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Husband honors his wife with donation
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
The late Linda M. Lohkamp was a woman of many talents. The rural Scotland woman was a homemaker, a horse enthusiast, estate planner, investor, tax preparer, property manager and an avid artist. She helped organize the Bloomfield Apple Festival Art Show in 1981 for the Friends of the Library organization and for many years served as a judge and one of the behind-the-scenes driving forces in making the show a yearly success every October...
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Thomas, guards spark Cards past Union
(High School Sports ~ 11/25/03)
Sometimes it's easy to forget that Rachel Thomas is just a sophomore. After all, the Bloomfield sophomore has already played two years of varsity volleyball and was a key member of the basketball team as a freshman. Thomas has always had the potential to be a good player and the starting forward turned potential into results against Union on Monday, colecting career-high totals of 21 points and 13 rebounds to send the Lady Cards past the Lady Bulldogs 48-30...
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Boyd may have one of the state's toughest jobs
(High School Sports ~ 11/25/03)
DUGGER-The most watched basketball games in Dugger this winter won't be at Union High School. Instead, most of the local roundball fans will be tuned into University of Iowa games to see how hometown boy Brody Boyd's senior season turns out. That's the sad reality of the boys basketball program at Union, which has fallen on extremely hard times since Boyd & Co. played for a state title in 2000...
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Diamma P. (Campbell) Conder
(Obituary ~ 11/25/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Diamma P. (Campbell) Conder, 80, of Bloomfield, died at 5:20 a.m. Nov. 24, 2003, at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1922, in Greene County, the daughter of Tinker and Ona Frye Campbell. She was a homemaker, co-owner and operator of Bloomfield Sales, Cond-Air Farms, Conder Real Estate and Conder Insurance office...
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Floyd proud of his Greene County heritage
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
Bloomfield resident Roy Lee Floyd is proud of his Greene County heritage, his country and the community he lives in. Floyd was the guest speaker at Friday's "Meet and Greet" session at the Garden House. The 75-year-old man shared about the journey his family took from their eastern Greene County home to Missouri to the foothills of the Ozark Mountains by wagon train ---- a two-month long trip full of adventure and plenty of trials and tribulations...
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Sylvania Church to dedicate new facilities
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
Members of the Sylvania Community Wesleyan Church will be singing praises of thanksgiving and joy Sunday as they celebrate the dedication of a new church sanctuary, fellowship hall and classrooms. DC Metals of Montgomery constructed the $300,000 facility along with hours of labor donated by church members to install the building's heating and air-conditioning system and electrical wiring...
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Chowning talks about tax relief package
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- A property tax relief package passed Friday by the Indiana House offers additional relief for farmers across the state, but District 45 State Representative Alan Chowning (D-Sullivan) said the time has come for lawmakers to begin serious discussion about repealing the tax all together...
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Woman finds new way to battle her weight problem, help others
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
"Let me be real clear: Despite the millions of advertising dollars spent to convince you otherwise, losing weight and keeping it off is not 'quick and easy,' and you know it. You know as well as I do that what I'm saying is the way it is. You know it because you have been on umpteen diets, from the cabbage soup diet to the water diet, and not one of them has ever kept you slender and fit. ...
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Linton dispatchers get free training
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
The Local Emergency Planning Committee has developed a Hazardous Material Plan and is excited to share it with local dispatchers and fire departments. "We hired Ken Rogers of Title III Support Services to assist us in writing the plan," explained Roger Axe, secretary of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)...
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Attorney General reminds holiday shoppers to be smart
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The holidays are fast approaching, and with all the hustle and bustle comes the busiest shopping time of the year. The National Retail Federation predicts that consumers will spend about $220 billion this holiday season, and Attorney General Steve Carter wants to remind consumers of several tips that can help them have a safe and enjoyable holiday shopping season...
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Applications for programs being screened
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
Applications for Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Tots benefits for Christmas 2003 are now being screened to determine eligibility, and letters notifying families of eligibility will be mailed after Thanksgiving. Requests for assistance are as high as last year, when over 600 children were served. Each eligible child receives more than $50 worth of individually purchased clothing, and new toys donated to or purchased by the project...
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Church offering free Thanksgiving dinner
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
Thanksgiving is a day associated with good food and family. But what if you don't have family close by, and you still want to enjoy a homemade Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe instead of spending precious family time cooking you would like to be able to visit with your family. Maybe this year has been rough financially and you can't afford a big meal...
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Thermal imaging camera saves home
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
JASONVILLE---- When the Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department purchased a thermal imaging camera they knew it would be valuable. This morning they found out just how valuable. Kay Higar awoke and noticed her bathroom light on. When she tried to turn it off, it would not go off. At about the same time her smoke alarm went off...
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WRV still considering moving JH students
(Local News ~ 11/25/03)
Officials of White River Valley School Corporation are going to have to make a decision soon on the best way to save money ---- or face major financial problems. WRV school superintendent Steve Campbell said the school corporation, along with many others throughout the state that are dealing with cutbacks in funding, will have to cut spending somewhere. WRV "is in deficit spending right now," Campbell said...
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Union will try again with small roster
(High School Sports ~ 11/25/03)
DUGGER-One of the first signs of a basketball program in serious trouble is the absence of a junior varsity. Union will not start the season at Bloomfield tomorrow night with a J-V squad and the Bulldogs may not have one all season. Union has struggled with a low player turnout the past few seasons and this one is no different. Further complicating matters for coach Doug Boyd is the fact that none of his four seniors are ready to start the season...
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