Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Graveside services for former Shelbyville resident Rufus L. Kindig, 95, of Statesboro, Ga., will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Anthony Scott Kindig officiating. Mr. Kindig died Sunday in Statesboro. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bedford County Medical Center trustees -- meeting tonight as members of their board's various advisory committees -- gather at the hospital at an ironic time when there's particularly good financial news. "We had a substantial profit," Chief Financial Officer Jim Bishop said Friday in anticipation of his monthly financial report to the trustees of the county-owned hospital which is set for a vote by county commissioners this year on whether the hospital should be sold...

The Nashville Symphony will bid farewell to its longtime conductor and musical director a day before it returns to Shelbyville for its annual concert in Calsonic Arena. Kenneth Schermerhorn, who was an assistant conductor for Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic and led The Nashville Symphony for more than 20 years, died Monday, symphony officials said. He was 75...

Bedford County rivals clashed yet again on Monday afternoon as Cascade took on visiting Community in a District 11-A contest. The Lady Champs scored in each of the first three innings, including an eight-run third, to defeat the Viqueens 13-0 in five frames...

Elizabeth Windham's two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth gave Webb hope in their first of two games versus Middle Region rival Father Ryan in Nashville on Monday. The rally stalled shortly thereafter though and the Lady Feet fell 7-3. "I'm not happy with the loss, but we competed against a much bigger school and we hung with them for a while," Webb coach James Garcia said. "Hopefully, if we see them down the road in the playoffs, we can make it a little more competitive."...

It was a tough day on the road for the Webb tennis teams. The Feet were on the losing end of a 9-0 score versus Father Ryan. Things didn't improve much for the Lady Feet as the were defeated 9-0. BOYS SINGLES Luke Durham d. Ronak Shah 6-0, 6-2; Clay Cunningham d. Miles Haynes 6-1, 6-1; Daniel Ghanem d. Jung-Min Lee 6-1, 6-2; Steven Duncan d. Brian Cha 6-1, 6-2; Brian Welch d. Jay Chi 6-3, 6-1; Murray Montesi d. Wells Marvel 6-1, 6-3...

Webb soccer came out and dominated with 42 shots on goal in a 10-0 defeat of Boyd Christian in Friday. As a sign of their defensive prominence, goalkeeper Andrew Berdel only had to make one save for the Feet. Ricardo Moya's hat trick paced the Webb scoring attack. ...

Cascade coach Chris Parker didn't get to celebrate his 31st birthday quite like he would have liked. District 11-A rival Forrest pounded out 12 hits en route to a 9-2 win over Parker's Champions under the lights at Shelbyville Central High School on Monday...

Bedford County District Attorney Mike McCown promised Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Monday that he would announce his decision in 30 days on whether he will seek the death penalty against a man charged with stabbing a Shelbyville couple to death in their home...

A Bedford County resident who turns 18 on Thursday was sentenced Monday to 18 months in Bedford County Jail for his role in one of three burglaries. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler sentenced Aric Kolby Thode of Normandy and ordered him to pay restitution of $10,000 for what was taken during the burglaries...

The Community Vikings couldn't have picked a better opponent to beat for their second win -- at least, when in-county bragging rights are concerned. Community won 6-5 at Webb on Saturday in a battle of teams for which wins have been elusive this season...

Webb's soccer team came out and dominated with 42 shots on goal Friday in a 10-0 win over Boyd Christian. As a sign of their defensive prominence, goalkeeper Andrew Berdel only had to make one save for the Feet. Ricardo Moya's hat trick paced the Webb scoring attack. ...

Harris Middle capped an undefeated (11-0) regular season by downing Highland Rim Middle 9-0 here Monday. "Anytime a team can go undefeated it is a major accomplishment," Harris coach Charlie Miller remarked. "This team has remained focused and is very determined. They were already good soccer players but it's been fun to see them develop at a team. They've been fun to be around. Their desire not to lose is unbelievable."...