Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2008

This past Sunday the United States observed one of the two anniversaries that can be recognized by only referring to a month and a number -- Dec. 7. The other date is 9-11. During the past few years, not much has been talked or written about the "day of infamy," the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After all, it happened 67 years ago, and many people aren't old enough to remember that Sunday in 1941 that was the beginning of World War II...

The Eastern-Greene School Board tackled a longer-than-usual agenda at their meeting Monday evening in the high school cafeteria in front of a larger-than-usual crowd. One important item covered by corporation attorney Tom Bunger was the correct procedure to follow to fill an upcoming vacancy on the board...

The Salvation Army's unit in Greene County is in need of bell ringers to help keep the kettle open for donations in front of area stores through the holiday season. Lori Kahl, the Salvation Army's service representative in Greene County, says the donations that are dropped into the kettle each year are what makes the Army's local emergency assistance program possible...

The Worthington Park Board's ongoing effort to restore the Hinchman Shelterhouse and reopen it for public use was discussed by the Worthington Town Council on Tuesday night. The shelterhouse sustained major flood damage and has remained closed since June...

Shelter rental fees, a fire truck grant, and 9-1-1 re-addressing were among items of interest during the recent meeting of the Linton City Council. Linton Mayor Tom Jones explained that the Statehouse award ceremony for the $150,000 Community Fund Focus grant for the purchase of a tanker truck was Monday in Indianapolis...

Robert Bruner, 79, of Linton, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.

Mildred Carpenter, 67, of Indianapolis, passed away at 6:21 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 10, 1941 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Audley F. and Leona Anna (Buckner) Harrah. Mildred was a homemaker and a member of the Lynhurst Eastern Star, Ad-Mar Club, and the Temple Improvement Club...

Memorial services will be held for Dorothy J. Eckland-Griffin, 80, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Bloomfield, who passed away Jan. 18, 2008. The memorial will be Saturday, Dec. 13, in Bloomfield at the Mansions In Heavan Church, 201 South Franklin Street (one block south of the town square)...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Joshua M. Craig, failure to return to lawful detention CIVIL CASES Midland Funding LLC v. Ramona Denny, collection Kelly Dawn Meurer v. Phillip Harold Meurer, dissolution Capital One Bank (USA) NA v. James P. Bowen, collection...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one custody dispute/exchange, one structure fire, one accident with property damage, one lost and found, two medical/illness, three animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person and one harassment complaint...

The 2008 volleyball season provided many highlights throughout the season. Linton-Stockton posted an area best 25 wins on the season in capturing the Tri-River Conference and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference crowns, while Shakamak repeated as Class A Sectional champs en route to their 18-win season...

Henry M. Weix, 86, of Abbotsford, Wis., passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wis. Henry was born Dec. 7, 1921, at home in Colby to Martin and Mary (Tamborino) Weix. He attended the Sandhill School in Colby. Henry entered the National Guard Sept. ...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals basketball team could not recover from being blanked after the first quarter of play, as they fell to Class A No. 1 Barr-Reeve 37-25 Tuesday night. The host Vikings jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first eight minutes of play which proved to be insurmountable for the Lady Cardinals. With the loss Bloomfield falls to 4-3 on the season...

A long, but calm half-time speech by Lady Wolverines coach Joe Pigg led to a strong second half showing, as the Class A No. 5 White River Valley improved to 8-0 on the season with a 61-50 road win over Washington in a non-conference contest. "We had a nice chat at half-time, nothing negative," the pleased coach said. "We just talked about playing better as a team and I thought we did in the second half."...

One game after earning their first win of the season, the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds gave the Brown County Lady Eagles their first win of the season, as the T-Birds fell to 1-4 on the season with the 49-43 road loss Tuesday night. "We are still trying to figure out how to win games," Eastern Greene coach Dan Fidago said. "We need to learn to finish games out, but hopefully this just another stepping stone for us."...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak High School took care of business early and late as the Lady Lakers won its first game of the year. SHS jumped out to 9-0 lead and then made 7 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter as they defeated Riverton Parke 42-32 in a girls basketball game here Tuesday night...

CRANE VILLAGE -- WestGate at Crane Technology Park was just dream and a mere vision for the future in 2003 when officials from three southern Indiana counties first started to talk about this optimistic project. Today, several buildings are up and in use daily, others are now being built and plans are underway to expand the tech park even farther into a first class economic draw for the state of Indiana...

What's next in the annexation process for the city of Linton? Indiana Code 36-4-3 explains the process. On Monday, Linton Mayor Tom Jones noted that the plan is in the infancy stages with the legal description being drawn up by City Attorney Tim Shonk. He said the proposed area includes sections 18 and 19 in Grant Township -- which is located just east of the current city limits...