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Volume 5, Issue 1 66ap aper for the people” January 1998
Joshua Winger and Kyle Shock wil
Taken from School enroll in agriculture classes at oak Hil
High School beginning second semester
Eastern does not offer classes ir
@ culture. The Board approved tuitior
for the two students for those classes.
Arrests Made
Sometime during the weekend of
December ‘ 6- 7, computer equipment
valued at $ 5,530 was illegally removed
& omthe Eastern High School computer
Council Passes
Two Resolutions
lab. In addition, $ 3,600 in cash was
removed fiom a locked cabinet in the
Middle School office. Principal Therese
Howe reported the burglaw to the
charged, two with burglary and
possession of stolen property, two with
conspiracy to commit burglary and
possession of stolen property. All four
juveniles were taken to the Kinsey
Juvenile Center in Kokomo. The
juveniles told police they used stolen
keys to enter the building. The Eastern
School Corporation has expressed its
intentions of recovering the remainder
of the cash and replacement of the
equipment.
Bond Sale to Beein So on
Eastern School Superintendent,
Lindan Hill, told the Corporation Board
at their December meeting that a bond
sale not to exceed $ 300,000 will begin
in January 1998. The bonds will
finance the purchase of the building at
221 W. Main St., currently owned by
Key Bank. The purchase price of the
building is $ 225,000. Two appraisals
were obtained, as requued by law. They
averaged $ 507,100. The corporation
wiU use the building for administrative
offices. Key Bank will lease back part
of the building.
have severely deteriorated, that an
estimated 26% of the first- floor
commercial space in downtown
Greentown is vacant as well as all of the
second- floor space and 35% of the total
commercial space. It further alludes to
deterioration of downtown commercial
buildings, evidenced by crumbling
facades, broken and boarded windows,
unrepaired vandalism, growth of
vegetation, and presence of litter in and
around many downtown commercial
buildings.
Town to Pav Part of Retirees
Medical Insurance
Starting January 1,1998, the Town of
Greentown will pay $ 600 annually
toward the medical insurance of retirees
from town employment who are eligible
for Medicare. The vote was 3- 1, with
Don Flook casting the nay vote.
Contracts Signed
The Council accepted a contract with
the Greentom Volunteer Fire Company
with a payment of $ 7,078.50 due June 1
and a like payment due in December.
The Council also signed a contract
with the Humane Society.
Cranor Joins Grapevine Staff
Z? z GreenfownG r mwe lwrnes E& y Cranor as advertising billing
clerk. Emily is a 9th grader at Eastern High School and the daughter of
Jeff and Kathy Cranor. She was taking a class at Eastern in creating and
using a database when she assumed the position of billing clerk and was
able to put her new knowledge to work immediately.
Emily replaces Janice Morris, who resigned due to other duties. The
Grapevine thanks Janice for her dedication during the past two years.
Photo Submitted
Tina Lea, Postal Carrier with the Greentown Post Office, brightened
the day for co- workers and patrons on December 24 by dressing in a
Santa suit. She made the suit 10- 12 years ago for her father, who
played Santa.
Photo by R. Jenkins
Object Description
| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1998-01, 05:01 |
| Subject | newspapers |
| Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
| Item Type | newspaper |
| Technical Metadata | Digital images captured by Imaging Office Systems 2008 |
| Item ID | im-kokomo-news-greentown-1998-01 |
| Local Item ID | Greentown History Center – newspaper collection |
| Usage Statement | The Greentown Area Residential Association has granted permission to the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library and the Greentown Historical Society to copy any and all issues of the Greentown Grapevine. Permission granted to view and print items from this digital collection for personal use, study, research, or classroom teaching. |
| Date Original | 1998-01 |
| Date Digital | 2008 |
| Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
| Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: COmputers and $$$ Taken from School, Arrests Made; Council Passes Two Resolutions; Cranor Joins Grapevine Staff |
| Language | en |
| Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
| Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, January 1998, Volume 05, Issue 01 |
| Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
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| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1998-01, 05:01 - Page 1 |
| Transcript | Volume 5, Issue 1 66ap aper for the people” January 1998 Joshua Winger and Kyle Shock wil Taken from School enroll in agriculture classes at oak Hil High School beginning second semester Eastern does not offer classes ir @ culture. The Board approved tuitior for the two students for those classes. Arrests Made Sometime during the weekend of December ‘ 6- 7, computer equipment valued at $ 5,530 was illegally removed & omthe Eastern High School computer Council Passes Two Resolutions lab. In addition, $ 3,600 in cash was removed fiom a locked cabinet in the Middle School office. Principal Therese Howe reported the burglaw to the charged, two with burglary and possession of stolen property, two with conspiracy to commit burglary and possession of stolen property. All four juveniles were taken to the Kinsey Juvenile Center in Kokomo. The juveniles told police they used stolen keys to enter the building. The Eastern School Corporation has expressed its intentions of recovering the remainder of the cash and replacement of the equipment. Bond Sale to Beein So on Eastern School Superintendent, Lindan Hill, told the Corporation Board at their December meeting that a bond sale not to exceed $ 300,000 will begin in January 1998. The bonds will finance the purchase of the building at 221 W. Main St., currently owned by Key Bank. The purchase price of the building is $ 225,000. Two appraisals were obtained, as requued by law. They averaged $ 507,100. The corporation wiU use the building for administrative offices. Key Bank will lease back part of the building. have severely deteriorated, that an estimated 26% of the first- floor commercial space in downtown Greentown is vacant as well as all of the second- floor space and 35% of the total commercial space. It further alludes to deterioration of downtown commercial buildings, evidenced by crumbling facades, broken and boarded windows, unrepaired vandalism, growth of vegetation, and presence of litter in and around many downtown commercial buildings. Town to Pav Part of Retirees Medical Insurance Starting January 1,1998, the Town of Greentown will pay $ 600 annually toward the medical insurance of retirees from town employment who are eligible for Medicare. The vote was 3- 1, with Don Flook casting the nay vote. Contracts Signed The Council accepted a contract with the Greentom Volunteer Fire Company with a payment of $ 7,078.50 due June 1 and a like payment due in December. The Council also signed a contract with the Humane Society. Cranor Joins Grapevine Staff Z? z GreenfownG r mwe lwrnes E& y Cranor as advertising billing clerk. Emily is a 9th grader at Eastern High School and the daughter of Jeff and Kathy Cranor. She was taking a class at Eastern in creating and using a database when she assumed the position of billing clerk and was able to put her new knowledge to work immediately. Emily replaces Janice Morris, who resigned due to other duties. The Grapevine thanks Janice for her dedication during the past two years. Photo Submitted Tina Lea, Postal Carrier with the Greentown Post Office, brightened the day for co- workers and patrons on December 24 by dressing in a Santa suit. She made the suit 10- 12 years ago for her father, who played Santa. Photo by R. Jenkins |
