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Habitat breaks ground on fifth home
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- The groundbreaking ceremony for the fifth Greene County Habitat for Humanity house was Sunday afternoon. The Gilham family, Jeff, Amy, Marley and Maryssa, dug the first shovels of dirt signaling the beginning of the construction for their future home on Myra Street in Worthington...
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Linda L. Hicks
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Linda L. Hicks, 44, of Sandborn, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 19, 1961 in East Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of Edward Shonk of Roselawn and Martha Lee (Waggoner) Cobb of Sandborn. She was the step-daughter of Sandy Shonk...
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Thelma E. Jarrett
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Thelma E. Jarrett, 87, of Indianapolis and formerly of Greene County, passed away at 12 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 at Lakeview Manor in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 23, 1917 in Midland, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Rosa (Durham) Lee. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Linton...
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Alice Irene Kidd Zetlmeier
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Alice Irene Kidd Zetlmeier, 83, Bedford, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 at 8:18 p.m. at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Born July 11, 1922 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Alice Marie (Cates) Kidd. She was retired from Montgomery Ward in Chicago...
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Esther J. Sweeney
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Esther J. Sweeney, 84, of Dugger, passed away at 7 p.m on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born June 4, 1921, she was the daughter of Melvin B. Saucerman and Elva E. (Hale) Saucerman/Aram. She was the stepdaughter of Jesse Abram. She married Robert V. Sweeney on Sept. 22, 1944...
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Miners rout rivals from Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
LINTON ---- If the Sullivan Golden Arrows were hoping to enter Roy Williams Field Friday hoping that Linton had forgotten about the 56-32 whopping the Arrows placed on the Miners a year ago, Sullivan was in for a big surprise. In the 90th meeting between the two programs, a series that dates back to 1904, the Miners racked up over 400 yards of total offense and surrendered only 167 to their opponents as Linton prevailed 38-8...
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Warriors keep T-Birds searching for first victory
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Eastern Greene is going to have to wait another week to celebrate the school's first win. North Knox avoided being part of the trivia question as Mike Harrell scored two touchdowns and Cameron Cox threw for two scores in the Warrior's 28-0 Southwest Seven Conference victory last Friday at Olcott Park...
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North Central picks up first victory
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
FARMERSBURG - North Central let their lead slip away in last week's season opener against Union. Friday night against North Daviess, they went on top and stayed on top. The Thunderbirds earned a 28-6 victory over the Cougars to go 1-1 on the season and in the Southwest Seven Conference...
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Union comes up short against Riverton Park
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
DUGGER - The Union Bulldogs played their first home game on the gridiron Friday night, but that wouldn't help them pull out a win over Riverton Parke. Union fell to the Panthers by the score of 35-15 in a game that saw Riverton Parke's record improve to 2-0 while the Bulldogs fell to 1-1 on the young season...
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Lady Cardinals show improvement in Clay City Tourney
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
CLAY CITY - The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals had an up-and-down day in Saturday's Clay City Volleyball Tournament. Bloomfield lost their opening match with North Knox in five games, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 5-25. The Lady Cardinals did manage a three-game sweep over West Vigo, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19...
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Jessie M. Helms
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Jessie M. Helms, 93, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 at 2:50 p.m. at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Feb. 15, 1912 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Allen Bland and Joy Cox. She was married to Carl. F. Helms who passed away Aug. 20, 1997...
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Agnes E. Fiscus
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Agnes E. Fiscus, 93, Bloomfield, passed away Aug. 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m. at her residence. Born Jan. 27. 1912 in eastern Greene County, she was the daughter or Ari and Lula (Crow) Quimby. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Faith Christian Church, Furance Club and Quilting Club...
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Shakamak facility tackles violations
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
The Indiana State Department of Health has taken administrative action against the license of Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. According to a news release from the Indiana State Department of Health, officials are recommending that the facility's license be placed on probation and have issued an emergency order for placement of a monitor. ...
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Shots fired in Lyons lands Bloomfield man in jail
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
A report of shots fired in Lyons just after midnight Saturday resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old Erick Steele of Bloomfield for criminal recklessness with a weapon. According to an Indiana State Police news release, Steele fired a shotgun into the air while he was chasing people. The incident is still under investigation, so no further information was available at press time...
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Auction first of three fundraisers
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
Greene County Clothe a Child and Toys for Tots will benefit from an auction at 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the Linton National Guard Armory. The auction is the first of three fundraisers designed to raise money for clothes and toys so underprivileged kids in the county have a nice holiday, according to Karen Strueh, who's involved with the project. She said area merchants have donated a variety of goods and services for the auction...
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Sifting through opinions on Roberts can be tough
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
As it gets closer and closer to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on John Roberts, I become more and more bewildered. Not only do I have to sift through partisan skirmishing between the conservatives and the liberals, but I have to sort through the differences in male and female opinions...
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Newberry Festival a time for friends to visit
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
NEWBERRY ---- The 14th annual Newberry Festival drew visitors from several surrounding communities such as Springville, Bedford and Linton. Judy Moore, festival co-chair, said this year's festival was in memory of Newberry resident Jack Hasler who passed away last year...
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First-place winners in the Black Creek Festival Community Fair
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
Flowers Bouquet ---- Deloras Inman Tiny Arrangement ---- Deloras Inman Best Potted Flower or Plant ---- June Gregg Bouquet of Artificial Flowers ---- June Gregg Antiques Phones ---- Adelyn Kent Hand Tools ---- Wesley Cook Kitchen Utensils ---- Kay Sargent...
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Black Creek Festival good despite low attendance
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
SANDBORN ---- Jamie Anthis, Sandborn, bubbled over with excitement this weekend at being selected to represent her community as Miss Black Creek. The 16-year-old, who was chosen over six other contestants Friday night, said she was attending all Black Creek Festival events throughout the weekend. ...
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Country performer plays at Sandborn dance
(Local News ~ 08/29/05)
Colgate Country Showdown winner Rodney Watts performed for the Black Creek Festival dance Saturday night. Watts, who's from Vincennes, said he's trying to break into the music business. He's just been at it a couple of years, but already has had two songs on the radio and has released an album. His second album is due to be released soon...
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Rosetta L. Davis
(Obituary ~ 08/29/05)
Rosetta L. Davis, 82, Bedford, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at 11:30 p.m. at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 18, 1922 in Avon, she was the daughter of Ernest and Almira (Hesson) Roller. She was a retired chemical engineer for Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. She also bred and raised Tennessee walking horses...
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Bloomfield tops WRV in tennis
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/05)
SWITZ CITY - Bloomfield picked up their second win of the season on the tennis courts Friday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over White River Valley. The Cardinals swept all three singles matches Friday. Dakota Weatherholt came from behind in the No. 1 singles slot to take a 6-4, 6-2, victory in straight sets over Zach Sykes. Weatherholt's first lead was 5-4 in the first set, and he rallied from being down 2-1 in the second set to pick up the win...
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