As an exercise in futility, I recently created an online sign generator. Some of you may have seen examples of these before, such as the infamous Church Sign Maker. I’ve decided to share it with the world Continue reading
Just For Fun: Linton Signs
Art: William Wilson
Surfing around on various local sites recently I decided to check out the local high school art department webpage. I was happy to find Continue reading
Annual Credit Review
Tax time is finally over – at least for those who have not filled extensions – and it’s now time to focus on another annual task: reviewing your personal credit reports. It’s a task that should be done annually, yet many people do not, as there’s not an April 15th (or this year, the 18th) deadline, such as taxes. The web has made the task of a credit check up fairly simple, though, and legislation in recent years has also made it free. Continue reading
Linton, what are you looking forward to?
Spring. What a wonderful time of the year. Full of green grass, kids, and puppies. It’s a shame that we have to ruin it with all this rain.
It looks like I wont be mowing, gardening, walking, cleaning, hiking, biking, fishing, camping, hunting, or any other “ing” this weekend. The forecast is calling for rain Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Continue reading
Now and Then
My fellow blogger Derrick T. suggested this idea to me. He had seen it done before across the web. Layering fragments of old photos into modern photos. The effect is pretty ghostly; Continue reading
Five Brothers Downtown
While sitting down this past Friday afternoon with Fred Markle, looking over the post office photos that had been added to the Digital Repository website, Fred got to noticing Continue reading
The Roys, Live in Linton!
The Linton Community Development Corporation (LCDC), the non-profit manager and operator of the Linton Music Festival, is proud to announce an evening of great musical entertainment at the Linton- Stockton High School Auditeria on Saturday, June 4th, 2011.
The evening will feature headliner The Roys. A modern bluegrass duo based out of Nashville, The Roys have just released their brand-new CD, Lonesome Whistle, which recently landed at #7 on the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. The disc features their latest single, a tribute to the life of the miner, called, “Coal Minin’ Man” with its video now on the ballot for Great American County TV’s Top 20 Country Countdown.
Photosnap: Work on the Carnegie
April 2011 Linton City Council Meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjjgXqTAKM4
It looks like we may be getting a new stop sign, some handicapped parking downtown, and a new manager for Sunset Park. The council is also looking towards creating a youth sports area.
Linton Post Office Construction
Spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday scanning in some pretty cool photos of the Linton Post Office Construction. Continue reading