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Local band releases CD, performs nationally
(Local News ~ 08/08/05)
Homegrown band, Philpot, is showing the world that Greene and Sullivan counties produce more than coal and corn. The two rural counties have yielded creative artists in the form of Philpot band members Tyler Evans of Linton, Kentz Ward, Caleb Smith and Josh Kennedy of Dugger, and Arthur Ready and A.J. Boone of Sullivan. The guys recently released their first major album, called "Bitch Be The World."...
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Margaret Leigh
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Margaret Leigh, 78, of Dugger, passed away at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Lawrence M. Kristler
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Lawrence M. Kristler, 77, of Linton, passed away Aug. 7, 2005 at his residence. Born Jan. 12, 1928 in Linton, he was the song of Everett Lawrence and Dora Agnes (Wheeler) Kristler. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He worked for NSWC Crane as an ordnance operator, retiring in September 1979. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Sullivan...
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Vernon M. Emery
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Vernon M. Emery, 75, passed away at Hendricks Regional Healthcare in Danville. Born Oct. 25, 1929, in Bloomfield, he was the son of Emil Emery Sr. and Vina Emery (Dove). He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp and served from 1947 to 1950 at Camp Le Jeune, N.C., attaining the rank of PFC and membership in the Military Police before being honorably discharged...
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K. Maynard Dowden
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
K. Maynard Dowden, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:35 a.m. on August 6, 2005, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Joseph Wayne Boruff
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Joseph Wayne Boruff, 89, of Indianapolis passed away Aug. 6, 2005 at 3:40 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Oct. 12, 1915 in Greene County. He was the son of Elmer and Fannie Moss Boruff. He graduated from Jasonville High School. ...
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Margaret "Peggie" A. Booker
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Margaret "Peggie" A. Booker, 72, of Indianapolis, passed away Aug. 5, 2005. Born April 2, 1933 in Linton, she was the daughter of Herbert Withers and Annie Gillan Tonner. She worked as a departmental supervisor for RCA/BMG for 24 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church and the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Aerie 211...
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JHS-SHS parade themed "The Good Ole Days"
(Local News ~ 08/08/05)
The Jasonville High School-Shakamak High School homecoming parade committee is currently seeking entries for this year's homecoming parade. This year's parade ---- themed "The Good Ole Days" ---- will be Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. The parade will begin on Main Street, which is also State Road 48. It will line up on the east side of the railroad track in front of the Dollar General. The parade will move east to west and will end at Hanna Field...
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Learning Center allows students to attend classes close to their home
(Local News ~ 08/08/05)
Last week was Distance Education Week at the Community Learning Center and many local students have gained an educational opportunity that may have been otherwise unobtainable without the center. Karen Wathen, of Linton, never thought that after being out of the classroom setting for years that she would once again be a student...
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Program focuses on entire county
(Local News ~ 08/08/05)
The Building CommUnity Kickoff will be Aug. 12 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds Community Building. The all-day program will introduce the Greene County Citizen's Academy and announce the Citizen's Academy program outline that will begin in September. To register and for lunch reservation, call (812) 659-3142...
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New NASA program will allow students to 'explore'
(Local News ~ 08/08/05)
Linton-Stockton School has the great honor in being chosen as one of the two schools in Indiana, and one of 150 in the nation, to be a NASA Explorer School. Elementary Principal Kent Brewer and Nathan Moore, assistant principal, along with teachers Lori Markle, Erin Raper and Elaina Lankford recently returned from the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland where they took part in the STEM-G (science, technology, engineering, math and geography) training program, which will be implemented at L-S in grades K-12.. ...
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Dewey H. Martindale
(Obituary ~ 08/08/05)
Dewey H. Martindale, 73, of Ocklawaha, Fla., passed away Aug. 4, 2005 at his residence. He was born April 14, 1932 in Stanford, Ind., the son of R. Austin and Gladys R. (Lassiter) Martindale. He worked in the publishing industry, having worked for several newspapers, including the Bloomington Herald Telephone and was a district manager for the Indianapolis Star until his retirement...
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