Letters to the Editor

Thank you for helping Ronald McDonald House

To the Editor:

We would like to thank all the people who recently participated in, sponsored, volunteered and basically made the 16th Annual "Big Mac Attack" Tournament possible.

We have been amazed each and every year with the turnout for this fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House of Indianapolis. This year we ended up with 58 three-man teams.

We are proud to thank the following sponsors and participants who have supported the effort. We are proud to say that over $50,000 has been sent to "The House" over the 16-year period to help families with critically ill children.

Our deepest thanks to the following:

Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home, Angell's Food Center, Randy Baker, P.A., Bart Beard, Golf Pro, Brad and Julie Beard, Bender Lumber Company, Bloomfield State Bank of Linton, Richard Brown Insurance Agency, Coca Cola of Terre Haute, County Muffler of Linton, Chamber of Commerce of Linton, Dever Distribution of Terre Haute, Dr. Paul Dunkerly, Dr. Pepper/Jeff Chamuse, Edward Jones Investments, Terry Meek, Keith and Patricia Graves, Greene County General Hospital, Jenkins Funeral Home of Bloomfield, Key Associates of Linton, Greene County Daily World, Keystone Foods, Linton Family Pharmacy, Leigh Lumber, Linton Motors, Linton Firefighters Association IAFF, Local 3087, Linton Sav-A-Lot Food, Linton Shrine Club, Linton Sporting Goods, Main Source Financial Group, Mercury Cleaners of Linton, Monty McKim's Auction Service, Regions Bank, Southside Express of Linton, Superior Ice of Linton, Bob Walters Auto Sales of Linton, Wal-Mart Super Store of Linton. Family members, Jim and Teresa and Tierney Margraf, from Arcadia, Ohio, Stephanie Margraf, from Cincinnati, Ohio were a tremendous asset to us over the weekend.

Individuals we would like to recognize for their help: Brook French, Ashlea Dunkerly, Tomi Cooksey, Jamie and Bart Beard, Stoney at Sav-A-Lot, and many friends and family of the tournament too numerous to mention who helped in so many ways to make it successful.

We are proud to say that in the 16 years we have promoted this tournament we have submitted over $50,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Indianapolis thanks to the generous outpouring of our friends, family and business associates in Greene County and beyond.

Many families from our local area have understood why efforts like this tournament are organized to help provide a place of comfort for the family members of children who need care at one of the Indianapolis hospitals.

Our heartfelt "Thanks!" goes out to everyone who has and will continue to support such a worthy effort. We thank everyone for all the generosity and kindness you have given.

Thanks again to everyone!

Jerry and Gayle Margraf

Owner/Operators of McDonald's of Greene County

Linton

Thank you to sponsors for helping senior golf league

To the Editor:

A big thank you to the following sponsors who made our Seniors Golf League banquet a success and enjoyable, and to our members who assisted us.

Bloomfield Supply & Hardware

Farmers & Mechanics Savings & Loan

Glorys Days Restaurant-Clay City

Jenkins & Sons-Bloomfield

Blue Flame Gas-Bob O'Neall

Peabody Coal Co.

First Security Insurance-Bloomfield

Peggy Shonk

Bradfield's-Bloomfield

Shield's Hardware-Linton

Bloomfield State Bank

Pioneer Seed Corn

First Financial Bank-Worthington

Edward Jones Investments-Terry Meek

Edward Jones Investments-Randall Brown

Linton Sporting Goods

Main Source Bank

Owen County State Bank

Lois Kirchoff

Phyllis Walters

Martha Wells

Cinco De Mayo Restaurant

Main St. Cafe-Worthington

Main St. Sports-Bloomfield

Bloomfield Dairy Queen

Pizza Hut-Linton

Arby's-Linton

Greene County General Hospital

Front Porch Restaurant-Worthington

Pro Shop-Bart Beard

Blue Jay Junction-Sanborn

Worthington American Legion

La Fiesta Restaurant-Linton

Stoll's Restaurant-Linton

Floyd's Flowers-Bloomfield

Crane Credit Union

Bloomfield Hi-Lift Jack

Joe's Pizza-Bloomfield

K&M Specialty

Grill on the Hill-Linton

Michele's Creation-Bloomfield

Lyons Petro Plus

Don Wells

Norvin Goodman

Joe Hart

Rex Kirchoff

Board of Directors

Kindness is alive and

well in Linton.

To the Editor:

Having been a patient in a hospital a little over a year ago with a broken back, and a couple of stubborn bacterial infections, then several months in a nursing home for therapy, I am still rather weak in my back and legs. So, to get around, I use a walker.

Wednesday morning I was going from my car to the front entrance to Linton Family Pharmacy. As I neared the door, a young man carrying a large back pack which appeared to be heavy, rushed from the side walk and opened the outer door for me. Then he quickly made his way around me and opened the inner door for me as well.

I was so busy thanking him for his kindness I failed to get his name. So, if that young "Good Samaritan" reads this, I just want to say again -- thank you. Indeed, kindness is alive and well in Linton.

Ed Simon

Linton