Stories from Friday, May 12, 2006

Representatives from Linton will soon head to Indianapolis to take part in an economic development boot camp. "We'll be developing a (economic development) strategy for Linton," said Linton Mayor Tom Jones. "It's really a neat thing." Jones will be accompanied at the boot camp by LuAnn Kohler, of Tim Shonk's legal office; Valerie Houchin, the city's human resource director; Noble Stallons, of Generations; Dale Knotts, a local retired banker; Fred Markle, a local business owner; Cheryl Hamilton, executive director of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce; Kerry Conway, of the Greene County Foundation; Brad McKinney, economics teacher at Linton-Stockton High School; and Tim Thorlton, a sophomore at Linton-Stockton High School.. ...

Sanna Ree, 76, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at Daviess Community Hospital. Born Aug. 15, 1929 in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of Veva Grace Hostettler. She was an assistant librarian for the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago...

BLOOMFIELD -- Ridge Inman tossed a no-hitter to lead Shakamak to a 4-0 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory over host Bloomfield Thursday. "I didn't realize that Ridge had thrown a no-hitter," said Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet. "He was outstanding."...

Earlier this year the Bloomfield girls tennis team defeated Barr-Reeve 4-1. On Thursday, the Lady Cardinals (9-6) repeated that score but the match at Bloomfield was quite different. "In the first match, Bloomfield lost at No. 1 doubles, won easily at No. ...

Number eight Linton-Stockton got back on the winning track with a 19-4 victory at Roy Herndon Field Thursday night over White River Valley. The victory ends a three game losing streak and puts the Miners (15-4 overall) at 6-1 to finish out play in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference...

Jordan Bradbury shot a 2-over par 38 to earn medalist honors and pace the Linton boys golf team to two victories at the Sullivan Elks Club on Thursday. The Miners finished with a team score of 158. Clay City was second with a 163 and North Central had a 184...

Terre Haute South finished with 13 hits as the Lady Braves defeated visiting Linton 5-0 in a high school softball game Thursday. Kelly Fougerousse was 4-for-4 for the winners, who improved to 15-5. Rachel McCleary had a double and two singles and Tiffany Sendrich went 2-for-4, including a double...

Host Terre Haute South beat Linton 4-1 in a high school girls tennis match Thursday. "We just lost to a better team," said Linton coach Brad McKinney. "We played better than we did earlier in the week, but they were really strong." Junior Rachael Pruett defeated South's Angella Dawson in three sets at No. 2 singles...

Union (Dugger) came up with seven hits and capitalized on four Eastern Greene errors as the host Lady Bulldogs came up with a 6-3 victory in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Thursday. Eastern's field wasn't playable because of the rain, so the game was moved to Dugger with the Lady Thunderbirds batting as the home team...

A Community Child Safety and Crime Prevention Day is planned for Saturday in Bloomfield at the town park. The free event is the work of Bloomfield Boy Scout Troop No. 464 and will be staged from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A variety of fire, electrical and natural gas safety educational demonstrations are planned as well as fingerprinting of children. There will be instruction in emergency preparedness and first aid as well...

A Linton man, arrested following a lengthy drug investigation last fall, was sentenced to six years in prison in Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon. Michael Lane Baker, 47, who was originally charged with four felony charges and faced up to 123 years in jail, entered a negotiated plea agreement with the Greene County Prosecutor's office prior to his sentencing hearing...

Students going into grades two through six at Linton-Stockton Elementary School will get the opportunity to attend NASA Explorer Camp this summer. The camp runs from June 5-9 at the elementary. Linton-Stockton Elementary Assistant Principal and NASA Camp Director Nathan Moore said the cost of the camp is $60 per student, and the camp is open to the first 100 students on a first-come, first-served basis. ...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce and the Linton Freedom Festival Taskforce announced that State Rep. Jerry Denbo will serve as grand marshal for the 2006 Freedom Festival Parade. A member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 1990, Denbo (D-French Lick) represents House Dist. 62, which consists of all of Orange and portions of Greene, Lawrence, Martin and Washington counties...

Five employees, who will retire at the end of this school year, were honored Thursday during the annual Bloomfield School Employee Appreciation Dinner. The event gave kudos to each employee by recognizing them individually. Harold "Buck" Watkins -- a school bus driver for the past 40 years -- was honored when Superintendent Ron Hasler presented him with a certificate of recognition...

Area residents are encouraged to spring into health Saturday at the Spring Health and Wellness Fair. The event, which is sponsored by Linton Chiropractic Center, is slated for 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Linton National Guard Armory. "The mission is just to promote the best health and wellness we can to the community and to expose the community to what is offered here locally that some people might not be aware of," said Kenya Hatton, of Linton Chiropractic Center...

The Bloomfield Horseshoe Club has been in the pitching business since 1982, and one Bloomfield man who helped the club get its start has been involved in it ever since. Bob Henderson, secretary of the Bloomfield Horseshoe Club, said the club -- which has about 19 members -- consists of about the same people it always has...

The Bloomfield Lions Club made its annual scholarship presentations Thursday night to a trio of Bloomfield High School graduating seniors. Each of the students received a $500 scholarship to be used for upcoming college expenses, according to Lions Club scholarship chairman Roger Doane...

LYONS -- The Lyons Town Council made decisions on the housing project and construction of the fire station at Thursday night's meeting. After Kent Anderson from Kenna Consulting and Management Group presented bids to the council for the housing project, the board voted 3-0 to accept the bid from Tim and Daughters. Anderson said the Columbus company is also doing a project in Dugger and would be working in both towns at the same time. Anderson said the projected completion date is four months...

Thursday's chilly weather didn't stop Bloomfield Elementary School students from enjoying the annual "Plant around the Town." "Plant around the Town" has grown into a yearly event that involves students creating flower boxes that are then donated to local businesses in return for an education about each business...

"I personally believe that we were put here to build and not destroy. So if by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly little thing I've said or done, and it brings a smile on your face or chuckle to your heart -- then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled. Good night and may God bless." -- Red Skelton...

In their final outing before the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament, the White River Valley girls tennis team lost to Loogootee 5-1 in a match at Switz City Thursday. In junior-varsity play, the Lady Wolverines came up with two wins in four matches...