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Linton teacher wins Golden Apple Award
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
A very surprised and very humble Tawni Prudhomme received a Golden Apple Award from WTHI TV 10's Mark Allen on Wednesday afternoon. Prudhomme, a fourth-grade teacher at Linton-Stockton Elementary School, won the prestigious honor when she was nominated by two of her students, Brandon Cullison and Josh Meurer. The awards are given to teachers each year by the Terre Haute television station...
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North Daviess tops Linton in baseball
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
In a battle of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball teams, Linton-Stockton stranded 13 runners in a 4-2 loss at North Daviess Wednesday. "We have 15 base runners and score two runs," said Linton-Stockton coach Bart Berns. "That was the story of the game...
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Bloomfield tennis team tops North Daviess
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
In a battle of South Western Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis teams, Bloomfield came away with a 3-2 victory over visiting North Daviess Wednesday. Audrey Anderson, at No. 2 singles, and the No. 1 doubles team of Amie Humerickhouse and Carrie Marusek came up with wins to give Bloomfield an early 2-0 advantage...
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Lady Miners 0-5 in tennis
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Linton-Stockton only won seven games in a 5-0 loss at Sullivan Wednesday. "We need to learn how to win points," said Linton-Stockton girls tennis coach Brad McKinney. "Sullivan always is a good team and has a good program. They don't miss opportunities to score points...
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Halt wins for White River Valley
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Holly Halt came away with a three-set win at No. 2 singles, scoring the only point for the White River Valley girls tennis team in a 4-1 loss at Northview Wednesday. "Holly obviously is playing really well," said WRV coach Rebecca English. "The girl she was playing was really good at the net...
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Union nipped by Eastern in golf
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Union (Dugger) dropped to 3-3 after a 167-170 loss to host Eastern at Hidden Hills Golf Course Wednesday. Jason LeDune of Union and Eastern's Nate Martindale tied for low medalist as both shot 39. Also for the Bulldogs, Chad Cutliff and Tony Mahurin both had 42, Jared Strahle fired a 47 and Adam Stockrahm carded a 51...
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Area sports notes
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Linton-Stockton finishes unbeaten JH season The Linton-Stockton seventh grade football team only allowed six points all season as the Miners finished 5-0. Linton defeated North Daviess 30-0 and 19-0, Sullivan 13-0, Dugger 20-0 and North Central 28-6...
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Union still undefeated in softball
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Union (Dugger) ran its record to 9-0, 4-0 in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference, with a 4-0 victory at North Daviess Wednesday. The Lady Bulldogs made the most of five hits. Winning pitcher Jenna Laxton went 2-for-3, including a triple, with one run and one RBI. Heidi Zeikman also had a triple in three at bats and drove in one run and scored another...
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Shakamak tops Cloverdale in softball
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Junior Valerie Blanton pitched a two-hitter as Shakamak defeated Cloverdale 4-0 at Jasonville Wednesday. The right-hander struck out 13 and walked three to earn the victory. "Valerie was able to get them to swing at pitches out of the zone," said Shakamak softball coach Beth Wernz. "She did throw a nice game."...
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Bloomfield man killed in wreck
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
A Bloomfield man was killed Wednesday evening when he was a passenger in a car that wrecked in Center Township. According to Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher McDonald's report, Roy D. Polmanter, 40, was killed instantly when the car he was riding in went off the side of the road on CR 1250 E south of State Road 54 and struck a bridge abutment head on...
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Linton to present 'Sound of Music'
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
Music, costumes, lights and budding stars are ready to entertain audiences in the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon. The Linton-Stockton fine arts department will present the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music." More than 60 Linton students, from high school to elementary ---- including actors, musicians and backstage hands ---- have practiced for months, and are ready for opening night...
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Courthouse back on front burner
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The issue of what to do with the Greene County Courthouse continues to be a hot topic. Greene County commissioner Tom Britton approached the Greene County Council about funding to have a study done of what the county should do about the space problems and the condition of the courthouse...
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Family, friends remember Michael Simmons
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
As Beth Neal searched for the words to describe her former student, Michael Simmons, she couldn't help but recall how he brightened her day. Every day. "He was so full of life," Neal, a kindergarten teacher at Shakamak Elementary School, said. "He loved life. He loved his family and his siblings. He had the most beautiful blue eyes...
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Roy D. Polmanter, Jr.
(Local News ~ 04/26/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Roy D. Polmanter, Jr. 40, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2001 from injuries sustained in an auto accident on County Road 1250 East and State Road 54, three miles south of Hobbieville. He was born July 30, 1960 in Chicago, Ill., and was the son of Roy D. and Bernice (Graves) Polmanter, Sr...
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