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It's been a busy week for Linton
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
It certainly is a busy time for Linton and the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. This past week and a half we have officially received the word that the new company Winalta USA is renovating the old Sunbeam building and will be home to approximately 275 jobs for area residents...
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Lakers 7-2 in baseball
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Brian Barber hit a home run as Shakamak made the most of five hits, defeating visiting Vincennes Rivet 7-1. The Shakamak baseball team, which won for the seventh time in nine outings, also had a double from Jesse Yeryar. Barber tossed a three-hitter to earned the victory, his second in as many decisions...
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Linton earns two wins in track
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Linton-Stockton's girls track team amassed 77 points, which was good enough to defeat North Knox (55) and Eastern (23), in a meet at Roy Williams Field Thursday. "I was very proud of the effort from the team tonight," said Linton-Stockton girls coach Jeff Franklin. "A good note was that we picked up nine personal bests."...
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WRV places second in track meet
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
White River Valley's boys and girls track teams both placed second in a meet at home with Owen Valley and Shakamak Thursday. Owen Valley won the girls meet with 85 points. WRV tallied 54 and Shakamak had 17 points. The Patriots' boys team also won with 97 points. The Wolverines had 52 points and Shakamak was third with 13...
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Lakers nip Sullivan in softball
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Shakamak manufactured the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Lady Lakers defeated visiting Sullivan 2-1 in a non-conference softball game at Jasonville Thursday. Brittney Kennett walked and freshman Alecia Gambill reached on a bunt single. Both runners advanced to scoring postion on one of four errors by Sullivan...
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Altamore spearheading effort to build skateboard park
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Getting kids off the streets is important to Susan Altamore of Linton. She understands the problem some have with skateboarders using the sidewalks and other areas of the city as their personal skateboard park. It can be dangerous and bothersome at times...
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WRV board gets update on computers
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley teachers Jean Shidler and Ruan Fougerousse facilitated a presentation on the Technology Implementation Project (TIP) at White River Valley Board of School Trustees meeting Thursday evening. After attending a three-day workshop at Purdue University last summer, Shidler and Fougerousse introduced the TIP program to six other WRV teachers at six full days of workshops during the academic year...
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Women grabbed by man at Wal-Mart
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Linton Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell does not believe two cases of sexual battery and one case of public indecency reported this week are related. "We don't believe the cases are connected," Jerrell told The Daily Citizen this morning. Jerrell has identified a 53-year-old Linton man as the suspect in the cases of a man grabbing a 16-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman at Linton Wal-Mart...
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Club to sponsor plant auction, garden tour
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Are you glad winter's over and have "the bug" to plant flowers? Want to create a flower garden but need some ideas? Then plan to attend two events sponsored by Worthington Garden Club, a plant auction and a garden tour. The club's annual plant auction is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. in the community building in Worthington Park, explained Garden Club president Betti Fuller. It is open to the public, you do not have to be a member of the club to attend or bid...
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Birds making their way to Goosepond area
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
In early March you may have noticed a group of people looking at birds in the Goosepond area. That actually was members of Indiana Audubon Society who were in the Greene County area to observe the birds in this area. "It's all about habitat; habitats are the places where birds choose to stake out a territory for nesting in the summer, or to forage for food in the winter. ...
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Dugger teen earns scholarship from Elks
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
A Dugger teen-ager who is a senior at Sullivan High School has earned two vocational scholarships from the Sullivan Elks Lodge for his achievements ---- the first such scholarships given by that organization. During Honors Night at SHS, Jesse Hubble, 19, was presented with a $500 Indiana State Vocational Elks Program District Scholarship and the $1,000 state scholarship...
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The Winalta team
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Work has begun on the Winalta USA plant in the former Sunbeam building. The company hopes to start production in 86 days. Meet the Winalta, USA management team to date: Grant Hiebert Hiebert has been in the manufactured housing business his entire adult life and had recently joined Winalta Inc. of Canada with the intent of relocating to Linton to assume the position of Plant Manager at Winalta USA...
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Mary Jane Foster Morgan
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Mary Jane Foster Morgan, 59, of Bloomfield, passed away at 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at her residence. Born June 25, 1942, in Knox County, she was the daughter of Neal and Anna (Russell) Foster. She was an assembler for General Electric and RCA...
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