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Linton-Stockton's slot car club gets a major boost
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
Linton-Stockton Elementary School's slot car racing club zoomed ahead in raising money this year, school trustees learned Monday. The club's sponsor has found a benefactor who races the real thing, a driver and businessman has promised the proceeds from wins racked up by his Dodge Viper to them...
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Rick R. Duytschaver
(Obituary ~ 08/16/11)
Rick R. Duytschaver, 50, of Linton, Indiana, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at Booher Farms, south of Linton, of natural causes. Rick was born on Feb. 9, 1961, in Sullivan to Ronald Ray and Betty L. (Sowka) Wolfe. Rick served in the U.S. Navy. He was a farm hand for Booher Farms for more than 20 years...
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Albert "Satch" Berry
(Obituary ~ 08/16/11)
Albert "Satch" Berry, 77, of Washington died at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 3, 1934, the son of Albert Thomas Berry and Myrtle Ethel Franklin Berry. He married the former Judith B. Rider on April 29, 1959 and she survives...
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Correction
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
It was incorrectly reported that Tuesday's (tonight's) volleyball match between Bloomfield and Shakamak was scheduled to be played at Jasonville. The match is being played at Bloomfield. The Daily World regrets the error and apologizes for any inconvience...
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Lady Miners drop opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners opened the 2011 volleyball season with a 25-18, 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10 loss at Monrovia Monday night. "We served 90 percent as a team with 17 aces as a team, nobody serve received above 1.8," Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse said. "Last year it was common to have at least two people serve receive in the two's...
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Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/16/11)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Linton Police log for Aug. 15 included: One fraud case, one illegal burn, one report of shots fired, two structure fires, one property damage traffic accident, one burglary, two domestic disputes and three traffic stops...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/16/11)
Wednesday Thursday, Aug. 18 Friday, Aug. 19 Saturday, Aug. 20 Sunday, Aug. 21 Tuesday, Aug. 23 Friday, Aug. 26 Sunday, Aug. 28 Saturday, Sept. 3 Sunday, Sept. 4 Wednesday, Sept. 7 Sunday, Sept. 11 The Owensburg Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be at Owensburg Fire Station Community Room (Thomasson Hall), Main Street, Owensburg, Indiana at 2 p.m. ...
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Alta M. Bedwell
(Obituary ~ 08/16/11)
Alta M. Bedwell, 83, of Jasonville, passed away at 3:53 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 in Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Jasonville. She was born July 26, 1928 in Newton, IL to Elmer Earl Nixon and Cleta Fern (Brooks) Nixon. Alta married Harry Leon "Red" Bedwell on Oct. 27, 1947 and he passed away on Sept. 22, 2007...
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First day of school at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
Daniel, Danny, Stacy and Haven Thomas (above) cross the street to go to the first day of classes at Bloomfield School District on Tuesday morning. Maisie Latimer (below, on far left) posed with her sisters Kristina and Ashley Mitchell outside of the elementary school so their mother could take their photo...
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Buschon talks about economy at Chamber Tuesday
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Evansville) was the guest speaker at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday at the Phil Harris Golf Course. "There has not been much going on in Washington as you know," Bucshon said jokingly. Bucshon said he believes the regulatory climate out of Washington, D.C. has become a serious problem. He said the American people need to voice their opinion to slow down the process of government control...
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Boys, girls leagues could soon score property for baseball fields
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
Youth softball and baseball efforts may have just hit a home run: A new home, that is, for long-sought baseball and softball diamonds. An anonymous donor is expected to complete the transfer this week for 20 acres aimed at ultimately developing a complex for eight baseball diamonds...
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Tennis match moved
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Barr-Reeve at Linton-Stockton High School boys tennis matched has been moved to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. It was originally set to be played Tuesday.
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Golf match moved
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
Eastern Greene at Linton-Stockton girls golf match scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25 has been changed to Wednesday, Aug. 24 because of a conflict at the Phil Harris Golf Course.
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Softball sign-ups at Worthington Thursday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Worthington Little League will be having fall softball sign-ups on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Worthington Public Library. Any girl ages 5-18 are eligible. Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate if they have not played in our league before...
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Miner Pride Passes available
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia would like to remind Miner fans that Miner Pride Passes will again be offered. A Family pass for grades 7-12 costs $200. A letter winner student pass is $12.50. A high school adult individual pass will cost $60...
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Linton Youth football sign-ups Wednesday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Linton Youth Football League will be having sign-ups and issuing equipment for the upcoming season Wednesday (tonight) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Players must be at least 8 year old before Jan. 31, 2012 and no older than 12 years old on the day of sign-ups...
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Linton softball sign-ups Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Linton Girls Softball Fall League will have sign-ups at Linton Sporting Goods Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ages are from 5 to 18. Cost will be $35 for first child and $10 for each additional child. Out of town teams are welcomed to play. Cost for those teams will be $250 for team...
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WRV Jr. High cross country practice starts Thursday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
White River Valley Junior High School cross country practice for participants in fifth through eighth grade will begin Thursday after school. Runners are asked to meet in the high school gym and should have a completed physical form on file before participating...
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WRV Golf Open Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The annual WRV Golf Open has been scheduled for Saturday at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. A shotgun start is set for 7:30 a.m. Entry fee is $50 for non-members and $35 for members. Golfers can sign up at the course or call 847-4790. For more info, call WRV athletic director J.B. Neill at (812) 659-2274, ext. 146...
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Sign-ups continue for Shakamak Youth League
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
Player registrations for the upcoming baseball, softball, and T-ball fall seasons at the Shakamak Youth League will be on the following Saturdays: Aug. 20 and 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room in the concession stand at Hanna Field in Jasonville...
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Trailblazer 5K run/walk
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
Generations is sponsoring its first Trailblazer 5K run/walk - Blazing the Trail in Healthy Aging on Saturday, Aug. 27 on the Vincennes University campus. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the run/walk starts at 8 a.m. The starting line is located near the VU Outdoor Track & Field Facility at the corner of Chestnut Street and Red Skelton Boulevard...
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Car show at Bloomfield Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Bloomfield High School cheerleaders will have a BHS Cruise and Cheer Car Show Saturday at the BHS student parking lot. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with judging beginning at noon. Entry fee is $10 per vehicle. All vehicles are welcome -- old, new, cars, trucks, jeeps and motorcycles...
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Fall Sports Preview comes out Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Greene County Daily World will again publish its annual Fall Sports Preview, featuring all boys and girls high school teams representing Eastern Greene, Bloomfield, White River Valley, Linton-Stockton, Shakamak and Union (Dugger) High Schools. The 40-page special section will be published on Thursday, Aug. 18 and will include stories, photos and schedules of all the area high school fall sports teams...
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Harlem Ambassadors coming in October
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Harlem Ambassadors are coming to White River Valley High School gym to raise funds for Open Arms Family and Educational Services on Thursday Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. The Ambassadors are a show basketball team that offers a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ballhandling tricks and hilarious comedy routines...
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Shakamak fishing tournaments continue through Sept. 24
(Outdoors ~ 08/16/11)
Shakamak State Park will once again host bass tournaments throughout the year. All tournaments are open to the public with open team jackpots. There is a 10 fish limit and slot limits (under 12 inches and over 15 inches) will apply. Cost is $25 per team...
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GCDW encourages picture submissions
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Greene County Daily World encourages area sports youth coaches or parents and elementary and junior high school coaches to submit pictures of your teams for publication as well as your game results. Pictures should include identification information about all players and coaches as well as any other info about the team's accomplishments...
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Clovers tryouts set for Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 08/16/11)
The Clovers Softball Organization will be having tryouts on Saturday at the Bloomfield Northside diamonds. The tryout times are as follows: 8U & 14U - 10 to 11:30 a.m.; 10U & 16U - Noon to 1:30 p.m.; and 12U - 2 to 3:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please call Nicole Peter at (812) 798-5271...
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Frye, Hash win Democrat nominations in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
Doug Frye and Paul Hash earned a vote of confidence from fellow Democrat Party members who gathered Tuesday night in a convention to select a pair of town council nominees, who will face off against two Republican challengers in the November General Election...
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Lady Bulldogs lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
A night after snapping a 52-match losing streak with a victory at South Vermillion, the Union (Dugger) volleyball team lost a 10-25, 10-25, 12-25 decision to visiting Clay City in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match Tuesday night. "Even though it was disappointing to not play as well as we did at South Vermillion, this is still a step in the right direction," said first-year Lady Bulldog coach Danielle Gentry, who's Lady Bulldogs slipped to 1-1 overall, 0-1 in the conference. ...
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Lady Cardinals defeat Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- Tiffany LaChance drilled home 16 kills and Elena Weddle 11 as the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals outlasted visiting Shakamak 20-25, 25-17, 15-25, 26-24, 15-11 to earn their first win of the season in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium...
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Updated: Three charged with illegal deer hunting
(Local News ~ 08/16/11)
A former Greene County surveyor along with two other men will be issued a summons to appear in court in connection with an alleged illegal Whitetail deer operation that was discovered during in an undercover sting that started in 2008. Donald F. Wile, Jr., Route 3, Linton, Gregory D. ...
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