Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by German immigrants. Phil, the groundhog, emerges from his burrow each year the morning of Feb. 2. If he sees…
Darrell and Phyllis Robbins were married November 20, 1965 in Hicksville Church of Christ by Rev. John Paul Hill. They will be celebrating on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Antwerp Conservation Club, 17814 Township Road 53, Antwerp, Ohio. The couple have three children,…
Memorial signage located on U.S. 24 – from U.S. 30 east of New Haven to the Indiana/Ohio StateNew Haven, Ind. – Governor Mike Pence stood with the Pond family as they unveiled the “Phyllis J. Pond Memorial Highway” sign in New Haven today. Two signs have been placed by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)…
STATEHOUSE- State Representative Phyllis Pond (R- New Haven) passed away on Sunday, September 22nd at 6:34 pm after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in early September. Rep. Pond was elected to the state legislature in 1978 and was the longest serving female state representative in the history of Indiana. She was also the first female…
Phyllis Joan Ruble Pond, 82, of New Haven went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 22, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Rosa Ruble. She grew up on a farm northeast of Warren, IN. She graduated from…
Speaker Bosma Statement on Rep. Pond’s Resignation STATEHOUSE – “It is with a heavy heart that I announce Rep. Phyllis Pond’s decision to resign as a member of the House of Representatives. Due to her recent diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, Rep. Pond has formally notified me and has determined it necessary to resign effective Oct.…
