Stories from Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The City of Linton's 2013 budget passed with little comment Monday night. However, Mayor John Wilkes -- who served as the Greene County Council president prior to taking office in January -- warned that may be the last bloodless budget deliberations for a while...

Today Bloomfield Chapter 847 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet at Stoll's Restaurant at Linton. A luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the business meeting will follow at 12:30. NARFE meetings are open to both retired and current federal employees and their spouses...

The Eastern Greene Teacher's Organization (EGTO) is planning a school board candidate forum on Monday, Oct. 29. The forum will be hosted in the Eastern Middle School gym from 7 - 8:30 p.m. The format will be the same as has been done in previous years with opening statements by the candidates; question and answer time; and closing statements...

Linton's Jared Albright has once again put together something that seems to have the potential for an excellent turnout for the community. On Saturday, October 20 the Rocktoberfest will be hosted at the Linton National Guard Armory. Four acts have been confirmed ---- including Demolition, Juggernott, Tenstrip, and Thorr-Axe...

Eva Nell Hasler, 87, Greenwood and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away Oct. 8, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born March 15, 1925, the daughter of Virdia and Donna Fae (Inman) Fortner. Eva Nell married Sherl Hasler, Aug. 14, 1949, and enjoyed 60 years of life together until Sherl died Feb. 9, 2010...

Lady Miners fall to South The Linton-Stockton Lady Miner volleyball team lost a 25-21, 14-25, 23-25, 21-25 decision to visiting Terre Haute South in a non-conference match at home Tuesday night. The Lady Miners slipped to 17-13. "The girls played a pretty decent match against a really good team," said L-S coach Jill Fougerousse. "South is a much bigger school with a lot more girls to choose from a lot more girls that play club volleyball...

The White River Valley boys cross country team competed at the Brown County Sectional Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

The 2012 Apple Festival Pet Parade, sponsored by Big Buck's Pet Foods, was conducted Saturday morning. Winners included: Kittens Best Kitten - Claire Sims and Smokey Puppies Largest - Jake Rose and Gus Smallest - Theida Uland with Gertie Fuzziest - Amelia Andrews with Morkie...

Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) recently donated a set of scrubs to each of the Twin Rivers Health Careers students. Certified Surgical Technologist Chris Corbin and Director of Marketing/Human Services Corey Sparks made the donations on behalf of the hospital Thursday...

This picturesque aging barn taken Sunday afternoon on Base Road, south of Bloomfield, shows the leaves and outdoor scenery are taking on an autumn appearance. Very cool nights are forecast for the next two days with frost expected both Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Warmer temperatures in the low 70s are predicted by the weekend...

WORTHINGTON ---- The Worthington Town Council swore in a new member on Tuesday night. Rhonda Lieske took the oath of office from Council President Gregg Roudebush. Lieske replaces Debbie Dyer, a Democrat,who resigned from her council seat on Sept. 11 to accept a job as the Worthington Deputy Town Clerk...

The Jasonville City Council learned Tuesday night Phase II of the Water Treatment Project was nearly complete. "All of the easements are complete. All the information will be sent to the title company, then to Rural Development, then they will be released from IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management)," Utilities Superintendent Troy Fougerousse said...

The Lyons Town Council unanimously approved the annual budget ordinance at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. They also approved a Fair Housing Ordinance as required for housing grants and the annual bond for Town Marshal Ron Sparks was renewed with Pekin Insurance...

BEDFORD -- Two Bloomfield runners and one from Eastern Greene finished in the top 15 at the Bedford North Lawrence boys and girls cross country sectionals here Tuesday night. Hannah Resler of Eastern Greene was seventh in the girls race, Alli Workman of Bloomfield ran 11th and Parker Ramsey was 14th in the boys event as all three qualified for Saturday's regional, which also will take place at the hilly BNL course...

TERRE HAUTE -- The Terre Haute IHSAA Cross Country Sectional produced only a handful of advancements by area runners. Only the Shakamak Lakers boys team and Linton-Stockton freshman Janzen Franklin earned berths in Saturday's Bedford North Lawrence Semistate while Lady Laker senior Savannah Turner took home fourth in the girls race to earn her spot on Saturday...