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Monterey opens

Community Data Center
• Center is located in annex of

Monterey Baptist Church

Monterey now has high-speed Internet access.

A grand-opening ceremony was held Thursday in the Monterey Baptist Church annex building for the Community Data Center.

The Community Data Center was made possible by a number of people. A grant was applied for through USDA. SouthEast Telephone provided phone and DSL service.

Ellen St. John, who works for SouthEast Telephone, said the company is very supportive of small communities, and believes the center will prosper in Monterey. She said SouthEast will continue to support the center, offering educational and ongoing information.

“It’s a win-win situation for everybody,” she said.

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Matthews retires as

Library Director

When Cathy Matthews started working at the Owen County Public Library in 1986, it was a books-only facility, and they had just gotten VHS.

Now, more than 20 years later, the library has become a Wi-Fi hotspot, and provides a number of programs for children and adults alike.

Matthews, who was named director in 2004, will retire this week.

“It’s been fun,” she said of her time spent working at the library. “It’s a very changed environment than it was 20 years ago.”

When Matthews first started working there, she said she helped any way she could. She worked with children’s programs, checked books in and out, and even shoveled snow.

In 2004, she was named Library Director.

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