Stories from Thursday, December 28, 2006

Staff Writer There are a number of sources out there that offer tips for dealing with and preventing the flu. The Putnam County Health Department urges people to practice good hygiene habits, including frequent handwashing. They also suggest coughing into a tissue or into the inside of your arm, rather than your hand, as germs pass more quickly from hand to hand...

Every year during the last week of December, many people worldwide make plans to change something about themselves. These changes are usually something for the better. According to the website pittsburgh.about.com, the top 10 New Year's resolutions for the year include spending more time with family and friends, fit in fitness, tame the bulge, quit smoking, enjoy life more, quit drinking, get out of debt, learn something new, help others and get organized...

Have you ever wondered how the Putnam County Museum decides what will be on display?  Find out and contribute your ideas at the first "Museum Lunch & Ideas" focus group. Bring a lunch and your exhibit ideas to the Putnam County Public Library's Kiwanis Room from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. The library is located at 103 E. Poplar St. in Greencastle...

Died Dec. 28, 2006 Loretta "Rita" Berry, 60, Greencastle, died Thursday morning at Mill Pond Health Campus. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Green-castle.

TERRE HAUTE -- Redemption is a beautiful thing. Two weeks after dropping a heartbreaker on the road to Rockville, the Greencastle Tiger Cubs' varsity boys' basketball team came back in a big way to defeat the Rox 60-42 in the opening game of the Wabash Valley Classic at Terre Haute South Wednesday...