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Lyons man hits the road with his '59 Corvette
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Bob Brown vividly recalls slipping into that downtown Indianapolis car dealership and getting his first glimpse of a 1956 Corvette. "I was a Vette wannabe person," Brown recalled this morning. "As a young kid, 12 or 13, I went to Indianapolis. Back then all the cars came out in October. A neighbor kid across the street, he was knowledgeable. We got on a city bus and went downtown where the dealership was...
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Lucille M. Burger
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Lucille M. (Mumma) Burger, 74, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born July 15, 1927 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Levi F. and Goldie E. (Hair) Mumma. She was retired from General Electric in Linton, and was of the protestant faith...
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Shakamak tournament
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
The Shakamak Girls Softball League will be hosting a 12-and-under tournament the weekend of July 27. For more information about entering, call 665-9063.
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Miners 5-3-1
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Linton-Stockton lost one and tied one game in a Southwest Indiana Summer League baseball doubleheader against host Edgewood Saturday. In the opener, the Miners and Mustangs tied 7-all after five innings, the maximum number of innings per game. Nick Jones scattered six hits. He struck out two and walked one...
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PSI IOTA XI Tournament
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Joe Hart, Beth Wernz, Jon Miller and Joey Hart captured first place in the PSI IOTA XI Sororiety Scholarship Golf Tournament, which took place Sunday at Phil Harris Golf Course. The team of Rich Montgomery, Tim Taylor, Keith Swihart and Steve Weinzapfel was second...
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Goodman named to All-Star team
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
For a third consecutive year, Linton-Stockton will be represented on the South All-Stars as part of the annual Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series, which is set for July 13-14 at Purdue University. Nick Goodman, a Class 2A All-State selection at third base, joins Blaine Gillan (2000) and Nate Austin (2001) as Miners who were selected to play with best seniors in the state...
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Allen to spend more time with family in retirement
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
We all know that our children grow up way too fast, and many have found that grandchildren do too. Carol Allen realized her six grandchildren were growing up and she wanted to make sure she had time to spend with them. So she made the decision to retire from Peoples Trust Company after being with the bank for 23 years...
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Flyover, Pledge to be part of annual parade
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
A request for flyover support for the 2002 Linton Freedom Festival Parade has been confirmed. The flyover will be conducted with two F-16s from the 181st Fighter Wing "Racers" from Terre Haute at 11 a.m. on the Fourth of July. The parade starts at 10 a.m...
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Abrams appears in court Friday
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Donald Abrams, 70, appeared in Greene Circuit Court on Friday to have a plea of not guilty entered on his behalf. Abrams is facing three counts of child molesting and two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. He was arrested late Thursday afternoon at his apartment in Jasonville by Jasonville Assistant Police Chief Don Fish and Julie Martin, the investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor's office...
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Girl Scouts donate flags for Humphreys Park
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Charlene Lee grew up in a patriotic family and has a deep respect for our country and our flag. In turn, Lee hopes the girls in her Girl Scout Service Unit will grow up feeling the same way. She and her husband, Mike, are working on it. Charlene is leader of the Greene County Service Unit 7-2 of the Girl Scouts, comprised of 130 girls from Linton and Jasonville, and Mike assists her...
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Linton may get a new safety complex in the near future
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
Linton officials have, for a long time, wanted to build a new fire station to replace the aging brick building it now occupies. This may be the year. The current fire station shares space in the same building with the Linton Police Department. Both are housed in an aging brick structure on State Road 54, just west of downtown...
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Janice G. Hasler
(Local News ~ 07/01/02)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Janice G. Hasler, 70, of Indianapolis, passed away at 3:15 a.m., today, July 1, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. Born June 2, 1932 in Newberry, she was the daughter of Wayne and Tillie (Daniels) Gilbreath. She worked at Western Electric in Indianapolis for 29 years, she was retired. She was a member of the Trailer Estates Covenant Church in Brandenton, Fla.; Order of the Eastern Star in Morristown; and Telephone Pioneer Club of America...
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