Stories from Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Cloverdale Youth Football would like to invite everyone for Football and Festivities Saturday at 6 p.m. The CYF will be hosting the South Putnam Football League in its annual jamboree. There will also be a hog roast and entertainment for kids, which includes bounce houses, a dunk tank and face painting...

GREENCASTLE -- Led by Chelsea Samuels's 44 and Katie Hedge's 49, Greencastle defeated North Putnam 213-242 in a West Central Conference golf match Monday at Windy Hill Country Club. Diane Wokoun shot 57 and McKenzie St. Marie shot 63 to complete the Tiger Cubs' scoring total...

The football season is upon us. Not just the profession ranks, but the beloved fantasy football. You know, the leagues formed by fellow armchair quarterback searching endlessly for an edge before the night of their big draft. I'm no different, but I'm not that adept at the game just yet. I've been involved with the fantasy football craze for the past three years and have loved every minute of it. I love making the call of who to start, who sit and what trades I should make...

Darlen A. Blackmore, 71, of Coatesville died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at her residence. She was born Aug. 25, 1938 in Crawfordsville. She owned and operated Darlen's Collection in Greencastle. Surviving are husband Max D. Blackmore; sons Max L. (Sandra) Blackmore, Michael D. (Sylvia) Blackmore, Matthew L. (Candy) Blackmore; grandchildren Mary Lee Blackmore, Matthew L. Blackmore II and Michael X. Blackmore...

Adeline E. Knoy, 89, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born Sept. 18, 1920 in Dayton, Ohio to Roy M. and C. Annetta Hayter. She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Eugene Lewis Knoy of Cloverdale. Adeline taught elementary school in the Cloverdale Community School System for over 25 years. ...

GREENCASTLE -- Rebecca Skloot's powerful book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," is a national best-seller that sits at the intersection of multiple disciplines and interests -- including science, ethics, research, race, class and history. On Thursday, Sept. ...

Estimated damage $2,501-$5,000. The 2004 GMC driven by Joseph R. Murphy, 23, Fort Thompson, S.D., was struck by a piece of debris, breaking the windshield. Wilson was trapped in the vehicle and suffered minor facial bleeding. The vehicles of Miller and Wilson were towed by Kenny's. Estimated damage $5,001-$10,000...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale did not receive a $1 million grant to go ahead with plans to improve the town's storm water sewer project, forcing the town to make plans to scale back. Town Council President Cathy Tipton said the grant, which is going mainly toward improving Lift No. 4 in Cloverdale, has been scaled down $600,000 because the town needs to obtain additional information about the land via an archeological inspection before the application can be approved...

CLOVERDALE -- If registration numbers so far for Cloverdale Community Schools are any indication, the corporation's enrollment could be up around 40 students from the end of 2009. CCSC Superintendent Dr. Carol Milner told the school board Monday school registration has gone well so far, although a number of students still need to register. At the high school alone, an estimated 30 to 40 students have not yet registered...

This month marks my 30th year in television. It seems like just yesterday I was nervously standing in front of a camera, not sure which direction to look, unprepared for my segment, babbling away incoherently. Wait a second -- that was yesterday! This insight has made me realize that there are countless things in my life I am no better at than when I started on this earth 63 years ago. I say countless, but I'm going to count some of them anyway...

NORTH SALEM -- "Going green" makes sense when purchasing items for a nature park. Thanks to the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County (PFOHC) and a Community Grant from The Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District (HCSWMD), buying "green" picnic tables for McCloud Nature Park was an easy choice...

By JARED JERNAGAN Assistant Editor GREENCASTLE -- DePauw president Dr. Brian Casey was on hand at Tuesday's meeting of the Greencastle Common Council to share some work the university has been doing on strategic planning. While the plan entails numerous points which will likely take years to implement, the most important factor to Tuesday's audience is the campus's connection to the community...

What happens when America's most popular rock and roll singer is drafted into the army? Well, if it's the early 1960s it's turned into a musical. Putnam County Playhouse presents Bye Bye Birdie with performances Thursday through Saturday and August 18-21. ...

Fiona Good makes splashdown at the end of the water slide at the Greencastle Aquatic Center Tuesday afternoon. Emma Hazel of the Aquatic Center said attendance at the center has tapered off in recent weeks, beginning with the Putnam County Fair. However, extreme heat this week has prompted a bit of a change. "With the hot days, it's pretty busy," she said. The Aquatic Center hopes to see even more traffic today, as the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging everyone to beat the heat with a free open swim from noon to 8 p.m. Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN