Patti Jones says farewell to City Hall

A reception was held at City Hall today to celebrate the completion of Patti Jones’ term as Mayor.

Patti took over command of the city after her late husband, Tom Jones, passed away unexpectedly in early March. We at The Lintonian are proud of Patti and what she has accomplished in such a short period of time.

Best of luck to Patti in her future endeavors. We know that she will continue to support Linton for years to come!

Photos by Brooks Benefiel

Linton City Hall – Throwback Edition

The former Linton City Hall building recently had new windows installed that are detailed replicas of those that adorned the building in the early 1900's

Sometimes there’s a reason that we long for things from the past. More often than not, just like Pepsi, Red Ryder’s, and Schwinn Bicycles, the old version is usually better. Hand-crafted, American-made, and non-disposable are all terms that come to mind when thinking of items built in the past.

If you’ve driven past the old City Hall building lately, you may have noticed that a few things have changed, that is, unless you were born in 1900 and they might just look the same.

Jeff Doris, owner of the building and the man behind the Linton Redevelopment Corporation, has had each window “pane”-stakingly recreated to match those that adorned the two story building over 100 years ago.

The building has received other treatments to go along with the facelift such as fresh paint on the cupola and decorative decorative dentil moulding around the edge of the roof.

The windows are the handy work of Marner Wood Products of Worthington, Indiana.

We’ll be keeping you up to date as progress is made on the downtown redevelopment project. In the meantime, enjoy this photo gallery!

New Resturaunt in Linton: Daily Dish

Menu inside the Daily Dish

On the tail of Jared’s post about Legends closing, I had to bring more food news.  For those of you that don’t know yet, there’s a “new” eatery downtown.  The Double Dog Trish’s Dishes The Daily Dish is located on East Vincennes street.  Catering mainly to the breakfast and lunch crowd, The Dish serves a nice assortment of sandwiches, salads, and miscellaneous food.  If you get there early enough, you can even enjoy a bowl of soupe du jour. Continue reading

Downtown Revitalization Walkthrough #1

Downtown Linton snuffs out flame at local BBQ joint

The smoke will no longer be rolling through the streets of Downtown Linton. According to a statement on their Official Facebook page, Legends Smokehouse will soon be closing its doors.

The restaurant, located at 12 North Main Street in Linton, opened its doors in August of this year and provided a new, finger lickin’ alternative to local foodies in their slow-smoked barbecue and homemade sauces.

A wall post from owners, Odus and Ronda Ball, claims that they have been “struggling to make it over the past few months.”

We are saddened to see another promising establishment disappear. Linton has already lost three other eateries (The Double Dog, 2010, American Pie Pizzeria, 2011 and Trish’s, 2011) within the past few years. Here’s hoping that another brave soul will find success in the Linton dining scene.

Read a statement from Odus and Ronda Ball after the jump. Continue reading

Merry Christmas! Your New HDTV

New HDTV by flickr-wenzday01

It’s great that you’re getting a new 60″ 3D DLP DLNA WIFI HDTV for Christmas!  Let’s try and make sure you get the most out of it you can.  I’m going to go over a few things that might come in handy if this is your first HDTV.  Continue reading

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Linton Music Fest awards first scholarship

 

Josh Sullivan - 2011 Linton Music Fest Scholarship winner

Josh Sullivan (center) is presented a check for the 2011 Linton Music Fest Scholarship by LCDC Secretary/Treasurer, Chris Wathen (Left) and LCDC President, Jared Albright (Right)

The Linton Community Development Corporation (LCDC), the non-profit manager and operator of the Linton Music Festival, is proud to announce Josh Sullivan as its 2011 Linton Music Festival Scholarship winner. Josh is a 2008 graduate of Linton-Stockton School, who is now studying at Vincennes University, majoring in Business Administration. Over the past several years, he has worked tirelessly behind the scenes during the festival, running a variety of errands and performing various tasks, ensuring the event runs smoothly. Festival organizers noted that he always executes what is asked of him perfectly, and, best of all, with a positive attitude.

The Linton Music Festival Scholarship is a post-secondary scholarship competition, which is open to everyone in all areas of study, whether a degree or certificate program, undergraduate or graduate studies, etc. A one-time prize in the amount of five-hundred dollars ($500) will be awarded to one deserving individual, who may use the award towards: tuition, room and board, school supplies, or other normal and usual expenses relating to post-secondary education. Continue reading