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Visitors agree, Linton Music Festival a big hit
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
Music of all genres filled the air as food, family and friends enjoyed the festivities of the first Linton Music Festival. The festival, in Humphreys Park on Saturday, brought about 2,500 people of all ages out to enjoy the good weather. Linton Mayor Tom Jones explained that about two years ago the festival was in the beginning stages of planning and was a part of the economic growth package that will revitalize the community...
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Eastern Greene falls short of spike title
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
SWITZ CITY - Eastern Greene put up a tough performance Saturday at the White River Valley Spiker Classic, but it wasn't enough for them to pull out a tournament win. The Lady Thunderbirds fell Washington Catholic in a three-game tiebreaker and defeated South Knox easily in two games...
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Eastern Greene's football team makes school history
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
ELNORA ---- Nothing lasts forever, and Friday night the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds proved that to be correct. Nearly three years after starting a varsity football program, the Thunderbirds earned their first win, a dominating 19-6 decision over the North Daviess Cougars...
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Eastern Greene's first victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
ELNORA ---- It was a moment nearly three years in the making Friday night when the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds picked up their first football victory in school history. Eastern Greene defeated North Daviess by the score of 19-6 in a game that saw the Thunderbirds play the game of their lives...
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Linton second at Lanesville Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
LANESVILLE ---- The Linton Miners' volleyball team finished second in the Lanesville Invitational tournament played Saturday in Lanesville. The Miners lost to a talented Barr-Reeve squad in the championship, 25-14, 25-18. In the championship match, Ashlea Beard finished with 12 assists, two kills, and four digs. ...
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Mitchell too much for North Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
MITCHELL ---- It will go down as a game first year coach Brian Crabtree would soon forget. North Central traveled to Mitchell Friday night and lost 44-0 to the Bluejackets in non-conference action. "This is just a learning experience I suppose," said Crabtree. "It's something we can look at and work on correcting what went wrong. What else can you say about games like that."...
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North Knox remains unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
SULLIVAN - North Knox ran their record to 3-0 Friday night with a big victory over the Sullivan Golden Arrows. The Warriors picked up a 21-14 win over Sullivan, dropping the Golden Arrows to 1-2 on the season. North Knox's Mike Harrell rushed for 124 yards and scored three touchdowns in the game to lead the Warriors...
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Wolverines, Miners both drop tennis matches over the weekend
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
The White River Valley tennis team had a busy weekend. Starting on Friday, the Wolverines hosted Vincennes Rivet and lost 5-0 to the Patriots. On Saturday, WRV competed in the Loogootee Open and placed third out of four team. The host Lions won the event with a team total of 23 points. North Daviess came in second at 15, while WRV placed third with nine points and Tell City was fourth with eight...
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Wolverines win Spike Classic in dramatic fashion
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
SWITZ CITY - White River Valley's volleyball team was on a roll Saturday when they hosted the WRV Spiker Classic. The Lady Wolverines went undefeated, picking up wins over South Knox and Washington Catholic. "It really helps their spirits that they won," said WRV coach Becky Borter. "Being the only team to go through the tournament without a loss helped, too."...
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Miners rout Wood Memorial
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
OAKLAND CITY ---- Adam Brewer touchdown. Get used to reading that statement because the sparse crowd at Oakland City was far too accustomed to hearing their public address announcer echoing that same phrase. Senior Adam Brewer scored four first half touchdowns en route to the Miners' 61-7 destruction of Wood Memorial's home opener Friday night in Oakland City during Southwest Seven Conference action...
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Suzanne J. 'Suzie' Jennings Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 09/06/05)
SULLIVAN ---- Suzanne J. "Suzie" Jennings Sullivan, 57, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005 at her residence. Born Sept. 19, 1947 in Mishawaka, she was the daughter of Joseph and Ova (Cullers) Stockberger. She was a respiratory therapist at the Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sullivan, the American Legion Auxiliary in Sullivan, and a former member of Delta Theta Tau...
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Sarah Elma Romey
(Obituary ~ 09/06/05)
Sarah Elma Romey, 88, of Elnora, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. Born Feb. 5, 1917 in Odon, she was the daughter of Elmer and Nellie (Boyd) Killian. On Feb. 9, 1935, she married Morris E. Romey. He passed away April 17, 2000...
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Schools feel grip of high gas prices
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
Soaring energy prices are affecting everyone and almost everything, including school corporations. Linton-Stockton Superintendent Ron Bush said school's don't have much control over energy-related costs. "All energy things are things we don't have control over much," he said. ...
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First Music Fest Car Show a success
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
Fifty-seven classic cars gleamed in the sunlight Saturday along the front of Humphreys Park ---- entrants in the Linton Music Fest Car Show. "We had people from as far away as Lafayette," said Jared Albright of Albright Entertainment, which produced the day's events for the city...
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Chili, Coneys were hot item at music festival
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
Hensley's Hotheads, High Class Hippies and Three Bellies were among nearly a dozen "gangs" that faced off in Humphreys Park on Saturday. They weren't rival gangs there to defend their turf, though. They were participants in the first Chili and Coney Cookoff at the Linton Music Festival...
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City of Linton to help hurricane victims
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
The City of Linton maintains a truck site for donations to the Katrina Relief Fund. A truck is being donated by Boyd Grain and Tim Booker will be taking all items to the area designated by FEMA on Friday. The Relief Fund truck will be at the Linton City Barn on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations can be dropped off during those hours. Donations should include:...
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Edwards Show a hit again this year
(Local News ~ 09/06/05)
A perfect warm day, a receptive crowd and talented musicians made Monday's Gitfiddle Revue at the Bloomfield Park a success. Guests sat on the hill and enjoyed a program hosted by Marcus "Red" Oliphant that included more than five hours of music performed by local and professional musicians...
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Louise Buskirk
(Obituary ~ 09/06/05)
Louise Buskirk, 81, of Worthington, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born April 28, 1924 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Delbert Roy and Stella (Marshall) Foley. She had been married to Charles Richard Buskirk, who passed away Sept. 1, 1977...
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Kathleen M. Higgins
(Obituary ~ 09/06/05)
Kathleen M. Higgins, 90, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born Aug. 29, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Walter and Marie (Hannon) Helmig. On April 14, 1938, she married Joseph M. Higgins. He passed away Jan. 28, 1995...
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Janis E. Myers
(Obituary ~ 09/06/05)
Janis E. Myers, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:22 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born March 21, 1926 in Scotland, she was the daughter of Oscar Raymond and Josephine (Odgen) Christenberry. She was married to Robert F. Myers...
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Cross country teams gain experience
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/05)
Area cross country teams competed in two tough invitational Saturday and all teams hope the experience will help come tournament time. Bloomfield and Eastern Greene each traveled to Martinsville to compete in the Artesian Classic, while White River Valley's girls team traveled to Terre Haute to compete in the North State Preview...
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