Stories from Tuesday, May 28, 2013

A pair of fun bowling leagues will begin at A 'n J Bowl next week. The six-week men's and women's league begins on Wednesday, June 5 and the Adult-Junior League starts on Thursday, June 6. Teams for that league will consist of one adult and one junior...

SPEEDWAY -- Setting a school record for wins and reaching the sectional semifinal wasn't enough for the Cloverdale baseball team, but it will have to do. The Clovers (22-7) lost to Covenant Christian on Monday 6-1. The two teams went to the bottom of the fourth with a 0-0 tie, but a series of close calls and frustration from Cloverdale swung to momentum to the Warriors...

After leading the South Putnam softball team to two consecutive state championships, an overall record of 116-12 and making a ton of friends along the way, head coach Chris Jones is saying goodbye. Jones was hired as Rising Sun High School's boys varsity basketball coach on May 13, thus ending his reign as the Eagles' softball coach. While he has enjoyed great success on the softball field, Jones acknowledged his dream has been to coach varsity basketball...

The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will present its opening performance of the 2013 season on Sunday June 2, 8 p.m. at the Forest Park Band Shell or Pavilion if rain. Opening night is titled "Do You Hear The People Sing?" and will feature three musical operas...

There is nothing more creepy crawly then finding a tick on yourself or pets after being outdoors. There are several species found in Indiana; there are 4 species that are commonly found in Indiana. American Dog Tick This species of tick is very common. I found one on my dog last week. The American Dog Tick is found in woody areas and in uncut grassy areas...

McCloud Nature Park will be celebrating the nationally recognized trail hiking day on Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. Learn about the history of McCloud Park and support the National Trail System. Then participants can hike their way from Acorn Pass to Woodland Way, or choose any of McCloud's 6.5 miles of trails. ...

The IBM Retirees' Organization annual family picnic will be held Sunday, June 9 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1550 in Greencastle. Food will be catered by Putnam Inn of Greencastle and will be served from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Activities and fellowship will continue until 4 p.m...

A truck and tractor pull will benefit Relay for Life on Saturday, June 1 at the Greencastle Fairgrounds. The event will begin with tractors at 2 p.m. There will be a $25 hook fee. The event is open to antique pro-stock tractors in 4,550, 5,550, 6,500 and 7,500 pound weight classes as well as open farm stock tractors in 9,500 and 12,500 weight classes. There is a 20.8 tire and safety equipment limit...

The Area 30 Career Center VEX Robotics Club attended its first regional VEX Robotics Competition at the Ivy Tech Campus in Columbus May 18. Team members are (from left) Ruben Hinners, Sean Hinners, Zane Earles, Scott Cummins, Jacob Hendershot, Anthony Hendricks and Austin Query. ...

As fast as a fire can happen, what comes after can require some patience. With insurance investigations ongoing into the Friday, May 17 fire that heavily damaged four downtown businesses, this is the lesson the owners are finding. The affected businesses were Wilson's Photography, Wilson's Formal Wear and Buzz Bomb Graphics; the Pawn Store; Dr. Perry Wainman DDS and Greencastle Furniture...

The Greencastle Aquatic Center is officially open. The opening of the pool, which was scheduled for May 23, was delayed due to state law, which requires both air and water to be 70 degrees. Due to both Windy Hill and DePauw University pools being closed for the season, the Greencastle Aquatic Center will be hosting a variety of events for all ages throughout this year's season...

As South Putnam Salutatorian Jenna Jones reminded her classmates Saturday, "the world is about to get a whole lot bigger" for the class of 2013. With each school celebrating in its own way, for South Putnam it involves hugging or shaking hands with Principal Kieth Puckett (above, left), such as the big bear hug Steven Lawson is about to throw on the principal. At Cloverdale, the tradition is confetti and smiles after being presented as high school graduates...

The traditional Memorial Day ceremony with the VFW Post 1550 and American Legion Post 58 Honor Guard, rifle salute and "Taps" was conducted in front of about 50 spectators Monday morning at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Pianist Claude Cymerman and cellist Eric Edberg (both DePauw music professors) open the ninth season of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. Admission is free. The concerts are funded by donations...

Connie Miller Fisher, 93, Greencastle, passed away Sunday morning, May 26, 2013 at The Waters in Greencastle. She was born in Ashboro, In on April 16, 1920 the daughter of LeRoy C. and Violet F. Butts Miller. She married Charles W. Fisher in 1939 in Greencastle and he preceded her in death on June 28, 1993...

Vitus J. Clemens Jr., 57, of Greencastle, passed away at his residence on Monday evening, May 27, 2013. He was born on Jan. 30, 1956 to Vitus and Susie Clements Clemens in Crawfordsville, IN. He was a member of the First Assembly of God, Greencastle, and Greencastle Masonic Lodge No. 47 F&AM...