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Scotts focus on helping others, spreading the Word
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
At a time when most young married couples are worried about mortgage payments or if they can afford that second car, Bethany and Nathan Scott are concerned about people in Thailand's rural communities. They want those people to be able to experience an abundant life in Christ with health in all aspects, including physical, spiritual, emotional and social...
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Hoosiers crack Top 10, lose White again
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- It took the Indiana Hoosiers more than three years to get back into the top 10. Staying there will depend on how well they play without forward D.J. White. White, last year's Big Ten freshman of the year, is expected to miss four to six weeks -- and possibly the rest of the season -- with his second foot injury in two months...
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High school basketball capsules
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/06)
Boys Prep Basketball Bloomfield (8-4) at Terre Haute South (4-8) GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Ron McBride, 191-111 in 13th year at Bloomfield. Mike Saylor, 26-14 in 2nd year at Terre Haute South. SAGARIN RATINGS: Terre Haute South, 68.89, 160th overall, 82nd in Class 4A. Bloomfield, 62.82, 222nd overall, 21st in Class 1A...
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Heart not enough for Lady Lakers to overcome North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/06)
ELNORA -- The Shakamak Lady Lakers played with plenty of heart Monday night when they travelled to North Daviess. In the end, it just wasn't enough. Despite a valiant effort in the third quarter, Shakamak lost its tenth game of the season to the Lady Cougars, 64-47 in last night's SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference showdown...
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Alma E. (Heaton) Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
GAS CITY -- Alma E. (Heaton) Smith, 97, of Gas City, passed away at 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at her residence. Born Sept. 25, 1908 in Greene County, she was the daughter of William E. and Martha Jane (Phipps) Heaton. She had been married to Francis M. Smith. He preceded her in death in October 1976...
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Morris Eugene "Gene" Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
Morris Eugene "Gene" Roberts, 83, of Bloomington, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006 at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 28, 1922 in Owensburg, he was the son of Thomas Roy Roberts and Lucille McDowell. He had retired from NWSC Crane, where he was in industrial management. He was a member of the Owensburg Baptist Church, the Solsberry Masonic Lodge, where he was a 32nd degree Mason, and was president of Eastern Heights Utilities for 35 years...
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Kathryn M. Munson
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
Kathryn M. Munson, 76, of Jasonville, passed away at 12:39 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Born Aug. 2, 1929 in Salem, Ill., she was the daughter of Henery Marine and Mary Ethel Brandebury. On Sept. 27, 1959, she married Joseph T. Munson. He passed away Dec. 18, 1987...
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Dr. Jose M. Lardizabal
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
Dr. Jose M. Lardizabal, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 30, 1922 in San Jose Batangas Philippines, he was the son of Sergio Lardizabal and Enriqueta Marquez. On Nov. 4, 1956 in St. Louis, Mo., he married Willie (Johnston) Lardizabal...
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Richard Oscar Ferguson
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
Richard Oscar Ferguson, 84, of Bloomfield, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born July 29, 1921 in Greene County, he was the son of Joseph Quince and Jane (Haywood) Ferguson. He was a retired supply clerk at Crane, and had previously been a police officer in Bloomfield for six years in the 1960s. He was a World War II veteran of the Marines and a member of the American Legion Post 196 in Bloomfield. He loved the outdoors and loved gardening...
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Barbara Ellis
(Obituary ~ 01/10/06)
Barbara Ellis, 54, formerly of Solsberry, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006 at Baptist Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. Born June 28, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles and Opal Boyer. On June 6, 1987, she married Steve Ellis. She graduated from Seymour High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1969. ...
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Test helps teachers understand students' problems
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
A new test at Linton-Stockton Elementary School is helping first-grade and kindergarten teachers understand their student's reading development and other problems. DIBLES (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) are a set of standardized, individually administered tests of early literacy development. They are designed to be short fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills...
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NESC School Board meets
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
HYMERA -- The Northeast Sullivan School Corporation Board of School Trustees re-elected Dane Strahle as board president for 2006 at its meeting Monday night. Officers Allen Hale also remained as vice president and Richard Jones retained the secretary position...
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Linton City Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
The Linton City Council accepted a bid for the city barn roofing project at its first meeting of the new year Monday night. The bid, for $26,320, was accepted from Sunrise Construction. "We're going to have to do something with that building," said Linton Mayor Tom Jones, stressing the importance of the roofing project...
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Jasonville City Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
JASONVILLE -- In its first regular meeting of the new year, the Jasonville City Council made appropriations to balance funds for the new year. The council members voted to suspend rules and approved the ordinance after one reading. In other new business, the council voted on a minor increase for renting the civic center. ...
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Clark looking forward to 2006
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
Jasonville Mayor Dorman Clark said 2005 was a good year for his community. "2005 was a pretty good year," he said. "We got some things done." The biggest news of the year, Clark said, was the substantial completion of the city's sewer project. "We're glad to get that out of the way," Clark said...
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Bloomfield senior gets chance of a lifetime
(Local News ~ 01/10/06)
Shandi Poe got the chance of a lifetime last week when she performed in the Rose Bowl pre-game show in Miami, Fla. Poe, a senior at Bloomfield High School, was chosen to compete because she'd been named an All-American Cheerleader at a camp this past summer...
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Bloomfield JH boys win
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/06)
Both of Bloomfield's junior high boys basketball teams picked up wins over Sullivan. The seventh grade team crushed the Golden Arrows 44-17. Cody Boeburger led the Cardinals with 12 points, and Cory Slaven chipped in with 11. Derek Hasler had eight, and Payton Karl had six...
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