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Lingering on Victory Lane
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/13)
Scorpion Window Films COO and Greencastle football coach Josh Buis (left) and Scorpion employee Dana Mitchell enjoy their time on victory row by posing in front of Ryan Newman's championship car at the Brickyard 400 last Sunday. Scorpion was a sponsor of Newman at the event. Buis called the experience of supporting a winning driver "unbelievable" and said he could take some lessons from watching a NASCAR team onto the football field with him. The Tiger Cubs and all the other local teams begin practice for the fall season on Monday. (Courtesy photo)
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Jeff Bland Jr. scores sprint car victory at Lincoln Park Speedway
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/13)
To say that the 2013 racing season has been a rollercoaster for Jeff Bland Jr. would be to put it mildly. An opening night victory on April 6 at Lincoln Park Speedway seemed to bode well except for the fact that a blown power plant curbed the joy of the win...
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Euclid Quartet to perform Wednesday at local music festival
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
The prize-winning, acclaimed Euclid Quartet will perform music by Haydn, Wynton Marsalis and Bela Bartok Wednesday night as the Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues its series of free concerts in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. is sponsored in part by the Inn at DePauw...
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Greencastle native brings Pilates to the karate academy
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
Greencastle native Erin Gibbons has made it her mission to not only lead a healthy lifestyle for herself, but to inspire others to do the same as well. Gibbons began her fitness journey after deciding she needed to make a change within herself. "I was miserable with my weight and tired of having no energy," explained Gibbons. "I started with calorie counting, portion control and walking on a treadmill. I then began to jog as well."...
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Aug. 24 date set for fourth annual Greencastle Music Fest
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
Almost Home and Swizzle Stick owner Gail Smith will be hosting the fourth annual Greencastle Music Fest on Saturday, Aug. 24. The 3-11 p.m. Music Fest will feature three live bands on the main stage, featuring Fingertrip from New Castle and the Just Us Band from Terre Haute, as well as returning headliners The Flying Toasters from Indianapolis...
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Showing Tuesday for film by Teen Filmmaking Group
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
A special screening of the short film that the Putnam County Public Library Teen Filmmaking Group has been working on this summer is scheduled for Tuesday evening at the library. Everyone is invited to visit the library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle, to attend the 6 p.m. premiere showing of the film the group has created over the past eight weeks...
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Mind your P's and Q's around bees in tree, trail users urged
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
Simply walking or running along Albin Pond Road certainly has never been very easy. First off, it's a narrow roadway to begin with, compounded by speeding vehicles, often uncertain footing and the glare of morning and evening sun. City officials and others had thought most of that had been solved with the development of the Albin Pond People Pathways Trail tucked safely along the south side of the pavement in recent years...
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Sheriff's Dept. to begin charging for title checks
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
Starting Monday, Aug. 12, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department will begin charging a $5 fee for each title check that an officer must complete due to rising fuel costs. Title checks must be conducted for all vehicles, boats and trailers that have out-of-state titles...
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Baird to join other Vietnam vets for 'The Gathering' at Indy
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), a decorated Vietnam veteran himself, will join members of the 523rd Transportation Corps for a reunion of Vietnam transportation veterans Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 7-8 in Indianapolis. Known as "The Gathering," the event will include photo opportunities with five gun truck replicas outside the west entrance of the Statehouse (9 a.m. Wednesday), Indiana War Memorial (11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday) as well as on Thursday at the Indiana State Fair...
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Roachdale Library marks 100 years
(Local News ~ 08/05/13)
Celebrating its 100th anniversary with a birthday party, the Roachdale Library goes all out for the occasion.
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