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Shakamak faces declining enrollment
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak Board of School Trustees discussed the declining enrollment at the school at a board meeting Thursday evening. "The preliminary numbers don't look too good," superintendent Ron Bush told the board. "Our kindergarten numbers are down for the second year in a row. That causes us to look at staffing."...
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Vincennes Rivet tops WRV in tennis
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Drew Powell of White River Valley suffered his first loss of the season as Vincennes Rivet's Curt Hunckler disposed of Powell 6-1, 6-1 to lead the Patriots to a 5-0 win at Switz City Thursday. "As expected, we lost in a landslide," said White River Valley boys tennis coach Scott Allan. "We ran into a team that is as consistent, if not more so, than any team we have played to this point. They were the aggressor and attacked everything. We played defense all day...
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Cards edge Stars in tenns
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Bloomfield won its second straight boys tennis match, edging host Bedford North Lawrence 3-2 Thursday. The No. 2 doubles team of Heath Bartlett and Dustin Headley ran their record to 3-2 with a three-set victory. Corey Gremore, at No. 1 singles, won for the fourth time in five matches, defeating Dominic Chase in straight sets...
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Eastern runners win
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Eastern's boys and girls cross country teams both defeated Owen Valley Thursday. In the girls race, Owen Valley's Kendra Evans won with a time of 18 minutes, 10 seconds, but Eastern took seven of the top 10 spots to post a 25-34 victory. Cassie Pearson was the top Lady Thunderbird finisher. Her time of 18:47 was good for second place...
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Thornton shoots 45
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Shane Thornton of Linton-Stockton shot a nine-hole total of 45 Wednesday to help the Miners' junior high golf team earn two wins. His named was omitted in Thursday's LDC.
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Merriel Louise Chambers
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
DUGGER ---- Merriel Louise Chambers, 69, of Dugger, passed away at 4:22 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Sept. 19, 1931 in Knox County, she was the daughter of Clovis and Sparkle (Woodward) Booker. She was a member of Shiloh Church of Christ in Sullivan, and the Dugger Bykota Homemakers Club...
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Donald A. Miller
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Donald A. Miller, 61, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:41 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001 at his residence. Born July 3, 1940 in Clay County, he was the son of Lloyd and Miriam (Crist) Miller. He was the owner/operator of Key Associates-Miller and Associates Realtors for over 30 years. ...
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Maggie "Mae" Dicus
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
WORTHINGTON ---- Maggie "Mae" Dicus, 64, of Worthington, passed away at 3:50 a.m. today, Aug. 31, 2001 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born April 6, 1937 in Owen County, she was the daughter of Lloyd E. and Elizabeth (Rawley) Dicus. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church...
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Robert O. Sims
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Robert O. Sims, 78, of Bloomfield, passed away today, Aug. 31, 2001 at Glenburn Home in Linton. There will be no visitation hours and funeral services will be a private family service. Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield is in charge of the arrangements...
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WRV golfers compete at Sullivan
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Ashley Parrott shot a 45 and Stephanie Sykes 59 for White River Valley in a girls golf match at the Sullivan Elks Club Thursday. "I was very disappointed," said Parrott. "I was spraying my irons left and right. "I got off the tee well, and made some good saves, but I could not hit any greens. I was very disappointed, but I know what to work on."...
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Union still perfect in SWIAC
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Union (Dugger) remained undefeated in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference with a 15-5, 15-6 victory over host Eastern Thursday night. "I was happy to get a conference win," said Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "It was real important for us...
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Ride Solution seeking local support
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Ride Solution, a public transportation system that uses vehicles from local not-for-profit agencies to provide low-cost transportation to people in several counties, has become very popular, and is asking for local funding. Chuck Kidwell, transit manager for the Washington, Ind.-based Ride Solution, explained the agency serves Greene, Sullivan, Daviess, and Martin counties. RS was launched in January 2000...
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Shakamak board learns about budget
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak Board of School Trustees met Thursday evening for a public hearing on the proposed budget. Only one resident was in attendance for the hearing on the $7,224,944 proposed budget. Shakamak superintendent Ron Bush presented the board with a detailed breakdown of the budget...
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Worthington's community yard sale Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Are you addicted to yard sales? Worthington will provide the needed fix Saturday. The Worthington-Jefferson Ruritan's annual community yard sale will start as soon as the sun comes up ---- if not before ---- and continue until the last yard-saler has left town...
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Wilson hasn't noticed any pine shoot beetles locally
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Owen County recently joined 54 other Indiana counties under quarantine in an effort to reduce the spread of pine shoot beetles, pests that attack pine trees and are the scourge of Indiana's Christmas tree industry. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, steps have been taken to prevent the insects from moving to major pine-tree production areas by quarantining many counties in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania...
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Russell enjoys helping others
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
"God blessed me with two healthy teen-agers, and I have the strength to do it." So explained Dugger's Roberta Russell when giving her reasons for sponsoring a benefit for Riley Children's Hospital on Sept. 15 from 2-10 p.m. at the Coach House Bar and Grill on Main Street in Jasonville...
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WRV comes back to top Shakamak in volleyball
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley, ranked No. 7 in Class A, rallied from an 10-2 deficit to come away with a 17-15, 15-0 victory over Shakamak here Thursday in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match. "I asked them in the huddle who wanted to win more," said WRV coach Becky Borter, whose Lady Wolverines improved to 6-2, 2-0 in the SWIAC. "If the wanted to play hard and play with heart, they could come back and win...
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Parrott is WRV's first female golfer
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- Ashley Parrott isn't a pioneer. She is just a 14-year old girl that loves to play golf. Parrott recently became the first girl at White River Valley High School to compete in Indiana High School Athletic Association events. "I just love it," Parrott said of the game she was taught by her father Bill. "Most people think it is really stupid and make fun of me. I can't really explain it...
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Lady Cards 6-2 in volleyball
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
Bloomfield won for the sixth time in eight matches as the No. 9 ranked Lady Cardinals defeated visiting Sullivan 15-9, 15-5 at Glover Gymnasium Thursday. "I thought we played better as a team than we did against North Central," said Bloomfield volleyball coach Susie Schulte. "We spread the offense out a little but, but (Emily) Beck and (Kara) Campbell still had most of the swings...
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Clara Ruth Michael
(Local News ~ 08/31/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Clara Ruth Michael, 67, of Rt. 1, Bloomfield, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Bloomington Hospital. She was born Oct. 19, 1933 in Greene County, the daughter of Lee and Hattie (Timmons) Correll. She was retired. She was a member of the Newark Pentecostal Church of God in Newark...
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