Stories from Saturday, July 20, 2013

NORTH SALEM -- McCloud Nature Park will be hosting a free program on prairie wildflower identification on Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. McCloud Park's naturalist will help participants to identify prairie wildflowers and also invasive plants that have sprung up...

The Putnam County Public Library's Internet Safety Policy will be reviewed Wednesday evening by the Library's Board of Trustees during its regular monthly board meeting that begins at 6 p.m. The public meeting will take place in the Kiwanis Room at the library, 103 E. Poplar St. Greencastle...

The Chamber of Commerce's July Business After Hours session is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30 in the main dining room at Mill Pond Health Campus, 1014 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle. Food will be prepared by the executive chef, Patty Shugars. Entertainment will also be provided as well as giveaway items...

Ron and Elizabeth Clodfelter, formerly of Greencastle, would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Megan Rose Clodfelter to Justin Zachary Terry, son of Rick and Julie Terry of Lafayette. The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Greencastle High School and a 2013 graduate of Indiana State University with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling...

Longtime Putnam County resident Mayleen Iona Puckett was honored Sunday in Greencastle with a party honoring her 87th birthday. The party, held at the Putnam Inn, included 60 family members, including all seven of her children and more than 50 spouses, grandkids, great-grandkids and great-great-grandkids. ...

Preparations are under way to welcome Evelyn Drummond, who will be speaking at Stilesville Lighthouse Aglow at 9 a.m. Aug. 6 at the Stilesville Community Building (Fire Station), one block north of the stoplight on U.S. 40. There will be a free breakfast/brunch...

LAINEY POOR of Greencastle recently graduated from Millikin University with a B.S.N. in nursing. Poor took part in the Sunday, May 19 commencement ceremony with approximately 350 classmates.

A South Putnam High School Class of 2003 10-year reunion will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Hilltop Shelter at Lieber State Park/Cagles Mill Lake. Barbecue-style lunch will be provided. Cost is $10 per classmate. Entry fee into the park is $5 for Indiana license plate, or $7 for out-of-state plate...

Beech Grove United Methodist Church will have lakeside services on Sunday, July 28. Pastor Steve Johnson will give the sermon for the 11 a.m. service at Rocky Fork Lake. A pitch-in dinner will follow. Everyone is welcome. Anyone with questions may call 653-9815...

While it was hardly a new experience for him, new Greencastle School Board member Dale Pierce took the oath of office Wednesday evening to kick off a meeting that saw a number of changes for the board. Pierce previously spent 17 years on the board and was again appointed by the Madison Township trustee in May, replacing three-term member Mike Dean...

Having operated the last two months as an interim county highway co-supervisor and as the only working supervisor since late last month, Mike Ricketts was officially promoted at Monday's meeting of the Putnam County Commissioners. Ricketts was named the interim co-supervisor on May 6, following the announcement that Clint Maddox had accepted another position...

PUTNAMVILLE -- An overflow crowd was on hand Thursday night at Lincoln Park Speedway to witness the fifth stop on the "Indiana Sprint Week" docket as Noblesville's Bryan Clauson put a halt to the three-race win streak by Kevin Thomas Jr. The victory was Clauson's second of the season in AMSOIL National Sprint Car action and was the 20th of his career in the series...

Saturday, July 20 8 a.m.: 4-H Goat Show, Farm Bureau Inside Arena 8-11 a.m.: Enter Cut Flower Specimens and House Plants, Harris Hall 8:30 a.m.-noon: Enter 4-H Poultry 9-11 a.m.: Enter Adult Open Class Culinary Arts and Food Preservation, York Automotive Exhibit Hall...

County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 10 a.m. Thursday, Cyntia Nmi Roush, 52, Greencastle, was arrested on a Putnam County warrant and for possession of paraphernalia. At 1 p.m. Brandy Lientz, 36, Waveland, was held at the jail for driving with a suspended license...

The 2013 Putnam County Fair kicked off with the annual parade Friday evening. The fair, which began following the completion of the parade, will continue until July 26.

The team from McCammon Agency won first place in the Ninth Annual Mary Allison Golf Outing on July 12. The team of (from left) Mark McCammon, Roger Zimmerman, Lynn Faletic and Brad Tucker outpaced the field to win the event. The Mary Allison Golf Outing helps raise funds for the Mary Allison Children's Trust, developed in the 1980s. Every year each Putnam County elementary school is given $1,000 from the fund to be used for medical or health care issues for students when all other resources are exhausted. (Courtesy photo)