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Gene Petry enjoys working with wood
(Local News ~ 10/14/05)
What do hand-made birdhouses, wheelbarrows and a covered bridge have in common? They are all the makings of one man who has lived in Linton for the past 40 years. Gene Petry, retired from Peabody Coal Company in 1992, has kept himself busy the past two years making about 80 birdhouses, numerous wheelbarrows and one covered bridge...
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Eastern Greene defeats Bloomfield in youth football
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
Bloomfield's youth football teams had a rough time against Eastern Greene this weekend. The Cardinals' third-and-fourth grade team fell to the Thunderbirds 14-7 Saturday. They were holding a 7-0 lead on a touchdown run by Jared Myers with the extra point scored by Kyle Robinson...
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Volleyball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
JASONVILLE -- The Shakamak Lakers lost to Owen Valley in four games Thursday night, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, in high school volleyball action in Jasonville. Mandy Moore finished with 10 points, an ace, 23 assists, a kill, and 20 digs. Danielle Hudson had one assist, five kills, eight digs, and a block. Megan Netherlain had 31 digs. Brooke Collins finished with two points and two aces, nine kills, 17 digs, and one block. Tiffani Vash added four points and 22 digs...
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Corrections
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
The Football game tonight between Linton and North Central will begin at 7 p.m. at Thunderbirds' field and not at 7:30 as previously reported. Also, Bobby Spears was misidentified in Monday's paper. Spears carried the ball two times for a total of 55 yards, one for a touchdown...
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Lady Miners up volleyball record to 23-4
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
LINTON -- The Linton Miners' volleyball team is now 23-4 after picking up a 25-12, 25-16, 27-25 victory over the Clovers from Cloverdale Thursday night in Linton. Ashlea Beard was 17 of 17 serving with 12 assists, two kills, a block, and 10 digs. Emily Gaither finished 9 for 10 serving with two kills, a block, and 10 digs. Courtney Uland had seven kills, a block, and two digs. Cami Miller tallied 10 kills, a block, and three digs...
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Fish leads Franklin to victory
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
CLAYTON -- Linton graduate Tim Fish helped lead Franklin College's men's golf team to victory Monday at the DuPauw University Small College Classic. Fish, a senior, finished first overall to earn medalist honors with a 145 on the day. The former Miner golf standout shot a 75 on Sunday, the first day of play, and followed that performance with a 70 on Monday...
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Eastern Greene girls to run at BNL Regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will compete at the Bedford North Lawrence Regional on Saturday after their fourth place finish Tuesday night at the BNL Sectional. The Thunderbirds' top runner was sophomore Kayla Erwin, who finished ninth with a time of 17:14.87. The total time of the seven placed runners for Eastern Greene was one hour, 31 minutes, and 43 seconds. That comes to an average of 18:20.73 per athlete...
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Union tops Clay City in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
DUGGER -- Union secured sole possession of the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball championship with a win over Clay City. The Lady Bulldogs downed Clay City in three games, 25-9, 25-19, 25-18. With the win, Union finished the SWIAC season at 7-0, avoiding a three-way tie with Linton and the Lady Eels for first place in the conference...
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Lady Miners to run at Brown County Regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
The Linton Miners will try to earn a second first in as many weeks when they travel back to Eagle Park in Nashville for the Brown County Regional set for Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. On Tuesday, the Miners became the first team (boys or girls) to advance out of the sectional round as a team. Although it'll be tough, Linton will try to duplicate the feat at the regional round...
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Ada Faye Luttrull
(Obituary ~ 10/14/05)
Ada Faye Luttrull, 92, formerly of Bicknell, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005 at the Gentle Care Nursing Center. Born in Greene County, she was the daughter of Elvin and Cecil Sims Rhodes. In 1931, she married Omar Luttrull, who passed away in 1964...
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Marion F. Jordan
(Obituary ~ 10/14/05)
Marion F. Jordan, 83, of Poland, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at his daughter's residence. Born May 29, 1922 in Owen County, he was the son of Forrest F. and Edith (Powell) Jordan. He retired from Stello, and was a self-employed carpenter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and a member of the Spencer VFW and American Legion...
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Today's young people have it tough
(Local News ~ 10/14/05)
On a number of occasions, I have read that young people of today are spoiled. In an article entitled "A Nation of Wimps" that appeared in "Psychology Today" in December 2004, psychologist Hara Estroff Marano even went so far as to refer to today's young people as wimps...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 10/14/05)
JASONVILLE -- The Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) process went smoothly this year at Shakamak schools, according to Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Michael Turner. Turner reported to the MSDS Board of Trustees and members of the public at the regular board meeting Thursday night...
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Bloomfield students to sponsor haunted house
(Local News ~ 10/14/05)
Looking for a haunted house to visit during the upcoming spook season? Then look no further than your own back door. The Bloomfield High School speech team will host a haunted house during the last two weekends of October. The haunted house will have a surprise theme and it will have both scripted and impromptu parts, she explained...
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Peoples Trust Company changes its name
(Local News ~ 10/14/05)
Local banking customers will soon notice a few changes as Peoples Trust Company is now MainSource Financial Group. Inc. Tom Long, of MainSource, said all branches will be closing at 4 p.m. today. However, all transactions will be processed, he said. Normally transactions, such as deposits, made after 2 p.m. aren't processed the same day...
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Bloomfield youth football to play in tournament
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/05)
Bloomfield will participate in the Youth Football Tournament tomorrow at White River Valley. The third-and-fourth grade Cardinals will play in the opening game tomorrow at 8 a.m. in the East Bracket against the first of Owen Valley's two teams. Bloomfield will be the home team...
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