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Heltenburg has a knack for woodworking
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
When Bloomfield resident Boyd Heltenburg sees a piece of wood or lumber, his mind lights up and he sees something that most people probably miss. He sees his wooden toy creation as something that will provide enjoyment and make someone smile. Oak, walnut, cherry and pine woods are his artist's palette ---- his imagination is his avenue to happiness...
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Bloomfield's patience wears on athletic Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/03)
SPENCER-School was in session at Owen Valley on Friday with third-ranked Bloomfield schooling the Patriots on what it's like to play an opponent which took everything away from them. Owen Valley came in 4-1 and averaging 68 points per contest, but got just half that as the unbeaten Cardinals (6-0) thoroughly frustrated the Patriots 53-34...
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Berns instituting Linton baseball Hall-of-Fame
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/03)
Bart Berns sells Linton baseball. The Miners' coach has been doing so ever since he took over the program and he's still at it. Berns has made improvements to Roy Herndon Field since last season ended and the most dramatic change to the ball diamond will be the upcoming installation of a new scoreboard, which will feature inning-by-inning scoring...
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Lakers make breaks; Miners make TO's
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/03)
Mike Hayden, Staff Writer The Linton Miners (1-5) lost at home to the Shakamak Lakers Friday night 53-45 as the Miners struggled early offensively and had trouble in transition defense much of the night. "Our transition defense has got to get a lot better and obviously for whatever reason, we're having a tough time getting back down the floor, and for some reason, we're having a tough time getting matched up," Coach Gene Hall stated. ...
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Wolverines get defensive against Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/03)
SWITZ CITY-What a difference a day makes. Third-ranked Bloomfield played its best game of the season at Owen Valley on Friday. Twenty-four hours later the Cardinals faced top-ranked White River Valley on the Wolverines' court Saturday and WRV prevailed 34-25...
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Ancil R. Tryon
(Obituary ~ 12/22/03)
Ancil R. Tryon, 98, of Linton, passed away at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Nov. 10, 1905 in Pleasantville, he was the son of Tell Tryon and Mable "Mayme" Newkirk Tryon. He was a Linton police officer for 25 years, a charter member and oldest member of the Linton Fraternal Order of Police, and had also been superintendent of Fairview Cemetery in Linton. ...
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Linda D. Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 12/22/03)
Linda D. Mayfield, 52, of Linton, died at 1:18 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, in Greene County General Hospital. Born April 10, 1951, in Linton, she was the daughter of Jimmie D. and Violet M. Perigo Elliott. She formerly worked as a clerk for Ellis and Company, and for Peoples Trust Company. She was a member of the Linton First Christian Church and taught Sunday School there for 40 years...
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Blanche Livingston
(Obituary ~ 12/22/03)
Blanche Livingston, 99 of Dixon, Ill., passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2003 in the Lee County Nursing Home in Dixon, Ill. She was born on Nov. 28, 1904 in Switz City to Orlando S. and Lilly Morris Roach. She was a clerk at Kroger and Aldens in Bloomington...
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Hazel Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/22/03)
CARMEL ---- Hazel Brown, 93, of Carmel and formerly of Linton, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, at Summer Trace Health Center in Carmel. Born Sept. 26, 1910, in Linton, she was the daughter of Elmer and Gertrude (Fullom) Templeton. She was a homemaker and member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Linton...
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Beverly Jean Boone
(Obituary ~ 12/22/03)
DUGGER ---- Beverly Jean Boone, 62, of Dugger and formerly of Anderson, passed away at 8:05 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Dec. 29, 1940, in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Roy and Lucille Mitchell Reynolds...
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Axe goes to work when warning level raised
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
The national threat level was raised Sunday to orange, the second-highest, saying attacks were possible during the holiday season and that threat indicators are "perhaps greater now than at any point" since Sept. 11, 2001. Locally, that breaking news sent Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe into action ---- notifying potential area "targets" of the increased security rating...
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County won't be getting any more flue vaccines
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
The Greene County Health Department will not be getting anymore flu vaccines, according to county nurse Pam Seger. Seger did not order any of the "FluMist" that has become available from the Indiana State Department of Health. "You have to have special equipment to store it," said Seger...
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Cause of Jasonville fire hasn't been released yet
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
A representative from the Indiana State Fire Marshal's office was in Jasonville all day Friday investigating the fire that destroyed two downtown businesses. The Coach House Bar and Anything Computers were damaged when a fire broke out in the early morning hours on Friday. There were two apartments above the Anything Computers store...
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Solomon case remains mystery 25 years later
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
On Dec. 19, 1978, Gary Solomon was reported missing. His bullet-riddled body was found near the Antioch Cemetery in Sullivan County on April 7, 1979. His killer or killers have never been brought to justice. "That was a totally frustrating case. We were not able to develop any leads," said Gene Gastineau, who was the lead investigator on the case for the Indiana State Police...
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Some employees learned of closing in newspaper
(Local News ~ 12/22/03)
Even though employees were disappointed when they read the announcement in the newspaper Friday that Winalta USA in Linton was closing, some said they were not surprised. Winalta employee Sandy Woodruff of Linton said there had been a lot of apprehension at the plant for quite some time, and everybody saw it coming...
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Butler recruit too good for Cards
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/03)
The play of Butler recruit Candice Bain, a rough fourth quarter and poor free throw shooting led to Bloomfield's 50-34 loss to Clarksville on Saturday at the Illiana Bash, held on the campus of Lincoln Trail College. The 6-2 Bain led all scorers with 20 points and she had help as Alex Spainhour tallied 13 points and Liz Carey added 11...
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