Stories from Monday, March 25, 2013

It's such a rare occurrence that an athlete saves the best game of his life for the biggest game of his life that even fiction stays away. There are a few cinematic examples -- Rocky against Creed, Happy Gilmore against Shooter McGavin, Steve Nebraska against physics in The Scout -- but serious movies almost never go there...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale and South Putnam Student Councils will host their annual Senior Citizens Prom on Saturday, April 13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Cloverdale High School cafetorium. Theme for the night will be "Old Hollywood." Admission is free. Anyone age 55 or older is invited to join the group for a night of dancing, food and fun...

Three Greencastle youngsters won bicycles donated by Headley Hardware Saturday morning during the annual Greencastle Park and Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt at Robe-Ann Park. Bike winners are (front, from left) Colleen Bossnack, 4, daughter of John and Angie Bossnack; Trace Dunscombe, 5, son of Ashley Karish; and Beau Query, 6, son of Cory and Olivia Query. ...

Posing with one of the yard signs that have been springing up around town to publicize the Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church Rummage Sale are committee member Rita Ferguson (left) and Nettie Smithers. The Saturday, March 30 sale will run from 8 a.m. ...

Spring Break! Oops I forgot to enroll in 4-H! The enrollment deadline assuring all projects being available is Monday, April 1 upon return from Spring Break. One can enroll and pay online by visiting www.extension.purdue.edu/putnam and clicking on 4-H Youth in the left hand menu or to link in the "Hot Topics" area. ...

The fifth annual Eggstock fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis is set for Friday night, March 29 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Registration begins at 9 p.m. at shelterhouse No. 1 (atop the hill above the bandshell) with the after-dark hunting starting at 10 p.m. The fee is $10 per person...

A report on the restoration process of the Civil War Monument at Greencastle's Forest Hill Cemetery will highlight the 2013 annual meeting of the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County on Thursday evening. The HPS will meet at the Putnam County Museum, beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday...

CLOVERDALE -- When second-grader Logan Tingle nominated his former teacher Katina Wetter for the Banner Graphic's inaugural Teacher of the Month Award in February, he kept his remarks simple. "She goes above and beyond to help her students and they all love her," Logan said in his online nomination, with a little help from mom Pam Tingle...

As many residents may be aware, the Greencastle Housing Authority is experiencing a financial hardship, but local people can help for free. GHA is in the process of attempting to sell its building at 309 E. Franklin St. GHS is uncertain of when it will sell, and in turn is seeking all forms of help possible to keep the doors open...

BAINBRIDGE-- New projects are in the works for North Putnam School Corporation. The projects and the announcement of the beginning of several programs for next school year were discussed at Thursday's school board meeting. One major topic discussed was the health care reform act or so-called "Obamacare" and how having affordable health care available to all full-time corporation employees could affect the corporation...

As the starting siren blares, Easter egg hunters in the 1-2 age group venture forth with a little help from parents and older siblings Saturday morning at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle.

With classmates undoubtedly enjoying the warmer temperatures of southern beaches, Greencastle High School senior T.J. Bollman spends the Monday of his spring break clearing snow away from the entrance of Shuee's Furniture and Mattress on West Franklin Street...

This was the type of game people complain about when they complain about the NBA. The Pacers played their B unit and still won because the Hawks were on the second night of back-to-back games, on the road, in the snow, and their starters didn't really seem too interested...