Stories from Saturday, July 17, 2010

Greencastle Police Department Cathy Capps of Greencastle was traveling east on Tennessee Street at 1:36 p.m. Monday, when a vehicle operated by Olivia Humphreys of Greencastle pulled into the path of her vehicle. There was an estimated $1,001 to $2,500 in damages...

Floyd Kenneth Bond, 88 of Reelsville, died at 11:42 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2010 at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. He was born Nov. 3, 1921 in Reelsville, as the son of Harry and Eva Parrish Bond. Following graduation from high school he joined the U.S. Coast Guard and served from 1942 until his honorable discharge Dec.18, 1945. He worked until retirement as a truck driver...

Gloria Jean Adams Donaldson, 69, of Danville, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010. She was born in Fouke, Ark., on Feb. 24, 1941. She owned and operated the Cloverdale Flower Basket before moving back to Fouke. Gloria retired from Ellis Pottery as a floral designer...

GREENCASTLE -- Nearly 200 teens came out Thursday to Robe-Ann Park for the first summer concert for teens only. The Parks Department was so please that this is a must to repeat. While the original lineup had been local favorites TGL with Asteria, the latter band could not attend due to a conflict...

Winners from the 6th annual Mary Allison Golf Outing have been announced. First place went to the Blue Sky Homes team consisting of Bart Spencer, Cy Spencer, Brad Collins and Jacob Collins; The Waters of Greencastle team of Holly Wachtel, Mike Joyce, Ryan Evens and Kevin Buechler took second place; and Res-Care, Beau Batting, Greg Bakker, Korie Wells and Gil Gargajas came in third. ...

GREENCASTLE -- The Putnam County Community Foundation is pleased to announce a new scholarship will be awarded to South Putnam High School graduates beginning in 2011. "It is actually one of the oldest endowments administered by the Community Foundation," said Elaine Peck, executive director of the Community Foundation. "It did not start growing until the last few years."...

GREENCASTLE -- For the past two years, 11-year-old Corbin Farley has been struggling with a disease about which very little is known. Corbin's parents, Larry and Gloria, said their son was diagnosed with sinus histiocytosis -- a condition of which there have been less than 1,000 reported cases...