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Linton library has many programs
(Local News ~ 11/23/05)
The Margaret Cooper Library -- located at 110 E. Vincennes St. in Linton -- currently offers a wide range of programs that are both aimed at different age groups and are free to the public. A toddler program, which is for children up to 36 months of age, is every Friday at 10:30 a.m...
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Old school sports video games still the best
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
Microsoft released their Xbox 360 gaming console at midnight this Tuesday, and sports and gaming geeks around the world rejoiced. My generation admittedly has pretty strange priorities, so we get up in arms about stuff like new video game systems. Of course, video games were pretty much our lives in our earlier years...
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Eastern Greene comes up short
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
SPENCER -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds erased a dismal first half performance that saw the team trail by as much as 12 points early in the second quarter to send the game into overtime, only to fall on the road in the season opener to Owen Valley, 64-59, in boys high school basketball action Tuesday in Spencer...
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WRV comes up short at Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
ELLETSVILLE -- White River Valley lost for the first time this season when they hit the road to face Edgewood. The Lady Wolverines dropped a 58-50 contest to the Mustangs Tuesday night to fall to 2-1 on the season. It was Edgewood's first win of the season...
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Bloomfield girls rout Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
JASONVILLE -- They're two teams that couldn't be more different. Bloomfield's a team with the experience of having been to the semi-state last year. Shakamak's a team just looking to get some varsity experience. And the two collided Tuesday night in a SWIAC showdown...
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Lady Miners remain perfect with win at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
VINCENNES -- Linton's girls team is now 2-0 after knocking off South Knox 50-44 Tuesday night. Brooke Baize led the Lady Miners in scoring with 15 points, with six field goals and three free throws. And while Baize and Jenny Poe were the only Linton players to score in double figures (Poe dropped in 11 points), the scoring was pretty balanced for Linton, according to Linton coach Mike Riggleman...
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Barbara L. (Reynolds) Cooke
(Obituary ~ 11/23/05)
Barbara L. (Reynolds) Cooke, 63, of Gainesville, Fla., passed away at 9:21 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. Born May 3, 1942 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Gilbert J. and Doris J. (Bledsoe) Reynolds...
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Hotline helps keep Thanksgiving perfect
(Local News ~ 11/23/05)
Picture this: It's Thanksgiving morning and you don't know how long your turkey needs to bake. What do you do? Call the Butterball turkey hotline. The Butterball turkey hotline, located in Napervillle, Ill., is celebrating its 25th year, according to home economist Nicole Johnson. Johnson has worked at the Butterball hotline since 2001...
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Red Cross thankful for support
(Local News ~ 11/23/05)
With the Thanksgiving season upon us, many individuals and organizations are reflecting upon what they have to be thankful for this year. Tammy Young, Greene County coordinator for the Wabash Valley chapter of the American Red Cross, is one of many who is thankful...
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Hunters donate turkeys to area needy
(Local News ~ 11/23/05)
The Greene County Long Beards chapter of the National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF) gave out turkeys Tuesday to local food banks. The Turkey Hunters Care Program provides turkeys to families in the area to help complete the main course of the all-American Thanksgiving dinner...
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Jasonville without power for a while early today
(Local News ~ 11/23/05)
Approximately 3,600 Cinergy customers in the Jasonville area were without power for a short time this morning. Angeline Protogere of Cinergy said power was out from 6:21 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. "It was due to a sign that fell into a power line near Williams and Fry Road," she said...
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WRV JH girls split games
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/05)
LYONS -- White River Valley's junior high girls basketball teams split their two games last night against Washington. The seventh grade took a 40-10 pounding at the hands of the Lady Hatchets. Ashley Hamilton led the Lady Wolverines with eight points...
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