Stories from Sunday, November 24, 2013

Bernie Deckard, 70, of Crawfordsville passed away at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 in Morgantown, Ind., where he had resided since the end of October at Morgantown Health Care Inn. Born Sept. 23, 1943 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Carl Deckard and Rena I. Douglas Meagher...

Wayne Moore, age 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Born Feb. 27, 1930 in Putnam County, he was the son of Frank and Nora (Smock) Moore. He married Delilah (Overshiner) Moore on March 11, 1948 and she preceded him in death on May 14, 2002...

South Putnam High School has been named to the Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll by the College Board. Only 12 schools in all of Indiana qualified for this distinction. South Putnam qualified by increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP Exams...

Grading Period 1 High Honor Roll Grade 9: Lindsey Ellen Bridgewater, Skylar Joan Michelle Clifford, Jacob Charles Crawley, Jedediah Andrew Fajt, Autumn Rachelle Glaze, Nathan Patrick Gobert, Kelly Lynn Hansen, Ruth Ann Kirsch Heithaus, Craig Albert Helmers, Kaitlin Nicole Kessler, Braden Jeron Pershing, Cecilia Abigail Pohlar, Nicholas Michele Seaman, Gabrielle M Selvia, Michaela Rose Semak, Mia C Stevens, Lydia Lorraine Trout, Madison Moire Trout, Derek Tyler Ummel, Whitney Josephine Weinschenk, Alexandra Tenille Weliever, Clayton Evan Wilson, MacKenzie Danielle Wilson, Madison Sue Woodall and Terra Renee York. ...

Roachdale Elementary recently celebrated its October Citizenship students, which included Archer Springmeyer (front, left), Big Lucy, Allison Skirvin, Camryn Riggle, Nolan Hackleman. Chloee Livingston, Jake Preston, Emma Kelly, Kaitlyn Overshiner, Braydon Beavers, Damon Catt, Ciera Burdine and Kiara Mudock...

On Tuesday, Dec. 3 the Putnam County Public Library will be partnering with the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University to screen the popular documentary, "A Place at the Table," at 6:30 p.m. The screening, followed by a brief discussion, will take place in the Library's Kiwanis Room...

BAINBRDGE--During the November North Putnam School Board meeting an old subject was brought back to light. Several months ago the school board decided to reinstate non-certified employees back to 35 hours after originally cutting hours in May. The hours were cut due to the Affordable Health Care Act that has been put into effect. Business or corporations, like North Putnam, who employ more than 50 employees must offer health benefits to all employees who work more than 30 hours a week...

MOORESVILLE -- Greencastle's wrestling squad opened the year as one of six participants at the Mooresville Super Six duels Saturday morning. Shorthanded through numbers and practice restrictions, the Tiger Cubs fell in four of their five matches, nailing down their sole victory against Indianapolis George Washington 36-27...

Harvest has just gotten done, so now a good time to think about your Private Applicators Recertification. Two PARP programs are being offered in Putnam County. The first PARP is devoted to soil health and cover crops and is on Dec. 4, starting at 8:30 a.m. The second PARP is the Last Chance PARP of the season. This program will be on Dec, 11 and wills start at 12:30 p.m...

With the busiest shopping day of the year almost upon us, Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray recently declared Saturday, Nov. 30 as Small Business Saturday. Murray urged all residents to participate in the event by shopping or dining at local businesses not only on Saturday, but throughout the year.

North Putnam senior Bethany Wiatt had the breakout game her team has been counting on, finishing with a triple-double of 10 points, 10 assists and 14 steals in the Cougars' win over South Putnam in the consolation game of the 2013 Putnam County Girls' Basketball Tournament, 42-30...

Greencastle overcame a nearly flawless effort from Cloverdale to win the 2013 Putnam County Girls' Basketball Tournament championship on Saturday. The Tiger Cubs committed just seven turnovers in the game and beat the Clovers 61-51 to win their first county championship since 2010...

Mary June VonTress Priest, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born in Greencastle on June 3, 1925, and was the daughter of C.O. and Mary VonTress, who preceded her in death...

Mental Health America of Putnam County will present its Annual Christmas "High Tea" from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Almost Home located at 17 W. Franklin Street. Harpist Harriet Moore will again provide music during this event. The annual Christmas High Tea is a wonderful way to begin your holiday celebrations with friends, enjoy the wonderful Almost Home food and help MHAPC raise funds to continue our work in the community...

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the smell of victory was in the air. Both on the football field and in the Monon Chili Cookoff, Wabash College took home their prizes. "We had nine contestants enter in the chili competition," Tavia Pigg said of the third annual event...

BAINBRDGE--During the November North Putnam School Board meeting an old subject was brought back to light. Several months ago the school board decided to reinstate non-certified employees back to 35 hours after originally cutting hours in May. The hours were cut due to the Affordable Health Care Act that has been put into effect. Business or corporations, like North Putnam, who employ more than 50 employees must offer health benefits to all employees who work more than 30 hours a week...

The Greencastle Beta Psi Chapter of Tri Kappa will be hosting its 22nd annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 7. This event will be held at Deer Meadow Primary School in Greencastle from 8-11 a.m. (Breakfast served until 10:30). Everyone is invited to attend...

The Cloverdale Rockwell Foundation got into the holiday spirit as members spent the weekend decorating the Community Building in preparation for the tree lighting ceremony, which will take place Saturday at 7 p.m.

With the Putnam County website still sadly outdated, county commissioners learned last week the power to update it could be placed in the hands of individual offices. Jon Tesmer, who helped get the website up to date in early 2011, spoke with the current commissioners at their Monday, Nov. 18 meeting regarding his past work on the site and what can be done moving forward...

With the idea of a downtown Greencastle parking garage as dead to the world as disco and dinosaurs, city officials have gotten their first look at a parking lot design being considered in its stead. Ratio Architects has created the design for a 50-space parking lot at Jackson, Walnut and Indiana streets, occupying the spot where a two-story, 146-space parking garage was once envisioned as the ultimate solution to longstanding Greencastle parking issues and diminished development around the courthouse square.. ...