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Albright making a difference for his community

Posted Friday, July 20, 2007, at 9:49 AM

Too many times I pick up the newspaper, turn on the TV or radio, and all I hear is bad news about today's young people.

There are some bad apples out there, and unfortunately they seem to ruin things for everyone.

If more young people took the time to care about their community like Jared Albright does, this community and Greene County would be a much better place.

Jared Albright?

He's a Linton-Stockton High School graduate and Indiana University student. To say he cares about his community would be a major understatement. He volunteers his time for many Linton and community projects, and he's the one who came up with the idea of the Linton Music Festival.

This year's event is Aug. 31-Sept. 2. It's three days with 30 or more bands, and there's a chili cooking contest, a car cruise-in, and entertainment for area youngsters.

It's a great weekend, and it all takes place at Humphreys Park in Linton.

Albright is the mastermind behind the weekend, though I'm sure he would pass a lot of the credit on to others. He does have a lot of help from many good people, but Albright is the driving force behind the event.

Linton Mayor Tom Jones has told me many times how much he admires the young people of Linton and what they're capable of doing. Jones believes in getting young people involved ... people like Albright.

It has been a pleasure to watch the Linton Music Festival grow, and this year's event should be the best yet.

Albright hopes to some day bring a nationally known band to Linton. I have no doubt he'll accomplish his goal in the near future.

Linton and Greene County are known for a lot of things. If Albright continues the path he's currently on with the Linton Music Festival, you can add a music destination to that list.

Keep up the good work Jared.

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Good goin' Jared!! What a great person you are!! Thanks to the Daily World for publishing "positive" articles in the newspaper. It's wonderful that Greene County has a newpaper that can find the good in our county and in our citizens rather than being nothing more than a "negative" tabloid.

-- Posted by outofthisworld on Fri, Jul 20, 2007, at 12:08 PM
Jared is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to great children in Greene County. We need to be more proactive in giving these young folks opportunities to get more involved. Many thanks to Mayor Jones for turning Jared loose on this project!

-- Posted by allonecounty on Fri, Jul 20, 2007, at 4:38 PM
Amen!! Jared and his organization are supporting the arts full-on. Perhaps our high school adminstration and school board could learn a lesson from Jared. Props to Mayor Tom Jones for giving the green light to The Linton Music Festival!!

-- Posted by Ethermuse on Sun, Jul 22, 2007, at 7:49 PM
Jared comes by this naturally. His Grandfather, Sherman Anderson, was a Linton "Cheerleader" and advocate for our community for years. Keep up the good work, Jared - it is appreciated!

-- Posted by old linton native on Mon, Jul 23, 2007, at 2:32 PM

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