Stories from Monday, May 8, 2006

For the past 10 years, Daniel Frye -- a custodian at Bloomfield School District -- has invited each third-grade class to visit his family farm for an up-close historical look at life on the farm. During the recent trip, youngsters made butter, wove rugs, shelled corn and tried their skill at line-dancing -- all at his rural residence located on Cincinnati Road in rural Bloomfield...

The White River Valley duo of Annie Davis and Kendal White defeated Owen Valley's Emily Schenck and Stephanie Stutsman 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 to come up with the Lady Wolverines only point in a 4-1 loss at Spencer Friday. Davis and White won the third-set tiebreaker 7-1...

Owen Valley pushed across two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to come away with a 3-1 victory over visiting White River Valley in a high school softball game Friday. Tonya Ross limited WRV to just three hits, earning her first victory in 11 decisions. The win was just the third in 16 games for the Lady Patriots...

Host Washington scored eight runs in their half of the second inning as the Lady Hatchets defeated Bloomfield 10-5 in a high school softball game Friday. Freshman Cassie Wells, who pitched in relief of starter Cassie O'Neall, suffered the loss for the Lady Cardinals (3-11). Wells' record dropped to 0-2...

On Saturday, the 2006 Class of Linton Baseball Hall of Fame members were inducted: Clint House Clint is a 1986 graduate of Linton High School, where he was a four-year starter as a pitcher and in the outfield. He was selected to the all-Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference teams as a junior and senior...

BLOOMFIELD -- If there's one thing that Bloomfield head coach Jason Pegg has learned in his almost two years as head coach of the Cardinals, it's probably the fact that no lead is safe at Cardinal Field. Saturday's game was no exception. It was a game of back and forth big innings as the Bloomfield Cardinals welcomed Mitchell to town for an afternoon non-conference showdown on the baseball diamond...

It was a bittersweet night for the Linton boys and girls track and field teams Friday at home. The Lady Miners amassed 206 points to beat second-place Clay City by 37 points, extending their dominance of the Tri-River Conference. "After checking, we found out this is our eighth consecutive TRC championship," said Linton girls coach Jeff Franklin. "I am very proud that the girls took the second leg of the Triple Crown (Greene County, TRC and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference)...

JASONVILLE -- The Shakamak Lakers picked up a non-conference win over Class A Loogootee Friday night, 11-1, in six innings. Derek Collins finished 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs batted in. Tyler Utterback went 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI. Steven McNabb finished 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs and Ryan Wilson had a double en route to a 2 for 4 performance with an RBI...

Regina Kramer, of Linton, passed away at 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2006 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel. Final arrangements can be viewed later today at the Web site www.welchcornett.com

Rosmary F. Kigin, 85, of Linton, passed away at 9:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Oct. 20, 1920 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of John A. Fry and Lucille (Talbert) Fry. On Feb. 22, 1941, she married Robert E. Kigin, who passed away March 12, 2003...

Arthur Carmichael, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Dec. 18, 1925 in Greene County, he was the son of Frank Carmichael and Floe Price Carmichael. He was married to Betty (Roberts) Carmichael...

A Greene County man faces a trio of charges associated with his alleged burglary and theft from a camper trailer owned by his father. A 9 a.m., Oct. 31 trial date has been set for 32-year-old Kevin D. Johnson in Greene Circuit Court where he is charged with burglary -- a class C felony; theft -- a Class D felony; and criminal mischief -- a Class B misdemeanor...

A Worthington couple faces felony theft charges after they allegedly took several farm equipment items from a farm located on County Road 600 West. Michael W. Dawson, 40, and Amanda L. Dawson, 26, each face class D felony charges for allegedly taking various pieces of farm equipment off of property owned by Gerald and Janet Worland...

After 22 years in the banking business and five bank name changes, Dale Knotts is retiring as vice president from what's now called Regions Bank. He spent Friday in the office reminiscing with customers and colleagues about "22 years of memories."...

JASONVILLE -- Community members, dignitaries, past firefighters and their families as well as firefighters from area departments gathered Saturday to help the Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department celebrate its 100th anniversary. During a ceremony Saturday morning, a Power Point presentation was played...

Thanks to grant money, the Greene County Health Department has purchased automated external defibrillators (AED) for area youth baseball and softball programs. Kimberly Rifner, a vital records clerk at the health department, said the purchases were made possible through master tobacco settlement money...

Bloomfield and Richland-Taylor Township firefighters responded to a residential fire at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Ronald and Elizabeth Barker residence at 317 South Franklin Street in Bloomfield. Flames were showing when firefighters arrived on the scene. The fire was quickly contained in about 10 minutes...

Mark up another successful year for Angell's Food Center annual ribeye cookout that raised a combined $2,350 toward cancer research Saturday. The Linton store sold 1,169 sandwiches and the Sullivan store sold 1,181, said owner Mark Angell. "For each sandwich sold, $1 is donated to the Relay for Life," he explained...

INDIANAPOLIS -- In a year celebrating the 30th anniversary of the OneAmerica Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, it was fitting that Lucie Mays-Sulewski became the first local winner in 14 years. In fact, the top 10 finishers in the women's race on Saturday were Hoosiers...