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Goodman wins showmanship contest
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Showing animals takes a lot of practice, as many 4-H members know. But showing more than one species can be a real challenge. This year's top livestock showmen were up for that challenge Thursday night during the Round Robin Showmanship Contest at the Greene County 4-H Fair...
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Area notes
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
Linton softball tourney The Linton girls softball association is putting on a 8-and-under softball tournament on July 22 through the 24th. Entry fee is $200.00 per team and a pitching machine will be used at approxamately 30 miles per hour. Contact John Fidler at 847-8718 or 798-2105, John Kenworthy at 847-3203 or 798-3203, or Angel Overton at 847-9868...
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Shakamak finishes with 2-2 record
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
The Shakamak 8-and-under All-star team competed in its first tournament at Terre Town on June 24th through the 26th. They finished with a record of 2-2 after making the final four of the eight teams. On June 24th they lost to Terre Town, 6-4. Saturday they bested Bloomfield, 8-3, and Terre Haute Norh's second team, 16-7. Sunday they lost to West Terre Haute, 10-9...
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Bloomfield tops Honey Creek in Babe Ruth play
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- After losing big in the opener of the Indiana District 4 Little League Tournament, Bloomfield's 9 and 10-year-olds took a huge win over Honey Creek Thursday night. Bloomfield captured a 14-4 victory in four innings to even their tournament record at 1-1...
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Linton falls short against West Terre Haute
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
BLOOMFIELD - Linton dropped a heartbreaker in last night's District 4 Little League Tournament game with West Terre Hatue. West Terre Haute won 15-14 in a game that saw four lead changes. Linton started the game on fire, posting six runs in the first inning to go ahead 6-0 early. They had three hits in the inning and walked twice...
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Linton Red Babe Ruth tops Sullivan Purple
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
SULLIVAN - The Linton Red Babe Ruth baseball team picked up a win Thursday night against Sullivan Purple. The Linton squad coasted to a 12-2 victory that was never even close. Linton starter Andrew Watson went 5 1/3 innings, struck out five and gave up just one hit on his way to picking up the win...
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Bloomfield league looking for football players
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
Bloomfield Community League Football teams will begin the 2005 season next month, but they may start shorthanded if more kids don't sign up soon. At present, the league has a total of just 29 players signed up between three teams. The league has teams in three age groups: third and fourth grade, fifth and sixth grade, and seventh and eighth grade. The seventh and eighth grade team is the squad most lacking in players, according to league secretary Stephanie Lagenour...
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Luella (Rush) Walters
(Obituary ~ 07/15/05)
Luella (Rush) Walters, 91, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:38 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born March 22, 1914 in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Thomas and Maude (Clair) Rush. She had been married to Roy Jacob (Sam) Walter, who passed away Oct. 17, 1996...
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Norma L. Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/15/05)
Norma L. Miller, 82, of Lyons, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born April 16, 1923 in Vincennes, she was the daughter of Frank and Anise (Bristol) Ramsey. On May 13, 1944, she married the Rev. Clyde E. Miller. He passed away April 28, 1980...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Staffing items filled the agenda of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees on Thursday night including one resignation, several reassignments and one contract renewal. The board voted to accept Ingle Hoffer's resignation as high school English and Spanish teacher...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
JASONVILLE ---- The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees elected officers at their Thursday regular meeting. Officers will remain the same for the 2005-2006 school year, with Sherry Vandeventer as president, John Gambill as vice president and Jim Yeryar as secretary. They also voted to leave meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m...
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Nolting a 4-H veteran
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Dustin Nolting, a 10-year Greene County 4-H member, is from a family of 4-H members. "We've always been in 4-H," the 18-year-old said. Along with Nolting, his two younger sisters, Annelise and Jennifer, have been involved in 4-H as long as he can remember...
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Lyons Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
LYONS ---- The Lyons Town Council announced at Thursday night's meeting that it would meet July 27 at 11:30 a.m. with representatives from Rural Affairs to review the site for the new fire station. Members of the council said they were being asked why they are applying for a grant for a fire station instead of a grant for the water project...
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2005 is year of 'firsts' for horse and pony 4-Hers
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- 4-H horse and pony project members had a new option available to them this year, offered by their new leaders. Novice classes were offered for the first time to kids who have less horsemanship experience than some. "We wanted to open up the field to more kids so they didn't get discouraged," said Jeannette Pittman, who's in her first year as horse and pony project leader, along with Marlene Cooper...
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Mystery writer speaks at Bloomfield library
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
Mystery book fans, especially fans of cozy author Marlis Day, enjoyed listening to Day share her passion for reading and writing mystery novels as she spoke at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Thursday afternoon. Day, who has had three books published and one in the editing process, said even as a child growing up in Vincennes she was an avid reader and had a "love affair with books."...
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Young 4-Her does well at 4-H Fair
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Damon Anderson, 9, of Lyons, is just a beginning 4-H member, but he has already won reserve champion, special merit status, first place and a spot at the state fair for his flower project. Anderson, the son of Shasta Anderson of Lyons and Robert Thompson of Kentucky, knows a bit about gardening already...
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Eastern Heights YMCA to expand
(Local News ~ 07/15/05)
New things are in store for Greene County, as Eastern Heights YMCA will soon be expanding and changing its name. A lease was just signed on the former Carson-Firkins auto dealership building, east of Bloomfield on State Road 54. With the added location, Eastern Heights YMCA will become the Greene County YMCA. The facility will offer increased space and programming capabilities. The target date for opening the doors is Aug. 1...
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Bloomfield cheerleaders fare well
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/05)
The Bloomfield varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders recently attended a National Cheerleader Association camp in Bloomington at the Sports Plex. The cheerleaders learned cheers, chants, spirit dances, and crowd involvement cheers. They participated in evening evaluations and received four blue ribbons and one red ribbon. The squad also won a spirit stick every evening, and won a spirit stick on the last day...
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