Stories from Thursday, March 9, 2006

After 22 years of teaching kindergartners, one Bloomfield Elementary School teacher has decided that it's time for her to retire. Carolyn Williams has been a teacher since 1984, and over the years her young students have yet to stop warming her heart...

By the time he finished playing high school football for Linton, senior Adam Brewer helped lead the Miners to an impressive 38-8 record in four years. But the soon-to-be high school graduate says that if there's one thing he regrets, it's that he never competed for a state title in the RCA Dome...

GCSA needs volunteers Volunteers are needed for work days at the Greene County Soccer Association complex on March 18 from 9 a.m. until noon and on March 25 from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information, call 847-BALL. GCSA Spring Soccer sign-ups Sign-ups for GCSA Spring Soccer will continue until Friday, March 10. ...

BLOOMFIELD -- When the Bloomfield Cardinals' season came to an end one week ago today at the hands of North Central, they started on a journey that, for them, was an unusual one. Their offseason began, and for a team that hasn't missed a sectional championship game in four years, that's definitely unexplored territory for the entire roster...

JASONVILLE -- The Shakamak Lakers knew that capturing the school's first sectional title in 16 years would be a big deal. They just didn't know how big it would be. Now, as they prepare to face Tecumseh in Class A Loogootee Regional action on Saturday, they're also facing a wave of school spirit the likes of which they usually only see for another sport...

Donald "Don" Landis, 56, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 3:06 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.

Ralph E. Brewer, Jr., 54, of Linton, passed away at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at his residence. Born July 17, 1951 in Tacoma, Wash., he was the son of Ralph E. Brewer and Bette (Heaton) Brewer. On March 9, 1974, he married Rita D. "Lola" (Terren) Brewer...

This year's Spring Expo was one of the largest we have had in several years. Our vendor space was full. We had everything from campers to guttering systems to windows to floor coverings to facials and massages to patio furniture to a race truck. A final count hasn't been put on attendance, but based on the comments from our vendors, it appears our crowd was larger than last year's 500. ...

Half a dozen area young people made a difference at the Greene County Animal Shelter while it was closed for refurbishing. Kegan Inman, 16; Dan Krause, 16; Addison Duncan, 17; Keith Fulford, 13; Brittney Robinson, 14; and Veronica Merridith, 13, painted walls inside and shoveled rock outside at the shelter for five or six hours Feb. 25...

There's a new orthodontist offering her services to the county and surrounding area. Linda Powers has an orthodontic practice at the Lyons Medical Clinic. "I'm building a new addition onto the Lyons Medical Clinic on the north end," she explained...

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe is encouraging citizens to be prepared for severe weather and to take it seriously. "My biggest fear is out of sight out of mind," he said. "They didn't take it seriously down at (Hurricane) Katrina and look what happened."...

The Tri-River Conference compiled its first and second all-conference girls basketball teams at its season-end meeting last night. Stacey Secrest, who averaged 18.5 points per game for Union and led the team to its first-ever TRC championship represents the Lady Bulldogs on the first team...