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DPU students explore mealtime culture, work with Senior Center
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
A group of first-year DePauw University students has been reading about handmade functional objects and mealtime culture, interviewing locals about their relationship to food and community and making handmade pottery inspired by their research. The students are enrolled in the DePauw course titled "Around the Table: Handmade Ceramics, Food and Conversation."...
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How Bazaar
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
St. Paul Catholic Church will host a Christmas bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church, 202 E. Washington St., Greencastle.
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First Christian Church hosting bazaar Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
The Christian Women's Fellowship of First Christian Church in Greencastle is readying for its annual bazaar, bake sale and white elephant sale on Saturday, Nov. 9 in the fellowship hall of the church. The event will take place between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the church, 110 S. Indiana St. Enter at the of the church by the parking lot...
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Self-defense workshop to be held Saturday, Nov. 9
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
The All-American Karate Academy will be hosting a self-defense workshop on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. The workshop is for ages 15 and up and will cover a basic, effective and easy to apply techniques to defend ones self. The cost is $25 per person, $20 per person with a family discount or $30 per person the day of the event...
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Scanner for 11-7
(Police Logs ~ 11/07/13)
A minor theft incident was investigated recently by Greencastle City Police officers. Kathy Kiger, 55, Bainbridge, is facing theft charges after reportedly taking a Cub Scout pocket knife, valued at $15-$20, from a flea market booth at the auction house at 505 N. Jackson St...
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Putnam poets urged to enter Ehrmann Competition
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
Art Spaces Inc. and the Indiana State University Community School of the Arts have announced the 2014 Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition. Entries must be mailed or delivered by Feb. 14. The competition is open to individuals of all ages, living, working or attending school in Putnam, Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties. Cash prizes will be awarded...
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'Pillow Talk' on stage this weekend at North Putnam
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
This weekend, North Putnam High School will present the comedy "Pillow Talk," adapted from the 1958 movie starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. both Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 in the newly refurbished auditorium. A matinee on Sunday, Nov. 10 will begin at 3 p.m...
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DPU piano festival to finish Saturday with Van Cliburn winner
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
Aspiring pianists from across the country will travel to Greencastle to participate in the DePauw University School of Music's annual Young Artist Piano Competition to be held all day Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Green Center for the Performing Arts. This year's event, a part of ArtsFest 2013, has taken on a festival atmosphere with a full day of young artist activities, beginning at 9 a.m. and culminating in a 7 p.m. concert by guest pianist Sean Chen...
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Half-million-dollar grant to aid Roachdale water system
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Town of Roachdale has been awarded a $500,000 Community Focus Fund (CFF) grant to improve the water distribution system, Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann has announced. The half-million-dollar grant was awarded to Roachdale representatives during a ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse...
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Public gets taste of candidate for PCPL director
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
The Putnam County Public Library has been on the search for a new director since Alice Greenburg, director of the library for the past 12 years, retired in August. On Monday the public got the chance to listen to the ideas of a candidate for the job, Grier Carson...
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Local officials look to update county website
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
With the Putnam County website only weeks away from no longer being available online, the county commissioners needed to take action Monday morning. That was when Ian Wallace of Power On Hosting informed the commissioners that he has control of the county website's domain name (http://co.pu-tnam.in.us/) but that the name would soon be sold, at which time the site would go down...
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Wilma Sutherlin Hadley
(Obituary ~ 11/07/13)
Wilma Sutherlin Hadley, 96, died on Wednesday Nov. 6, 2013 at 11:46 p.m. She was born in Putnam County to Oliver and Cordia Sanders Sutherlin on Oct. 11, 1917. She graduated from Roachdale High School in 1935 and Central Normal College in 1939 and began her long teaching career. She taught in Hamlet, Hillsboro, Richmond Township, New Market, Ladoga, Roachdale and South Putnam schools for a combined total of 40 years...
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COLUMN: Rooting for Little Giants this week might help Tigers
(Sports Column ~ 11/07/13)
Through eight games, the Wabash football team is 8-0 and ranked No. 13 in the D3football.com poll. They Little Giants also sit tied at the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference standings with Wittenberg, their opponent this week. The winner this week clinches the league and earns an automatic berth in the playoffs. It wouldn't be the worst thing for the DePauw to face a less-than motivated rival during the Monon game next week...
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Rivalry Week Comes Early
(College Sports ~ 11/07/13)
With the Monon Bell Classic still nine days away, Greencastle is already rolling out signs of the upcoming rivalry game. A banner was strung across Washington Street on Thursday, stating "The (Bell) Belongs Here." DePauw and Wabash will clash at Blackstock on Saturday, Nov. 16. Before that, the two teams still have one game each. Wabash (8-0, 7-0 NCAC) hosts Wittenberg (7-1, 7-0 NCAC) on Saturday in a game that will decide first place in the conference and DePauw (3-5, 3-4 NCAC) travels to Hiram to take on the 2-6 Terriers. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)
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COLUMN: Gender equality a concern for basketball season
(Sports Column ~ 11/07/13)
When DePauw hosted basketball double headers during the 2012-13 season, the women's team started games at 6 p.m., and the men's team followed at 8 p.m. This year, it's switched. The men's team will begin at 6 p.m. and the defending national champions will come out after. This isn't an attempt to drag in more crowd or showcase the No. 1 team in the country, it's about equality...
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With run and gun limited, Eagles plan to have fun
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/13)
The South Putnam girls' basketball team has won consecutive county tournaments and a combined 22 games the past two seasons but after losing most of its starting lineup and the coach that led them to much of that success, the team is searching for a new identity...
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Clovers hope continued defensive focus sustains growth
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/13)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale girls' basketball team allowed a conference-best 40.8 points last season and while the personnel has changed, the focus hasn't. The Clovers had five seniors on last year's team -- all starters most of the season -- to help key an aggressive half-court defensive attack that took risks, jumped into passing lanes and used their perimeter quickness to disrupt the offensive attack before it got going...
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Veteran Cougars with second-year coach seek improvements
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam girls' basketball team got off to a slow start last season but found its rhythm by the end of the season when the players and coach Curtis Lawrence started to understand each other. Now in his second season, Lawrence and his now veteran squad enter the 2013-14 season with clear goals, expectations and a better knowledge of the system...
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Sectional champ Tiger Cubs ready to be targeted
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/13)
With just two seniors, the Greencastle girls' basketball team is among the youngest in the county, but the team is also the most experienced. The Tiger Cubs return all but two players from last season's sectional championship team and the team is ready for a season's worth of being the favored team...
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Foundation sponsoring Wiatt essay contest during Philanthropy Week
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
Philanthropy is a big important sounding word. It's even kind of hard to pronounce. Latin in origin, it means "the love of humankind." But the real meaning of the word boils down to this: Giving ... giving money, giving time and giving of ourselves...
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County reviews speed limit on Manhattan Road
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
While no one is denying the existence of safety issues along Manhattan Road, exactly how to address them remains a topic of discussion. Col. Tom Helmer of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department presented the findings of a recent speed study to the Putnam County Commissioners on Monday...
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Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department awarded grant
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Town of Cloverdale, in conjunction with Cloverdale Township, has been awarded $150,000 to purchase a new pumper fire truck to serve the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department's service area. Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann formally awarded grant recently with a number of Cloverdale officials on hand at the Indiana Statehouse...
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Hall to offer Nullification Seminar Monday with Defenders of Liberty
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
The Greencastle Defenders of Liberty will host a Nullification Seminar by KrisAnne Hall, an author, constitutional attorney, mother, pastor's wife and veteran. Well versed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Hall has many ideas to share for those who are interested in preserving these documents and our nation...
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Stepping Up to the Plate
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
Putnam County senior citizens were invited to a plate-making workshop Thursday morning as part of the DePauw University class "Around the Table: Handmade Ceramics, Food and Conversation," which will culminate in a Dec. 5 meal at the Senior Center.
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Stroke, osteoporosis screenings available Monday afternoon at GCC
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
Residents living in and around the Greencastle community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Greencastle Christian Church will host Life Line Screening on Monday, Nov. 11. The event is being sponsored by St. Vincent Health. Greencastle Christian Church is located at 620 Primrose Lane...
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Campus farm harvest benefits not limited to healthy eating
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
A total of 5,623 pounds. Believe it or not, that's the final tally of greens and vegetables grown at DePauw University's new Campus Farm this year. Sitting just southwest of campus, the farm produced a cornucopia of organically grown green beans, tomatoes, yellow squash, potatoes and broccoli for students and the community -- hundreds of pounds were donated to a local food pantry -- on only a single acre of land...
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Health Board to meet Nov. 14 at PCH
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
The Putnam County Health Board will conduct its quarterly public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Putnam County Hospital, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public and will be conducted in Classroom 1 on the third floor at PCH.
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Veterans invited to North Putnam High School and Middle School program Monday
(Local News ~ 11/07/13)
All veterans and military personnel are invited to the North Putnam High School and Middle School Veterans Day Program. The program is set for 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 in the North Putnam Middle School commons and North Putnam High School gym. Cinnamon rolls and coffee will be available at 9:15 a.m...
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