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Celebrating Our 12th Year! Volume 12, Issue 4 ‘ irpzpr fm die people” April 2005 Exhibits on - Tornado Greentown An exhibit about the Palm Sunday tornado can be seen at the Greentown GHirseteonryto wCne. nteHro, ur1s 0a3r e ES. atuMradiany aSnt. d, Sunday 1- 4 p. m. through July 17. For an appointment during other hours, call the By Steve Ellis center at 765- 628- 3800 and leave a Mishawaka, IN unusual. My parents, three brothers, Our high school and elementary was message Or Lisa at 765- 628- 7674 Or The exhibit includes many photographs We all have had them, those defining of the destruction and clean- up. Several moments of our childhood. Palm about nine miles east of Kokonio in Street which ran behind our house at accounts Of Of that are Sunday 1965 was one of mine. It still taavkaeilna bsleh foorrt lrye ading. tThhee rteo irsn aaldsoo. a viTdheeo thunders through my memories and Greentown Historical Society continues to betrays my fears. These are not the be interested in adding more stories of commonf ears of childhood; no, these tpoernoapdleo’s. Theexp eexrhieibnitc ewsil l bree gina rpdliancge utnhtiel are the fears that can only be borne j u t y 17. on the ferocious winds of the past when the weather turns monstrous, wild, and unforgiving. That Sunday was warm, much warmer than usual for an April day. The Palm Sunday Tornado of April 1 1 , 1 965 Remembered weather that day, nothing seemed and I lived in the small farming community of Greentown situated Howard County. The little town had barely 1,800 souls and was close knit. It was not unlike so many other small towns of north central Indiana. It was aplace and time when no one locked their doors and ifyou did do something wrong you could bet your parents would hear about it. There was a single stoplight in the center of town. The “ downtown” was the hub of community life. Grocery, hardware businesses, they were better attended. a short three blocksfiom Our house. rfvou stood in the middle of Lincoln 401 E. Walnut, you could see the massive brick high school building through a tunnel of mighty oaks and old graceful homes that lined the street towards the west. Perhaps my Greentown was just another Hoosier Mayberry. There were only two things of true fame to come out of that little town. One was the high school football 765- 552- 61 55. Russiaville The Russiaville Historical Society will hold a Remembrance Day, Saturday, April 93 200 P. m. at the f? ussiaville Main Street Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Prior to will be open for viewing of Dhotoqraphs. ~ the program, beginning at noon, the The winds were blustery during our family’s weekly after- church drive , through the country. Though a comment or two were made about the stores and other businesses with long community - histories were common. The number of churches in town not only outnumbered the local Eastern Elementary fun Night Recent Fun Night activi-ties at Eastern Elemen-tary were very successful for both the children and their parents. Joyce Hendrix, IT0 president says that although the purpose of the night was to give back to the community and not to make money it was so successful that they did make a profit. Commit-tee chairperson Sherri VanMatre together with f Joyce Hendrix and many volunteers worked e countless hours to make this a huge success. Children came with their Grandparents, Aunts, A Uncles and Cousins to try their hand a many different fun activities. - . . team ’ s legendary winning streak in newspaper clippings,- and personal the early to mid- 60s and the other accounts. was the glass factory that burned in - Howard County 1903. Aficionados ofpressed glass I The Howard County Historical Society recognize the glass made at the ‘ hSausnd parvo dtourcneadd oa nw heixchhi bwiti llo nb et hine DPlaalcme Greentown glass factory as Some Of the, finest of that time. Up to that Tuesday - Sunday, from 1- 4 p. m. at the Seiberling Mansion, until July 1. Visitors will experience the audio sound : of the tornado as it hit the Alto Methodist infamous April day there, wasn’t much to note about that Snlall town. Church, A movie, “ Death Out of Darkness” continued in page 3 will be shown each day at 1 : 30, 2: 30, and ! 3: 30. The exhibit also includes many photographs. Top Artists These four Eastern students were awarded top honors at the recent school art show. Jeni Cass was given Best of Show, high school, for her butterfly done in colored pencil. She states that she worked on it during her entire summer vacation. Kyle Nagy received Runner- up, high school, for his representation of a tree which was inspired by the symbol of a band. Maria Cranor won Best of Show, middle school, for her eagle done in scratchboard. She plans to send it to her brother, who is in the military. Rachael Lindgren was awarded Runner-up, middle school, for her pottery representing the popular campfire treat, S’mores. Photo by Rachel Jenkins
Object Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2005-04, 12:04 |
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-2005-04 |
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 | 2005-04 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: The Palm Sunday Tornado of April 11, 1965 Remembered; Top Artists; Eastern Elementary Fun Night |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, April 2005, Volume 12, Issue 04 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 2005-04, 12:04 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | Celebrating Our 12th Year! Volume 12, Issue 4 ‘ irpzpr fm die people” April 2005 Exhibits on - Tornado Greentown An exhibit about the Palm Sunday tornado can be seen at the Greentown GHirseteonryto wCne. nteHro, ur1s 0a3r e ES. atuMradiany aSnt. d, Sunday 1- 4 p. m. through July 17. For an appointment during other hours, call the By Steve Ellis center at 765- 628- 3800 and leave a Mishawaka, IN unusual. My parents, three brothers, Our high school and elementary was message Or Lisa at 765- 628- 7674 Or The exhibit includes many photographs We all have had them, those defining of the destruction and clean- up. Several moments of our childhood. Palm about nine miles east of Kokonio in Street which ran behind our house at accounts Of Of that are Sunday 1965 was one of mine. It still taavkaeilna bsleh foorrt lrye ading. tThhee rteo irsn aaldsoo. a viTdheeo thunders through my memories and Greentown Historical Society continues to betrays my fears. These are not the be interested in adding more stories of commonf ears of childhood; no, these tpoernoapdleo’s. Theexp eexrhieibnitc ewsil l bree gina rpdliancge utnhtiel are the fears that can only be borne j u t y 17. on the ferocious winds of the past when the weather turns monstrous, wild, and unforgiving. That Sunday was warm, much warmer than usual for an April day. The Palm Sunday Tornado of April 1 1 , 1 965 Remembered weather that day, nothing seemed and I lived in the small farming community of Greentown situated Howard County. The little town had barely 1,800 souls and was close knit. It was not unlike so many other small towns of north central Indiana. It was aplace and time when no one locked their doors and ifyou did do something wrong you could bet your parents would hear about it. There was a single stoplight in the center of town. The “ downtown” was the hub of community life. Grocery, hardware businesses, they were better attended. a short three blocksfiom Our house. rfvou stood in the middle of Lincoln 401 E. Walnut, you could see the massive brick high school building through a tunnel of mighty oaks and old graceful homes that lined the street towards the west. Perhaps my Greentown was just another Hoosier Mayberry. There were only two things of true fame to come out of that little town. One was the high school football 765- 552- 61 55. Russiaville The Russiaville Historical Society will hold a Remembrance Day, Saturday, April 93 200 P. m. at the f? ussiaville Main Street Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Prior to will be open for viewing of Dhotoqraphs. ~ the program, beginning at noon, the The winds were blustery during our family’s weekly after- church drive , through the country. Though a comment or two were made about the stores and other businesses with long community - histories were common. The number of churches in town not only outnumbered the local Eastern Elementary fun Night Recent Fun Night activi-ties at Eastern Elemen-tary were very successful for both the children and their parents. Joyce Hendrix, IT0 president says that although the purpose of the night was to give back to the community and not to make money it was so successful that they did make a profit. Commit-tee chairperson Sherri VanMatre together with f Joyce Hendrix and many volunteers worked e countless hours to make this a huge success. Children came with their Grandparents, Aunts, A Uncles and Cousins to try their hand a many different fun activities. - . . team ’ s legendary winning streak in newspaper clippings,- and personal the early to mid- 60s and the other accounts. was the glass factory that burned in - Howard County 1903. Aficionados ofpressed glass I The Howard County Historical Society recognize the glass made at the ‘ hSausnd parvo dtourcneadd oa nw heixchhi bwiti llo nb et hine DPlaalcme Greentown glass factory as Some Of the, finest of that time. Up to that Tuesday - Sunday, from 1- 4 p. m. at the Seiberling Mansion, until July 1. Visitors will experience the audio sound : of the tornado as it hit the Alto Methodist infamous April day there, wasn’t much to note about that Snlall town. Church, A movie, “ Death Out of Darkness” continued in page 3 will be shown each day at 1 : 30, 2: 30, and ! 3: 30. The exhibit also includes many photographs. Top Artists These four Eastern students were awarded top honors at the recent school art show. Jeni Cass was given Best of Show, high school, for her butterfly done in colored pencil. She states that she worked on it during her entire summer vacation. Kyle Nagy received Runner- up, high school, for his representation of a tree which was inspired by the symbol of a band. Maria Cranor won Best of Show, middle school, for her eagle done in scratchboard. She plans to send it to her brother, who is in the military. Rachael Lindgren was awarded Runner-up, middle school, for her pottery representing the popular campfire treat, S’mores. Photo by Rachel Jenkins |