
Bishop Luers celebrates winning the Class 2A State Final Championship game Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Photo by Cathie Rowand 1/23

Margie Dennie, 85, was scammed by a man on the phone for $3,000 the day before Thanksgiving. Dennie expained how she likes to help out family, friends and even strangers.
Laura J. Gardner/The Journal Gazette 2/23

Franke Park Elementary School fifth-grader Jazmine Byrd takes a survey during "Afternoons R.O.C.K." an after-school drug prevention program that provides fun and positive activities to help prevent youth from using alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. The program, which started in October, is nearing the end and students were being surveyed on what they learned. Photo by Cathie Rowand 3/23

Marilyn Jackson (right), waitress at ACME Bar & Grill, waits on customers Debbie (left) and Mark (center) Tester while they eat dinner Monday night. Photo by Swikar Patel. 4/23

Reece Beer (left), 4, laughs at his grandfather Stan Beer (right) after increasing the weight on the chest excercise machine in the new fitness center in the Hilliard Gates Fitness Center Tuesday afternoon during IPFW's Student Services open house tour. Photo by Swikar Patel. 5/23

Michael Miller, senior at North Side High School, razzes Blackhawk Christian's Reid Zimmerman Tuesday night as he shoots a free throw. Photo by Swikar Patel. 6/23

Blackhawk Christian's Tegan Wild (center) attempts to shoot as he is stuffed by North Side's Andy Bachman (back) and fouled by Sean McGee (front) Tuesday night at North Side High School. Photo by Swikar Patel. 7/23

Killian Yates-Wells, a freshman at IPFW studying Elementary Education, walks to her car after class during the afternoon snow storm Tuesday. Photo by Swikar Patel. 8/23

Indian Village first graders dance along with a video during the last 15 minutes of school. At the end of each month students with perfect attendance get to participate in the Perfect Attendance Dance. Photo by Cathie Rowand 9/23

Flood water from Junk Ditch blocks Fillmore and Geneva streets, Wednesday. Photo by Samuel Hoffman 10/23

The Snow Queen, played by Kerry Coughlin, dances among the falling snowflakes during dress rehearsal Wednesday night at the Arts United Center. 11/23

Cara Allison, dancing the part of Dewdrop, performs among her fellow dancers, the Flowers, during dress rehearsals for The Nutcracker. 12/23

Steve McKinley walks through the flooded water from the Maumee River in the front of his girlfriend's home on Prize St. in Riverhaven, on Thursday. This is the 10th time in seven years that the home has flooded with water from the Maumee River.
Laura J. Gardner/The Journal Gazette 13/23

A horse stands alone in high water from the St. Joseph River in Newville on Thursday.
Laura J. Gardner/The Journal Gazette 14/23

The sun sets over Riverhaven while flood water from the Maumee River covers much of the area.
Laura J. Gardner/The Journal Gazette 15/23

Isaiah McCray, of the IPFW Mastadons, goes low to dribble around UMKC's defender Reggie Chamberlain during the first half of Thursday's game at the Coliseum. 16/23

Kayleighann Garten, 5 months, is less than enthused by the hug she is receiving from Santa Claus at the Night With Santa, held at the Dean Kruse Museum Thursday evening. 17/23

Kassidy Garten, 4, is captivated by Santa Claus, with whom she shared her secret wishes, Thursday night at A Night With Santa at the Dean Kruse Museum. 18/23

The St. Marys river overflowed its banks this week at Thieme Drive and Berry Street. Photo by Cathie Rowand 19/23

The St. Marys river overflowed its banks this week at Thieme Drive and Berry Street. Photo by Cathie Rowand 20/23

Lyla Dennis, 2, reads a book during Wondertots storytime at the Allen County Tecumseh Branch Library Thursday. Photo by Cathie Rowand 21/23

Spyros Raptis, 2, left, Lia Raptis, 19 months, Ava McComb, 2, Kaitlyn Sterling, 2, and Olivia Otto, 2, toss some letters during Wondertots storytime at the Allen County Tecumseh Branch Library Thursday. Photo by Cathie Rowand 22/23

Friends Josh Stairhime, left, Kassi Brown and Victoria Romes (and Caleb Briskey, not shown) enjoy a turn on the fresh ice Friday at the Headwaters Park Ice Rink. Photo by Samuel Hoffman&oe=120211_deadman_ljg.jpg 23/23