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Pafford crowned festival queen
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
Ashley Nicole Pafford was crowned queen of the 2003 Linton Freedom Festival on Saturday evening at the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce (LCC) president emeritus Ralph Witty crowned Pafford, and LCC executive director Tammy Martin presented second runner-up Sara Rae Church and first runner-up Tiffany Johnson sprays of red roses...
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Linton's girls dominate TRC track meet
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
The venue was different, but the result was the same. Linton-Stockton continued its dominance of the Tri-River Conference girls track and field meet, which took place Friday night at Roy Williams Field in Linton instead of Clay City, which does not have the newly required pole vault landing support...
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Storms affect schedules
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
The North Knox boys golf invitational at the Bicknell Country Club was rained out Saturday, just one of many events that was postponed or canceled over the weekend because of the weather. Fifteen teams, including two-time defending champion Linton-Stockton, were on the course when a storm ended play...
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Lakers edge Vikings
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
Shakamak continued its winning ways with a 1-0 victory over visiting West Vigo Friday in a non-conference softball game. The win was the third in a row for the Lady Lakers and fourth in the last five games as they improved to 9-6. Nicole Fougerousse doubled in the first inning. Christy Goble, a courtesy runner for Fougerousse, came home with the game's only run when Alecia Gambill's hit fell in safely...
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Stella Marie Bailey
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Stella Marie Bailey, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:28 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Oct. 18, 1923, in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Floyd and Mabel (Johnson) Heaton. She was a homemaker and a member of Free Pentecostal Holiness Church in Little Cincinnatti...
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William C. Elkins
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
BLOOMINGTON ---- William C. Elkins, 64, of Bloomington, passed away Friday May 9, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 12, 1939 in Monroe County, he was the son of Marvin and Louise (Mathis) Elkins. He was a Social Studies teacher at Bloomington High School North, retiring in 1990. He was a graduate of Indiana University. He was a member of Stanford Baptist Church and an avid golfer who participated in numerous golf tournaments. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Mary Margaret Gamble
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
SULLIVAN ---- Mary Margaret Gamble, 64, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:35 p.m. May, 2003, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born June 10, 1938, in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Russell and Hazel (Black) Willis. She was a retired tax auditor...
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Frances E. Overman
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
LYONS ---- Frances E. Overman, 89, of Lyons and formerly of Switz City, passed away at 10:50 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2003, at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born May 17, 1913, in Lyons, she was the daughter of Gless and Julia Belle (English) Deckard. She graduated from Switz City High School and from Indiana State Teachers College and then taught elementary school for 32 years at Switz City, Lyons, Mackville, Ky., South Linton and Linton, retiring in 1978. ...
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Sidney Sturm
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
CRAWFORD COUNTY ---- Sidney Sturm, 88, of Crawford County, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral services are pending at Denbo Funeral Home in English, Ind.
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Hill takes over as women's basketball coach at Rose-Hulman
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
Tony Hill has never been one to plant his feet in one spot for very long, and he's on the move again. Hill, a 1985 Eastern graduate who served three-year stints as athletic director at both Eastern and Bloomfield, was named women's basketball coach at Rose-Hulman...
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North Daviess routs WRV in five innings
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
SWITZ CITY-North Daviess, probably the surprise baseball team of the SWIAC this spring, showed why it's also the top team in the conference by swatting White River Valley 16-3 in five innings on Friday. The Cougars, who had to replace seven starters and began the season by committing 21 errors in their first three games, are all alone atop the conference with a 5-0 record and are 8-7 overall. North Daviess still has Eastern and Shakamak left to play...
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Hospital board to get new members
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
If the executive committee for the Greene County General Hospital Board of Trustees has it preference, two new faces will be on the board starting July 1. The board received a recommendation Friday night to seat Harry Huber of Linton to replace Delmar Hasler, also of Linton; and to have former board member and staff surgeon Dr. Thomas Bailey, M.D., of rural Lyons to replace Dr. Charles Broshears of Linton...
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Bloomfield fire ruled arson
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
The Indiana State Fire Marshal's office has ruled a Friday morning fire at Bloomfield Sales, located at 760 West Main Street, as arson. Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade said an undetermined amount of fire and smoke damage had been done in the fire that was discovered about 8 a.m. by owner Clyde Groomer...
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A lot of food collected despite rain
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
There were some soggy mail carriers in Linton on Saturday, but they didn't mind ---- they were delivering the mail as usual, but they were also gathering food to help feed the hungry. A local food drive was held Saturday by mail carriers from the Linton Post Office, in conjunction with the National Association of Letter Carriers, to collect food for four local food banks...
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Friendly basketball game to help soldiers
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Tuesday night promises to be a night of great basketball. Or not. OK, Tuesday night promises to be a great night of what a community can do when it pulls together. At 7 p.m. in the Shakamak High School gym, two teams consisting of people who know what it is like to dedicate your life to the betterment of society will compete in a friendly basketball game...
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Heuby helps others with support group
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
Sylvia Heuby has learned about Fibromyalgia the hard way. She has it. She suffered from it for years before she found out what it was, then the Dugger woman started fighting back. "I've had it since 1982," she said. Symptoms began to appear after she was involved in a car accident...
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Randall tells 'it like it is' to students
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
"I want to ask you to join me in closing your eyes and realize that with every decision, consequences will come. Yeah, we'd like them all to be good, but you know what, they are not. I want you to picture in your mind a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. ...
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Hostettler votes for bill that would help Crane
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- U.S. Rep. John Hostettler voted in subcommittee to advance a fiscal year 2004 defense authorization bill that includes important legislative provisions for the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. The Readiness Subcommittee passed its portion of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, two days after the Projection Forces Subcommittee completed work on its part of the bill, including $25 million for Crane projects...
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Washington tops Bloomfield softball team
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
Bloomfield's softball team gave an uninspired effort against visiting Washington on Friday at the Northside Diamond Complex and lost to the Lady Hatchets 9-2. "They're better than I expected and kind of caught me by surprise," Bloomfield coach Roger Gooding said of the Hatchets. "They are basically the same team we beat last June. We just played kind of timid."...
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Flora N. "Flo" Frumpe
(Local News ~ 05/12/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Flora N. "Flo" Frumpe, 81, of Jasonville, passed away at 6:55 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born June 2, 1921, in Shelburn, she was the daughter of Frederick and Hazel (Pierce) Ackelmire. She retired from Ridinger's IGA after many years of service. She was a member of Lawton Street Christian Church in Jasonville; Delta Zi-Tri Kappa; and lifetime member of the Jasonville Order of Eastern Star...
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