The Greentown Grapevine – 1996-04, 03:04

              0 Grapevine
Volume 3, Issue 4 " a paper for the people" April 1996
Renda Townsend, Assistant
Directorof theGreentown Public
Library, was presented with
roses by the cast of " Murder of
the Loaded Librarian" on March
9, 1996. The gift was in
appreciation for her hard work
as Director of the production'.
Photo by R. Jenkins
More pictures on pages 10 & 11.
Shelter from
the Storm
Over a year ago the First
Baptist Church, 224 E. Main St.,
Greentown,- offered their
basement as a shelter if needed.
The facility was utilized the
evening of March 20 following a
wide- spread power , outage in
much of Howard County.
A particularly heavy snow on
the evening of March 19 along
with high winds " put out the
lights" around midnight. Robert
Norris of PSI Energy reports
that the sub station on Maple
Street ( SR 213) was down,
causing loss of power to 3,200
customers. A portable sub
station was brought in and
power was restored to all but
about 800 within a few hours.
The portable sub station was
still being used on March 22
while the facility was being
Logo Design Sought
To Honor 150 Years - of Greentown History
Here is your chance to go down in history while helping with a celebration of Greentown's
history. The Greentown SesquicentennhlCommitteek offering a contest that will establish
an official logo, seal, or insignia for the Greentown Sesquicentennial, which will be
observed June 11- 14,1998. The logo will be used on publicity and on souvenirs, such as
coins, plates, clothing, etc.
GREENTOWN SESQUICENTENNIAL LCZO CONTEST
1. The contest is open to anyone.
2. There is no limit to the number of entries one person can make.
3. The logo must contain the words " Creentown, Indiana" and the years
1848- 1998. It may also include other words such as
" sesquicentennial '' and " 150 years ", and graphics.
4. The only colors to be used are green, black and white.
5. All entries mast be submitted in black and white with color placement
indicated on a second copy. Size of paper must be 8" x 10" or
9" x 12".
6. AI1 entries become the property of the Creentown Sesquicentennial ,
Committee once they are submitted.
7. The decision of the judges will be final.
8. The contestants will relinquish all ownership rights whatsoever to
their entry once it is submitted for judging.
' 9. There will be no mnetary compensation - just the honor!
10. Entries are to be sent to Creentown Sesquicentennial Committee,
PO Box 313, Greentown, IN 46936. Name, address, and phone number
of contestant must be included.
11. Deadline for receipt of entlsies is July 1,1996. No entries will be
accepted after that date.
Recommendations: The design should be simple to allow for reproduction
in various sizes.
The design might tell a historic story and depict
progress.
Note: The history of Liberty, Jackson and Union Twps. will be part of the
event, as well as the town of Creentown.
repaired.
Late afternoon of the 20th,
when the need was known, the
Eastern Howard Emergency
Service and the Church decided
to open the shelter. The EHES
provided cots, blankets, pillows
and sheets. The Church
provided food ( courtesy of The
Pizza Place) and supervisory
assistance. The availability of
the shelter was made known by
means of the radio stations WWK'L 1 Elections to Be
and WZWZ. Seven persons took
advantage of the shelter.
The storm ( which arrived on
the first day of Spring) made
road travel quite difficult and
closed or delayed schools.
Strong winds again caused
power outages in the area the
night of March 24, delaying
school two hours.
Tuesday May 7
Voters in the Primary
Elections in Eastern School
District will also have the
opportunity to elect three
School Board members.
Hours and locations of the
polls will be listed in the next
Grapevine, which will be
published April 30.