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Becky Brothers, 1956-2011
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
Rebecca Jo "Becky" Brothers, age 55, of Roachdale, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 26, 1956 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Joseph William and Marie (Mink) Brothers. She was a graduate of North Putnam High School, Class of 1974; Marian College, where she had been an athlete and active in three sports; and received her Master's Degree from DePauw University...
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Police scanner for Dec. 1
(Police Logs ~ 12/01/11)
City Police Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police. -- At 12:39 a.m. Tuesday, Ryan Crist, 30, Greencastle, was arrested on five separate charges at the Greencastle Inn by Officer Eric Vaughan. The suspect reportedly started a fight with Matt Huffman, an off-duty city officer, who was on the scene...
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GMS Student Council, dance teams sponsor book fair at Barnes and Noble
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
This Sunday, Dec. 4, the Greencastle Middle School Student Council and the GMS dance team will be at the Plainfield Barnes and Noble store in the Metropolis Mall, sponsoring a book fair. The students have volunteered their time in efforts to raise money. The Student Council is raising money to donate to Riley Hospital for Children, while the dance team is raising money to help offset its uniform costs...
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Greencastle FBI group to provide free gift-wrapping service Dec. 10
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
The Greencastle High School Future Broadcasters Initiative will be offering a free wrapping paper service for anyone in the community Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring any unwrapped presents to the GHS multi-purpose room and enjoy refreshments while FBI members wrap your gifts...
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Relay for Life wraps up presents to fight cancer
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
Putnam County's Relay for Life is holding its first fundraiser since the last relay, a new annual event called "Wrap Up Cancer." The event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 from noon-3 p.m. at the Putnam County Museum. Community members may bring gifts to the museum to be wrapped by Relay members in return for a small donation. Community members can then relax, walk around town, enjoy the museum or perform other tasks while the presents are wrapped and pick them up later...
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Holiday variety show sparkles on stage through Dec. 23
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/11)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The holidays sparkle as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents its 19th annual greeting of the season. Gather family and friends and join Santa himself for "A Beef & Boards Christmas 2011," live on stage through Dec. 23. Sure to make the season bright, "A Beef & Boards Christmas" is a true variety show with breathtaking songs, stories and dance, celebrating all that makes the holidays special. ...
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Giamatti's 'Win Win' -- the title says it all
(Entertainment ~ 12/01/11)
Thomas McCarthy's "Win Win" is that typical wonderful film that flies under the radar for most of the year only to be resurrected come award season. While it only snagged one nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards, "Win Win" should be in the mix when nominations for the Golden Globes and Oscars are announced...
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North Putnam falls to Panthers
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/11)
MONTEZUMA -- The North Putnam girls' basketball team lost to Riverton Parke Tuesday 59-25. The Cougar struggled from the field, only managing to score in double-figures in one quarter of play. LeeAnn Davis led North Putnam with seven points, with Maggie Pinney adding five. Kensy Asbell and Samantha Lucas scored four points each, with Morgan Robinson chipping in three points. Bethany Wiatt contributed two points in the loss...
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GMS eighth graders remain perfect on the season
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/11)
On Monday, the Greencastle boys eighth grade basketball team made it seven in a row with a win over the visiting Cloverdale Clovers. The Tiger Cubs jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Brandon Gierke scored six of his game high nine points and was helped out by Jacob Sanders with four, in the opening quarter...
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GHS boys' basketball giving back for the holidays
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/11)
Many times, high school athletes and coaches lose sight of how playing the sport they love can have a positive impact on the entire community. This is not the case for The Greencastle boys' basketball program. At the suggestion of JV/Assistant varsity coach Doug Hudson, the teams from GHS turned their annual intra-squad game into a way to give back to the Putnam County Community...
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Cloverdale gets big win over Turkey Run, 50-22
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/11)
MARSHALL -- The Cloverdale girls' basketball team defeated Turkey Run in dominating fashion, 50-22, Tuesday. Cloverdale saw 10 players get in the scoring book on the night, led by Bailee Stevens and Paige Gruener with 10 points each. Katie Fulkerson added eight points, with Amillia Nally adding five points. Katie Walters chipped in four points...
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Gibson, Bryan named Players of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/11)
After a successful 2011 football season that saw an upset in the sectional final, one program do a complete 180 and another rededicate itself, representatives from each school and the Banner Graphic have selected their All-Putnam County football team...
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Cookies with Santa
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
The Madison Township Fire Department will be hosting Cookies with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1-4 p.m. Participants are invited to take a free picture with Santa and enjoy cookies and milk.
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'Hoosiers' a part of Hollar's life, even after 25 years
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
Twenty-six years ago this fall, Steve Hollar arrived at DePauw University a skinny freshman, looking forward to life in Greencastle and ultimately a path to dental school. A DPU basketball recruit under coach Mike Steele for the 1985-86 season, Hollar was already a Hoosier hero, having made the winning free throws for Warsaw High School in the 1984 state championship game...
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SAWs builds 15 ramps in 2011
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
The SAWs mission of the Greencastle Presbyterian Church, that builds ramps for the handicapped in Putnam County, finished its 2011 build season on Friday, Nov. 18. It was quite a year, with 20 people in Putnam County provided with needed improved access to their homes...
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Community Christmas Choir concert at Russellville Dec. 2-4
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Community Christmas Choir, under the direction of Jamie France, is preparing for the 10th annual Community Christmas Choir concert at the Russellville Community Center. This year's concert is titled, "The Gift of Christmas," created by Phil Barfoot and arranged and orchestrated by Dave Williamson. This highly anticipated annual event is open to the public...
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Tiny dancer huge part of Beef and Boards Christmas schedule
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
When Olivia McKenna was 2, she had her life planned out through college. She wanted to be a doctor. But then she attended an acting workshop in Crawfordsville at the age of 4. From that point on, she wanted to take a career path through Hollywood and Broadway, making her go from "doctor to waitress," as her parents Heather and Kevin Cook like to joke...
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Town may treat water from spill at ethanol plant
(Local News ~ 12/01/11)
CLOVERDALE-- During a relatively short meeting for the Cloverdale Utility Board on Tuesday, the main item that concerned the town was the potential discharge into the Cloverdale sewer system from POET. POET, which produces ethanol from corn, recently had an incident where nearly 20,000 gallons of corn mash was released into its storm water pond. ...
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Rebecca Jo "Becky" Brothers
(Obituary ~ 12/01/11)
Rebecca Jo "Becky" Brothers, age 55, of Roachdale, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 26, 1956 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Joseph William and Marie (Mink) Brothers. She was a graduate of North Putnam High School, Class of 1974; Marian College, where she had been an athlete and active in three sports; and received her Master's Degree from DePauw University...
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