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Indy 500 Tour makes a stop at Lyons school
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
LYONS ---- Students at White River Valley-Lyons Elementary/Junior High School were given a unique opportunity Friday when the Indy 500 Tour made a stop at the school. Classes took turns visiting the tour and were greeted by 2001 WRV graduate and one of 33 Indy 500 Festival Princesses, April Williams. On Saturday, Williams was chosen as one of two 2005 Princess Court members...
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Volunteers honored
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
On Monday, May 16, the Bloomfield Little League kicked off its 50th year as a sanctioned Little League by giving recognition to those who have volunteered time to make the league what it is. League President Doug Bowlin opened the festivities by presenting Boomie Vaught and Jeff Goad appreciation awards for their years of dedication and service to the Bloomfield Little League...
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Union begins sectional softball play Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
There's not much more the Union softball team can do to eclipse the success the team had from last season: Not much, but one thing. If the Bulldogs are going to do even better this season they'll have to win the state title in Class A softball. If you're skeptical about their chances you should think again. ...
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Simmons to play softball at DACC
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Linton 2005 graduate Casey Simmons will make her way to the Danville Area Community College next season after signing with the Jaguars Friday night at the High School. "Casey will move right in and play shortstop for us next year," said Danville Area Community College coach Michael Morgan. "She does a really nice job of fielding the ball on defense and she does a nice job hitting the ball."...
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Shakamak softball sectional preview
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
JASONVILLE ---- At the beginning of the 2005 season, Shakamak softball coach Beth Wernz said that inexperience could be a liability for her team. "I'm looking for two freshmen to step in immediately and play varsity," Wernz said of freshmen infielders/pitchers Heather Gilbert and Annie Strahla prior to the start of the season...
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Lady Cardinals rally together after tough loss
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Bloomfield's girls' tennis team fell to Loogootee in the sectional semifinal 3-2 Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cardinals played hard at every position. Miranda Helms took a particularly convincing victory for Bloomfield in the No. 1 singles slot. But the real story of the afternoon came in the No. 2 and No. 3 singles matches...
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Eastern Greene handles Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds picked up a 6-3 win over Vincennes Rivet to up its record to 10-6 on the season. Tyler Arnold was the winning pitcher as he improved to 4-3 on the season. Matt Igel threw well in the loss, but was hampered by control problems...
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Eastern Greene softball sectional preview
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Eastern Greene will open sectional action Tuesday when it plays in the bye game of the Class 2A, Sectional 46 against Mitchell. The two teams played earlier in the season with the Thunderbirds thinking they were recipients of a 7-4 win in the 10th inning...
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Bloomfield tops Eastern Greene in softball
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Bloomfield Cardinals picked up a win over Eastern Greene to close out their season Saturday, 6-3, over SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Eastern Greene. The win for the Cardinals improves their record to 6-12 as they head into tonight first-round of the Clay City Sectional against North Central...
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Loogootee knocks Bloomfield out of tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- Bloomfield fell to Loogootee in the semifinal of the Class A tennis sectional, but they didn't go down without a fight. Loogootee edged the Lady Cardinals 3-2 in a match that came down to a pair of all-out battles in singles action. With Loogootee holding a 2-1 lead over Bloomfield, the burden of pulling out a victory fell on the shoulders of Bloomfield's No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, Brittany Kuruzovich and Ashley Bailey...
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'Click It or Ticket' launched in Great Lakes states
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
Rural Americans face greater risk of being injured or killed while driving or riding on rural roadways than do those who live and commute in urban areas, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). That's why Linton Police Department is joining with NHTSA, state and local highway safety and law enforcement leaders in a six-state region surrounding the Great Lakes to launch an aggressive "Click It or Ticket" safety belt mobilization focused on rural areas during the month of May.. ...
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Greene County raises funds for ACS
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- Christmas 1999 wasn't a particularly jolly holiday for Tambi Craig of Lyons, who'd just found out she had breast cancer, then had a lumpectomy and begun radiation treatment. But this past Saturday night and Sunday morning, Craig's family and friends helped her celebrate more than five cancer-free years at Greene County Relay for Life. ...
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Library to offer summer reading program
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library will once again offer a free summer reading program for children and young adults which kicks off with a sign-up date on June 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sign-up day will include free hot dogs, snow cones, games and a craft for all who attend, Brandy Pattison, assistant children's librarian, said...
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Queen contest set for July 2
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
The annual Greene County Queen contest is coming up and contestants are needed for this year's competition, which will be a bit different from years past. This will be the first year an entry fee ---- of $25 ---- will be charged to participants. The fee will then help pay for a $500 scholarship that will be awarded to the queen, according to Lori Brown, a member of the Greene County 4-H Council...
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Thomas wins Lawrence scholarship
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
A Linton-Stockton High School senior has been named the recipient of an annual scholarship named in honor of a veteran teacher who lost a battle with colorectal cancer in 2000. Douglas K. Thomas has been chosen as the 2005 recipient of the Tonda L. Lawrence Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship, for $1,800, was established to honor the memory of Tonda L. Lawrence, a teacher at Linton-Stockton Junior High School for 20 years, who died five years ago...
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Bloomfield elementary students learn about family roots
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
A group of about 80 Bloomfield Elementary School sixth-grade students now know a lot more about their own family roots. The students recently co-authored a unique book that traces the genealogical backgrounds of each of their families and mingles the historic information with a special word of advice from their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents...
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Mobile recycling unit helps Lyons
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
LYONS ---- The town of Lyons was chosen as the first community in Greene County for a recycling pick-up courtesy of the Greene County Solid Waste District and Recycling Center. The Lyons Town Park was the site of phase two of the town's clean-up and the recycling center had its mobile recycling unit on hand to accept recyclables...
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Williams named to Indy 500 princess court
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
A 2001 White River Valley graduate was named to the Indy 500's princess court Saturday at the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mayor's Breakfast at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. April Williams, the daughter of Michael and Dee Anna Williams, was named as one of two to sit on the princess court. Williams was also one of 33 to serve as Indy 500 princesses. The 500-mile race has 33 positions for drivers, therefore there are 33 princesses...
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WRV falls to Paoli in tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- White River Valley's girls' tennis team fell to Paoli Friday night in first-round sectional action. The Lady Wolverines came away with a split in doubles play, but they couldn't contain Paoli's singles game as the Lady Rams shut all three down in straight sets to make the final tally 4-1 in favor of Paoli...
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