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Meth fallout affects everyone
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
FYI ---- This is the first in a series of five stories taking a glimpse at the dangers of methamphetamine use to individuals and the ways it affects various sectors of the Greene County law enforcement and courts systems. This installment looks at the big picture...
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Miners pick up first two baseball victories of the season
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/05)
LINTON ---- Saturday was simply the Linton varsity baseball team's lucky day. After dropping the first two games of the season at home, the Linton Miners came into the opener of Saturday's doubleheader with Shoals ready to get back into the win column...
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Cardinals fall short against Orleans
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/05)
ORLEANS ---- The Bloomfield baseball team traveled to Orleans on Friday night to challenge the Bulldogs and came away with a 6-1 loss to drop to 1-2 on the season. The Cardinals took the early lead on Ken Steward as Cody Chipman, Jordan Gooding, and Brian Pittman hit consecutive two-hits to take a 1-0 lead...
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Lakers knock off Riverton-Parke, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Shakamak Coach Chip Sweet now knows what it's like to have his team score three runs in an inning without the benefit of the baseball hitting the outfield grass. His Laker squad scored three runs on just a bunt single and a two base error in the sixth inning to take the lead over the Riverton Parke Panthers, 3-2, and eventually held on for a Saturday matinee victory in Jasonville...
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Margaret Ellen Slauter
(Obituary ~ 04/04/05)
Margaret Ellen Slauter, 79, of Indianapolis and formerly of Worthington, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005. She graduated in 1942 from Switz City High School. She was a former employee of RCA, United Student Aid Fund and had also taught at Indiana Business College...
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Marceline Norton
(Obituary ~ 04/04/05)
Marceline Norton, 83, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday, April 1, 2005 at Sierra Health Care Center in Truth or Consequences. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel.
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Bonnie R. Head
(Obituary ~ 04/04/05)
Bonnie R. Head, 81, of Linton, passed away at 7:36 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born May 9, 1923 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Walter Scott and Nellie B. (Smith) Ellis. She was a homemaker. She was a past president of Women's Aglow, a member of the Ellis Family Singers and Greene County Gospel Association and a member of Linton Assembly of God Church...
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Sock hop brings back a lot of memories
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
A '50s and '60s sock hop Saturday night at Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1434 in Linton brought back fond memories for Barb Williams, Sullivan, and Peggy Hilterbrand, Linton. "Back then we didn't have a worry in the world like now," Williams said...
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Shakamak students visit new C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
TERRE HAUTE ---- During a visit to the C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute on Friday, many Shakamak Junior/Senior High School students heard the story of Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor of Auschwitz and Dr. Joseph Mengele's experiments. Over 220 students from Shakamak and about 20 visitors from Germany traveled to visit the museum just days before its grand re-opening, which was Sunday. In November 2003, the museum caught fire, and the blaze was suspected to be arson...
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Zimmerly, Lyons named Lilly Scholars
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
Balancing classroom work and extracurricular activities has been a trait that has helped both the 2005 Greene County Lilly Endowment Community Scholars excel during their respective high school careers. The two scholarship recipients ---- Brandt Zimmerly and Bessy Lyons ---- have also been faced with family medical and financial challenges that have tested their faith, but strengthened their outlook on life...
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Students excel in classroom, extra-curricular activities
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
Two Greene County high school seniors, who have excelled inside and outside the classroom, have been named 2005 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. Brandt Zimmerly from White River Valley High School and Eastern Greene High School student Bessy Lyons are the recipients of full-tuition college scholarships and a special allocation of up to $800 for required books and equipment...
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Property tax bills to be mailed soon
(Local News ~ 04/04/05)
Greene County's 2005 property tax statements should be in the mail in about 10 days, according to county treasurer Carolyn White. Her office started printing the 26,000 individual statements last Tuesday afternoon in preparation for a mass mailing when the printing task is completed, White said Friday...
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Shakamak falls short against Bloomington North
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/05)
JASONVILLE ---- A three inning shutout by Alecia Gambill provided Shakamak softball coach Beth Wernz with good news from the Lakers home opener against Bloomington North Saturday evening. The bad news was her team finished with just two hits and did not have more than four batters reach the plate in any inning...
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