According to Brad Feaster, Property Manager for Goose Pond, an extremely rare bird has taken a stop in our area:
“We currently have a Hooded Crane on the property. This is an ultra-rare bird (perhaps only 2 or 3 ever in North America). This particular bird just spent about 3 months at Hiawassee in TN. During that time period there were approximately 2500 people from 10 states that came to see the bird.”
I’m not even a bird enthusiast, and I find this to be pretty exciting and interesting.
As the Greene County Daily World stated last month, local food service businesses have been inspected and the results are starting to come in:
| Establishment | Critical | Non Critical | Critical Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco de Borja Coffee | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Smokers Host #304 | 0 | 3 | N/A |
| La Fiesta | 3 | 7 | Dishwasher, Can Opener Blade Soiled, Date & Labeling |
| Litehouse Lunch Box | 0 | 3 | N/A |
| Geneva’s Pizza | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Grip’s Pizza | 2 | 8 | Date & Labeling, Can Opener Blade Soiled |
| Bloomfield American Legion | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Petro Plus Worthington | 3 | 6 | Hand Wash Sink use & plumbing, Date & Labeling |
| Worthington Country Market | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Knucklehead Saloon | 2 | 3 | Hand Wash Sink, Date & Labeling |
For questions or concerns, please contact the Greene County Health Department.
Note: Mayor John Wilkes’ first city council meeting.
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!
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
For those of you that have yet to see it, the Pleasant Grove Farm Christmas Light Show is pretty amazing. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
Black Friday will be here at the end of the week. Let’s go over some of the great local deals we can expect on the most capitalist of days. Read the rest of this entry »
It turns out that competing for a semi-state football championship is not the only thing that the Linton Miners and Scecina Crusaders have in common. The Indianapolis school’s namesake was actually a native of the Linton area! Read more about it in this article from the Greene County Daily World - Linton-Stockton and Scecina semistate gridiron matchup has unique local connection
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