Stories from Saturday, August 17, 2013

On Sunday, August 18, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be filled with beautiful music during the 10 a.m. worship service. David Acton, Kevin Smith, and Jacob Peterman, all students at the DePauw School of Music, will be performing pieces on pipe organ, horn, piano, saxophone and string bass in a program titled "A Sermon in Music." Composers include J.S. Bach, Marcel Dupré, David German and others...

The 115th Reason family reunion will be held at Falls Park in Pendelton on Saturday, Aug. 24. Bring a dish to share at 11 a.m. For more information, call Audrey Birtchman at 765-386-7429.

Family and friends are asking all to join them to celebrate Louise Ends' 90th birthday. An open house will take place Saturday, Aug. 24, from 2-4 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 210 N. Walnut St., Brazil. Cards would be appreciated, but gifts are not required...

For the past three summers, I have worked at a Junior Golf Clinic at Windy Hill. Many of the kids showed interest in the sport when either a parent or grandparent took them out to the course with them. When I was younger, my dad tried taking me out but I was not looking to play the sport at all, which is why I stupidly didn't begin until my freshman year ... however, I was still introduced to the sport and it made an impact...

The DePauw football team had it's first practice of the season Friday. The Tigers open at Sewanee on Sept. 7. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)

Cloverdale senior tailback Taylor Mescall finds the edge before being met by a swarm of defenders in a scrimmage against Linton on Friday. (Green County Daily World/Rick Curl)

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam Cougars 2013 football season officially started on Friday night with a visit by the Cardinal Ritter Red Raiders for the annual scrimmage. The Cougars showed lots of potential on offense and defense, proving that they are a much improved team over last year's 3-6 finish...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- While the school year began two weeks ago for Greencastle, the football team has been stuck in summer mode, competing against only itself. The Tiger Cubs got their first chance to execute against and line up with live competition on Friday in a scrimmage at Southmont and, while there wasn't a scoreboard to show it, GHS coach Josh Buis said the evening was a success on multiple levels...

Senior Education Ministries Inc. has scheduled Dine with a Doc on the fourth Monday of every month from 10 a.m.-noon at Ivy Tech Community College. Dine with a Doc is a free program that welcomes the local senior public to hear the doctor of the month presents an educational topic with lunch...

An array of artists who have won a total of 16 Grammy Awards will perform at the DePauw University School of Music during the upcoming academic year. Beginning this week, the public can order tickets for the 2013--14 Guest Artist Series. The first visitor comes to Greencastle Sept. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- The town council of Bainbridge announced at Wednesday night's meeting that the town has received a $38,000 grant from the state to start on a comprehensive plan for Bainbridge. Several months ago the town council decided that the town need a comprehensive plan so that the town could apply and be eligible for more grants to help Bainbridge...

For more than two years the city of Greencastle has been enjoying the stellar feeling that came with the announcement of $19 million in grant money flowing into the city. However, with some of the work from the Stellar Communities Grant already completed, other in progress and still other meeting with roadblocks, planning for what comes after is in order...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale girls' golf team played its second match of the season on Thursday and shot a 219, which was good enough for second place in the three-team event at Clover Meadows. Northview, with a four-player score of 193, won the nine-hole event. Linton shot 249 and took third...

BAINBRIDGE -- No good deed goes unrecognized, Bainbridge resident Ray Roberts is familiar with this concept. Roberts did his good deed of the year, by simply returning a wallet. Roberts was doing his daily bike ride along U.S. 36 on Tuesday morning and spied a dollar bill in the ditch along the road...