Bloom Archives
Category: Our Town
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Chuck Crabb: Announcer
BY MIKE LEONARD Chuck Crabb, the “Voice of Assembly Hall,” says he’s had many mentors and influences over the years, with none more important…
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There’s Plenty to Do at Lake Monroe in Winter
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Just because temperatures dip doesn’t mean activities at Lake Monroe slow down. Hearty souls can camp, boat, and hike year-round at…
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Hank Walter: Executive Director of the Indiana Memorial Union
BY MIKE LEONARD Over the past decade, it became a tradition in Hank Walter’s family to visit Bloomington at least twice a year and…
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Guy Loftman: Radical
BY MIKE LEONARD Guy Loftman smiles after reminiscing about his undergraduate years at Indiana University from 1963 to 1967, when he was a co-founder…
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William R. Morris Jr., aka Brother William
BY MIKE LEONARD When William R. Morris Jr. taught English as a second language at Indiana University, he urged his students to get off…
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Judy Elliott: Co-Founder of Elliott Stone Company
BY MIKE LEONARD Judy Elliott’s blue eyes sparkle when she talks about taking out her 34-foot boat with her lady friends in the area…
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Lisa Shanahan: Author and Figure Skater
BY MIKE LEONARD Lisa Shanahan has spent most of her adult life writing, often freelancing, but generally not doing the kind of writing she…
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Myron Bloom: French Horn Player
BY JEREMY SHERE When he was 12, celebrated French horn player and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Professor Myron Bloom was taken by…
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Jean Creek: Longtime Bloomington Doctor Co-Founded Premier Healthcare
BY MIKE LEONARD Jean Creek likes to tell the story of how he first got interested in becoming a physician — sitting in the…