Stories from Friday, November 7, 2008

The Putnam Pain Wrestling Club will be holding signups on Nov. 11 and 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and on Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the North Putnam Middle School commons area. Putnam Pain is a wrestling club for kids ages pre-K through eighth grade at any skill level. The club will focus on takedowns, escapes, reversals and pinning combinations...

Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray signed a proclamation Thursday afternoon in support of World Diabetes Day. This event is an official United Nation's World Health Day celebrated each year on Nov. 14. It was created in response to concern over the escalating incidence of diabetes around the world...

Sheriff's Department Jessica Phillips, Reelsville, was traveling southbound on County Road 775 W at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, when she topped a hill and was unable to avoid hitting a tractor driven by Michael Flaherty, Indianapolis. Flaherty stated he noticed Phillips traveling at a high rate of speed and was unable to move out of the way...

Edward G. Ypma, 68, of Greencastle died at home on Nov. 5, 2008 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Ypma was born Sept. 12, 1940 in Libertyville, Ill. He earned three degrees from Purdue University and was a professor at DePauw University for 38 years from 1966-2004. He served as Residence Director for DePauw-related international programs in Tokyo, Japan; Athens, Greece; and Frieberg, Germany...

Thomas Grant Lee, 67, of Kendallville died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. Mr. Lee was born in Terre Haute on March 11, 1941 to Archie E. and Lucy Ellen (Vaught) Lee. He graduated from Brazil High School in 1959 and Indiana State University in 1964 with a Bachelor's degree in Education. He continued his education and obtained a Master's of Art and Teaching from DePauw University in 1970...

Mike Ratcliff was the guest speaker for the Kiwanis meeting Thursday. His topic was "Up the Congo River." Ratcliff visited central Africa for the second time on behalf of Western Ohio Conference of United Methodist Church. He went primarily to teach leadership development classes to native church and community leaders...

ROACHDALE -- Tim Kelly's "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" will be presented by North Putnam High School at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday in the school's auditorium. This play is an old dark house spoof loaded with laughs and thrills. Ye Olde Wayside Inn is a chamber of horrors haunted by the spirit of a soldier who deserted Washington at Valley forge. Living there are three flaky cousins, their Uncle and a hired girl who wandered in...

FILLMORE -- Fillmore Town Council members Jeff Osborn, Alan Jones and Wes Terhune discussed the third "first" reading of an ordinance to allow ATVs to drive on town streets and a Lilly Endowment Grant to research water and sewer infiltration issues in the town...