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Volume 10, Issue 6 paper for the people” June 2003
Work Begins on
Toll Road Park
Sixteen people pitched in on
Saturday, May 31 to begin
beautification of the triangle of land,
dubbed “ Toll Road Park.” The town-owned
property is at the junction of
Grant, Hammer, and Carter Streets.
Two flower beds were installed. I n
addition to shrubs and flower‘ s, a tree
was planted in one bed and a half
barrel and pump in the other. .
John Russell of Russell Landscaping
donated the plants and mulch. The
G re en t o w n A re a Re s i de 11 t i a 1,.
Association ( publishers of the
Greentown Ghpevine) donated the
barrel and pump. Maintenance will be
provided by volunteers.
Subway provided sandwiches for the
volunteers. Ladd - Dental offered their
parking lot for the volunteers.
Those who helped were Abby
Altman, Eric Altman, Nicale Downing
Marge Freeman, Jim Miller, Mary
Miller, Jolene Rule, Steve Rule John
Russell, Brenda Sandlfn, E. J. Sandlin,
Craig Trott, Sarah Walker, Sue
Walker, Karen Wolfe, and Zoe Wolfe.
To volunteer to help dith
maintenance of this spot or to be
iiivolved in further plans for it, call
Nicole Downing, 628- 03 16.
Nicole Downing, Project leader of Toll Road Park, does the honors of
installing - a decorative pump at the newly beautified triangle in
Greentown. John Russell and Steve Rule also enjoy the moment.
Photo by Rachel Jenkins
Two Greentown Men to
Drive Car in “ The Great Race”
Steve Morgan and Mark Terrell are ready f9r the Great Race.
The third member ofthe team is Joe Buckley.
Photo by Rachel Jenkins
Kokomo will have an entry in this 5 at Daytona, Florida. It will be “ a
year’s “ Great Race”, a two week rally 4,000 mile odyssey featuring the most
race of pre- I959 vehicles. The car is a beautiful back roads in America.” The
1935 Auburn owned by Steve Morgan exact route is not published for
af Kokomo. It is a model 851 competition reasons,- but will pass
supercharged, one oftwenty- four built. through the states of Michigan, Ohio,
Mark Terrell and Joe Buckley will Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas,
dteriiate driving duty while Morgan Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee,
navigates. Terrell, owner of Terrell’s Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina,
Auto Service in Greentown, rebuilt the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
inotor and checked all aspects of the Approximately one hundred cars are
: ar in readying it for the trip. Morgan registered for the race. A lunch stop
ias named the car Kokomo’s Heritage will be at the Automotive Heritage
n honor of Kokomo’s automotive Museum in Kokomo, where visitors
iistory. can see the cars.
The Great Race will start on June 21 The race can be followed by logging
it Livonia, Michigan and end on July on to www. greatrace. com
Dealin’ Wheels in G’town
The Greentown Historical Society
dans to launch a new exhibit on the
automobile dealers of Greentown’
about June 7.
Visitors will see an original Driver
Education sign which was used when
the driver education cars were
provided to Eastern School by
Greentown Auto. They will also see
advertising giveaway items from Don
Maple Chevrolet and Greentown Auto.
4 video of Chevrolet advertising
movies which were shown at Maple
Chevrolet can be seen. Visitors can
leave a ndte about “ Who taught you to
hive? When? Do you remember the
model? They can also test their-knowledge
of some old cars, hood
ornaments and grills. Also in this
exhibit are some Ford tools used at
Greentown Auto.
Research has been done on the many
automobile dealers in Greentown and
the makes sold. In addition to locally
owned dealerships there were branches
of Kokomo businesses.
The Greentown Historical Society, at
103 E. Main Street, is open Saturdays
and Sundays from 1- 4 p. m. Extended
hours are planned for June 14 from
9: OO a. m. to 4: OO p. m. Special
arrangements can be made for visiting
by calling 765- 628- 38GO aii’d leaving a
message.
Object Description
| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2003-06, 10:06 |
| 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-2003-06 |
| 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 | 2003-06 |
| Date Digital | 2008 |
| Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
| Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Work Begins on Toll Road Park; Two Greentown Men to Drive Car in "The Great Race"; Dealin' Wheels in G'town |
| Language | en |
| Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
| Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, June 2003, Volume 10, Issue 06 |
| Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
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| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2003-06, 10:06 - Page 1 |
| Transcript | Volume 10, Issue 6 paper for the people” June 2003 Work Begins on Toll Road Park Sixteen people pitched in on Saturday, May 31 to begin beautification of the triangle of land, dubbed “ Toll Road Park.” The town-owned property is at the junction of Grant, Hammer, and Carter Streets. Two flower beds were installed. I n addition to shrubs and flower‘ s, a tree was planted in one bed and a half barrel and pump in the other. . John Russell of Russell Landscaping donated the plants and mulch. The G re en t o w n A re a Re s i de 11 t i a 1,. Association ( publishers of the Greentown Ghpevine) donated the barrel and pump. Maintenance will be provided by volunteers. Subway provided sandwiches for the volunteers. Ladd - Dental offered their parking lot for the volunteers. Those who helped were Abby Altman, Eric Altman, Nicale Downing Marge Freeman, Jim Miller, Mary Miller, Jolene Rule, Steve Rule John Russell, Brenda Sandlfn, E. J. Sandlin, Craig Trott, Sarah Walker, Sue Walker, Karen Wolfe, and Zoe Wolfe. To volunteer to help dith maintenance of this spot or to be iiivolved in further plans for it, call Nicole Downing, 628- 03 16. Nicole Downing, Project leader of Toll Road Park, does the honors of installing - a decorative pump at the newly beautified triangle in Greentown. John Russell and Steve Rule also enjoy the moment. Photo by Rachel Jenkins Two Greentown Men to Drive Car in “ The Great Race” Steve Morgan and Mark Terrell are ready f9r the Great Race. The third member ofthe team is Joe Buckley. Photo by Rachel Jenkins Kokomo will have an entry in this 5 at Daytona, Florida. It will be “ a year’s “ Great Race”, a two week rally 4,000 mile odyssey featuring the most race of pre- I959 vehicles. The car is a beautiful back roads in America.” The 1935 Auburn owned by Steve Morgan exact route is not published for af Kokomo. It is a model 851 competition reasons,- but will pass supercharged, one oftwenty- four built. through the states of Michigan, Ohio, Mark Terrell and Joe Buckley will Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, dteriiate driving duty while Morgan Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, navigates. Terrell, owner of Terrell’s Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Auto Service in Greentown, rebuilt the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. inotor and checked all aspects of the Approximately one hundred cars are : ar in readying it for the trip. Morgan registered for the race. A lunch stop ias named the car Kokomo’s Heritage will be at the Automotive Heritage n honor of Kokomo’s automotive Museum in Kokomo, where visitors iistory. can see the cars. The Great Race will start on June 21 The race can be followed by logging it Livonia, Michigan and end on July on to www. greatrace. com Dealin’ Wheels in G’town The Greentown Historical Society dans to launch a new exhibit on the automobile dealers of Greentown’ about June 7. Visitors will see an original Driver Education sign which was used when the driver education cars were provided to Eastern School by Greentown Auto. They will also see advertising giveaway items from Don Maple Chevrolet and Greentown Auto. 4 video of Chevrolet advertising movies which were shown at Maple Chevrolet can be seen. Visitors can leave a ndte about “ Who taught you to hive? When? Do you remember the model? They can also test their-knowledge of some old cars, hood ornaments and grills. Also in this exhibit are some Ford tools used at Greentown Auto. Research has been done on the many automobile dealers in Greentown and the makes sold. In addition to locally owned dealerships there were branches of Kokomo businesses. The Greentown Historical Society, at 103 E. Main Street, is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1- 4 p. m. Extended hours are planned for June 14 from 9: OO a. m. to 4: OO p. m. Special arrangements can be made for visiting by calling 765- 628- 38GO aii’d leaving a message. |
