Stories from Monday, December 8, 2003

Parents holding children in their arms, on their shoulders or by the hand stood in line Saturday in Linton while waiting for Santa to arrive by train on Indiana Railroad. Even though Terrie Zukoski recently moved from sunny Florida, she said she didn't mind standing in the cool Indiana weather with her little daughter, Courtney, to see Santa come to town...

CLAY CITY-The Clay City Eels took full advantage of the Union Bulldogs' inexperienced backcourt Friday night for a 69-26 SWIAC high school boys basketball victory. Union shot just 23 percent (8-35) from the floor, managed only one field goal in the first half of play and turned the ball over 14 times in the first 16 minutes of action...

Linton clobbered Clay City 42-25 to win the freshman SWIAC on Saturday at Bloomfield. The Miners reached the title game with a 30-27 overtime victory over North Daviess. Logan Tharp and Dylan Hardisty both tossed in 12 points to pace the Miners in the championship game. Caleb Dunkerly had eight points, Kyle Herndon and Geoff Miller four each and Aaron davis two...

Staff Writer The Linton Miners suffered a heart-breaking defeat at home Friday at the hands of the Owen Valley Patriots by a score of 65-59. The Miners played aggressively all evening on both ends of the floor, and if they could have somehow erased one minute of poor play, the Miners would surely have come out on top...

JASONVILLE-Ron McBride and Ernie Maesch were convinced Friday's SWIAC game went double overtime. It only seemed that way after the Cardinals escaped 37-35 in single overtime. "Was that single or double overtime?" McBride asked in the hallway outside the Bloomfield locker room...

Linton's starting backcourt of sophomores Caleb Fischer and Riley Beach scored 21 and 20 points respectively against Owen Valley on Friday. They were limited to eight and nine respectively at Bloomfield on Saturday and the Cardinals prevailed 51-35...

Mary Dorcas (Blaker) Richardson, 86, of Linton, died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born May 8, 1917, in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Calvin and Emma Sarver Blaker. She was a homemaker. She was retired from the Kroger store, having started in Bloomfield then relocating to Linton. She was a member of Linton Eastern Star 140 and the Linton First Christian Church...

BRAZIL ---- Emma L. Ramsey, 80, of Brazil and formerly of Terre Haute, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, in her home. Born April 11, 1923, in Fontanet, she was the daughter of Walter and Alice Bridgewater. She had worked at Quaker Maid. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Claude Ramsey; two sons and their wives, Kevin and Robbin Ramsey of Brazil and Larry and Joyce Ramsey of Rockville; two daughters, Pam Norris and husband Ronnie of Huffman, Texas, and Tiffany McDowell of Indianapolis; one sister, Lucille Gamble of Linton; four grandchildren, Ronnie Norris, Shaun Ramsey, Brandy Park and Reggie Sanders; and one great-granddaughter.. ...

WORTHINGTON ---- Foster R. Need, 105, of Worthington, passed away Friday morning Dec. 5, 2003, in Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Nov. 19, 1898, in Bicknell, he was the son of James and Electa (Hancock) Need. He retired in 1964 from General Motors in Detroit, Mich., after 25 years of service. He was a member of Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington...

WORTHINGTON ---- Elmer R. Griffith, 94, of Worthington, passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.

GREENWOOD ---- Jack R. Dover, 69, of Greenwood, died Dec. 5 at his residence. Born June 30, 1934, in Dugger, he was the son of Ursher and Bessie (Fulford) Dover. He was a machinist at Allison Transmission Plant No. 5 where he had worked for 30 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Mooresville Masonic Lodge 78, F&AM, and Mooresville Eastern Star and the United Auto Workers 933...

DUGGER ---- Nickklett Butterfly Cullison-Wren, daughter of Dale Allan Cullison and Melissa Wren, was stillborn Saturday, Dec. 6, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Survivors include her mother, of Linton; her father, of Dugger; a brother, Gregory Allan Cullison of Clinton; grandparents, Luther and Shirley Cullison of Dugger and Pamela Scotter of Indianapolis...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Russell L. Basye, 46, of Bloomfield, died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, in Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Jan. 17, 1957, in Linton, he was the son of John Franklin and Helen M. Hash Basye. He was a HVAC service technician for Branstetter-Pullen Heating and Air-Conditioning Inc. ...

The Linton Daily Citizen/Bloomfield Evening World won three awards at the 37th annual Hoosier State Press Association Awards Banquet on Saturday. The event was at the Adam's Mark by the Indianapolis International Airport. General manager/editor Chris Pruett won a first place in Division Daily 3 (circulation below 8,000) in the Best Business Section or Page(s) category, and he also won a second place for Best On-Line Web Sites...

SWITZ CITY ---- Textbooks can make life too black and white. The reality of what our neighbors are going through is sometimes lost between the pages of a textbook. Students at White River Valley High School have been taking a chapter of out reality for the past three weeks by collecting nonperishable food for food baskets and food pantries in the area...

A Greene County man has received the highest award a civilian can receive from the government ---- a Bronze Star Medal. Donald Mumma, who was born in Linton and raised in Lyons, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1978. After serving with the U.S. Army from 1978-88, Mumma now works in communications for the government, as a civilian. He took the job with the Communications and Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J. He's been classified as a "Dept. of the Army civilian" since 1989...

Linton and Indiana State Police were kept busy over the weekend with drug busts. On Saturday at 10 p.m., Linton officer went to a residence on Gabbard Ave. on a tip of illegal drug use and possession. According to a report filed by Linton Officer Gary Tannehill, while there police discovered some illegal drug activity...

Described by friends and colleagues as a man who deeply loved the Greene County town where he lived, Bloomfield Town Councilman Russell L. Basye died unexpectedly Saturday morning. The 46-year-old father of three children was believed to have been stricken by a heart attack at his South Seminary Street home, according to his friend and fellow town council member Eric Harrah...

Everything South Knox did against second-ranked White River Valley on Friday the Wolverines did just a little bit better, which is why WRV won its home opener 72-56. For instance: -South Knox shot 52 percent (22-42) from the field, but the Wolverines were 56 percent (28-50)...