Stories from Monday, April 22, 2013

BRIDGETON -- The Parke County town of Bridgeton will host its 21st annual Mountain Man Rendezvous Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28. Activities will be staged from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, offering a taste of authentic pre-1840s living in a beautiful historic setting...

The sonorous sound of horns will fill the DePauw University School of Music when an unusual convergence of four major symphony horn players occurs on at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ohio State music faculty member Bruce Henniss, formerly of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, will join Richard Graef, Jerry Montgomery and Robert Danforth of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on a stellar program of music for brass winds Tuesday night in Thompson Recital Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts...

The Putnam County Public Library will welcome Terry Noble on Thursday, April 25 to give a noon Passport Travel talk on Morocco. Cookies and drinks will be provided for the Brown Bag lunch event, the library's second Passport event of the spring. Noble, who spent last January in Morocco, describes it as "an immersive, intense and amazing experience," and a trip she documented with more than 1,300 photos...

The ladies of the VFW Women's Auxiliary Post 1550 recently hosted a fundraiser for the Putnam County Cancer Center.

PUTNAMVILLE -- The Sons of American Legion Post 58 received an overwhelming response from offenders assigned to the Putnamville Correctional Facility's Purposeful Living Unit Serve (PLUS) program when asked to contribute to a fund to build a Ceremonial Flag Burning Pit in Veterans' Plaza located in Greencastle...

TERRE HAUTE -- The Greencastle boys' golf team came up just short of getting a win at the Braves Classic on Saturday. The Tiger Cubs' scored a 317, just behind host Terre Haute South (310) and local team Terre Haute North (314). Junior Luke Brotherton shot a 73 to lead his team, the second-lowest score of the day...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam varsity baseball team jumped out to a three-run lead over the Covenant Christian Warriors on Saturday, but the visitors had the last word as they beat NPHS 9-4. Senior Jake Haste (3-1) got the loss for NPHS. He went 4.0 innings and gave up five runs on four hits and struck out two...

ROACHDALE -- The Cloverdale varsity baseball team hit the road Saturday, but still played host to the Covenant Christian Warriors. With the Clovers' home field soggy from last week's weather, CHS beat the Warriors 11-1 in six innings at North Putnam High School...

GREENWOOD -- Rainy days finally gave way to sunshine Saturday as South Putnam's softball team, who had not played since a Monday doubleheader, made the trek to Center Grove to participate in the Trojan Classic. A shortened schedule afforded each of the six teams two games instead of the original three, with the Eagles facing Greenwood and Columbus North...

The annual Little 5 cycling race was held at DePauw on Saturday. The first Little 5 took place in 1956 and was organized as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Fund. Teams from different Greek houses compete in men's, women's and alumni competitions. The crowd of students at this years race munched on free GCBs, compliments of the DPU Union Board, and cheered on as men's criterium champion Forrest Kunkel (above) of the Delta Tau Delta house and women's champion Nicole Rossillo (right) of the Alpha Chi Omega house won their respective races. Rossillo finished second last year after being passed late ("Rather dirtily," she added). Rossillo recently finished her senior season on the DPU swim team and won the race on a last-second replacement bike. (For the Banner Graphic/ALEXANDRIA GASAWAY)

Through the USDA and the State of Indiana, Gleaners serves low-income seniors via the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Income eligible seniors accepted into the program receive a monthly 40-pound box of supplemental food through the program...

The "Miller Life" Relay for Life team, headed by Jean Miller, has a special passion and talent it is currently sharing with the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center. As a way to raise money for Relay for Life, the Miller Life team hand-makes pillowcases, using an assortment of beautiful material that would appeal to everyone from kids, to sports fans, to gardeners...

Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray and City Council President Adam Cohen will headline a community public forum this Wednesday evening at City Hall. Sponsored by the Greencastle League of Women Voters and the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce, the program is designed to update the community on the progress of the $19 million Stellar Grant...

Later this week, Greencastle and Putnam County residents will have another opportunity to help deter prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous unused, unwanted or expired medications. On Saturday, April 27, the Greencastle Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will join forces to stage another Drug Take Back Program effort locally at Greencastle High School, 910 E. Washington St...

After a week of flooding and watery weather, the Putnam County Special Olympics had a sunny Sunday to compete at a track and field meet at South Putnam High School. Special Olympics Indiana and IHSAA have teamed up this year to work together to give participants in the Special Olympics a chance to participate in more sporting activities and give a chance for students part of the ISHAA to help develop and foster certain skills that can help them on and off the field...

Larry Richard Clodfelter, 73, of Greenwood, passed away on April 11, 2013. He was born on Oct. 13, 1939 in Greencastle to Carl and Grace Clodfelter. Larry proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air Force. He is survived by his beloved wife Sue Clodfelter; children, Jennifer (Victor) Vinci and Scott (Ellen) Clodfelter; 7 grandchildren, Megan (Cody) Long, Jordan Canary, Evan Vinci, Claudia Vinci, Jared Canary, Nick Clodfelter and Eric Clodfelter; brother, Paul (Paula) Clodfelter and sister in law, Helen J. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- A free, two-night self-defense class hosted by the Bainbridge Police Department will help inform women how to protect themselves in the event of an attack. The class is set for Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Bainbridge Community Center...

Putnam County Extension Homemakers is celebrating the 100 Anniversary of Indiana Extension Homemakers (IEHA) with a display at the Putnam County Museum. The display opened Saturday, April 20. Members of the 100th Anniversary Celebration Committee were on hand to greet guests, and to give tours of the exhibit...