Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN
The temperatures were warmer Friday, but it was still a cold day to be on top of the Putnam County Courthouse or in a utility bucket . All the same, county employees spent part of the morning running strands of Christmas lights from the courthouse to buildings around the square. "We're going to do this the first of November next year," County Planner Kim Hyten joked. Above Hyten hands the final strand of lights to Tom Gilson in the bucket of an HOP service van. This strand was affixed to the second floor of 15 N. Indiana St. The Greencastle Department of Public Works also hung some of the lights, while courthouse security officer Heath Smiley did traffic control.