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Pride 2009

LINTON CITY SERVICES: Big cases keep Linton Police Department officers busy in 2008 (04/03/09)
Linton Chief of Police Troy Jerrell says 2008 was a busy year for the department with several large cases to investigate. In addition to a bank robbery and an attempted robbery at Fast Point, there were numerous drug investigations and arrests, which have carried over into 2009...

LINTON CITY SERVICES: Linton Electric Department has 12 employees to serve city (04/03/09)
It has been a quiet year for Linton's electrical department according to Electric Supervisor, Nick House. However, he said there were four incidents during storms when the 34,000 volt line was down that affected the whole town. "It's been mostly maintenance in 2008," noted House. "We are in the process of upgrading the 34,000 volt main feeder line throughout town and changing insulators. The feeder line is old -- 40 years old. We also changed some cross arms during the year."...

LINTON CITY SERVICES: Rain, shine, hot or cold, city picks up trash (04/03/09)
When Linton residents place their garbage at the curb, it is taken for granted that it will be picked up when the city truck rolls by. "Whether it is rain, shine, hot or cold, it is a service provided to homeowners," noted Tim Turpen, supervisor of Linton's sanitation and street department. "It is also a self-supporting service."...

LINTON CITY SERVICES: Gary Tannehill takes proactive approach as new fire chief (04/03/09)
Linton Fire Chief Gary Tannehill says things have gone smoothly during the few short months he has been in charge of the department. "There are a lot of things the department wants to achieve, but we are taking it one step at a time," noted Tannehill...

BUSINESS: Friends turn idea into a successful business in Bloomfield (04/03/09)
C & C Welding and Fabrication, Inc. is a home-grown Greene County business that is now in its ninth year. The business, located at 32 W. Judson Street in Bloomfield, is the brainchild and the dream of the two owners -- Troy Carmichael, who serves as president and John Combs, the firm's vice president...

BUSINESS: Rush's Auction House a popular spot on Saturday nights in Worthington (04/03/09)
WORTHINGTON -- Richard Rush knows how to draw a big crowd into a small town on a Saturday night -- have an auction. For the past few years, Rush's Auction House in downtown Worthington has been drawing big crowds week after week. "I started the auctions in the fall of 2003. Before that, I had a store here, since about 1996, called Second Time Around," said Rush...

BUSINESS: Small eatery offers a little bit of everything in eastern Greene County (04/03/09)
If you're looking for a cozy cafe that offers comfort food, then you'll want to plan a visit to the Cupcake Cafe. This small eatery opened in September 2008. It's located on State Road 45 just east of the intersection of 45/445. Mary Fields, Elese Fields Wellman, and Moriah Crane are the family members who own and operate the restaurant...

BUSINESS: Woodward enjoys her job as hair stylist in Dugger (04/03/09)
DUGGER -- Anita Woodward has been cutting and styling hair in Dugger for many years and she appreciates the community support and friendships she has built over the years. "I moved to Dugger in fourth grade, and my husband, Allan, and I both graduated from Union-Dugger High School. ...

EDUCATION: Choir has become very popular with Shakamak Elementary students (04/03/09)
JASONVILLE -- They are only small children but their voices capture audiences. Those voices are MSD of Shakamak's Elementary Choir consisting of 50 students in grades four through six under the direction of Amy Wise. They have made a name for themselves as they, not only perform locally and at school functions, but travel the country entertaining with song...

EDUCATION: Project Lead the Way gives Bloomfield students a glimpse of the real world (04/03/09)
A unique and non-traditional approach toward education is giving students at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School an early glimpse at the real world of problem-solving, team work and dreaming outside of the box. Future engineers are getting hands-on training at the high school level through the Project Lead the Way program...

EDUCATION: New technology helps WRV-Worthington sixth graders (04/03/09)
WORTHINGTON -- There's been a big turnaround in Jill Staggs' sixth-grade classroom at White River Valley Worthington Elementary School. The days when only a handful of students would answer questions are over. Since Staggs volunteered to test out a new technological learning system that replaces a blackboard, all of her students are trying to answer all of her questions...

EDUCATION: Laptops make learning fun at Linton-Stockton Elementary (04/03/09)
How do you get second graders excited about learning? Just add laptops to the game. Linton-Stockton Elementary School recently received a $44,000 Indiana Department of Education grant that funded 135 laptops through a two-year research project. Danielle Goodman, second-grade teacher who wrote the grant, explained, "Over 100 schools in Indiana submitted grant proposals. ...

EDUCATION: Hill helps Eastern Greene students improve their reading skills (04/03/09)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Kim Hill is the director of "Literacy Quest," Eastern Greene Elementary School's Title I reading program. First through fourth graders visit the room daily for one hour, and they are accompanied by their homeroom teacher. Hill and each homeroom teacher team teach during each reading period...

NEIGHBORS: Pleasantville church reaches out to help those in need (04/03/09)
PLEASANTVILLE -- The members of the small community Pleasantville Methodist Church have taken on the task of reaching out to their neighbors in need. "It's obvious that there is a need right here in our own community, people right next door to us need a helping hand. Many times we walk right by and don't know that people need help or even how to help. We don't mean to, it just happens in this busy world," explained Dick Goodman, co-founder of the church's food pantry...

EDUCATION: Durham to retire after many years in classroom (04/03/09)
DUGGER -- On May 29, 2009, Sara Durham will retire and end her 19-year kindergarten teaching career at Dugger Elementary School. "I still love my job , but I know it is now time to do other things, to make some other choices. I am very happy to retire, but I will miss the excitement of bringing new ideas to my students every year," Durham explained...

NEIGHBORS: Korb is dedicated to helping Eastern Greene students learn (04/03/09)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- David Korb volunteers at Eastern Greene Elementary School. He has been a volunteer classroom tutor for the past six years and has tutored in various subjects. What makes this particular volunteer stand out is that he is 82 years old...

BUSINESS: Service is No. 1 at Bonhams (04/03/09)
Bonham's Appliances has been around for more than 20 years. The business is owned and operated by Gene Bonham -- who at one time owned three of the stores which were located in Sullivan, Bloomfield, and Linton. "I started in Sullivan in 1985 and I bought the Linton store from Hastings in March of 1988," he said, adding the Bloomfield store was destroyed in a fire in November 1994...

NEIGHBORS: Nola Holtsclaw penned her life story in memoir (04/03/09)
Nola Holtsclaw was a teacher who had a birthday party last November to celebrate 98 years of life -- a long life, a good life, but not always an easy life. She was a Greene County farm girl, born east of Solsberry in Beech Creek Township on Nov. 17, 1910...

BUSINESS: Edwards enjoys dealing with his customers every day (04/03/09)
JASONVILLE -- Three years ago when Rex Edwards opened the Hometown Restaurant on Main Street in Jasonville, he changed the name to A Touch of Hometown Class. The name has changed, but it remains, very much, a hometown restaurant. It is a meeting place for Jasonville people to meet and socialize over just a cup of coffee or a meal...

NEIGHBORS: Duncan gives back to Jasonville in many ways (04/03/09)
JASONVILLE -- Brad Duncan is a familiar face in Jasonville. Not only has he lived in town most of his life, he has worked at a local business since he was a teenager, is active in civic affairs, and most of all is always willing to give neighbors a helping hand...

NEIGHBORS: Bob Yoho enjoys living in Bloomfield (04/03/09)
Robert "Bob" Yoho loves living in Bloomfield -- something he's done for nearly a half century on North Lewis Street. He said life for the most part has been pretty good to him and his wife, Frances. The couple will observe their 63rd wedding anniversary in late June...

NEIGHBORS: Knotts believes it's important to volunteer your time to help others (04/03/09)
Giving back to the community is a reward in itself if you ask one local man. Whether its participating in the Linton Men's Civitan or organizing the Linton Freedom Festival and 34 Days of June, Dale Knotts is a busy man. "Volunteering and being involved in community activities is something I believe to be very important and a very worthwhile endeavor," he explained. ...