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Solsberry comes alive with bluegrass music
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
SOLSBERRY ---- The distinctive toe-tapping, hand-clapping sound of old time bluegrass music echoed through the small eastern Greene County community of Solsberry on Sunday afternoon. The normally sleepy place was alive with a harmony of sounds produced by mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitar and standup bass instruments...
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Free throws give Indiana edge over Kentucky
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/04)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Indiana was in a foul mood and made Kentucky pay for it. Courtney Lee scored 20 points, Mr. Basketball A.J. Ratliff added 17, and Indiana set an All-Star record by hitting 44-of-59 foul shots Saturday night for a 93-90 victory and a split of this year's two-game series...
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Orvetta "May" Scheetz
(Obituary ~ 06/28/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Orvetta "May" Scheetz, 71, of Linton, passed away Friday, June 25, 2004, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 12, 1932 in Altoona, Pa., she was the daughter of Andrew and Orvetta (Weakland) Ketrow. She married Louie M. Scheetz, who preceded her in death...
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Robert Lloyd Robinson
(Obituary ~ 06/28/04)
Robert Lloyd Robinson, 61, of Switz City, passed away at 5:01 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2004 in Greene County Community Hospital. Born Oct. 12, 1942 in Bloomington, he was the son of Joseph Forrest and Helen Lorraine (McGriffin) Robinson. He married Gail Ann Hollowell on Sept. 11, 1971 in Bedford...
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William (Ceph) Mowery
(Obituary ~ 06/28/04)
William (Ceph) Mowery, 80, of Linton, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Greene County to William Henry and Clara Belle (Cooksey) Mowery. He was a retired farmer and logger and an avid horse pulling enthusiast...
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O'Deema L. Dean
(Obituary ~ 06/28/04)
O'Deema L. Dean, 79, of Terre Haute, passed away at 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2004 at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute. Born June 18, 1925 in Winslow, she was the daughter of Dewey and Mabel (Greenwood) Loveless. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Jasonville...
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VU names new president
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
VINCENNES ---- Richard E. Helton has been selected the 21st president of Vincennes University, according to an announcement Friday from Roderick H. Morgan, chair of the VU Board of Trustees. Morgan said the board is scheduled to ratify Helton's contract at its meeting on June 30. He will begin his duties on Aug. 2. Helton's selection follows a five-month national search...
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'Saving Grace' billed as a charming, romantic comedy
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
Shawnee Theatre will present Saving Grace by Jack Sharkey on Thursday through Saturday (there is no show Sunday because it's July 4). The romantic comedy is a pleasant evening full of laughter and affection. Young, innocent Grace tries to accommodate her amorous boss when a good-looking telephone repairman enters the apartment and she mistakes him for a burglar...
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Shakamak board agrees to join consortium
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
JASONVILLE ---- All of the Greene County schools are now officially a part of a grant writing consortium. The Shakamak School Board voted Friday night during a special board meeting to join Bloomfield, Eastern-Greene, Linton-Stockton and White River Valley corporations in committing $12,000 a year for two years to hire two grant writers...
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Many turn out for Freedom Festival run, walk
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
The last event and the pinnacle of the 34 Days of June was Saturday morning as 59 runners and 16 walkers participated in the Freedom Run, which consisted of a 5K run (3.1 mile) and a two-mile walk. Winning a trophy for being the first man to cross the finish line was Reyes Fernandez from Indianapolis who ran the course in 16.17 minutes...
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Winalta USA funds distributed
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The funds of the receivership in the Housing Management Group, LLC dba Winalta, USA were distributed during a hearing in Greene Superior Court last week. Lester Lee, the court appointed receiver appeared before Judge David Holt at the hearing Thursday afternoon. However, Winalta USA did not a representative at the hearing...
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Being in a war zone is a tough job
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
This is the second in a two-part series taking a behind the scenes look at the job of a Bloomfield native who is now serving in the Persian Gulf as a jetfighter pilot with the U.S. Air Force. By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer U.S. Air Force Mjr. Kevin Fesler, a 1986 Bloomfield High School graduate, says life as a jetfighter pilot in a war zone is no picnic...
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Attorney general to be in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 06/28/04)
Attorney General Steve Carter will speak to the Bloomfield Rotary Club at a noon luncheon Tuesday. Carter, a Republican who is seeking a second term in November, is the guest of Greene County Republican Party Chairman Lavon Yoho. The luncheon will be at Good Times Restaurant, located west of Bloomfield...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/04)
Free physicals for Linton athletes Linton-Stockton High School athletes can receive a free physical July 14 from 2-5 p.m. at Dr. Fred Ridge's office. Athletes can pick p a physical form from their coach or in the high school office. All athletes must have a physical before they can participate in practice...
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