Stories from Thursday, April 4, 2002

BLOOMINGTON ---- Uh, don't know how to break this to the nearly 5,000 people at Assembly Hall in Bloomington Wednesday night, but, uh ... Indiana University didn't win the National Championship. By the turnout at the Celebration of Excellence at IU, the fans were saying, "big deal ... we are proud of these boys."...

INDIANAPOLIS ---- Mary Louise Enochs, 77, of Indianapolis and formerly of Linton, passed away at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born June 24, 1924, in Greene County, she was the daughter of James and Mary (Bennett) Broshears...

JASONVILLE ---- Grace M. Perry, 103, of Jasonville, passed away at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born July 22, 1898, in Barnsley, Ky., she was the daughter of Archie and Nancy Jane (Dunning) Zimmerman...

FARMERSBURG ---- Linton-Stockton remained undefeated as the Lady Miners beat the defending Tri-River Conference champion 11-1 in a softball game at Farmersburg Wednesday night. The game was halted after six innings via the 10-run rule. "This was a huge victory for us," said Linton-Stockton coach Jessi French. "I was very proud of my girls against North Central. They are a respectable team...

Bloomfield swept doubles and won two of three singles matches as the Lady Cardinals opened the girls tennis season with a 4-1 victory over Edgewood Wednesday. Laura Kay Watkins and Ashley Carmichael won in straight sets at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, as did Whitney Warrick and Stacy Wolf at No. 2 doubles...

South Knox scored in five of seven innings as the Spartans edged host Eastern 7-6 in a high school baseball game Wednesday. Zach Harrison gave up six hits and seven runs in the complete-game loss. Zack Deckard homered for Eastern. Cardinal and Morrison; Harrison and Bolen. W ---- Cardinal. L ---- Harrison, 0-1. 2B ---- Cary (S), Sexton (S). HR ---- Deckard (E)...

Early season wins have been hard to come by for the Bloomfield baseball team. But the Cardinals evened their record at 1-1 after an 8-2 victory at home over North Knox Wednesday. The game was moved from Bicknell because of poor field conditions. "It is nice to get a win against a good program," said Bloomfield coach David Dean. "It is really important to win...

DAILY CITIZEN SPORTS EDITOR Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet doesn't like to lose, but was pleased that his Lakers battled to the end in a 9-4 loss at Terre Haute North on Wednesday night. "Terre Haute North is always a very sound ball club and this one is no different," said Sweet, whose Lakers dropped to 1-1. "We knew we had our work cut out for us...

The Casey, Ill. at Shakamak softball doubleheader will start one hour later ---- at 6 p.m. on Friday, according to SHS coach Beth Wernz. "The time has not changed yet and they would have had to been over here at 4 p.m.," said Wernz. It will be the season opener for Shakamak, whose game at WRV was postponed Tuesday until Thursday, May 16...

Sullivan scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back as the host Golden Arrows defeated Union (Dugger) 11-1 in a high school baseball game Wednesday night. The game was halted after six innings via the 10-run rule. Ronnie Goodman tossed a two-hitter as the senior left-hander walked three and fanned six, helping Sullivan improve to 2-0...

Linton-Stockton's girls and boys track teams began the season with two victories in a triangular meet at Mitchell Wednesday. In the boys meet, the Miners had 65 points, Mitchell 54 and White River Valley tallied 46. "This was the first time we've beat WRV since 1995," said Linton-Stockton boys coach Aaron Lynn. "It is an excellent way to begin the season."...

The current school year isn't even over yet, and some are questioning the start of the 2002-03 school year. The Daily Citizen has received several Sound Offs the past couple of weeks concerning next year's Linton-Stockton School Corporation calendar. More specifically, the start of the school year...

Linton residents may have heard a loud siren blasting Tuesday at noon. Not to panic, we weren't under attack, rather it was a service of the Linton Fire Department. Every spring, the department sounds the alarm at noon to make sure that it is working properly...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A new police car, the opening of the Bloomfield Park and an amended cable serviced contract were all on the agenda at the Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday. Bloomfield town marshal Butch Brown told the Bloomfield Town Council members that the town's new police car is now in service...

BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield Apple Festival could be looking for a temporary new home this year, and the Bloomfield Town Council wants interested citizens to help deal with this issue and come up with ideas. The council will conduct a special meeting April 11 at 4:30 p.m. ...

BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday night responded to an ongoing issue concerning an alley that has had some downtown business owners upset for several months. "It is a shame more people were not able to attend the meeting tonight," said council member Russell Bayse. ...

JASPER ---- Phyllis Ann Hoffman, 63, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at her home of natural causes. Born June 25, 1938 in Linton, she was the daughter of Milfred and Alta (Harris) Baker. She was a homemaker, and she also worked at Wal-Mart in Jasper. She was an avid piano player. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in Haysville...