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Tagging and ear notch program adding accountability to 4-H livestock exhibit
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- With the Greene County 4-H Fair still three months away, Swine Club members and officials are working behind-the-scenes to make sure every animal that is registered is the same animal that is exhibited at the county fair. The first of two swine tagging days was held Saturday morning at the fairgrounds. The next "Swine Day" will be held Saturday, May 14. The fair is set for July 9-16...
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Annetta Pruett
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Annetta Pruett, 60, of Lake Wales, Fla., and formerly of Coal City, passed away at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born April 13, 1945 in Linton. She was a homemaker. She and her husband formerly owned the Marathon Family Restaurant in Worthington for seven years. She was a member of Faithway Bible Church in Worthington and a former member of Buttons & Bows Homemakers Club and Coal City Fire Department...
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Rebecca E. Spencer
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
MERIDIAN, MISS. - Rebecca E. Spencer, 91, of Meridian, Miss., and formerly of Switz City and Bloomfield, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2005. Born May 23, 1913 in Meridian, Ms., she was the daughter of Robert and Irene Ross. She was a member of the Tri Kappa Sorority and an active member of the Methodist Church in Bloomfield...
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John L. "Jiggs" Waggoner
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
John L. "Jiggs" Waggoner, 81, of Sandborn, passed away at 4:19 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born May 23, 1923 in Sandborn, he was the son of John T. and Goldie E. (Anderson) Waggoner. On August 24, 1941, he married Mary A. (Lind) Waggoner. She passed away September 10, 2001...
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Miners look sharp in doubleheader win
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
LINTON ---- The Linton Miners were the kind of baseball team every coach dreams of on Saturday afternoon, while the Bloomfield Cardinals' play in doubleheader action left many ---- including Head Coach Jason Pegg ---- shaking their heads in disbelief...
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Linton boys pleased with third place finish at Warrior Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
BICKNELL ---- The Linton Miners track team didn't make it out of the Warrior Invitational at North Knox High School with a win, but they were more than happy with what they got. Linton placed third at the nine-team meet, putting up 82 points. The Miners trailed only Mitchell with 106 points and South Knox, who claimed first place with a score of 123 points...
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T-Birds win four-way meet
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds won a four-way meet on Friday at the Country Oaks Friday night in boys high school golf action. The Thunderbirds shot a 175, followed by Washington with a 178, White River Valley with a 191, and Bloomfield at 214. Washington's Jake Crouch paced the field with a 37 as he earned medalist honors. ...
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Lady Miners win Warrior Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
BICKNELL ---- It looked briefly as though the Linton girls' track team was going to board the bus back to Linton from the Warrior Invitational with their first loss of the season. Just briefly. The Lady Miners remained undefeated on the young track season, putting up 103 points Saturday afternoon at North Knox High School, beating North Daviess by eight points and besting Vincennes Lincoln by 10.5 points. Vincennes Lincoln handed Linton their only loss in each of the last two seasons...
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Eastern Greene wins in nine innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
Eastern Greene and Eminence combined for 11 errors in nine innings, but the Thunderbirds managed a run in the top of the seventh inning to escape Eminence with a 7-6 varsity baseball win Saturday. "We didn't play well defensively again," said Eastern Greene coach Scott Boettner. "We have to get that corrected. We got them down, and let them back up with three errors in the fourth inning, and two more in the fifth that lead to four runs...
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Lakers, T-Birds, Cardinals all suffer defeat
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals softball team dropped both its varsity games over the weekend to slip to 0-4 on the season. On Friday, the Cardinals lost a 1-0 decision to Barr-Reeve. Annika Parsley pitched a two hitter. Erika Robinette had the only hit for Bloomfield...
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Anna Elizabeth Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Anna Elizabeth Miller, 91, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Glenburn Home. Born December 17, 1913 in Sturgeon, Ill., she was the daughter of Frank A. and Waneta (Gollogher) Hoese. She had been married for 68 years to Donald Marshall (Monk) Miller. He passed away January 11, 2002...
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Roy J. Mason
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Roy J. Mason, 56, of Linton, passed away at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born February 7, 1949 in Linton, he was the son of Roy W. and Berneta (Wright) Mason. On March 16, 1968, he married Joyce A. (Ruminer) Mason...
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Hazel Helen Bonham Land
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Hazel Helen Bonham Land, 75, of Dugger, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at her residence. Born January 9,. 1930 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Charles and Lillie (Hines) Bonham. She had been married to James (Jake) Land, who passed away in 2003...
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Possible ISTEP testing irregularity under investigation at Shakamak
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
The Indiana Department of Education has asked Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Mike Turner to further investigate the integrity of fall 2004 ISTEP+ tests at Shakamak Elementary School. Last fall, an anonymous caller made allegations that Shakamak Elementary School Principal Arthur Politz directed teachers to improperly administer the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus exams to their students. ...
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Warmer temperatures have people itching to get in the garden
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
After warmer temperatures last week and some rain early this week, many are itching to get out and work in the garden or yard. According to B. Rosie L. Lerner, extension consumer horticulturist at Purdue University, cool-season crops ---- peas, lettuce, carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, Swiss chard ---- can be planted directly in the garden when the soil is dry enough to be worked...
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Head Start families gather for fun night
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
Head Start students and their families ---- parents, siblings and even grandparents ---- from Linton recently enjoyed a camping-themed family night complete with smores and hot dogs. Connie Jewell, teacher/site manager at Head Start in Linton, said the family night is an annual event...
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Arts council drafting local cultural plan
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Bloomington Area Arts Council (BAAC) recently invited the public, artists and arts organizations to the Switz City 4-H Fairgrounds to participate in a cultural plan for Greene County. The council has undertaken the planning process in collaboration with the Indiana Arts Commission to identify community needs, define goals, and recommend actions to develop the arts and culture of south central Indiana. ...
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L-S kindergartners have fun learning hygiene
(Local News ~ 04/18/05)
Wet, wet, wet your hands. Use a squirt of soap. Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub. Rinse and dry them both. About 115 kindergarten students at Linton-Stockton Elementary School learned proper hand-washing techniques Friday to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."...
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Dorothy Virginia Boyd Aaron
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Dorothy Virginia Boyd Aaron, 77, of Reelsville and formerly of Jasonville, passed away Friday, April 15, 2005, at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. Born February 29, 1928 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Elvin and Fannie Boyd. She was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She retired from RCA in Bloomington after 20 years of service...
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Robert W. Chafey
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Robert W. Chafey, 85, of Linton, passed away at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005, at his residence. Born September 27, 1919 in Linton, he was the son of William and Charlotte May Kelly Chafey. July 6, 1942, he married June Chafey. He retired from Amoco Oil Company as a distributor. He was a WWII Army veteran He was a member of Lewis Masonic Lodge F&AM, Shriners and Jasonville American Legion Post 172...
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R. Sue Fullom
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
R. Sue Fullom, 68, of Odon, passed away at 12:48 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005 at Daviess Community Hospital. Born December 27, 1936 in Odon, she was the daughter of James and Bessie (Fisher) Bickley. She had been married to Walter Wesley Fullom Jr., who passed away January 26, 2005...
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Samuel "Sam" Hollingsworth
(Obituary ~ 04/18/05)
Samuel "Sam" Hollingsworth, 68, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Bloomington Hospital. Born December 14, 1936 in Greene County, he was the son of Hershel and Virginia (Kern) Hollingsworth. He was a graduate of Linton High School and had served in the Army as a Paratrooper. ...
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WRV performs well at Patriot Challenge
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/05)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines competed in the Patriot Challenge Saturday at Terre Haute North and finished with solid performances led by Tyra Schantz, who won the shot put with a throw of 120-9. In the 100 hurdles, Beth Neeley finished fourth at 17.06, while Neeley was second in the 300 hurdles (51.46) and fourth in the long jump at 14-9...
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