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Record crowd gathers for annual Tasting Luncheon
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
A record crowd of approximately 200 people gathered together Friday for the annual Tasting Luncheon at the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church. The luncheon is a tradition and a day that many area residents mark on their calendar from year to year. "We wait all year for this day," said Robert and Mary Ann Rehner. "We wouldn't miss it."...
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Charles W. Misner
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Charles W. Misner 63, of Linton, passed away at 9:01 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Dec. 26, 1939 in Andrews, he was the son of Charles and Nellie (House) Misner. He was retired from the Army, and a member of the American Legion in Linton and VFW of Linton...
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George Thomas "Tom" Handford
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
SULLIVAN ---- George Thomas "Tom" Handford, 55, of Sullivan, passed away at 1 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2003 at his residence. Born March 21, 1948 in Sullivan, he was the son of Earl David and Adaline (Gross) Handford. He was retired from the Sullivan Fire Department after 22 years of service and was owner of Handford & Sons Construction Company. ...
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Thomas E. Miller
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Thomas E. Miller, 71, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:56 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born April 10, 1932 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Theodore and Louise (Ridge) Miller. He worked for Davis Timber and Veneer Sawmill for over 40 years. He served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation mechanic...
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Fern Holtsclaw
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
FREEDOM ---- Fern Holtsclaw, 88, of Freedom, passed away at 9:40 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2003 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born Feb. 19, 1915 in Ridgeport, she was the daughter of Jesse Benjamin and Etta Ethel (Hardisty) Martindale. She was a layout operator for Western Electric in Indianapolis, retiring in 1973. She was a member of Senior Citizens Club in Bargersville, and a 1932 graduate of Solsberry High School...
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Raymond L. Flater
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Raymond L. Flater, 85, of Linton, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at Walnut Creek at Linton. Born Oct. 1, 1917 in Bloomfield, he was the son of Charles and Flora (McCullough) Flater. He was a laborer at Crane and an inspector for the State Highway Department, retiring in 1968. He was a veteran of World War II in the Army Air Corps. He attended the Nazerene Church and Glenburn Methodist Church...
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Gertrude Fay Haning
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Gertrude Fay Haning, 95, of Jasonville, passed away at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. She was a long time resident of the Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center, and a member of Lawton Street Christian Church...
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Barbara R. Smith
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Barbara R. Smith of Linton, passed away at 5:58 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 24, 1926 in Linton, she was the daughter of Russell and Eva (Duncan) Roby. She was a homemaker, also co-owner and operated Smith's Wheel Horse Sales and Service. She was a member of Glenburn Methodist Church...
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New Bloomfield coach happy with results so far
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Jim Rose has only been on the job a few weeks as Bloomfield's new girls varsity basketball coach, but he has a much better idea of what his personnel can do following the Lady Cards' trip to Clarksville on Friday and Saturday for team camp. "I'm far more optimistic after seeing us play against competition than I was when we were playing against ourselves," Rose commented. "When you don't know what you have it's hard to make a judgment based on open gym."...
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Log cabin has a lot of history
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Many people have gone in and out of the log cabin at Shakamak State Park, whether it be for a family reunion, class reunion or just to get a look at how life used to be. What those people may not realize is that the logs of that cabin were once a part of the home of Wyatt and Sena Pitts Johnson...
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Greenwood man accused of sexual misconduct
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
A 32-year-old Greenwood man is facing charges in Greene County involving a 15-year-old girl he met on the Internet. "John W. Nichols is wanted on a warrant for sexual misconduct with a minor," said Linton Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell. Nichols and the juvenile met over the Internet and had talked on-line for a couple of weeks before planning to meet in person. They met June 3...
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Libraries already have filters in place
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
A trio of librarians in Greene County say they don't expect to feel many effects from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last Monday that upheld a federal law requiring public libraries to install software filters on computers that patrons use to access the Internet...
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Youngsters learn how to band Canadian geese
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Saturday, 49 young people from several counties learned how to band wild Canadian geese as part of Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Day at the Triple H Gun Club south of Linton. Several volunteers from DU captured the wild geese at a lake near Linton, for banding ---- placing a metal band around the duck's leg that allows the bird to be tracked through its migratory route...
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Candice M. "Candy" Hader
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
SULLIVAN ---- Candice M. "Candy" Hader, 50, of Sullivan, passed away at 11 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2003 at her residence. Born March 21, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, she was the daughter of Channing and Shirley (Collins) Greene. She was vice president and general manager of Hader Brothers Carpet in Sullivan. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Sullivan...
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