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The Greentown
Grapevine
Volume 2, Issue 3 " a paper for the people" March 1995
aearcn UI GG
P r i nci pal
- tern School Corporation
Superintendent, Lindan Hill,
reports notices have been sent
regarding the opening of the
Principal's position at Eastern
Jr/ Sr High. Principal Steve
Healy tendered his resignation,
effective March 1, to assume the
Superintendency of Oak Hill
Schools. Notified have been
every school district in the
state, the placement offices at
the state universities, and the
Indiana Association of School
Principals.
As there are only ninety days
left in this school year, Hill is
confident the existing staff,
with some assistance from him,
will handle the remainder of the
semester smoothly. A major task
each spring, that of establishing
Town Council
Learns Some
Expenses Going
Up- Some Down
The Town of Greentown has
been informed that the permit
fee allowing discharge into
Wildcat Creek has raised from a
$ 75 fee for 1994 to $ 5,400 for
1995. This increase is the result
of the Indiana legislature's
approval of an increase in the
I n d i a n a Department of
Environmental Management
budget in order to hire more
inspectors. This will be
reflected in 1995 expenses of the
sewage plant. Town Council
President Bob Armstron g
pointed out that when the re-evaluation
of the sewage plant
bond issue takes place in 1996,
an increase in sewage rates may
be recommended.
On the other hand, after being
notified by the company
supplying health insurance for
town employees that rates would
go up 31.08%, application was
made for Preferred status. This
status was approved, which
resulted in a reduction in
premium to 52% of what was paid
in 1994. This translates to a
savings of about $ 17,000.
class schedules, has been done.
The Superintendent noted the
excellent staff in place, that of
Roy Sprinkle, Assistant to the
Principal; Barbara . Angel,
Guidance Counselor; Sheryl
Dean, Secretary; Randy
Colglazier, Athletic Director;
Robin Downing, Guidance/
Athletic Secretary; Paul
Hubbard, Middle School
Coordinator; Brad Shrock,
Transportation Director; Bruce
Hively, Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds, and others.
Graduation is under the
direction of the Senior Class
Sponsors, as usual. - Dr. will
plans to spend part of each day
in the Jr/ Sr building. He will
take no extra pay for the added
responsibility.
Spring Clean-up
to be in May
The annual spring clean- up
for Greentown residents, during
which they may set large items
out for trash removal, will be in
May. The date will be announced
Cu r rent
Events Club
Maintains
Posit ion
The Eastern Elementary
Current Events Club, after the
second round of tests, has
maintained its position of third
place in the nation.
Craig Jackson, who was tied
with 13 others with a perfect
score after the first test, has
kept his perfect score record
and is now tied with only two
others in the nation. Brandt
Downing is tied for tenth in the
nation with a scoreof 57 out of a
possible 60. Jackson is the son
of Mike Jackson and Cecelia
Jackson. Downing is the son of
Stan and Robin Downing.
Paul Nicholson is sponsor of
this sixth grade club.
Town Marshal Merrill Shrock
received a phone call February Do n ' t D U m p
7 from Congressman Buyer
informing him that Greentown's T hose Bat te r ieS
application for federal dollars
through the COP program had
been approved. Part of the
recently passed { Federal Crime
Bill, the program provides a
percentage of wages and
benefits of an additiohal officer.
Seventy- five percent is allowed
the first year, 50% the second
year, and 25% the third year. No
f_ u- rAtIh- 1e- r- - a- c* t ion has been taken
Marshal Merrill Shrock
advises all citizens to stay
within the law and to be kind to
the environment by properly
disposing of car batteries. He
wants people to know that
Middleton Batteries will take
your old car batteries, in fact
they will pay $ 1.00 each for
them. Middleton Batteries is
located at 123 S. Meridian St.
on L ~ ySa ~. Flook's NAPA store will also take
Marshal Shock recently batteries.
A thousand words? Perhaps the picture measures up. Vocal acumen
and body english were lavishly expended by avid Comet fan Craig
Trott at the Homecoming basketball game February 10. The Comets
lost the game to Cass after a six game winning streak.
Phdo by E Jenkins
Object Description
| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1995-03, 02:03 |
| 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-1995-03 |
| 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 | 1995-03 |
| Date Digital | 2008 |
| Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
| Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Search Underway for New EHS Principal; Greentown Awarded COP Monies; Don't Dump Those Batteries; Town Council Learns Some Expenses Going Up-Some Down; Current Events Club Maintains Position; Spring Clean-up to be in May |
| Language | en |
| Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
| Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, March 1995, Volume 02, Issue 03 |
| Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
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| Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1995-03, 02:03 - Page 1 |
| Transcript | The Greentown Grapevine Volume 2, Issue 3 " a paper for the people" March 1995 aearcn UI GG P r i nci pal - tern School Corporation Superintendent, Lindan Hill, reports notices have been sent regarding the opening of the Principal's position at Eastern Jr/ Sr High. Principal Steve Healy tendered his resignation, effective March 1, to assume the Superintendency of Oak Hill Schools. Notified have been every school district in the state, the placement offices at the state universities, and the Indiana Association of School Principals. As there are only ninety days left in this school year, Hill is confident the existing staff, with some assistance from him, will handle the remainder of the semester smoothly. A major task each spring, that of establishing Town Council Learns Some Expenses Going Up- Some Down The Town of Greentown has been informed that the permit fee allowing discharge into Wildcat Creek has raised from a $ 75 fee for 1994 to $ 5,400 for 1995. This increase is the result of the Indiana legislature's approval of an increase in the I n d i a n a Department of Environmental Management budget in order to hire more inspectors. This will be reflected in 1995 expenses of the sewage plant. Town Council President Bob Armstron g pointed out that when the re-evaluation of the sewage plant bond issue takes place in 1996, an increase in sewage rates may be recommended. On the other hand, after being notified by the company supplying health insurance for town employees that rates would go up 31.08%, application was made for Preferred status. This status was approved, which resulted in a reduction in premium to 52% of what was paid in 1994. This translates to a savings of about $ 17,000. class schedules, has been done. The Superintendent noted the excellent staff in place, that of Roy Sprinkle, Assistant to the Principal; Barbara . Angel, Guidance Counselor; Sheryl Dean, Secretary; Randy Colglazier, Athletic Director; Robin Downing, Guidance/ Athletic Secretary; Paul Hubbard, Middle School Coordinator; Brad Shrock, Transportation Director; Bruce Hively, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, and others. Graduation is under the direction of the Senior Class Sponsors, as usual. - Dr. will plans to spend part of each day in the Jr/ Sr building. He will take no extra pay for the added responsibility. Spring Clean-up to be in May The annual spring clean- up for Greentown residents, during which they may set large items out for trash removal, will be in May. The date will be announced Cu r rent Events Club Maintains Posit ion The Eastern Elementary Current Events Club, after the second round of tests, has maintained its position of third place in the nation. Craig Jackson, who was tied with 13 others with a perfect score after the first test, has kept his perfect score record and is now tied with only two others in the nation. Brandt Downing is tied for tenth in the nation with a scoreof 57 out of a possible 60. Jackson is the son of Mike Jackson and Cecelia Jackson. Downing is the son of Stan and Robin Downing. Paul Nicholson is sponsor of this sixth grade club. Town Marshal Merrill Shrock received a phone call February Do n ' t D U m p 7 from Congressman Buyer informing him that Greentown's T hose Bat te r ieS application for federal dollars through the COP program had been approved. Part of the recently passed { Federal Crime Bill, the program provides a percentage of wages and benefits of an additiohal officer. Seventy- five percent is allowed the first year, 50% the second year, and 25% the third year. No f_ u- rAtIh- 1e- r- - a- c* t ion has been taken Marshal Merrill Shrock advises all citizens to stay within the law and to be kind to the environment by properly disposing of car batteries. He wants people to know that Middleton Batteries will take your old car batteries, in fact they will pay $ 1.00 each for them. Middleton Batteries is located at 123 S. Meridian St. on L ~ ySa ~. Flook's NAPA store will also take Marshal Shock recently batteries. A thousand words? Perhaps the picture measures up. Vocal acumen and body english were lavishly expended by avid Comet fan Craig Trott at the Homecoming basketball game February 10. The Comets lost the game to Cass after a six game winning streak. Phdo by E Jenkins |
