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With a little encouragement from her teacher and from Triple R Owner Debbie Richards, GJHS Eighth Grader Jewel Clarke overcame her fear and saddled up, taking her first horseback ride Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-three-year-old rescued horse Willie is an old hand with kids by now and made a perfect partner for Clarke’s first go in the stirrups.

• Kids and horses find purpose at Triple R

  With a little over a week remaining in the 2012-2013 school year, Wednesday was a day for “horsing around” for Greensburg Junior High School (GJHS) students participating in the school’s “Unbridled Potential” program at Triple R Equine Rescue.
   

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• Relay for Life team spotlight: The McCullough Clan
• Optimist Club honors Reece
• Community garden hoping to sow seeds of self-sufficiency
• Overturned anhydrous tank diverts traffic

Must Read

• Twitter introduces website security tool after AP account hacked

  Twitter is adding a new security tool to its website, making it harder for outsiders to gain access to accounts, a month after a false posting triggered a stock-market decline.

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• Siblings withstand storm in fridge
• Mom delivered baby as tornado struck

Obituaries

• Another memoir to read this summer

  Recently, I had recommended that you read Rod Dreher’s bestseller “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming”, but who could predict I would soon pick up a copy of Christopher Buckley’s “Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir”?
   

  May 22, 2013

• Lillie M. Kelly, 69
• Casey Lee Crowell, 42
• A. Rebecca Ammerman, 88
• Bert L. Martin, 90

Sports

Greensburg senior Channon Brown makes a catch in left field Wednesday night.

• Lady Pirates finish in semifinal

  Rushville traveled to Decatur County and gave the Greensburg varsity softball team its best shot in the Greensburg Sectional 29 semifinal Wednesday night.

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• Lady Chargers bumped in extra innings
• Six local girls bow out in Shelbyville
• Softball teams advance to semifinals
• Decatur County sports digest announcements for May 22

Features

John David McCullough on his motorcycle in the summer of 1947. McCullough is fondly remembered by his wife and 11 children, as well as numerous extended family members.

• Relay for Life team spotlight: The McCullough Clan

  Hundreds of Greensburg residents have walked in the Relay for Life in the 15 years since it began in Decatur County, and most residents at least know what it is, but what isn’t always known is what motivates each team.
   

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• North Decatur Elementary student, aunt donate to Locks of Love.
• Skybird residents give boost to Meals on Wheels
• Local survivors re-join the battle against breast cancer
• Senior Stars: Norma Coleman

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