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Living history event scheduled at Piankeshaw Trails
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
Area residents can immerse themselves in Woodland Indian living history with educators, re-enactors and artisans at Piankeshaw Trails Educational Park's "School of the Native" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 9. "The whole venue itself is a living history," said Jessica Diemer, director of education at Piankeshaw Trails. ...
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Garry Lee Powell
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Garry Lee Powell, 81, of Linton, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born May 4, 1923 in Wright Township, Greene County, he was the son of Lorenzo "Ramsey" and Charlotte "Lottie" (Thompson) Powell. On Aug. 12, 1942 he married Pansy (Glass) Powell...
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Edith H. Scamihorn
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Edith H. Scamihorn, 90, of Dugger, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Funeral service are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted on our Web site www.andersonpoindexter.com...
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Norman Kyle Snyder
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Specialist, Norman Kyle Snyder, 21, of Carlisle died Saturday, March 26, 2005 in Logar Province in southeast Afghanistan. He was in the Indiana National Guards 76th Infantry Brigade at Indianapolis when his unit was called to active duty in July 2004...
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Moleta Mae Stalcup
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Moleta Mae Stalcup, 88, of Worthington, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born May 16, 1916 in Corning, Ark., she was the daughter of Sherman and Ethel (Swalley) McKee. She was a homemaker and formerly worked for Solliday's Grocery, Bob & Gayle's Grocery and Worthington State Bank. She was a member of Faithway Bible Church in Worthington...
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Shakamak has more athletes in track this year
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/05)
Short-handed and inexperienced, the Shakamak boys track-and-field team may face a difficult 2005 season, head coach Mark Messmer said. Messmer, in his first season back coaching the Laker boys after a brief hiatus, said he expects improvements over last season due in large part to a new crop of fresh athletes...
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Washington wins Class 3A title
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Washington coach Dave Omer spent 40 years trying to win a state championship, and he needed overtime to get the job done Saturday. Notre Dame-bound Luke Zeller hit a 3-pointer from near halfcourt at the buzzer to give the Hatchets a 74-72 victory over a determined Plymouth team that overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to force the extra period...
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Loogootee falls short in Class A title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Lapel junior J.R. Howell gave his father, Jimmie, a perfect end to his first year coaching the Bulldogs. It took Lapel 65 years to make its second trip to the Indiana boys basketball state championship game ---- and Howell was a big reason the Bulldogs took advantage with a record-setting effort...
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North Carolina, Michigan State advance to Final Four
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/05)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ---- Rashad McCants made the big plays down the stretch, Sean May dominated inside and North Carolina is back in the Final Four for the first time in five years. McCants swished a clutch 3-pointer and had two huge blocks on the other end, leading the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 88-82 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday in the final of the Syracuse Regional...
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Esther Mae (Shute) Owings
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Esther Mae (Shute) Owings, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:18 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2005, in the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Dec. 31, 1918 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Luke and Jennie Cox-Morey Shute. She had been married to the Rev. Wallace J. Owings, who passed away in 2001...
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Carter Reid Landis
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Carter Reid Landis, of Linton, was stillborn at 10 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. His parents are Weslyn Reid and Brittony Anne (Bellamy) Landis of Linton. Survivors besides his parents include his maternal grandparents Dennis and Sara Bellamy of Linton, his maternal great grandmother Zada Britton of Linton, and his paternal grandparents Janet and John Moyer of Linton. ...
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Carlisle man killed in Afghanistan
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
A Carlisle man who was among four Indiana Army National Guard members killed Saturday when a land mine exploded underneath their military vehicle that was traveling near Kabul, Afghanistan is remembered as "good boy" who grew up where no one was a stranger and everybody knew him...
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Worthington children enjoy Easter egg hunt
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- More than 120 children took part in an Easter egg hunt Saturday at the Worthington park. It was the 49th egg hunt sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7117 for the town's youth. More than 1,600 plastic Easter eggs filled with candy, gum and money were hidden in the park by VFW members...
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Developer gets good news for downtown Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
A transitional housing unit for low-income women in downtown Bloomfield is now a step closer to becoming a reality. On Thursday, the Indiana Housing Finance Authority approved a $522,000 Indiana Low Income Housing Trust Fund Loan for KMC, LCC ---- owners of the old Bloomfield Hotel. The money will be used to renovate the historic building on West Main Street and convert it into a 20-unit transitional housing unit for women...
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Jasonville continues tradition with egg hunt
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
JASONVILLE ---- A long-standing tradition was carried out in Jasonville on Saturday when the Lions Club hosted its annual Easter egg hunt at the Shakamak Good Samaritan Center. Lions Club member Tom Ridinger said the event is a tradition that stems back to his childhood...
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Linton woman faces charges
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
Heidi Woodruff, 31, Linton, was arrested Thursday afternoon on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine and reckless possession of paraphernalia. Linton Patrol Officer Chad Crynes made the arrest while assisting Jared Chambers of Child Protection Services at Woodruff's residence on I Street Northeast...
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Pirtle enjoys small-town life
(Local News ~ 03/28/05)
DUGGER ---- Kenny Pirtle, 60, has lived in Dugger since he was 2 years old, and he can't think of a better place he'd rather be. "I just don't care for a big city, I mean as far as living not at all," Pirtle stressed. Pirtle was in the carpenter business in Dugger for about 22 years...
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Snoda J. Cox
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Snoda J. Cox ,68, of Dugger, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 4, 1936 in Sullivan County to Carl Patton and Zella Walters. She was a member of the Whosoever Will Church in Dugger. She is survived by her husband Russell "Peck" E. ...
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Sarah M. Fulk
(Obituary ~ 03/28/05)
Sarah M. Fulk, 83, of Worthington, passed away at 11:55 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.
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Spring Schedule Week of March 28-April 2
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/05)
Monday, March 28 BA: Linton vs. South Knox, 5 SB: Linton @ Hutsonville, IL, 4:30 Tuesday, March 29 BA: Bloomfield vs. NE Doubis, 5 p.m. BA: White River Valley @ Shoals, 4:45 BA: Linton vs. Cloverdale, 5 SB: Linton vs. South Knox, 5 Thursday, March 31...
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