Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 10:19 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held on $3,500 bond.

Monday

Daniel S. Shuffitt, 37, of 4705 Timbercrest Drive, Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, out-of-county warrant, 1:49 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held without bond.

Nikayla M. Morman, 22, Indianapolis, two Bartholomew County warrants, out-of-county warrant, 4:35 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held without bond.

Fire, medic runs

Monday

5:25 a.m. — Person injured in the 2400 block of Fairington Court.

8:20 a.m. — Unconscious person in the 2900 block of North National Road.

12:18 p.m. — Person injured in the 2400 block of East Lincoln Village Drive.

3:43 p.m. — Unconscious person in the 2200 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

4:33 p.m. — Structure fire in the 1400 block of Michigan Avenue.

6:49 p.m. — Person injured in a fall in the 6600 block of Asenath Street.

6:58 p.m. — Person injured in a fall in the 1500 block of 18th Street.

Incidents

Sunday

2:17 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3400 block of West County Road 450S.

2:54 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of North U.S. 31 and West Presidential Way.

9:37 a.m. — Residential burglary in the first block of North National Road.

10:13 a.m. — Theft in the 4700 block of Timbercrest Drive.

10:42 a.m. — Subject refusing to leave at the intersection of 10th Street and Cottage Avenue.

11:54 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of West Georgetown Road and North County Road 700W.

12:15 p.m. — Animal abuse in the 15000 block of East County Road 500N.

12:44 p.m. — Criminal mischief in the 3600 block of Nicholas Lane.

1:53 p.m. — Animal abuse in the 2400 block of West Brookdale Drive.

5:24 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2300 block of Merchant’s Mile.

5:36 p.m. — Child abuse or neglect in the 900 block of Towhee Drive.

5:41 p.m. — Criminal mischief or vandalism in the 100 block of Oak Street.

6:44 p.m. — Shoplifting in the 700 block of Whitfield Drive.

8:14 p.m. — Criminal mischief or vandalism in the 1300 block of 10th Street.

Monday

5:59 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of Second and Brown streets.

7:36 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of East County Road 450N and North 600E.

9:02 a.m. — Theft in the 2300 block of Merchants Mile.

11:07 a.m. — Property-damage accident near the 75 mile-marker of South I-65.

11:31 a.m. — Battery in the 500 block of Central Avenue.

1:27 p.m. — Theft in the 100 block of Cambridge Square.

1:27 p.m. — Theft in the 100 block of Oak Street.

11:59 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 1600 block of North National Road.

1:41 p.m. — Personal-injury accident in the 2900 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

2:06 p.m. — Drug violations in the 1800 block of California Street.

2:57 p.m. — Drug violations reported to the police department.

3:23 p.m. — Theft in the first block of Johnson Boulevard.

4:06 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2400 block of Taylor Road.

4:14 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3100 block of Columbus Center.

4:24 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of South County Road 250E and East 100S.

5:25 p.m. — Theft in the 1900 block of Indiana Avenue.

5:51 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of West Youth Camp Road and South County Road 550W.

5:55 p.m. — Drug violations in the 500 block of Pence Street.

6 p.m. — Drug violations in the 900 block of California Street.

7:37 p.m. — Battery in the first block of North Gladstone Avenue.

7:46 p.m. — Damage to property in the 3100 block of 17th Street.

7:47 p.m. — Theft in the 3000 block of Central Avenue.

8:10 p.m. — Battery in the 3600 block of 25th Street.

10:13 p.m. — Damage to property in the 8400 block of West County Road 300S.

Regional Hospital, Police – July 25

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JENNINGS COUNTY

Arrests

Sunday

Timothy Crouch, 25, North Vernon, theft, 3:46 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,155 bond.

Suzanne Maxine, 52, Columbus, theft, false informing, 3:46 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,055 bond.

Yobani Velasco-Cruz, 25, Seymour, operating while intoxicated, operating without ever receiving a license 7:42 p.m., by he Jennings county Sheriff’s Department, $2,605 bond.

Terry Birge, 23, North Vernon, bench warrant, 8:25 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $4,055 bond.

Monday

Tyler T. Meadows, 27, North Vernon, warrant, 8:55 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $1,155 bond.

Jenna V. Eveslage, 41, North Vernon, two warrants, 12:58 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $1,375 bond.

Dillon W. Steinert, 23, Butlerville, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, 5:19 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $605 bond.

John D. Lucas, 31, North Vernon, warrant, 8:40 p.m., by the North Vernon Police Department, $1,055 bond.

Incidents

Sunday

1:10 a.m. — Attempted burglary in the 300 block of Norris Avenue.

2:41 p.m. — Theft in the 2400 block of State Road 3 North.

Monday

10:11 a.m. — Battery reported to the sheriff’s department.

Family vacation leads to traumatic incident

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Dear Amy: I was recently on a cross-country vacation with my wife and kids, including our 6-year-old son. We planned on being away for an entire month, staying with relatives along the way. Our trip lasted less than a week!

Almost immediately, our trip went from excitement to disaster. While staying with a relative, our son came to us crying. He told us that one of my close female relatives, who is a few years older than he, began to play "mommy and daddy" with him. She laid on top of him and kissed him. He told us the same story twice, but no longer wants to talk about it!

I told her parents about this and we left their home.

Amy, what do I do now? He is the same outgoing boy, but will this have a lasting consequence on his life? Will counseling help, or traumatize him by bringing it up again?

— Very Concerned Vacationer

Dear Very Concerned: Your son did the right thing — he came to you immediately about this very upsetting incident. You also did the right thing, to notify the parents and to remove your child from the scene.

I hope the other child’s parents also do the right thing, which is to dive in and deal with their daughter’s behavior. This is not an episode of two young children "playing doctor." This is an older child forcing herself upon a younger child. This is extremely worrying sexualized behavior (it could spring from an experience she has had or witnessed) and the girl’s parents must deal with it.

The fact that you all handled this appropriately might have lessened the impact on your son. On the other hand, the drama of leaving, and your upset reactions might signal to him that he is not OK. (Could you perhaps have left this home, but continued on with your other vacation plans?)

This is tricky because you want to continue to talk about it — if he wants to — but you don’t want him to ruminate on it. If he doesn’t want to talk about it, I don’t think you should force him to. He used his own power — the power to report — very well, and you should make sure he knows you are proud of him. The lesson to him is, "When scary things happen to me, my parents will help me to handle them."

It would be wise for you two parents to meet with a family counselor on your own to receive expert professional advice on how to handle this moving forward.

Dear Amy: Our new son-in-law, "Brad," is in his mid-30s. He seems like a nice person, but several times during big family dinners he has announced he doesn’t like the food I’ve cooked. He gives no particular reason; he just doesn’t like it, and he lets everyone know as we’re sitting around the table that he doesn’t like it. I’m left apologizing to him.

This last time he rejected my marinated flank steak, a longtime family favorite. Before that he complained about Thanksgiving dinner. He doesn’t like turkey. Who knew?

What is my obligation here? I want to please my guests, but how much must I cater to him?

I hate to stop serving family favorite dishes. But I also don’t want to serve them and have him feel as though I’m being insensitive. Nor do I want to cook him separate meals because that could start a slippery slope if they have kids.

— Perplexed MIL

Dear Perplexed: "Brad" has called you out, publicly. You should speak to him about this, privately. Say, "Brad, I’m pretty embarrassed when you say you don’t like the food I cook. I want you to be able to eat with us, so if you could suggest some things you like to eat, I’ll try to incorporate them into our meal the next time we get together."

Otherwise, if the rest of the group (and you) love what you do, then keep on doing it. Brad may have to pack his own meal of hand-picked favorites.

Dear Amy: My heart dropped at the question posed by "Undecided": "Is there ever a right way to ask someone of childbearing years if they plan to have children?" As someone struggling with infertility, my knee-jerk reaction is to say, "NO. NEVER."

Since we don’t live in a perfect world, I’d like to advise that anyone who asks be aware that it is none of their business. It’s an invasive question.

— Been There

Dear Been There: Absolutely.

NETFLIX’S ‘ANOTHER LIFE’: A NEUROTIC THRILLER SET IN SPACE

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— Katee Sackhoff returns to outer space. The "Battlestar Galactica" star appears in the new Netflix series "Another Life," as the somewhat rattled astronaut Niko Brekinridge, at the command of a spacecraft out to discover the origins of an enigmatic alien probe that has landed on Earth.

More of a light show or a public art installation than an intergalactic invasion, the artifact raises more questions than panic. At least initially.

Niko’s earthbound husband, Erik Wallace (Justin Chatwin), has been put in charge of trying to figure the darned thing out. He’s obviously upset that he’ll be separated from Niko by a couple of light-years. Our suspicions are raised when she’s first seen waking from suspended animation on her spacecraft and engaged in intense conversation with a handsome man named William (Samuel Anderson), while she’s wearing little more than a sports bra. Rest assured, her marriage is safe. William is no more than an animated interface to the ship’s computer system.

Niko’s real problems stem from her astronaut rival Ian Yerxa (Tyler Hoechlin), the brash guy who always assumed that he would be in command. At the risk of saying too much, the pilot episode includes a ship’s mutiny and its violent aftermath, and much danger to the crew and its mission.

Meanwhile back on planet Earth, Erik is distracted from his cosmic deciphering assignment by the entreaties of Harper Glass (Selma Blair), a tabloid-y "influencer" and media heavyweight who has a bad history with Niko.

There’s a lot going on, both on Earth and in the heavens above. Unfortunately, given the 10-episode running length of "Another Life," things unfold rather slowly. Perhaps that’s intentional, a means of heightening the psychological elements. But "Life" seems driven more by neuroses than fear. This is a high-strung bunch. The brittle atmosphere isn’t helped by the almost absurd prettiness of the cast. Nearly every astronaut under Niko’s command looks like he or she walked off a fashion runway. Too many scenes are shot to show off the "ripped" muscle tone of the participants. Makes you miss the paunch of Capt. Kirk.

— TCM unspools films featuring stage and screen actor Albert Finney, who died on Feb. 17. The marathon includes "Annie" (8 p.m., TV-PG); "Tom Jones" (10:15 p.m., TV-14); "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (12:30 a.m., TV-14); "The Dresser" (2:15 a.m., TV-14) and "Night Must Fall" (4:30 a.m., TV-PG).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

— Liv makes a shocking discovery on the second-to-last episode of "iZombie" (8 p.m., CW, TV-14).

— Ben and Xander discover Chris’ military links on "Siren" (8 p.m., Freeform, TV-14).

— Christmas in July is almost over! It’s almost "too late" to catch "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation" (8 p.m., CMT, TV-14); "A Royal Christmas" (8 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G); "A Gift to Remember" (10 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G) and "Elf" (10:15 p.m., CMT, TV-PG).

— A curious proposal on "Elementary" (10 p.m., CBS, TV-PG).

— A refinery explodes on "Reef Break" (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

— Up on the roof on "Baskets" (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE

— Oppressed by her father (Ralph Richardson), a spinster (Olivia de Havilland) falls for a fortune hunter (Montgomery Clift) in the 1949 drama "The Heiress" (6 p.m., TCM, TV-PG).

SERIES NOTES

Tropical distractions on "Love Island" (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) … "The Wall" (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) … Sweet and savory on "MasterChef" (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) … The windmills of the mindless spin on "Holey Moley" (8 p.m. ABC, TV-PG).

Julie Chen Moonves hosts "Big Brother" (9 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) … Jane Lynch hosts "Hollywood Game Night" (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) … "Spin the Wheel" (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) … Leftovers loom large on "Family Food Fight" (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) … Rebb betrays Talon on "The Outpost" (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) … A brothel overdose raises questions on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT

Andrew Yang is booked on "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" (11 p.m., Comedy Central) … Sophie Turner appears on "Conan" (11 p.m., TBS, r) … Jeff Goldblum and Aisha Tyler are booked on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (11:35 p.m., CBS) … Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kevin Delaney, Zachary Quinto, Betty Gilpin and Mike Vecchione on "The Tonight Show" (11:35 p.m., NBC) … Sen. Bernie Sanders, Eugenio Derbez and the Raconteurs appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (11:35 p.m., ABC).

Michael Moore, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Lanegan visit "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (12:35 a.m., NBC) … Keegan-Michael Key, Terry Crews and Joshua Jay appear on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Fair was fun time had by many

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Participants show their Berkshire barrows in the pavilion during the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

By all measures, this year’s edition of the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair was a success.

The fair, which has been a tradition since 1958, drew an estimated 93,557 people from July 5-13 — about 250 more than last year. That’s notable because it never rained — a first since 2012 — and many of the days registered high temperatures.

Nonetheless, about 15,000 people showed up July 12, thanks in part to the Full Throttle Monster Truck Show and Midnight Madness on the midway (which offered $15 wristbands for unlimited rides).

The lack of rain was a positive in that no grandstand events had to be canceled. Organizers said that likely means a better bottom line for the fair in its ledger.

And, despite high temperatures, there was only one heat-related health problem that required first-aid treatment.

Former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart returned to his hometown and thrilled the fans by competing in — and winning — a three-quarter Midget car race at the fair’s track for the third consecutive year.

And, generous bidders raised more than $250,000 for 4-H members at the livestock auction.

All in all, it was a great showcase of community spirit and involvement, and a credit to 4-H members and fair organizers.

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