The Greentown Grapevine – 1997-03, 04:03

              The Greentown
Volume 4, Issue 3
s
66a paper for the people" March 1997
NEW MASCOT INTRODUCED
The new Eastern Comet mascot
is brought to life by sophomore
Luke Cheek. The Eastern
Booster Club, sponsor of the
mascot, plans to have him
present at all spring sporting
events. The mascot has not
been officially named.
So far as. can be determined,
Eastern has only had one other
" live" mascot. In 1980 Stacy
Burget donned a large yellow
" head" and became " Cornet-
Chicken". Others to wear that
costume were Ella and Leslie
Speidel. Ella was particularly
proud to wear the costume in
1984, the year her brother David
was on the varsity basketball
team. Ella is inside the chicken
costume to the right.
Council Approves Use of Stre- ets
The Greentown Town Council,
at its meeting February 4, heard
a request from Jane Porter, Co-
Chairman of the Greentown Glass
Festival, for use of streets for
this year's festival. She
requested Meridian St. between
Walnut and the railroad, one half
block between Main St. and
Walnut St. on Howard St., and
one half block between Meridian
and Green on Walnut. The
council approved the use of
Meridian St. and Howard St. as
requested but denied the use o
Walnut St. because it is a mail
street through town, traffic ha:
to be routed down that stree
during the parade, and it need:
to be left open for firc
protection.
President Robert Armstronl
announced the appointment 0:
Tony Nelson to the Plar
Commission to fill the positior
vacated by the resignation o
Donal Butler. Nelson's term wil
last through Dec. 31,1999.
Commission Accepts
Annexation Proposal
At a special public meeting of concerns about expected traffic
the Greentown Plan Commission, and noise accompanying such a
a voluntary annexation was business. Mr. Carter stated
approved. The meeting, that they would like to see the
February 19, concerned the area kept residential. Ned
petition by Brad Howell to annex Horoho said that he owns the 3
and rezone B1, property located properties to the west of the
in the 600 block of West Main Howell p r o p e r t y a n d is
Street ( next to First Farmer's concerned about lowering of his
Bank & Trust). It is understood property values.
that Howell plans to build a car The Planning Commission acts
dealership facility on the in an advisory capacity to the
property. Town Council. The recom-
Garnett and Peggy Carter, 614 mendation will be brought to the
W. Main St., Greentown, were Council at their next meeting
present to express their March 4? 7: 30 p? m.
Walker Wins Spelling Bee
E x t r a v a g a n z a a n d
astigmatism are the two
words welled correctly by fifth
grader Abby Walker to win the
f i n a l round in Eastern
Elementary's Spelling Bee.
Sixth grader, Jerri- Ann
Houser, was the runner- up.
Each of the thirteen. 4th: 5th
and 6th grade class held a
spelling bee in their room to
arrive at a winner and alternate
to represent their room in the
school contest. Other
contestants in the February 20
event were 4th graders
Jennifer Hutchinson, Brad Dean,
Deborah Kady, Michelle Bulin,
and Kelly Trott. In 5th grade
-
were Ann Bedwell: Michael
Murphy, and Matthew Coleman.
Sixth grade spellers were Drew
Reed, Melissa Thomas and Nick
Barrett.
Alternates from individual
classes were Joy Echelbarger,
Tony Martin, Stephanie Dunn,
Justin Rash, Sunny Jewel&
Kacee Bauer, Katie Zook, Zach
Manton, Matthew Maher, Christy
Zook, Blake m k , Becky Boltz,
and Matt Slusher.
Miss Walker is eligible to
compete in the Kokomo Tribune
Regional Spelling Bee which will
be March 31 at Indiana
University Kokomo. Miss Houser
is the alternate.
Abby Walker
and Jerri-
Ann Houser
display t hei r
trophies
irnrned iatef y
after being
named
winner and
runner- up
in the .
Eastern
E lemen ta r y
Spelling Bee
on February
20.
Photo by
R. Jenkins