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Linton 'blasts off' its new NASA program
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
Around 200 parents, students and teachers turned out for NASA Launch Night on Tuesday at the Linton-Stockton Elementary School. The school has recently been chosen as just one of two schools in the state to receive the NASA grant, said elementary Principal Kent Brewer...
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Canty: Not the kind of match you want
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
ELNORA -- The Bloomfield Cardinals ended the regular season at 6-13 heading into Friday afternoon's sectional match-up with Paoli after a 5-0 setback to North Daviess Tuesday night in Elnora. "It is not the kind of match you want to get ready for the sectional," Bloomfield tennis coach Mike Canty...
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Linton downs Sullivan; Cardinals fall to Northview
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
The Linton Miners traveled to Sullivan and swept the Golden Arrows, 25-20, 25-12, 25-22 in varsity volleyball action Tuesday night. The junior varsity team for Linton improved to 15-0 with a 25-16, 25-11 win over Sullivan. For the varsity, Ashlea Beard went 18 of 20 serving with three aces, 16 assists, and five digs. Emily Gaither was 6 of 16 serving for 10 kills and nine digs. Courtney Uland has four blocks and four digs. Cami Miller tallied 11 kills and five blocks...
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Union silences Class A 10th ranked Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
DUGGER -- It was a battle of two top Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and Tri-River Conference teams as the Class A, 10th-ranked Shakamak Lakers traveled to Dugger to face the Bulldogs of Union Tuesday night. All the games were nip-tuck, but in the end it was the Bulldogs who prevailed in three games, 25-21, 25-19, 25-20, to improve their overall record to 15-5 and a perfect 5-0 in the SWIAC and 2-0 in the TRC...
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JV Miners remain perfect with win over North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
LINTON -- The Miners' junior varsity football team improved its record to 5-0 Monday night with a 21-14 victory over North Knox. The game was scoreless heading into the second half, but Linton's offense managed to build some rhythm after receiving the kickoff...
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Cards place third, fourth in Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
ELLETSVILLE -- Bloomfield's cross country teams had a rough day at yesterday's Edgewood Four-Way meet. Bloomington North won the boys race with 18 points, followed by Edgewood with 49. Bloomfield was a distant third with 101 with Owen Valley bringing up the rear in fourth place with 164...
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Lady Miners topple TRC competitors
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
JASONVILLE -- Linton and Shakamak both had their share of highlights in Tuesday's TRI-River Conference Meet, but it was the Lady Miners of Linton that came away with the team title for 2005. The Lady Miners finished first with a score of 44, followed by Shakamak in second place with 56. North Central was third with 76, and Clay City was fourth with 80. Eminence brought up the rear with 86 points...
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Owensburg Fire Department receives grant
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
One local volunteer fire department recently received an assistance grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The Owensburg volunteer fire departments received a grant that will help pay for operations and safety costs. Owensburg Volunteer Fire Department chief Terry Jackson explained that his department received the grant in the amount of $132,073...
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Picking a winner for L\ittle Mister and Miss not easy
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
DUGGER -- The judges had their work cut out for them at the Dugger Coal Festival Tuesday night, when five charismatic boys and 20 charming girls vied for the titles of Little Mister and Miss. "I wouldn't want to do it," said Jim Marlow, whose granddaughter, Madison, was in the Little Miss contest. "I'd get a big truck and let them all ride in it (in the parade.)"...
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Suicide victim's parents push to get acne drug off market
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
This is part one of a two-part story on a Bloomfield family's push to let people know that a prescription acne medication may have contributed to the suicide death of their teenage son. By Andrea McCann, staff writer Belief that Accutane®, a prescription acne medication with the chemical name isotretinoin, contributed to the suicide death of their son, Tammy and David Hestand of Bloomfield want to let as many people as possible know the drug's risks...
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Apple Festival Queen contest to be held on Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
The 2005 Delta Theta Tau Apple Festival Queen Contest will be Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Bloomfield High School cafeteria. The contest is open to the public with admission being $1 per person and children under 6 are free. This year's contest has 13 contestants -- the most ever...
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Blessed Hope students conduct American History Fair
(Local News ~ 09/28/05)
JASONVILLE -- On Tuesday, students at Blessed Hope Baptist School took part in an American History Fair. Terri Ryser, who is the elementary learning center teacher and answers all academic questions for students grades one through four, said this is the first year for the history fair. Every other year, she said, the school usually has a creation fair in which students do science projects; however, this year, they chose to do an American History Fair...
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Sports Briefs
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/05)
Bloomfield girls softball The Bloomfield Girls softball organization will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, September 28th beginning at 6 p.m. at the Bloomfield Library downstairs conference room. Any coach, parent, volunteer interested in being involved in the 2006 season should attend...
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