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Area notes
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
WRV board to meet The White River Valley Board of School Trustees will have a special meeting Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Administrative Center in the WRV High School. The purpose of the meeting is to approve the Title I application for 2004, adopt a resolution on Social Security and any other business that might come before the board...
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BTA, board reps meet
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Bargaining representatives for the Bloomfield School District and the Bloomfield Teachers' Association huddled at the negotiation table for several hours Thursday afternoon. No agreement was reached, but Bloomfield superintendent Ron Hasler reports some progress was made...
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Bloomfield administrators get new contract, no raises
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Contracts for Bloomfield School Corporation administrators were approved Thursday night with salaries reflecting no pay raises over the previous year. Superintendent Ron Hasler's 260-day per year contract was extended until June 30, 2006 at a pay rate of $82,000 annually...
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Cultural weekend set for this weekend
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
HENDRICKSVILLE ---- Advance interest in a special native American Indian cultural weekend at Cherokee Ridge near Hendricksville has not be overwhelming, but organizers are moving ahead with what promises to be a very educational two days of activities...
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Brother, sister join Navy
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
When Jessica Dawson and her parents visited her brother, Matt, as he was sworn into the Navy several weeks ago, she didn't know what was going to happen. Jessica joined the Navy too. "I had no intention of signing up for the Navy at all when I went to see him," she said. "I started talking to what they call a job classifier. He looks at your (test) scores and tells you what kind of job you can get in the Navy...
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Owensburg to christen new fire building
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Owensburg will formally christen its new fire department building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. The Owensburg Firefighters Association, Inc. will host an open house between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m...
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Kluesner restores old truck
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
She may be 69 years old, but she sure doesn't look it, she's a real treasure ---- and she's fast. Nooooooo, it's not what you're thinking. It's a 1934 Ford pick-up truck. Mike Kluesner of rural Dugger is the proud owner of the vintage truck. Completely restored and bright red, it is an attention-getter...
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Donald W. Bickel
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Donald W. Bickel, 70, of Jasonville, died at 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1933, the son of Laymon W. Bickel and Thelma M. Loden Bickel. He was a retired carpenter, farmer, and salvage business operator. He was a lifelong member of the Coalmont Church of God; the Gideon International for 21 years; president of the Clay County Camp of Gideon International; and was active in Clay County politics for many years...
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William E. "Bill" Carr
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
William E. "Bill" Carr, 87, of Linton, passed away at 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at his residence in Linton. He was born Jan. 13, 1916, in Newberry, the son of William S. and Martha (Fines) Carr. He worked as a superintendent for Gast Construction in Warsaw. He was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 560, and Civitan, all of Linton, and the Zorah Shrine & Scottish Rite of Terre Haute...
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Blanche Dean
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
Blanche Dean, 84, of Linton, passed away at 2 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, at her daughter's home in Greenfield, Ind. She was born in Caldwell County, N.C., on March 1, 1919, the daughter of Charlie Eckard and Elizabeth Holtsclaw Eckard. She is a former employee of the General Electric plant in Linton and a member of the Linton Assembly of God...
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Marie Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
Marie Hardesty, 85, of Sullivan and formerly of Carlisle passed away at 9:46 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2003 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born May 28, 1918 in Switz City, the daughter of Clifford Morrison and Mary Abrarns Morrison. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church...
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Peter L. Magni
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Peter L. Magni, 59, of rural Bloomfield passed away at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at his residence. He was born May 26, 1944 in Indianapolis, the son of Rodney Gardner and Marjorie Owens. He retired from Crane in 1995. He had served as an umpire for the IHSAA and ASA. He was a member of American Legion Post 196 and the VFW Post, both in Bloomfield. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Vietnam War. He was a life member of the Richland-Taylor Fire Department...
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Laura Elizabeth Dugan-Smedley-Thompson
(Obituary ~ 07/25/03)
ACTON, CALIF. ---- Laura Elizabeth Dugan-Smedley-Thompson, 75, of Acton, Calif., and formerly of Pleasantville community passed away Saturday, July 19, 2003 at the Mesa Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. Born Sept. 24, 1927 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Ralph L. and Clara Eslinger Dugan...
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Pruett, Maryfield fare well in Terre Haute event
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/03)
Rachael Pruett fired a 4-over-par 76 on Thursday at Rea Park on the final day of the Terre Haute Junior City Golf Tournament. Pruett's three-day total of 247 in the 13-14 year-old girl division was good enough for first place. She also won the longest-putt competition...
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Pacer fans, trust Donnie
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/03)
After years of watching Donnie Walsh build the Indiana Pacers into a playoff team and then a championship contender, I have learned one thing ---- Trust Donnie. In a perfect world, it would have been great to be able to re-sign Brad Miller to the seven year, $68 million contract he will receive from the Sacramento Kings. ...
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Pacer fans, trust Donnie
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/03)
After years of watching Donnie Walsh build the Indiana Pacers into a playoff team and then a championship contender, I have learned one thing ---- Trust Donnie. In a perfect world, it would have been great to be able to re-sign Brad Miller to the seven year, $68 million contract he will receive from the Sacramento Kings. ...
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Kluesner restores old truck
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
She may be 69 years old, but she sure doesn't look it, she's a real treasure ---- and she's fast. Nooooooo, it's not what you're thinking. It's a 1934 Ford pick-up truck. Mike Kluesner of rural Dugger is the proud owner of the vintage truck. Completely restored and bright red, it is an attention-getter...
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Owensburg to christen new fire building
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Owensburg will formally christen its new fire department building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. The Owensburg Firefighters Association, Inc. will host an open house between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m...
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Brother, sister join Navy
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
When Jessica Dawson and her parents visited her brother, Matt, as he was sworn into the Navy several weeks ago, she didn't know what was going to happen. Jessica joined the Navy too. "I had no intention of signing up for the Navy at all when I went to see him," she said. "I started talking to what they call a job classifier. He looks at your (test) scores and tells you what kind of job you can get in the Navy...
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Family influences Morris to go into medicine
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Scott Morris, a 1998 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and 2002 graduate of Franklin College, has just completed his first year in medical school. He is studying medicine at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Morris is son of Paula Hawkins of Gilmore, and his grandparents are Clifford "Bill" and Effie Osia of Jasonville...
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New contract means more jobs for area
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Good news, Greene County. Winalta Inc. in Edmonton, Canada ---- parent company of Linton's Winalta USA ---- has received a $9 million order to build 135 homes for Stillwater Homes of Billings, Mont. The Linton plant will provide 65 of those homes, according to the plant's chairman and chief operating officer J.D. Sapara...
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County police make meth bust
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
A routine patrol this morning by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Stille has resulted in the arrested of two men on drug charges. Cory Bennington, 21, of Lyons and Joshua Hasler, 22, of Newberry, are both facing charges of manufacturing methamphetamine...
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Man faces charge after altercation with youth
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
A Bloomfield man faces a class D felony charge of battery resulting in injury to a minor after he allegedly struck his live-in girlfriend's 12-year-old son. Wallace J. Heaton, 42, of 220 West Post Street, Apt. 1, was arrested by Bloomfield Police early Thursday morning after he allegedly got into a verbal argument with the young boy at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday for arriving home late ---- after a probation-imposed curfew...
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Margarf to run for city council
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Linton businessman Jerry Margraf has filed his intent to run for a seat on the Linton City Council to represent the 6th Precinct. That position is now held by Charlie Cox, a Democrat who has been a city council member for 12 years. "I realized after the primary (election) there was going to be a change in the guard," Margraf said of his decision to run...
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Family influences Morris to go into medicine
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Scott Morris, a 1998 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and 2002 graduate of Franklin College, has just completed his first year in medical school. He is studying medicine at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Morris is son of Paula Hawkins of Gilmore, and his grandparents are Clifford "Bill" and Effie Osia of Jasonville...
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New contract means more jobs for area
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Good news, Greene County. Winalta Inc. in Edmonton, Canada ---- parent company of Linton's Winalta USA ---- has received a $9 million order to build 135 homes for Stillwater Homes of Billings, Mont. The Linton plant will provide 65 of those homes, according to the plant's chairman and chief operating officer J.D. Sapara...
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Man faces charge after altercation with youth
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
A Bloomfield man faces a class D felony charge of battery resulting in injury to a minor after he allegedly struck his live-in girlfriend's 12-year-old son. Wallace J. Heaton, 42, of 220 West Post Street, Apt. 1, was arrested by Bloomfield Police early Thursday morning after he allegedly got into a verbal argument with the young boy at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday for arriving home late ---- after a probation-imposed curfew...
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Doing a school budget won't be easy
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
In wake of shrinking state aid and uncertainty about local property tax revenue amounts, Bloomfield School District Superintendent Ron Hasler said working on the 2004 budget has been an unusual, but interesting experience. Hasler said he has been in conference with several "seasoned" school superintendents and they agree this could be the most difficult year any of them have experienced when trying to put together a realistic budget...
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BTA, board reps meet
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Bargaining representatives for the Bloomfield School District and the Bloomfield Teachers' Association huddled at the negotiation table for several hours Thursday afternoon. No agreement was reached, but Bloomfield superintendent Ron Hasler reports some progress was made...
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Bloomfield administrators get new contract, no raises
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
Contracts for Bloomfield School Corporation administrators were approved Thursday night with salaries reflecting no pay raises over the previous year. Superintendent Ron Hasler's 260-day per year contract was extended until June 30, 2006 at a pay rate of $82,000 annually...
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Cultural weekend set for this weekend
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
HENDRICKSVILLE ---- Advance interest in a special native American Indian cultural weekend at Cherokee Ridge near Hendricksville has not be overwhelming, but organizers are moving ahead with what promises to be a very educational two days of activities...
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Rotary Club to raise money
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
The Bloomfield Rotary Club annually supports several college scholarships and makes a generous donation to the Clothe-A-Child program at Christmas. To raise money for these two charities, the Rotary Club is planning its fourth annual chili supper and auction Sept. 29 at Good Times restaurant on State Road 54 west of Bloomfield...
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Case of TB possible at Shakamak
(Local News ~ 07/25/03)
A suspect case of Tuberculosis is being investigated by Shakamak school officials and the Greene County Health Department. Shakamak school officials contacted the health department after they were notified by a staff member of an illness. "One of our people had had respiratory problems at the end of the school year. ...
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Legion team finishes strong
(High School Sports ~ 07/25/03)
Following all the uncertainty at the start of the season, then a seven-game losing streak to start things off, the Greene County American Legion baseball team has made a nice recovery the past two weeks. Greene County had won five of its last eight games heading into last night's final regular season games at home against Bedford to run its record to 5-10...
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