Stories from Tuesday, October 10, 2006

One Solsberry girl has been riding horses ever since she could walk. Branda Street, a freshman at Eastern Greene High School, bases her life around riding and rodeo competitions. "I've had horse all of my life," she explained. But she first got interested in rodeos when she and a friend attended one together...

Providence "Puddy" Humphreys, 97, of Linton, passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2006, at Lyons Health and Living Center. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted at www.andersonpoindexter.com...

Thelma Lucille Stultz, 84, of Solsberry, passed away Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. at Bloomington Hospitality House. Born Jan. 6, 1922 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Alma (Burch) Gardner. She was a nurse's aide for the Bloomington Hospitality House and also worked at Sarkes Tarzain in Bloomington. She was a member of the Cincinnati Christian Church...

Dorothy Watkins, 90, of Greenwood, passed away Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006 at 1 p.m. at her residence in Greenwood. Born July 9, 1916 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ray and Clara (Chickadownz) Brown. She was a homemaker and in earlier years attended Concord Baptist Church in Calvertville...

BY Paul Wilcoxen, Sports Editor The Indiana High School Athletic Association revealed the pairings for the upcoming volleyball sectional and if Union and Linton are to win their fifth and third consecutive sectional titles, respectively, they'll both have to start with first round matches on Thursday, October 19 to win the titles...

Class A No. 10 Springs Valley defeated Bloomfield 26-24, 25-12, 25-19 in a high school volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium Monday night. The Lady Cardinals lost their eighth consecutive contest, slipping to 7-18. "The first game was back and fourth the whole time," said Bloomfield coach Susie Schulte. "It was close the whole way through...

SPENCER -- The Linton JV football team finished off its second straight undefeated season Monday with a 19-14 victory over Owen Valley in Spencer. Linton scored on its opening drive on 10 plays after marching down the field 60-yards. Evan Magni finished off the drive with a two-yard run into the end zone. Clifton Bowers added the extra point for a 7-0 Linton lead...

Shakamak, which is ranked No. 9 in Class A volleyball poll, set a new record for wins in a season after a 25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 22-25, 16-14 victory over South Vermillion at home Monday night. It was the 23rd win in 26 matches, eclipsing the 22-7 mark set in 2005...

Without junior Whitni Scott in the line-up, Union (Dugger) had to change its rotation. The Lady Bulldogs came up on the short end of 25-18, 25-16, 26-24 score at Class A No. 2 Loogootee Monday night. "To be honest, I was very proud of how the girls responded," said Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "Without Whitni, who was sick, I decided to move Hilari (Howard) from setter and run a 5-1 offense with Megan (Gambill) playing setter the entire time...

Lee B. Felton, 66, passed away Sunday Oct. 8, 2006 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Feb.10, 1940, he was the son of Albert and Mildred (Miller) Felton. He was a retired State Farm Insurance Agent and a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ. Survivors include: his wife, Suzi Felton of Bloomfield; three children, Melissa Gillespie (Michael), Vince "Chip" Felton (Jana), and Summer Petty (James); seven grandchildren, Brandon Felton, Adam Gillespie, Tyler Gillespie, Scott Gillespie, Brittney Felton, Rene Carr, and Jordan Petty; one brother, Wayne Felton; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Ann J. Bickel, 90, Carmel and formerly of Jasonville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. She was born on Feb. 3, 1916 to the late John and Rosa Bucka Cichon. The last year and a half, she lived in her Summertrace apartment at Carmel to be near her family...

Frances V. (Anderson) Bennett, 83, of Lewis, passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born March 19, 1923 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Harry and Ruth (White) Anderson. She was a homemaker. A self-taught artist, she enjoyed drawing, fishing and crocheting...

The hot topic of Monday night's Linton City Council meeting was whether or not the city would approve applying for a $500,000 grant on behalf of the Nehemiah House of Indiana (NHI). The decision of whether or not to apply for the loan died for lack of a motion...

SWITZ CITY -- Greene County voters will soon get a chance to meet face-to-face and to hear first-hand how the local and state candidates stand on a variety of issues -- a little more than a week before the General Election. Farm Bureau, Inc. is sponsoring a "Meet The Candidates Night" beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service community room, located at the fairgrounds...

The enforcement of traffic laws on the property of Linton-Stockton School Corporation became one step closer to reality Monday night. The Linton City Council passed an ordinance allowing the police department to enforce traffic laws -- such as speeding, one way traffic and parking -- on school property. The ordinance will now be passed on to the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees. The board will have the opportunity to approve the ordinance at a meeting Oct. 16...

A security camera at the Bloomfield Junior and Senior High School helped identify two adult male suspects who were caught on tape while breaking into the school. According to Bloomfield Police Officer Bob Richardson, on Sept. 27 two male adults entered the school using a crowbar...

Raising public awareness about the scourge of methamphetamine in the Greene County community will be the focus of a special week of activities planned by the Greene United Against Meth (GUAM) organization in January 2007. Preliminary plans were outlined in a meeting Monday to conduct a special awareness campaign Jan. 21-27 -- that is being dubbed "Meth is Death Week."...

Greene Superior Court was moved to its new home in the courthouse addition Thursday and Friday. "The move went very well in so far as I'm aware," said Superior Court Judge David Holt. "The contractors were responsible for the actual move, and they had assistance from Community Corrections."...

A Springville teen escaped major injuries after hitting a tree in an automobile accident Saturday night. Julia M. Delong, 16, Springville, was traveling north on County Road 1250 East when she met another vehicle, which was traveling south on a hillcrest. ...

A Spencer man was hospitalized following a Saturday night wreck on County Road 675E -- near Newark in Beech Creek Township. John Wells, 57, was transported to Bloomington Hospital for treatment of injuries to his head and chest that were sustained in the 8:40 p.m. mishap that occurred north of County Road 875N...

The Ancilla College volleyball team returned home from three straight days on the road. In Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Western Conference and tournament action the Lady Chargers won two of six matches, breaking a twelve match losing streak in the process...