Stories from Friday, August 16, 2013

To the Editor: On Aug. 2, 2013, we at Greencastle Pediatric Dentistry had our second annual pool party to celebrate the end of summer for the children of our office and their families at the Greencastle Aquatics Center. Despite the threat of rain, very cool and autumn-like weather, approximately 125 or so family members attended to enjoy a night of fun, popcorn and beverages...

City Police At 1:35 a.m. Monday, Kristine Anderson, 39, Greencastle, was pulled over by Greencastle Police Capt. Chris Jones on Fawnview Lane. She was cited for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction. City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department has responded to six recent dispatches...

McCloud programs on Aug. 17 will focus on rocks and stars NORTH SALEM -- McCloud Nature Park will host a program about Indiana rocks, minerals and fossils at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The naturalists will teach the public about sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, the rock cycle and common uses of minerals in everyday items...

Community support is an important driving force behind fundraising. The Chrysler brand recognizes such impact and its own personal relationship with funding the enrichment of education systems. On Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. during a meet-the-teacher event at Central Elementary School, York Chrysler Jeep Dodge Inc. of Crawfordsville will host a Chrysler "Drive For the Kids" fundraiser to benefit the school...

INDIANAPOLIS --As the new school year gets underway, Lilly Endowment Inc. encourages Indiana school teachers, guidance counselors, media specialists, principals and assistant principals to dream big about how they'd like to spend the summer of 2014. The Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program, funded by the Endowment, will award 100 grants of $10,000 each to help make these dreams a reality...

BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will present "Enchanted Night" Sunday, Aug. 18 in Forest Park, rain or shine starting at 8 p.m. "Enchanted Night" is a circus waltz by Karl L. King, which will join his two-step "The Walking Frog" and "Diamond Jubilee," a medley representing King's most famous marches...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced the winners of its 2013 Fair contest. Emily Gray and Maelyn Gibbs won in the age eight and under contest, each received a puzzle. Jennifer Gibbs, Lane Hacker and Mikayla Collier won in the nine and over contest and each received the opportunity to make a grant to the charity of their choice...

Greencastle's fall bowling season is beginning now and the local chapter of the United States Bowling Congress is searching for new bowlers. There are spots open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which are open leagues for five-player teams, and on Wednesday, which is a ladies' league with four bowlers per team...

Going to the football scrimmages on Friday? Share your updates on Twitter with #PutnamGridders or follow Sports Editor Grant Wieman at @gwieman.

Led by senior Kyndra Boyce, the South Putnam girls' golf team improved to a four-player team score of 217 on Thursday. The leaps weren't enough to get the win as the Eagles lost to host North Montgomery, which finished at 202 at the nine-hole event at Rocky Ridge Golf Course...

North Putnam's two-person girls' golf team brought a solid performance at the four-team match at Southmont on Wednesday. Olivia Zarate and Jessie Cox each had solid evenings, shooting a 53 at the nine-hole event. The individual scores tied both the Cougar golfers for ninth overall...

The Greencastle girls' golf team was in a position to mix in some youth during its dual match on Wednesday with Terre Haute South, but while the team gained experience it failed to get a win. The Tiger Cubs lost 196-238. For the second straight match senior Liz Johnson was the low-scorer for GHS. She shot a 48 at the nine-hole event at Windy Hill...

ROACHDALE -- The Roachdale Town Council met on Monday to discuss further work on property clean-ups and town improvement. Roachdale's continuing project of cleaning up properties in town has yielded some improvements. After taking to sending out letters to properties that were dilapidated or in need of repair, Town Marshal Mike Mahoy noted improvements on several properties...

Artist and educator Willis "Bing" Davis, a 1959 graduate of DePauw University, returns to his alma mater this month to celebrate an art career spanning more than 46 years of teaching, exhibitions and community engagement. "On the Shoulders of Ancestors: The Art of Willis Bing Davis" will be on display at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center (Hanna and Indiana streets) from Wednesday, Aug. 28, through Tuesday, Oct. 15...

The care and quick action of a daughter, a state senator and Indiana's governor made for a sunny moment in the midst of an otherwise dreary week for a Greencastle family. County commissioner and longtime local realtor Nancy Fogle passed away Wednesday at age 74. And while her last days were not easy for her children and grandchildren, a Monday evening visit from Sen. Pete Miller brought some happy news for the family...

Even the graceful and powerful Tiger needs proper footing when hunting down Bishops, Lords and Little Giants. That's the idea behind Phase I of DePauw University's Athletics and Recreational Facilities Master Plan, which includes three state-of-the-art fields from AstroTurf, the originator of the synthetic turf industry...