Stories from Saturday, June 27, 2009

Bree Mahoney-Sutherland of Cloverdale, the 2008 Indiana POAC highpoint Leadline exhibitor, was awarded sixth in the nation for Leadline Horsemanship at the 2009 Pony of Americas National Convention in Indianapolis. Bree is the granddaughter of Bob and Sue Mahoney of Greencastle...

Maxine Patterson, Linda Mundy, K.C. Mundy, Jeslyn Ronan and Kierstyn Ronan represent five generations of the Mundy family.

Nathan Allan Rogers and Cari Ann Deyo Rogers were united in marriage April 10, 2009. The ceremony took place in San Antonio, Texas on the River Walk at Marriage Island. Mrs. Rodgers is the daughter of John Billingsley and Arla Deyo and the granddaughter of Susan and Raymond Deyo. She is a 2008 graduate of North Putnam High School and employed at Applebees in Plainfield. The bride will attend college to pursue her career in marine biology...

The Mary Allison Children's Fund will be hosting its fifth annual golf outing July 10 at Old Hickory. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with lunch being served at noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost is $200 per team. Besides the round of golf, the day will also feature a silent auction of three autographed items donated by the Ryan Newman Foundation...

The Putnam County Playhouse Youth Theatre Workshop will be presenting "The Taming of the Shrew" at 7 p.m. Saturday. The players include Ashley Smith as Kate, seated, Aaron Hunter as Petruchio, and Kate's Troupe consisting of Emily Gill, Katie Hedge, Jessica Magnity and Sarah Tran.

ROACHDALE -- On July 3 at 6 p.m., a renowned tradition will return to the town of Roachdale -- roach races. There are several stories about the beginnings of this event that put Roachdale on the map back in 1981. One story is that a group of Lions Club members were trying to keep themselves warm by chasing cockroaches around...