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Page 11 March 2021 Marlena Sloss named INPA Photographer of the Year Former Herald photographer Marlena Sloss was named 2020 Indiana Photographer of the Year in February. The award from the Indiana News Photographers Association — which The Herald has captured nine of the past 12 years — was given for the best portfolio of pho- tographs from 2020. Indianapolis Star photogra- pher Mykal McEldowney and Evansville Courier and Press pho- tographer Denny Simmons placed second and third, respectively, in the same category. Sloss also won in the Best of Show category for her photo- graphs on the Anders family in a story titled "Multiple Multiples." Additionally, Sloss won first place in the Community Awareness category with a port- folio of images depicting how life was interrupted during the pandemic in Dubois and sur- rounding counties. In all, Sloss took home 11 awards. She was a photographer at The Herald from September 2019 to December 2020. She now works as a freelance journalist in San Francisco. — The Herald (Jasper) Ken de la Bastide Herald Bulletin (Anderson) ANDERSON — For those in the Madison County community who knew Jack Scott, his great sense of humor will be remem- bered. Scott died March 12 at the age of 85, and his friends and family said he will be missed. Scott practiced law in Anderson for several decades and at one time served as the editor of the former Anderson Herald. His law office in the former Anderson Banking Co. building was filled with Republican Party and Indiana University memo- rabilia. His son John said his dad was one of a kind. "You measure a person's life by their friends and family," John Scott said. "He never met a strang- er and those that knew him became huge friends of his." John Scott said his dad would send his sons letters with nuggets of wisdom. "He would always say 'hi' and smile at people on the street," he said. "He was always trying to make their day brighter." "My dad was a one-in-a-million type of guy," John Scott said. "He was a jovial guy that had an infec- tious laugh." Two of Scott's closest friends for decades commented on his sense of humor and his willingness to help a friend in need. Attorney Patrick Cunningham shared an office with Scott since 1964. "He had the best sense of humor," Cunningham said. "He was great to be around. "I worked with him for 37 years and I always told him he never made a Republican of me," he said. Jack loved Indiana University and watched every Indiana Pacers game, Cunningham said. "He was just a great guy," he said. Cunningham said Scott was a lifelong Republican and was very con- servative. "I loved the guy," he said. Local attorney Mike Lacey first met Scott at the 1974 Republican State Convention when his father served as township chair- man. "He became a lifelong friend to me," he said. "To say Jack was a character doesn't do him justice. He had the finest sense of humor of anyone I ever met. It's a trait all of us need." Lacey said he used to hide under Scott's desk to get a "jump" out of him, a trick that would also take place at Scott's office at the newspaper. He said something would always happen on many trips to Michigan. "It made you fall to the ground laughing," he said. Lacey said Scott had a reputa- tion of being fiscally conservative but if he knew you he would give the shirt off his back. "You knew where Jack stood on every issue," Lacey said of Scott's political leanings. "He loved his country and his family." He said when his children were younger Scott would always give them a silver dollar at Halloween. Lacey said Scott gave Lacey's children nicknames like "two too," which meant there were too many Laceys, and as each child was born they were given similar nicknames. He said a side of Scott that not many people knew was his involvement in the community, serving for many years on the board for the Red Cross and as president of the former Urban League of Madison County. "He will be sorely missed," Lacey said. S.B. 78 during its hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee, chaired by Sen. Crider. HSPA still hopes to address the hole in the bill – no reporting of crime reports when no arrest has been made. Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel raised the issue March 16 during S.B. 78's hearing before the House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, chaired by Rep. Randy Frye, R-Greensburg. The bill's sponsor is Rep. Mike Karickhoff, R-Kokomo. Karickhoff told HSPA March 17 that he was working on an amendment that hopefully will improve S.B. 78. S.B. 110, authored by Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, would cre- ate a law enforcement misconduct data base. HSPA suggested an amendment to strengthen language outlining what information should be included in the data base when an officer has been terminated, demoted or suspended without pay – specifically to clarify what "factual basis" should include as to documentation supporting a disci- plinary action. The misconduct data base was removed from the bill in the Senate, mooting HSPA's suggestion. Bills Continued from Page 10 Scott One-time editor of the former Anderson Herald dies at age 85 Southridge High School's Anna Kappner, left, counts with the team as head coach Greg Werner does 45 pushups, 5 for each win of the season, to celebrate their win after the girls basketball sectional game in Ferdinand, Ind. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Southridge defeated North Posey 28-25.

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