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Mayor, wife help children have Halloween fun
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Hayrides, games, a weenie roast and other haunted happenings occurred at Humphreys Park in Linton over the weekend. On Saturday, Mayor Tom Jones and his wife Patti treated about 40 local kids with traditional games, candy and prizes. The games were a first this year, Patti explained...
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Union loses to Loogootee in sectional title game
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
ELNORA -- The Lady Bulldogs fought to the very end in Saturday's regional final against Loogootee. With Union just two points away from being eliminated, Stacey Secrest came through with a kill, and Kelsie Manuel scored with an ace, tying the game at 23, and prompting a deafening response from the Union faithful...
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Union advances with win over Tecumseh
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
ELNORA -- Two years after falling to Tecumseh in the 2003 regional finals, the Union Lady Bulldogs earned a measure of revenge Saturday afternoon. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Tecumseh in four games to win their regional semi-final match and advance to the regional championship match against Loogootee...
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Rockville rallies late to defeat Union
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
ROCKVILLE -- Union's football season all came down to one half. With the momentum beginning to swing toward the Bulldogs in the third quarter, a questionable call halted Union's comeback, and a rejuvenated Rockville offense in the fourth quarter sealed the deal...
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ROX 22, BULLDOGS 6
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
Union ............... 0 0 0 6 - 6 Rockville .......... 6 0 0 16 - 22 First Quarter R -- Jarod Waldridge, 20-yard pass from Matt King (run failed), 1:07. Rockville 6, Union 0. Fourth Quarter U -- Daniel Page, 11-yard pass from Ryan Gambill (kick blocked), 10:36. Rockville 6, Union 6...
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Area sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
Shakamak fall sports program Shakamak will hold its fall sports award program Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Linton's fall sports banquet Linton's fall sports banquet will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. in the high school auditeria. Dinner will be served first with the awards ceremony to follow...
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Indiana High School Football Sectional Semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Crown Point 34, Chesterton 0 Merrillville 49, Michigan City 12 Sectional 2 Elkhart Memorial 24, LaPorte 14 Penn 28, Mishawaka 7 Sectional 3 Ft. Wayne Snider 41, Homestead 13 Marion 49, Goshen 43 Sectional 4 Hamilton Southeastern 27, Lafayette Jeff 14...
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Lady Miners come up short against Brownstown Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
MITCHELL -- Linton may have won back-to-back sectional titles for the first time in school history, but the Brownstown Central Lady Braves showed the Miners why they've won eight consecutive sectional crowns and have been to the state championships four times as a program when Brownstown defeated the Miners in three games, 25-11, 25-14, 25-7, Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell Regional...
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Denice M. Padgett
(Obituary ~ 10/31/05)
Denice M. Padgett, 52, of Hymera, passed away at 1:21 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 at her residence. Born July 28, 1953 in Gary, she was the daughter of Loren Mejean and Juanita Williams Mejean. She was a member of the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Hymera...
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Steven Michael
(Obituary ~ 10/31/05)
Steven Michael, 52, of Spencer, passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 1, 1953 in Bloomington, he was the son of Jim Ben and Mildred Geneva (Rydenbark) Michael. He was a Navy veteran. He was the manager of Country Auto Parts for 20 years. He was a licensed Pentecostal church minister and attended the Pentecostal Church of God and the Solsberry United Methodist Church. He was a member of the DAV, PVA, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society...
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Edith M. Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/31/05)
Edith M. Harris, 83, of Sandborn, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 in Vincennes. Born Jan. 19, 1922 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Coy and Sadie (Spencer) Williams. On July 28, 1940, she married James C. Harris. He passed away Dec. 3, 1987...
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Carl L. Boone
(Obituary ~ 10/31/05)
Carl L. Boone, 70, of Dugger and formerly of Anderson, passed away at 12:14 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Sept. 10, 1935 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Frank and Pauline Neal Boone. He had been married to Beverly Jean Reynolds Boone, who passed away in 2003...
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WRV students learn about Red Ribbon Week
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley High School was one of several high schools across the country who celebrated Red Ribbon Week. Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE) student support counselor Rebbeca Harris said that every day, facts about drugs and drug use were announced over the intercom in the morning...
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Man shares his life lessons with WRV students
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
SWITZ CITY -- Michael Cooper had a good life. He was a successful businessman with a wife and a young daughter, but something took that away from him -- alcohol. Cooper made a visit to White River Valley Junior/Senior High School on Friday to talk to students about the dangers of alcohol. He shared his story -- his struggles and his successes -- with students as part of Red Ribbon Week...
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Friends of the Library's book sale a big hit
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Linton Friends of the Library is holding a fall book sale, with the last of the new books on sale in the Roy Clark Community Building during the Linton-Stockton High School Band Booster Fish Fry tonight. According to Susan Russell, president of the Linton Friends of the Library, the three-day sale has been a success so far...
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Speaker to discuss what Indiana families need to make ends meet
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
A new forum is available for varied groups of residents in Greene, Knox, Daviess and Sullivan counties. Sponsored by Wabash Valley Human Services (WVHS), the free "Matter of the Moment Forum" is a dialogue for community leadership. The quarterly forums will feature a different issue each time, according to Pamela Brooks of WVHS...
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Crime Stopper officials have with support
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
Beautiful weather Sunday brought a crowd out to Humphreys Park in Linton for a Greene County Crime Stoppers event. Crime Stopper members were pleased with the turnout. Executive Director Bud Klein said he appreciated the community coming out to support the organization. He said many people became new members, and the group got some donations...
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Woman suffers head injury, is flown to Indy hospital
(Local News ~ 10/31/05)
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the Linton Wal-Mart Super Center parking lot Sunday morning had to be transported to an Indianapolis hospital by Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter for treatment of a head injury. Lois Sparks, 74, Bloomfield, was leaving the store and crossing into the parking lot when Michael Vienazindis, 81, Linton, came from one aisle into the next and accidentally struck her with his 1995 Ford Crown Victoria...
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SWIAC volleyball team announced
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/05)
The SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference released the 2005 volleyball all-conference team in a recent meeting with coaches. Union, after winning its fourth consecutive Class A sectional championship, placed three players on the team. Stacey Secrest, Kelsie Manuel and Hilari Howard were all selected to the team...
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