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Justin David helps pick up void
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
Those attending the "Roy Clark and Friends" concert ---- in conjunction with the 26th annual Greene County Foundation Festival ---- were treated to an evening packed full of entertainment Saturday night in the Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium...
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North Daviess edges Shakamak in softball regional
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
MONTGOMERY ---- Shakamak softball coach Beth Wernz said her team had their work cut out for them when it came to Saturday's regional opener against North Daviess. She was absolutely right. The Lady Lakers (13-16) came out nervous and never recovered, dropping their regional game with the Lady Cougars 1-0...
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Winning sectional never old for coach Sweet
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
JASONVILLE ---- It's safe to say Chip Sweet knows a thing or two about coaching the game of baseball. What can also be said is he's a valued mentor on and off the field. So you would probably say that winning the sectional title is getting old for Coach Sweet...
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Schantz finishes 11th in state meet
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
BLOOMINGTON ---- White River Valley junior Tyra Schantz placed 11th out of 25 competitors in the Indiana High School Athletic Association's 32nd Girls state track and field competition at the Robert C. Haugh Complex on the campus of Indiana University Saturday afternoon...
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Lakers win fourth straight sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
JASONVILLE ---- "I hate that." They aren't typical words for the coach of a sectional championship team, but they came out of Shakamak coach Chip Sweet's mouth after his players doused him with a bucket of freezing-cold Gatorade. For the fourth year in a row, the Shakamak Lakers are baseball sectional champions...
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Miners finish second in golf sectional
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
GOSPORT ---- The Linton Miners' golf team accomplished one goal, but at the same time fell short of another as the Miners advance to Thursday's Regional after placing second behind Terre Haute South Friday at the Owen Valley Sectional at Rolling Meadows...
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Darlene J. Spencer
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Darlene J. Spencer, 69, of Linton, passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2005 at Walnut Creek Rehabilitation Center in Linton. Born May 8, 1936 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Marvin and Mary (Goodman) Enochs. She had worked for Bell and General Telephone Co., also Fair Lane Bowling Center in Lakeland, Fla. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Petersburg...
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Ransford W. Pitcher
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Ransford W. Pitcher, 64, of Marco, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born April 5, 1941 in Sullivan County, he was the son of John Russell Pitcher and Nola Monk Pitcher Craig. He was a member of the Sons of American Legion in Bloomfield and worked at Bland's Nursery in Linton...
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Bernard E. Payton
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Bernard E. Payton, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2005 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Jasonville. Born Oct. 6, 1931 in Jasonville, he was the son of Ralph and Ethel (Steele) Payton. He was a Navy/Air Force Veteran of the Korean War, a member of the VFW and the American Legion in Phoenix, Ariz...
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Naomi Ruth Howell
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Naomi Ruth Howell, 92, of Linton, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital, Linton. Born April 26, 1913 in Bedford, she was the daughter of Otis and Etta (Richards) Shipman. She had been married to John W. Howell, who passed away Aug. 5, 2001...
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Dorothy L. Finke
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Dorothy L. Finke, 86, of Freelandville, passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes. Born Feb. 7, 1919 in Freelandville, she was the daughter of Victor E. and Amelia (Koenig) Brocksmith. On Sept. 15, 1940 she married Paul Finke...
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Matthew Richard Casner
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Matthew Richard Casner, stillborn, of Seymour, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Schneck Medical Center. His parents were Monty Alan and Melissa Renee (Ruddick) Casner. Survivors include: his parents; a step-sister LeeAnna Marie Casner of Linton; a step-brother Daniel Alan Casner of Linton; maternal grandparents Harold R. and Beverly J. Ruddick, Jr. of Seymour; paternal grandfather Ralph W. Casner and his wife Ethel of Linton; and paternal grandmother Audrey E. Johnson of Linton...
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Robert "Donnie" Brinson
(Obituary ~ 06/06/05)
Robert "Donnie" Brinson, 60, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:04 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 27, 1944 in Linton, he was the son of Robert L. and Betty L. (Sanders) Brinson. He was married to Nancy J. (Stone) Brinson...
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Red Hat Society members gather at fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- A sea of color engulfed the conference room at the 4-H Building in Switz City on Saturday. Women belonging to chapters of the Red Hat Society came from all over southern Indiana for a day of food and fun hosted by Barbara Mensch, a member of the Bloomfield Red Bonnet Belles...
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Threat of bad weather doesn't slow fun at Lyons
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
LYONS ---- The ominous skies over Lyons were a sharp contrast to the bright red strawberries being dished up at the town's annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday afternoon. But the threat of rain could not dampen the spirits of those who came out to enjoy the festivities...
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Eastern Greene to offer students a Jumpstart
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
Eastern Greene Schools will provide a free Jumpstart summer program for those students who are interested. The elementary school will offer a Jumpstart program from Aug. 1-Aug. 11, Robin Groomer, elementary secretary explained. "We have had Jumpstart for several years," she added...
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Visitors enjoy show
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
"An Evening with Roy Clark" show went on Saturday night without the presence of Clark, but many show-goers deemed the show a huge success thanks to the fiddle-playing chords of Justin David (Bertoldie). "Justin took up the slack," said Joyce Axsom of Bloomington while leaving the show. "He did a good job. They were hard shoes to fill."...
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Mother Nature cooperates for golf tournament
(Local News ~ 06/06/05)
Good weather, good playing conditions, and good golf equaled a fun time at the Phil Harris Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday. Mother Nature cooperated with two days of warm and humid weather, and golfers took advantage of the conditions by turning in some quality scores...
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Jeffersonville team upends WRV doubles team
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The journey through the state tennis doubles tournament ended on Saturday for the White River Valley doubles team of Katie White and Winter Roudebush as they were knocked out by Jeffersonville's Shauna Botlo and Jessica Chesher, 6-2, 6-0...
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