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Vest wins Apple Festival queen contest
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
Bloomfield High School senior Megan Elizabeth Vest added her name Saturday night to the list of girls who have reigned over the annual Bloomfield Apple Festival. Vest, the 18-year-old daughter of Sonny and Connie Vest of Bloomfield, was selected as the 2004 Apple Festival Queen from a field of 10 other contestants...
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Eastern Greene finishes 2-1 in Paoli round robin
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds went 2-1 at the Paoli Round Robin played last Saturday. The Thunderbirds faced the host Rams in Game 1 and lost 25-15, 25-23. "In this match we couldn't get a string of plays put together t get over the hump," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "The momentum that is needed in volleyball just didn't swing our way...
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Miners top North Knox in football
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
LINTON ---- The Linton Miners spread the ball and the scoring around in a 55-6 homecoming victory over the North Knox Warriors that had their coach pleased but cautious. While Linton head coach Steve Weber was pleased with his team's gaining 448 total yards and having seven different players score on the night, the team's letdown and lack of intensity and focus in the second half had him concerned, wanting to get a message across to his players...
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Union edges Eastern Greene in OT
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
DUGGER ---- Football can be a game of inches, and for the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds, they probably wouldn't mind getting some of those back in yards after a 6-0 loss to the Union Bulldogs in overtime Saturday. "I have to give our defense a lot of credit," said Union coach Todd Gambill. "We bent (but) never broke. They had some nice runs. Their ground game was pretty good there in the third quarter. I thought our drive was pretty good in the third quarter, too."...
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Pruett finishes tied for 17th at golf state finals
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
FRANKLIN ---- When Rachael Pruett started her sophomore season with Linton-Stockton High School's golf team, she had a goal of reaching the state finals. Placing in the top 20 in the state finals would have been a little icing on top of her cake. But that's exactly what she got Saturday at the Indiana High School Athletic Association's state finals at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin...
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Linton wins first tennis sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
BRAZIL ---- The 2004 edition of the Linton-Stockton boys tennis team will go down as raising the bar for future tennis players. The Miners' season was extended with the school's first sectional championship Saturday with a 3-2 win over the Owen Valley Patriots at the Northview Sectional...
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Louis Edward "Ed" Hays
(Obituary ~ 10/04/04)
Louis Edward "Ed" Hays, 64, Route 1, Solsberry died at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 at his residence. He was born Sept. 30, 1940 in Worthington, the son of Silas R. and Opal Mae (Clark) Hays. He was a retired turkey farmer and formerly worked in the maintenance departments at Indiana University and Bloomington Hospital. ...
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Norma E. Evans
(Obituary ~ 10/04/04)
Norma E. Evans, 79, of Linton passed at 4:53 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born July 11, 1925 in Linton, the daughter of Roy B. and Evelyn G. (Taylor) Pershing. She worked as a bookkeeper, accountant and private secretary for years. She and her husband, the late John F. Adams, owned Dice Manufacturing Machine Shop in Dugger. She liked to fish, as well as play bingo and euchre...
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Walk raises funds for pregnancy center
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
Nearly 50 walkers raised about $3,000 for the Pregnancy Care Center in Linton on Saturday. "That's less than last year, but hopefully there's money still coming in," said Lois Monroe, executive director of the Linton center, as well as ones in Bedford and Mitchell...
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Clark proud to serve his country
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
DUGGER ---- Steven Clark, disabled Iraqi war veteran, explained that his decision to join the Army came immediately following 9/11 when he knew his country needed him and that war was imminent. Clark, grand marshal of this year's Coal Festival Parade on Saturday, added, "I knew it was time to take up arms and fight."...
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Families gather goodies, info at fair
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
It was a jungle Saturday in the Linton National Guard Armory, where area families could go on safari for goodies and information. When families entered the armory, parents and children each were given special bags in which to collect information and prizes. ...
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Labor unions, contractors gather for outing
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
Over 70 members of labor unions and union contractors enjoyed a fun-day at the Triple-H Gun Club in Linton on Saturday. The day was sponsored by the Top Notch Labor Management Association in Indianapolis that represents over 700 union contractors and 17 trade unions...
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Dugger Coal Festival concludes
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Coal Festival flooded Main Street with the sights and sounds of its parade themed "An All-American Homecoming" as onlookers lined the curbsides despite the cool fall weather. "Each war veteran that was in the parade got a certificate of appreciation," Marsha Martin, parade coordinator, said. "We gave out 40 certificates altogether...
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Crane to be focus of Oct. 13 meeting
(Local News ~ 10/04/04)
The communities surrounding Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center are being called to action during a special meeting slated for Oct. 13 at the Greene County Extension Service building, located one mile east of Switz City. Sponsored by the Southern Indiana Business Alliance (SIBA), the meeting is being called to rally support and plan strategy for Crane during the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure Act process...
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Lions down Cards in sectional finale
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/04)
Bloomfield lost to Loogootee 5-0 in the sectional finals Friday afternoon. "We knew if we were going to win we had to compete well in singles," said Bloomfield coach Mike Canty. Loogootee's doubles teams are both really solid. Our doubles teams played well, but were out-manned."...
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