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Open Arms receives award for innovative youth programming
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
The Indiana Youth Institute presented a 2005 Youth Investment Award to Open Arms Christian Ministry March 18 for extraordinary work on behalf of Indiana youth. "IYI is a nonprofit agency whose soul purpose is to support other agencies that work with youth," said Chris Williams, director of marketing for Open Arms. "Every year they choose 10 to receive the award...
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Loogootee's defense against Lapel's offense in Class A championship
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Jack Butcher finally has another chance for a high school basketball championship ---- by proxy. Indiana's winningest basketball coach, Butcher retired from Loogootee three years ago with 806 victories but only two appearances in the state finals, losing in a semifinal game in 1970 and in the championship in 1975. Thirty years later, Butcher's grandson, David Strange, is a member of the Loogootee team that will play Lapel for the Class A championship on Saturday...
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Harding prepared for 2A title run with tough season schedule
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Don't be fooled by Fort Wayne Harding's ranking or record. The Hawks, whose top player is a Purdue football recruit, were unranked and lost nine of 19 games in a regular season that was loaded with opponents from larger playoff classes. All that did was prepare them for a tournament run that has taken them to the verge of their second championship in five years...
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Davis now facing pressure of turning around program in 1 year
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- The stakes just got a whole lot higher for Indiana's Mike Davis. On Tuesday, athletic director Rick Greenspan silenced the critics for now by announcing that Davis would return for his sixth season as the Hoosiers' coach. He also sent a blunt warning: Win now...
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Neill resigns after six seasons at Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
After six years as head coach of the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds, J.B. Neill has decided to explore other options and spend more time with his family. So, the former Eastern graduate and basketball standout submitted his resignation after posting a 13-8 record in 2004-05 and winning the school's fifth straight Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference title...
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Anna Elizabeth "Libby" (Smith) Thompson
(Obituary ~ 03/23/05)
Anna Elizabeth "Libby" (Smith) Thompson, 76, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at her residence. Born April 24, 1928 in Tulip, she was the daughter of John M. and Susan (Stalcup) Smith. She had been married to Charles F. "Freddie" Thompson, who passed away June 27, 1999...
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Projected turkey harvest numbers encouraging to local hunters
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- State biologists believe that wild turkeys who gorged themselves on cicadas last summer across Indiana could produce a record harvest during this spring's hunting season. That's good news for Greene County gobbler hunters. More than 50,000 hunters are expected to kill roughly 11,500 turkeys during the season from April 27 to May 15, said Steve Backs, a biologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...
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Local author receives awards
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
Ruby Moon-Houldson reached another writing milestone that very few authors accomplish. Recently in New York, she was presented the "Readers Medallion," the writer's "Achievement Mug" and the coveted "Blue Grass Writer's Bowl" trophy...
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Bloomfield Easter egg hunt set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
The Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee is teaming up with members of the Bloomfield First Baptist Church to sponsor an annual community Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The event will unfold at 10 a.m. at the Bloomfield Town Park with the arrival of the Easter Bunny aboard Aerial One -- the Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Department's ladder truck...
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Eastern Greene graduate finds niche with Indiana University basketball
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
An Eastern Greene graduate is making a name for himself in the world of college basketball and progressing toward his goal of becoming head coach of a Division 1 basketball team. Dusty May, a 1995 graduate of Eastern Greene, is in his third year as an administrative assistant for Indiana University's men's basketball program...
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Former WRV superintendent honored by Department of Education
(Local News ~ 03/23/05)
A former White River Valley administrator was recently presented with a prestigious award ---- the Bellringer award. Steve Campbell received the Bellringer award ---- the highest honor given by the Indiana Department of Education ---- from Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed...
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Pacers lose at New Jersey
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/05)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) ---- Just in time for the stretch run, the New Jersey Nets have put together their longest winning streak of the season. The Nets won their fifth straight game Tuesday night, getting 33 points from Vince Carter and outplaying the Indiana Pacers in the fourth quarter of a 98-91 victory...
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