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Shakamak students learn about being kind to others and animals
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
JASONVILLE---- It pays to be kind ---- and some Greene County children are learning just that. KIND, which stands for Kids In Nature's Defense, is a program started earlier this year by Greene County Humane Society president Linda Felker. The goal is to teach school-age children three things that, Felker believes, can have far-reaching consequences. Stressed in the KIND program are respect for yourself and others, kindness toward animals, and environmental responsibility...
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Hasler updates board on bargaining
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
BLOOMFIELD---- Bloomfield School District Superintendent Ron Hasler gave the school board an extensive collective bargaining update at the regular school board meeting Thursday night. "The Indiana Educational Employee Relations Board (IEERB) has appointed Stephen Hayford as Fact Finder to the Board and the Bloomfield Teachers' Association (BTA) for contract negotiations. ...
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Bloomfield votes to purchase van
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield School District decided to purchase a 2002 14-passenger handicap-accessible activity bus from Midwest Transit Equipment. "This bus does not require the driver to have a CDL. Also, we cannot do curb-side pick-up with the activity bus, we most of the time we pull into the driveway anyway," superintendent Ron Hasler explained...
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WRV to study moving junior highs
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
SWITZ CITY---- The question of hiring an architectural firm to study the feasibility of moving the White River Valley junior high students to the high school building at Switz City was the main topic of discussion at the White River Valley Board of School Trustees meeting Thursday evening...
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On Saturday, the Linton Elks Lodge hosted its annual Local Lodge Hoop Shoot.
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/01)
The event was very well attended by contestants, parents, family, friends, and the State President of the Indiana Elks Association Jerry Abram. Also there was a great turn out of volunteers to help run this program, said Jeff Franklin, chairman of the Linton Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot...
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