Stories from Monday, May 30, 2016

Larry D. Daniels, 71, Coatesville passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. He was born in Ohio on July 30, 1944. He graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in engineering. He had worked for Ford Motor Co., Harvey Construction, managed the Clark Station in Danville, and retired from Bridgeport Brass...

Velma Mildred Chastain, 93, of Greencastle, formerly of Roachdale, passed away at Mill Pond Health Campus on Saturday evening, May 28, 2016. She was born on Feb. 28, 1923 to Lloyd and Amy Jones Young. She was a member of Oak Park Baptist Church, Indianapolis, an a former member of the VFW Auxiliary in Roachdale and the Roachdale Christian Church...

Kenneth M. Lyon, 81, of Greencastle, passed away at Terre Haute Regional Hospital on Saturday, May 28, 2016. He was born in Greencastle, Aug. 27, 1934, the son of Arthur and Sylvia (Stites) Lyon. Ken graduated from Greencastle High School with the class of 1952...

Clyde K Stringer Jr., 67, of Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 5:08 p.m. in Union Hospital. Clyde was a former teacher with the Vigo County School Corporation and a computer technician with H.R. Block. He was born on Feb. 3, 1949 in Greencastle to Clyde Stringer Sr and Julia (Baker) Stringer...

Ronald Ray Eden, 75, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at home surrounded by family members who were worshipping the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ron was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He was a local businessman who enjoyed getting to know people and helping them in any way he could. He took pride in serving the community of Crawfordsville through his businesses and friendships...

The 23rd season of ParkFest, sponsored by the Greencastle Civic League, begins Tuesday evening with family night. The weekly free concert series runs from 6:30-8 p.m. at Robe-Ann Park and this week features War Radio and friends. As part of family night, Big Bounce Fun House Rentals will be on hand with bounces houses, face painting, popcorn, snow cones and more...

The pond at Greencastle's Jaycee Park will be the scene of the annual Kids' All-American Fishing Derby Saturday, June 4. There is no charge to participate in the 8-11 a.m. Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department event. Children ages 2-17 are invited to test their angling skills with such competitions as biggest fish, smallest fish, kids' casting and more...

PUTNAMVILLE -- The Putnamville United Methodist Church will host its annual yard sale, part of the U.S. 40 yard sale, beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. The historic church and museum are located on U.S. 40 in downtown Putnamville. In case of rain, the sale will be inside the church...

The third annual Charlie Johnston Memorial Ride is set for Saturday, June 4 at the Fillmore Fire Department at 10 N. Main St. Sign-in starts at 9 a.m. with kickstands up at 11. This year's ride will be in support of breast cancer awareness and the Fillmore Fire Department...

The Putnam County 4-H Archery Club will host its first Archery Banquet on June 11 from 5-8 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds open arena. The banquet will include a silent auction starting at 5 p.m., followed by a dinner and then the archery shoot at 7 p.m. Each archer will be sponsored by a local law enforcement officer or public official...

Here are the latest stray animals currently held at the Putnam County Animal Care and Control Shelter, 4700 E. State Road 240, Greencastle. --Dog: Adult, male, yellow, lab mix, found at U.S. 231 and State Road 42. --Dog: Adult, female, black and tan, miniature pinscher, found at Edgelea...

The 23rd season of ParkFest, sponsored by the Greencastle Civic League, begins Tuesday evening with family night. The weekly free concert series runs from 6:30-8 p.m. at Robe-Ann Park and this week features War Radio and friends. As part of family night, Big Bounce Fun House Rentals will be on hand with bounce houses, face painting, popcorn, snow cones and more...

CAYUGA -- North Putnam High School graduate Dan Nelson has been named superintendent of the North Vermillion School Corporation. Currently principal of Seeger Memorial High School, Nelson will take over as the new superintendent effective July 1. He is the son of Linda Nelson, retired former food service director for Greencastle Schools, and husband Robert of Russellville...

Thanks to Alexandra Perdew, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2000 and a board member of the American Harp Society Foundation, the DePauw School of Music was selected to host the national finals of the Foundation's Anne Adams Awards and Grandjany Memorial Award competitions, June 3-4 on the DePauw campus...

Summer is here and finally it feels like it on the thermometer. The calendar is also showing it is summer as 4-H camp, summer 4-H workshops and trips kick off. In terms of workshops, there are numerous family opportunities for fun learning. There are cake decorating, electricity, fine arts, genealogy, public speaking/demonstration, sewing and wood science workshops scheduled...

Director Shelly McFadden will have two sessions of auditions for casting the upcoming musical "1776" at the Putnam County Playhouse. The first session will be Sunday, June 5 at 3 p.m. The second session will be Monday, June 6 at 7 p.m. Both will be at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre in Greencastle...

Ever wonder about the up-and-down beats, the occasional flutterings and the complex tempos of the human heart? Putnam County Hospital and Franciscan St. Francis Health are offering a free class focused on atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a condition affecting more than 2.6 million Americans and the cause of up to 20 percent of strokes...

Music, food and fun on Franklin Street are on the menu for the June 3 First Friday event in downtown Greencastle. Everyone is invited to bring lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment with friends and family on the square. There is always featured entertainment on the Franklin Street stage on First Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. June's featured band will be the MacDaddy's, frequent performers at The Swizzle Stick and the annual Greencastle Summer Music Festival...

More than the few and the proud, 108 members of the Class of 2016 graduated from North Putnam High School on Saturday. And the 106 who actually walked during the ceremony included the first-ever NPHS student to graduate in just three years and the first former home schooler to enroll in the school to play athletics and then matriculate with his Cougar class...

Visiting a state park in Indiana on June 4 or 5 will cost just pocket change -- literally. That's because Indiana State Parks is celebrating its 100th birthday by "rolling back" gate admission to a 10-cents-per-person donation for each of those two days...

The court is poured, the bib numbers are ordered, the beverages are brewin'! In just few short days, runners will be toeing the start line with some of the Midwest's finest outfitted racers for the third annual C.A.R.R. (Camo America Ranbow Run) 5K run on Saturday, June 11 in Greencastle...

North Putnam High School Valedictorian Madisyn Smith (top, right) and Salutatorian Adriana Millican lead the processional into the gym. Meanwhile, South Putnam High School Class President Katie Hewitt (below, left) and Cloverdale High School's Brenan Hall (below, right) address the student body and receives his diploma, respectively...