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GoJasonville Celebrating Year Number Three

Yay! We've been around 3 years this August. There have been a lot of changes these three years with many more to come. Thanks to all that have supported us in spreading the word about Jasonville, Indiana!

New Features

GoJasonville has been working towards this feature for over a year and finally it is coming together. The GoJasonville News and Social Networking Community sponsored by the Woot Network.

Here are a few of the new features:

1. You will notice the new avatar gallery where you can personalize your profiles.

2. You can now design your own page by adding content and moving it around like MyYahoo, MyGoogle etc. We will be adding more droplets, widgets, gadgets etc. that you can add to this as time allows.

3. We have added a Yearbook where you can meet up with your classmates, other residents etc. Just join the group you are associated with. For now we have lumped them together by a few years, but if we get enough interaction we will seperate them per year.

So register today and take advantage of all these new features with still yet more to come. You will not be able to see a lot of the features unless you register.

New Predesigned Avatars for Profiles

Registered users can now choose from predesigned avatars for their profiles.

If you are a registered member go to My Account and choose one of the predesigned avatars or you can of course upload your own or create one with the GoJasonville Community Dollmaker Game to upload. When using the Dollmaker make sure you resize the picture to 100 x 100 after saving your creation....

If you are not registered. Please register as there are many features to the website that you can not take advantage of as a non registered user....

Site Maintenance

Just a quick announcement to let you know the social community may be down for a while this weekend for site maintenance.

We have been extremely busy and have several things to update on GoJasonville in the coming weeks. The internal pages, the calendar, the GoSocial Community, rewards, merchandise, and more. The website is being revamped with a new look, new content, and new features, and may take some time to complete but hopefully the end result will be something you enjoy.

If you have news, articles, events or any other submissions we encourage you to join and submit to this blog so that nothing gets overlooked while we are busy updating the website.

You will notice the new fresh look that GoJasonville will be undertaking by visiting the GoJasonville.com homepage. The internal pages will look similar, with the vintage-modern scrapbook design. Considering it took 10 days to design just the homepage, it may be a while before we have the additional 150 pages updated so be patient, as we also have some client websites to complete for paying customers, along with working a full time job. Sorry for the stale content in the meantime, but hopefully you will be pleased with the end result.

We hope you like the new look.

Event Highlights and Printable Forms

For upcoming community events, important event announcements, printable forms, event highlights visit the GoJasonville Community Calendar Pages.

Piankeshaw Trails Presents School of the Native

With the arrival of Piankeshaw Trails to Shakamak State Park comes new activities including a program called School of the Native Journey Through Time which will take place April 26th and 27th at Shakamak State Park from 10:00am-4:00pm. The following was submitted by Sheryl Hartman of Piankeshaw Trails and explains the program and objectives.

School of the native will celebrate Woodland Indian Culture through Flute music, dances and drums which illustrate through movement and sound, how people view themselves and their surroundings. School of the Native is an event that will take visitors through some of the complex and often mysterious prehistoric cultures up through the colonial and settlement periods of the 18th and 19th centuries.

School of the Native attempts to revisit some of the past by utilizing live visual presentations of Woodland Indian life ways and the recreation of the various arts and in many instances inviting the visitors to join in.  This event honors Native Woodland People through arts and activities that engage the audience. The hosts of this event want the children and families of the community to leave the event with a much deeper understanding of cultural diversity and appreciation of those ancient ones who left their moccasin prints deeply imbedded on the face of mother earth.

The 2008 School of the Native will be highlighting such arts as coil wrapped pottery, stone tool manufacturing, storytelling, cordage making, and hide tanning, among many others. Most of these have been designated as, "lost arts" or "archaic arts," or even so called, "primitive arts." When you examine each of these and see how complex detailed knowledge goes into producing a finished product, "primitive" is not at all an appropriate definition for them.

 The visitor to the park will see many differences between our modern world and these ancient cultures but that is only at the surface, if you look closely, there are more similarities than differences. The utilization of plants for food, medicine, clothing, and utilitaraian purposes such as clothing, twine, dye and house covers illustrates how much ancient people relied upon their environment. Some activities such as hide tanning and food preparation are practical skills that enhanced everyday life and have become art forms because the techniques used to produce a finished product were so complex and often involved skill building. Visitors will get a chance to walk into Native dwellings used for a variety of purposes. A session on Woodland Clothing will introduce the visitor to the multi task preparations needed to obtain plant fibers and animal hides and turn them into fine clothing and teach the visitor how quickly the Woodland People adapted to trade goods. Visitors will also be encouraged to try their hand at finger weaving and spear throwing.

 We hope visitors to School of the Native will leave with a greater understanding of how the ancestors not only survived but thrived in their environment. Most 21st century citizens rely heavily upon others in society to provide the simplest of needs, going to the store to purchase food grown somewhere else. Everyone flips a switch to get lights and heat. The people of the northeastern cultures may not have had a button to push or a handle to turn, but what they did possess was a detailed working knowledge of their surroundings that helped them live with the environment, not conquer it. Piankeshaw presenters will show our visitors some of those ancient and complex life ways. Join us and become a sponsor for School of the Native at Shakamak State Park.

Thank you Sheryl Hartman for bringing your knowledge and skills to the area...

Join Piankeshaw Trails in their presentation of Journey Through Time "A Celebration of Native Woodland Indian Culture and Music" at Shakamak State Park April 26th and 27th from 10:00am-4:00pm.

Pow Wow at Shakamak State Park

There will be a pow wow at Shakamak State Park in Jasonville, Indiana complete with indian dancers, drums, and native craft vendors. This family event is open to the public.

For more info contact Reg at 812.268.0158

S.O.U.L. Spring Thaw Concert

S.O.U.L Spring Thaw Concert

When: April 12

Where: Roy Clark Building in Linton

What time: Doors open at 5:00, music starts at 5:30

Cost: $5 for adults, $2.50 for kids 12 and under

Bands: John Danner, Kade Puckett, Samurai Porkchop, Acousma, Precore, Katatonik, and TenStrip

Proceeds benefit S.O.U.L. to benefit the community.

E-mail any questions to untiy.of.soul@hotmail.com

Check us out online at www.myspace.com/unityofsoul

Shakamak Youth League Women's 16 and Older Slow Pitch Softball Tournament

The Shakamak Youth League in Jasonville will be hosting a women's 16 and older slow pitch softball tourney on Saturday April 26th and Sunday April 27th.  The tourney will be double elimination.  Cost is $150 per team.  Awards will be given to the 1st and 2nd place teams.  For more information, contact Mark Miller at (812) 665-2300 daytime or (812) 665-2168 evening or write to: Shakamak Youth League, c/o Mark Miller, P.O. Box 205, Jasonville, IN  47438.

Former Resident Ron Richards New CD

Many of you may remember a resident by the name of Ron Richards. Ron was a 1977 graduate from Shakamak High School and has since moved to Missouri in 1993.

Mr Richards states, "I put the family photo on the back of the cd because they were my inspiration of all my Original Music on the cd. Although there isn't any singing with this, each song that I wrote has special meaning to me. There are also some tunes from the 50's and 70's on it. This an acoustic guitar solo album. I learned to play fingerstyle guitar by Derell Blake who still currently lives in Dugger, In. I met up with Derrell again a couple of years ago and we had a great reunion."

Congratulations goes out to former resident Richards' on the new cd.

You can check out Ron's website at http://www.RonWRichards.com where you can learn more about the inspirations for his music, upcoming shows, and reviews. The cd is featured on CDBaby for purchase and previewing. Click Here

Jeffrey Leever Book Signing Kansas City, Missouri

Author of the book Dark Friday, Jeffrey Leever, visited a Kansas City, Missouri book store for a book signing. Jeffrey Leevers book is a mystery novel for which Jasonville, Indiana was the inspiration. Rita Richards, Ron Richards, and Leona Richards, past and present residents of Jasonville, had the pleasure of attending the book signing and enjoyed speaking to the author about Jasonville.

Pictured in the photo are Leona and Rita Richards, along with Jeffrey Leever.

Jeffrey Leever will be in Jasonville for a book signing on December 1st at the Jasonville library from 1-4 pm in which books will also be for sale.

Dark Friday A killer is on the loose in a small Indiana town; five high school students are dead, one is in critical condition, and the police chief is wounded. When the chief teams up with a once-respected journalist, they find that the motivation for these crimes is more disturbing that anyone could have ever imagined.

Local Celebrity In Transformers The Movie

Many of you may know Michael McNabb, a former resident of Jasonville and graduate of Shakamak High School. Michael made a short appearance and small speaking part in the movie Transformers, which is available now on DVD. 

A big round of applause to Michael for a stellar performance. Congratulations! It's not everyday we see a local resident from our small town on a popular movie such as this.  

Transformers 2007 (2-Disc Widescreen)

For centuries, two races of robotic aliens - the Autobots and the Decepticons - have waged a war, with the fate of the universe at stake. When the battle comes to Earth, all that stands between the evil Decepticons and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). An average teenager, Sam is consumed with everyday worries about school, friends, cars and girls. Unaware that he alone is mankind's last chance for survival, Sam and his friend Mikaela (Megan Fox) find themselves in a tug of war between the Autobots and Decepticons. With the world hanging in the balance, Sam comes to realize the true meaning behind the Witwicky family motto - No sacrifice, no victory!

Philpot Releases Tour Dates

The band Philpot, originating from Dugger, Indiana, has released their 2008 Tour Schedule.

Support your local musicians. You can visit their website at PhilpotMusic.com.

You can also check out some Philpot videos on WootVideo.com.

January 2008

Date Venue City State/Province Country

Thu 1/3/2008 Reggie's Rock club Chicago IL US

Fri 1/4/2008 The 8 Ball Linton IN US

Sat 1/5/2008 The Dugout Bloomfield IN US

Tue 1/8/2008 The Fine Line Minneapolis MN US

Wed 1/9/2008 High Noon Saloon Madison WI US

Fri 1/11/2008 North Beach Downers Grove IL US

Sun1/13/2008 The Canopy Club Urbana IL US

Tue 1/15/2008 Cafe Nine New Haven CT US

Wed 1/16/2008 T.T. The Bears Cambridge MA US

Thu 1/17/2008 Lucky Dog Music Hall Worcester MA US

Fri 1/18/2008 The Cutting Room New York NY US

Sat 1/19/2008 The Saint Ocean NJ US

Sun 1/20/2008 Cousin Larry's Danbury CT US

Thu 1/24/2008 Indiana University-IMUG Bloomington IN US

February 2008

Date Venue City State/Province Country

Fri 2/1/2008 Big Car Gallery Indianapolis IN US

Thu 2/7/2008 The Verve Terre Haute IN US

Fri 2/8/2008 The Poison Room Cincinnati OH US

Sat 2/9/2008 A1A Music Hall Lexington KY US

Fri 2/15/2008 Rhino's Bloomington IN US

Sat 2/16/2008 TK's Terre Haute IN US

April 2008

Date Venue City State/Province Country

Thu 4/10/2008 The Verve Terre Haute IN US

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Support Former Resident in Autism Research

A former Jasonville resident and good friend of mine needs our help. Many of you may remember Angie (Burris) Farrell, that smiling face that used to greet residents with her friendly personality at the Rexall Drug Store. Angie was also a member of the Shakamak Middle and High School Drill Team, a member of the National Honor Society, former Homecoming Queen among other accomplishments. She graduated in 1986 and worked at the Rexall Drug Store throughout high school. She received a degree from ISU and is working in a nursing home doing what she does best, helping others. Her son was diagnosed with Autism a few years ago and she will be participating in a walk a thon for Autism Research and is looking for donations. Here is the email I received along with a link to make donations and view their team page.

"I am participating in Walk Now for Autism to help find a cure for autism. Autism is the second most common developmental disorder in the United States affecting one in every 150 children born today. Despite some promising discoveries, the cause of autism is unknown and a cure does not exist. Research is crucial. Every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism. Not only must we find ways to improve the quality of life for children and adults with autism, but we also must find a cure, and soon.

Walk Now for Autism is our chance to make a difference in the fight against autism by raising money for autism research and heightening public awareness. Please join me in my fight as I raise $500 to help fund essential research. I will be walking on September 20th and would like you to support those affected by autism. You can donate to Walk Now for Autism and join my team online through my webpage at www.walknowforautism.org. Donations can also be mailed to Autism Speaks using the donation form located on my page or send me a check made out to Autism Speaks. My team name is Trey and Logan's Walkers; please note this on your check and the donation form.

Please join me in my fight against autism. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the more than 1 million Americans living with autism today."

You may donate to her team by visiting her husband Rob's Support Page. You can view their team page at Trey and Logan's Walkers Page. Please support Austism Research.

Welcome to Shakamak Piankeshaw Trails Education Park

The Piankeshaw Trails Educational Park will be moving their program to Shakamak State Park in Jasonville, from Solsberry, as a 9 month trial. We would like to welcome them to the area and look forward to the knowledge of the Native American heritage that they will bring with them. The Piankeshaw Educational Park holds various education programs and demonstrations for students,  groups and the public on Native American topics.

Director Sheryl Hartman is planning an event called School of the Native: A Journey Through Time, from April 25th to April 27th. Updates on the event will be provided on GoJasonville as soon as they are available.

Jasonville Water Emergency

So what happened to Jasonville's watering hole. Well, it appears a levee has broken and we may be out of water for up to five days. Water is available at the Jasonville Fire Station. The City of Jasonville is providing jugs of water and drinking water which can be picked up at the Jasonville Fire Department. Paper goods provided by the State of Indiana are also available. There are semis of water also, so save your jugs and fill them up as needed. Be patient and hang in there. As soon as the utility departement can get into the area to repair the damage we will have water again.

There is a burn ban in effect for the City of Jasonville, Hymera, Coalmont, Wilfred and any other Jasonville Water Customers. No burning of trash, no candles, etc. By order of Emergency Management Agency and Jasonville Fire Department. For assistance please call (812) 665-2344.

Worthington Flooding Video

GoJasonville News Report Worthington, Indiana Flooding

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Shakamak Laker Boys Baseball Win Class 1A IHSAA Baseball Championships

The Shakamak Laker Boys Baseball team wins the Indiana IHSAA State Championship. The Lakers win by a score of 6-2 against Cowan after their fifth trip in seven seasons to Victory Field in Indianapolis. Some highlights of the game as reported by http://www.IHSAASports.org are as follows:

Top 7 - T.J. Hill strikes out 10 and leads his team to a 6-2 victory over the Cowan Blackhawks in 1A Baseball State Finals! The team celebrates on the field in a HUGE pile inside 3rd base. A great story for a town that has found itself struggling under the recent flooding and now finds itself on the top of the Boys Baseball State Finals. Congratualtions to the Lakers of Shakamak High School!

Bottom 6 - Cowan pitcher Justin O'Connor pitches his way out of a couple of early walks to keep the Shakamak lead at 6-2. O'Connor was nearly pulled early in the inning, but pushed his way through with a strike out and a clipped ball back to the mound. Cowan now 2-5-1, Shakamak 6-3-1. The 1 for Cowan an BIG 1, that kept the 5th going for Shakamak.

Top 6 - Cowan gets two on in an attempt to answer the six put up by Shakamak in the 5th, but a man caught stealing at 2nd and a dribbler in front of the plate end the inning. 6-2 Shakamak through 5 and 1/2.

Bottom 5 - Justin O'Connor walks 3 and fills the bases with 2 out (Toomey for Cowan warming up in the bull pen). Pop fly dropped in short center field by the SS, 2 runs score on the error and we are again tied. The contingent from Shakamak all standing as their team makes a big move without any hits. O'Connor struggling on the mound (bull pen now empty), another walk loads the bases. A hit batsman bring Billy Newton home from 3rd, and Shakamak takes their first lead. A big hit to right scores three more for Shakamak, they now lead 6-2, still two outs but that is the first hit of the inning. O'Connor able to close the inning with a pitcher to pitcher duel and a strikeout. One hit and Shakamak scores six runs to break this game open. The lines now, Cowan 2-3-1, Shakamak 6-3-1.

Top 5 - The scoring begins in the 5th with big moves by the gentlemen from Cowan. Jacob O'Connor got to third on a outfielding error. Skyler Toomey scored from to get the first run. From there, O'Connor stole home for the second run. Big coaching move puts the Blackhawks 2-0. Lines through 4 aand 1/2, Cowan 2-3-0, Shakamak 0-2-1.

Bottom 4 (11:00am) - Justin O'Connor escapes the inning with a nice curve ball. A walk put a runner on base, but he didn't get too far on the base paths. Through 4, Cowan 0-3-0, Shakamak 0-2-0.

Top 4 - Half way through, Cowan gets another hit, but strands the runner on 1st. The Blackhawks return to the infield with a rather spotless record to this point. No scoring yet, but both pitchers making it hard to get much done at the plate.

Bottom 3 - The pitching duel continues as O'Connor finds his way quickly out of the 3rd. Still 0-2-0 each team. Just 50 minutes into the morning, 75 degrees in Indianapolis.

Top 3 - T.J. Hill pitches his was out of a quick inning for Shakamak. Still 0-0, each team with 2 hits.

Bottom 2 - Shakamak gets two on with two out, a bouncing strike picked up by the catcher and the Cowan Blackhawks catch Justin Cox between 1st and 2nd and escape without anything getting on the scoreboard. Still 0-0, we go to the 3rd. Both teams with the same line 0-2-0.

Top 2 - Cowan gets two on, but cant complete much on the base patths and we got to the bottom of the 2nd still 0-0.

Bottom 1 - Strong pitching from Justin O'Conner gets he and his team through 1 with a strikeout and two infield outs. 0-0 after the 1st.

Top 1 - TJ Hill strikes out the first two batters he sees, then forces Kirby Campbell to fly out to left. 0-0 after the 1st.

10:00am - Cowan's road to the State Championship game:
W - Southern Wells 18-5 (5)
W - Lakeview Christian 17-0 (5)
W - Daleville 7-3
W - Monroe Central 13-1 (5)
W - Rockville 12-4
W - Whiting 11-1

Shakamak arrives as the only returning team from 2007:
W - White River Valley 7-0
W - Clay City 2-1
W - North Central (Farmersburg) 4-3
W - Vincennes Rivet 2-1
W - Bethesda Christian 6-1
W - Jac-Cen-Del 12-2 (5)

Shakamak Laker Boys Basketball 2007-2008 Results

Shakamak Laker Results 2007-2008 
Date 
Opponent 
Result 
  11/21/07 
@  North Vermillion (Cayuga, IN) 
W 73-55 
  11/30/07 
  Bloomfield (IN) 
L 46-49 
  12/1/07 
@  Sullivan (IN) 
W 69-58 
  12/8/07 
  South Knox (Vincennes, IN) 
W 72-67 
  12/14/07 
@  Linton-Stockton (Linton, IN) ** 
L 55-62 
  12/21/07 
  Rockville (IN) 
L 34-59 
  1/2/08 
vs   White River Valley (Switz City, IN)  (TBA) 
W 63-55 
  1/4/08 
vs   Clay City (IN)  (TBA)** 
W 47-41 
  1/5/08 
vs   Vincennes Rivet (Vincennes, IN)  (TBA) 
W 87-78 
  1/11/08 
  Union (Dugger, IN) ** 
W 76-46 
  1/12/08 
@  North Daviess (Elnora, IN) 
L 46-90 
  1/18/08 
  White River Valley (Switz City, IN) 
W 52-48 
  1/19/08 
  West Vigo (West Terre Haute, IN) 
W 92-82 
  1/25/08 
  Barr-Reeve (Montgomery, IN) 
L 50-59 
  1/26/08 
  North Central (Farmersburg, IN) ** 
W 70-49 
  2/2/08 
  Riverton Parke (Montezuma, IN) 
W 69-58 
  2/7/08 
@  Vincennes Rivet (Vincennes, IN) 
W 63-51 
  2/9/08 
vs   Clay City (IN)  (TBA)** 
W 65-51 
  2/15/08 
  Eastern Greene (Bloomfield, IN) 
W 55-54 
  2/16/08 
@  Eminence (IN) ** 
W 82-63 
  2/23/08 
vs   Owen Valley (Spencer, IN)  (TBA) 
W 81-60 
  2/26/08 
vs   Clay City (IN)  (TBA)** 
W 56-52 
  2/29/08 
vs   White River Valley (Switz City, IN)  (TBA)**** 
W 34-29 
  3/1/08 
vs   North Central (Farmersburg, IN)  (TBA)**** 
W 50-44 
  3/8/08 
vs   Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis, IN)  (TBA)**** 
L 40-55 
 

Tri River League Boys Basketball Standings 2007-2008 Season

 
Tri-River League Boys Basketball Standings 
TEAM
W-L-T
Pct.
W-L-T
Pct.
PF
PA
STRK
Last:
Shakamak 
19-7-0
.731
6-1-0
.857
1561
1474
1 L 
  (L) 40-55 
North Central 
11-12-0
.478
4-3-0
.571
1394
1221
1 L 
  (L) 44-50 
Clay City 
10-12-0
.455
4-4-0
.500
1159
1222
6 L 
Un Reported 
Union 
7-14-0
.333
2-5-0
.286
1099
1315
1 L 
  (L) 52-76 
Linton-Stockton 
5-15-0
.250
4-2-0
.667
1028
1226
1 L 
  (L) 50-53 
Eminence 
3-19-0
.136
0-5-0
.000
1225
1509
1 L 
  (L) 50-76 
 
  

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Bill Clinton Speaks at Vincennes University

In campaigning for Hillary former US President Bill Clinton presented a speech at Vincennes University. He brought up many key issues including the economy, the war in Iraq, health care reform, environmental issues we are facing, and many more key points. You can view some video footage of the event that took place at Vincennes University on our affiliate network at http://www.WootVideo.com.