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Barkley awarded Sagamore
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
Mark Barkley, president of Bloomfield State Bank, has received the highest honor that can be bestowed by a governor of Indiana, the Sagamore of the Wabash. Barkley, who lives in Bloomington, was presented the award Friday at the Bloomfield State Bank's Linton Banking Center, with colleagues, bank employees and dignitaries looking on...
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Miners place experience above youth
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/03)
The Linton Miners might be better dubbed as the Linton Sophomores since eight of the Miners' top nine players are sophomores. As young as the Miners were last season with four freshmen playing prominent roles, they'll be even younger this season. "I told somebody that 95 percent of the kids in our program are either freshmen or sophomores and they didn't believe me," coach Gene Hall said. "Nineteen of the 20 are and that's 95 percent...
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Jessie Elizabeth Roach
(Obituary ~ 11/18/03)
TERRE HAUTE ---- Jessie Elizabeth Roach, 94, of Terre Haute, and formerly of Venice, Fla., passed away at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003. Born April 14, 1909 in Huntington, Ind., she was the daughter of John Wesley and Cora (Kerns) Chambers. She was a homemaker and had worked in a magnesium plant during World War II, as well as various other jobs. She was a member of Seelyville United Methodist Church...
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Nina Louise (Sparks) Eller-Foster
(Obituary ~ 11/18/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Nina Louise (Sparks) Eller-Foster, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born May 18, 1914 in Ridgefarm, Ill., she was the daughter of James Emery and Bessie Hazel (Pearson) Sparks Sr...
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Marion E. Bales
(Obituary ~ 11/18/03)
Marion E. Bales, 77 of Linton, passed away at 4:27 a.m., today, Nov. 18, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Bloomfield coat drive off to a good start
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
A community service project to help keep less fortunate students warm this winter, headed by two college interns and a group of Bloomfield Junior High students, is going very well. The coat drive, which started Nov. 3 and continues through Nov. 24, has already collected 166 used coats that will be forwarded to the Family Life Center in Bloomfield on Dec. 1...
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County Council tables request from clerk
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
The Greene County Council tabled a request Monday from county clerk Tom Franklin to revert a portion of new late fees being assessed against delinquent fines into a special records perpetuation account. Franklin explained that the new "late fees" authorized by the last General Assembly session started being collected July 1. ...
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Word-carving classes scheduled
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
Just in time for Christmas for that special Santa decorative craft gift, a day-long beginner's wood-carving class will be conducted Thursday at the Garden House in Bloomfield. David Babb, a wood carver for more than 50 years, will teach the hands-on Santa figure craft class that will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Cost of the class and materials is $40 with lunch provided...
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Bloomfield play set for Thursday-Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
The Bloomfield High School drama/music department will present "Anything Goes," a lively musical production with lyrics by Indiana's own Cole Porter starting Thursday night at Shawnee Theater in Bloomfield. The show, under the direction of Sheila Jerrels, will be staged Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. A 2:30 p.m. matinee performance is also slated for Sunday...
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Linton-Stockton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
At the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees meeting Monday night, superintendent Ron Bush praised the elementary school's instructional aides for successfully passing tests required under the federal "No Child Left Behind" legislation ---- long before the deadline...
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County won't spoil Christmas with tax bills
(Local News ~ 11/18/03)
Greene County officials have agreed they don't want to be like the Dr. Seuss version of the "Grinch that Stole Christmas" when it comes to mailing out the backlogged reassessment property tax bills. County auditor Dave Bailey told members of the Greene County Council on Monday afternoon not to expect the tax bills to be ready for mailing before mid-to-late December. ...
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Bloomfield boys get first 'game' experience against Forest Park
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/03)
Two top five teams met for a scrimmage on Monday when Bloomfield, the fifth-ranked team in Class 1A, played at Forest Park, the number five team in Class 3A. Forest Park finished 23-5 last season, advancing all the way to the state championship game where the Rangers lost to unbeaten Cass...
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