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3rd-graders enjoy civics project
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
Lynelle Sullivan's third-grade class at Linton-Stockton Elementary School got up close and personal with several community leaders recently for a firsthand lesson in civics. The project grew from a Polaroid grant won by LSES supervised teacher Cassondra Dixon. As part of the grant, Dixon had to develop a lesson. She devised it around communities and linked it to third-grade standards, she said. She got three Polaroid instant cameras and 10 packs of instant film...
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Eastern falls to Clarksville
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/04)
Bloomington ---- No coach likes to claim any kind of a moral victory in a loss, including Eastern Greene head coach Jeff Sheehan, but Sheehan was able to notice positive progress in the T-birds' 50-12 loss to 2A Clarksville Friday night. "We're not satisfied, by any stretch of the imagination, because we're not winning, but it's gonna take time," stated Sheehan. "Next year, it will happen."...
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Miners rout Union
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/04)
DUGGER ---- When you're down to less than 20 players on a football team, the last thing you need is your best player to go down, but that's exactly what happened to Union head coach Todd Gambill when junior Ryan Gambill suffered what looked to be a broken nose on the Bulldogs' first series of the game...
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Opal Shouse Heaton
(Obituary ~ 10/11/04)
Opal Shouse Heaton, 96, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2004 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born March 16, 1908 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Dora "Doc" and Amanda (Haldeman) Shouse. She had been married to Ward T. Heaton, who passed away in 1982...
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Orval E. "Gene" Exline
(Obituary ~ 10/11/04)
Orval E. "Gene" Exline, 77, of Jasonville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 at Sullivan County Hospital, Sullivan. Born Feb. 3, 1927 in Hymera, he was the son of Orval and Ethel (Gouckenour) Exline. He married Ruth Exline on Sept. 16, 1955...
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Apple Festival winners
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
A float by Victorian Rose Florals and Gifts was judged the top commercial entry in Sunday's Bloomfield Apple Festival Parade. The Judge's Choice Award went to the James and Rollins Families. Other winners included: Best Youth Entry---- Joyful Noise choral group...
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Hospital may face vaccine shortage too
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
Greene County General Hospital has not been immune from a threatened shortage of flu vaccine that is sweeping the nation as this winter season approaches. "We don't know. I'd understood there was some glitches coming up several months ago about inventory. ...
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Apple Festival a time for family, friends to gather
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
Once a year at the beginning of October the town of Bloomfield rolls out the welcome mat and opens its arms to folks from near and far. The annual Bloomfield Apple Festival has become a mainstay for the Bloomfield community. The event is looked forward to by an entire town, much like Christmas...
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Great public schools require action by teachers, parents
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- A nationwide mobilization of community residents supporting quality education reached Greene County last month. At a "Great Public Schools" forum at White River Valley High School, teachers, a parent and a politician discussed what it takes to make public schools successful...
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Apple Festival called a success
(Local News ~ 10/11/04)
A relieved, but fatigued Leroy Barnhill, chairman of the Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee, looked back on this weekend's annual homecoming celebration with plenty of thanks and gratitude for the many volunteers who pitched in to make the event another successful one...
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Linton tops Vincennes schools
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/04)
LINTON ---- The Linton Miners' volleyball team is now 20-2 after picking up a pair of wins against Vincennes Lincoln and Vincennes Rivet to hold serve in the Linton Invitational over the weekend. The Miners came out and took care of business against the Rivet Patriots, 25-15, 25-12...
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Miners to challenge Paoli at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/04)
The pairings for the 2004 volleyball sectional were released this morning from the office of the Indiana High School Athletic Association and the draw for all area teams look challenging. The Linton Miners (20-2) will have the opportunity to play right out of the gate in Match 1 against the Paoli Rams...
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