Stories from Friday, March 17, 2006

George F. "Pete" Zimmerman, 70, Brownsburg, died Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. Born in Ladoga, he was the son of Earl George and Annie Esther (Cline) Zimmerman. He married Wilma Malayer on Nov. 5, 1960. She survives. A 1954 graduate of Bainbridge High school, he served in the U.S. Army and was a carpenter. He was also a member of the Haw Creek Church of Christ, the Masonic Lodge at Groveland, and the Indiana Carpenters Union Local No. 60, Indianapolis...

After losing five varsity players to graduation, it looks like 2006 will be a rebuilding year for the Greencastle girls' tennis team. However, with the spring season right around the corner, the Tiger Cubs aren't wasting any time. Coach Trish Lowe and a crop of young players are hitting the courts, attempting to make the most of the season ahead...

After winning the Division II National Championship with Grand Valley State, South Putnam and DePauw University Graduate Josh Buis is taking his coaching abilities to another level. At the ripe age of 27-years-old, Buis is now a Division I football coach, working with tight ends and offensive tackles at Eastern Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference...