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Area 5 Horse and Pony show coming to Greene County
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
On Saturday and Sunday, the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds will be the place to be if you like horses. Several hundred horses, ponies and riders enrolled in 4-H Horse and Pony will descend on the fairgrounds to compete in Area 5 Horse and Pony Show. That will include Western and English classes, halter and showmanship, driving, hunter and jumper classes. There will also be the faster-paced gaming classes ---- pole bending, barrel racing, flag and keyhole races...
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Opal Mae Doane
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Opal Mae Doane, 90 of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:50 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2003 at her residence. Born May 8, 1913 in Orville, Ind., she was the daughter of Charles and Maude (Sillings) Lankford. She was a homemaker, and a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Bloomfield...
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Vivian Farnham
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
Vivian Farnham, 75, of Linton, passed away at 7:45 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2003 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born April 8, 1928 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Ira L. and Nola Hardesty Houser. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness congregation of Sullivan...
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Gelena Mae Gilham Shappeck Gallup
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
HOUSTON, Texas ---- Gelena Mae Gilham Shappeck Gallup, 89, of Houston, Texas and formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 8:56 a.m., Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at her residence. Born Aug. 13, 1913, she was the daughter of Joseph and Iva Jo (Wambaugh) Gilhan...
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Mary B. Kimberlin
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
FAIRBANKS ---- Mary B. Kimberlin, 71, of Fairbanks, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, June 12, 2003 at her daughter's residence. Born Feb. 10, 1932 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of John E. and Anna (Montgomery) Pirtle. She was a homemaker...
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Shakamak's baseball team advances to regional title game
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
SPORTS EDITOR EDINBURGH - Shakamak was just four outs away from having their dream of a Class A state championship shattered. But the Lakers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out a 4-2 victory over Indianapolis Lutheran in the semifinals of the Edinburgh Regional here Saturday afternoon...
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Dunklery shoots 77 at regional
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
SANTA CLAUS - Drew Dunkerly was not thinking about his 17-stroke improvement on his performance from the 2002 boys golf regional here Friday at Christmas Lake Golf Course, but the fact that his five-over par 77 would end short two shots short of a berth in next week's state finals...
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Kennedys celebrate 65th anniversary
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
Thursday was a special day in the lives of Tom and Jewell Kennedy of rural Bloomfield. It was their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married in Scotts Hill, Tenn., on June 11, 1938. They lived in Milam, then Decaturville, Tenn., for a few years before moving to Illinois, where Tom worked for the government, at a military arsenal...
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Switz City VFD awarded money
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
The Fairplay-Grant Township Switz City Volunteer Fire Department has learned it will soon receive $88,362 in federal money for the purchase of some much-needed equipment. "We're kind of in shock that we got it," said fire chief Bruce Porter...
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Hasler, Broshears cited for work with board
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
The date of Friday's Greene County General Hospital Board of Trustee's meeting marked another milestone in its history. It was the last board meeting for two long-time members, Delmar Hasler and Dr. Charles Broshears, and it was announced by GCGH executive director Jonas Uland that two new doctors would soon be added to the hospital's medical staff...
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Girl Scout day camp offers a learning experience
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
For Girl Scout leader Charlene Lee, several volunteers and about 50 girls, last week was a fun week. They were at a Girl Scout day camp in Linton's Humphreys Park. "This is the first time the Girl Scout leaders have had a day camp in the city park since I've been connected with Girl Scouts, 22 years," said Lee...
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Bloomfield yard sale a success
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
It was another successful community yard sale for Bloomfield. On Saturday, over 150 households set up tables in front of their homes and in their driveways so that their discarded items could become someone else's treasure. It was a yard sale enthusiast's paradise as items could be found ranging from Longaberger baskets to prom dresses and garden tools to silk flowers...
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Bessie Marie Lehman
(Local News ~ 06/16/03)
DUGGER ---- Bessie Marie Lehman, 98 of Dugger, passed away at 1:43 a.m., Monday, June 16, 2003 at Sullivan Health and Living Center. Born Oct. 16, 1904 in Ashboro, Ind., she was the daughter of Lewis and Stella (Underwood) McQueary. She was an avid gardner and fisherman, and a Girl Scout leader. She attended the Linton Assembly of God and the Faith Community Church in Dugger...
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