The Greentown Grapevine – 2000-12, 07:12

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December 2000
Grapevine
Volume 7, Issue 12 L'a paper for the people"
New . Playground Equipment Installed
by Barb Master, for the PTO
. On November 4th the community of
Greentown showed how much it cares
for its children. Approximately 40
volunteers ( parents, grandparents,
Greentown Lions and others " who just
wanted to help") spent their Saturday
installing playground equipment at
Eastern Elementary.
Work began at 8: 30 a. m. and
. continued until 5: 30 p. m. The PTO
provided donuts, coffee, and juice in
the morning and pizza and pop for
lunch for the workers.
The Eastern Elementary ' PTO
sponsored the work day. Local
businesses also contributed to the
installation: Longrove Orchard, a
cement mixer; Greentown Lions, a
tractor; and Greentown Equipment, a
bobcat for us to use. Without the help
of the equipment we could not have
accomplished the task.
We want to thank everyone who gave
their time and equipment.
Crystal Gayle to Open
Performing Arts I Season
Crystal Gayle will bring her holiday
show to Greentown on December 13,
when' she performs at the new Eastern
Howard Performing Arts Center. This
will be the first in a lineup of various
performances sponsored by the Eastern
Howard Performing Arts Society
scheduled fiom December 2000
through May 200 I.
In a phone interview with the
Greentown Grapevine, Crystal said
attendees can expect to have a good
time. She said for years she would. not
tour during the holiday season but was
convinced by her manager to do one,
and now she loves it. This will be her
fourth year for the Holiday Show. She
said it gives her a chance to sing songs
of the season, which she wouldn't
ordinarily include in a program. People
can also expect to hear other songs
which Crystal feels her audiences want
to hear from her. Crystal will be
accompanied by her sister, Peggy Sue,
and her six- member band.
Crystal will soon be releasing a new
children's album, " In My Arms". She
said, " Two guys in Nashville wrote it.
I heard the songs and wanted to be a
part of it. The album will be enjoyed
by adults as well as children."
With almost three dozen hit records to
her credit, she has come a long way
fiom her roots in the Appalachian coal
mining town of Paintsville, Kentucky.
The youngest of eight children, Crystal
was influenced by a wide variety of
music growing up. Loretta Lynn,
Crystal's older sister, encouraged her.
She was named Country Music's
Female Vocalist of the Year three times
by the Academy of Country Music.
She won a Grammy for her extra-ordinary
performance of her world-wide
hit " Don't It Make My Brown
Eyes Blue."
Tickets to the performance are still
available. Call 628- 4025 or 1- 888- 649-
ARTS.
Be* Shaffer, grandparent; Val Daiiey, librarian; Jerry Carpenter, Greentown
Lion; and Doug Du. Pouy, Assistant- Principal, ( foreground) were among the many
volunteers who spent several hours assembling and installing new playground
equipment at the Elementary School.
Photo by Rachel Jenkins
Taking a Stand
The Jeff Bennett family of Greentown
displays the Ten Commandments in
their front yard. Tammy Bennett's
sister Sheila saw one in Miami County
and learned from a friend that they can
be obtained from Oakford Baptist
Church. Sheila surprised Tammy with
one in October. That one disappeated
and Sheila got another sign for
Tammy.
Tarnmy says, " I am very happy to
display the Ten Commandments. I
believe a problem with our country is
that we have taken God out of so
much. The Ten Commandments are
foundation laws. As for someone
else's right NOT to have the
Commandments displayed, I don't want
, to come to Judgement Day and be
asked by another soul, ' Why didn't you
tell me" when you had a chance?"'
The Bennett boys, Jordan and Cole,
are happy to be a part of this
testimony.
Photo by Rachel Jenkins
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