Stories from Monday, January 18, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Joe Biden’s inauguration and Jennifer Lopez will give a musical performance on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol when Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th president next Wednesday. SAt the swearing-in ceremony, the Rev. ...

IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig announced today that this year’s IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals will be played on Saturday, April 3, one week later than the previously scheduled date. The four state championship games that will conclude the 111th boys state tournament, had been planned for March 27 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. ...

Howard G. Walker, 91, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on January 18, 2021. He was born in Brazil, Indiana, on May 27, 1929. He attended several schools before graduating from Van Buren High School in 1947. He married Mary Lou Marks in 1950 and moved to Indianapolis where he worked for Coca – Cola Bottling Company for 43 years, retiring in 1991. ...

• South Vermillion 44, North Clay 22 (Jan. 11) Braiden Moore had 14 points, Zac Buell 6 and Nate Moore 2. • Cascade 25, North Clay 12 (Jan. 12) Braiden Moore had 7 points and Zac Buell 5. • North Clay 29, Parke Heritage 24 (Jan. 13) Zac Buell had 9 points, Triston Edington had 9, Braiden Moore 8 and Mason Sutherland 2...

CLOVERDALE – Watching Northview’s offense Monday night at Cloverdale was like watching a stuck spigot turn on. It took a while to get turned on but once it did, a torrent of points came out as the Knights started off the game 19-0 on the way to a 61-38 win over the Clovers in WIC girls’ basketball play...

When Caleb Swearingen began his high school basketball career as a young freshman, there were things he wanted to accomplish. One of the goals on his list was to get his name on the 1,000 points Club banner hanging on the walls inside Northview’s gymnasium...

Carson Gettle, a 2020 Northview graduate, made his college basketball debut on Saturday night for DePauw University in a 148-102 homecourt win over Greenville. Gettle made the most of his two minutes of action, scoring five points and adding one rebound and one assist. Gettle, a freshman guard, hit 2 of 4 shots from the field (including 1 of 3 from 3-point range)...

As people returned to their kitchen to cook family meals during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine, many new cooks are turning to “pressure cooking.” Cooks have been praising the new generation of electric pressure cookers since 2017/18. However, a Chinese scientist applied for a patent for the first electric pressure cooker dates back to January 1991, 19 years before the arrival of the “Instant Pot” craze...

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” — Julia Child “Invest in what’s real. Clean as you go. Drink while you cook. Make it fun. It doesn’t have to be complicated. It will be what it will be.”...

2020 was a year to remember-good or bad we will not forget the impact it had on our lives. If you are like me and most of the world, we ended the year with a few extra pounds that I already did not need. Fortunately, last year I was gifted an Instant Pot-a pressure/slow cooker that is meant to save time, make entire meals and deliver divine miracles. ...

For just about anyone, the thought of becoming incapacitated is unpleasant and overwhelming. You might encounter a situation where you have a loved one who becomes incapacitated and is no longer able to care for their health, property, finances and more. ...