Stories from Saturday, August 31, 2013

Care Net Pregnancy Center of Putnam County has announced it will conduct its annual Walk for Life on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Robe-Ann Park. The Walk for Life will begin at shelterhouse No. 5 near the Emerald Palace playground at the north end of the park...

Putnam, Johnson, Owen, Brown, Monroe, and Morgan County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) have teamed up with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Equipment Technologies Agriculture Center in Mooresville Ind. to host a workshop on current sprayer technologies...

As a member of the Indiana Hospital Association's Hospital (IHA) Engagement Network and member of the Indiana Rural Health Association (InRHA), Putnam County Hospital has been provided the opportunity to develop improvement strategies utilizing Lean and Six Sigma principles. 
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Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 1:56 a.m. Wednesday, Roger Patrick Lopez, 43, Greencastle, was arrested for invasion of privacy. At 9:15 a.m. Edward Nathaniel Willis, 42, Greencastle, was charged with possession of marijuana and probation violation...

The Putnam County Commissioners will meet for the first of their two September meetings at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The meeting is not scheduled for its normal 9 a.m. time slot on the first Monday of the month due to the Labor Day holiday. However, a scheduling conflict did not allow the commissioners to meet on Tuesday either, prompting another change of day and time...

The Greencastle Alumni Association is planning the Greencastle High School Alumni Directory, the most comprehensive directory of Greencastle High School alumni ever published. The contents of the directory will be divided into five sections -- biographical, geographical, profession, class roster and most importantly the introductory section showcasing the school's history and events...

DANVILLE -- The Greencastle boys' soccer team lost at Danville on Thursday, 7-0. GHS (1-3-1) is in the heart of a difficult stretch of its schedule that should ease up in the coming weeks. Senior Jake Verbal led the Warriors with three goals. Greencastle senior keeper Zane Miller had 15 saves and senior Paul Heithaus had three shot attempts...

WGRE radio announced its 2013 high school football game of the week schedule on Friday. The DePauw-based station broadcast from the Greencastle-West Vigo game on Friday. The remainder of the schedule is as follows: WGRE Greencastle (91.5 FM) is located on the DePauw campus inside the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media. The broadcasts can be heard at 91.5 FM or online at www.wgre.org...

CLAYTON -- The Cloverdale eighth grade football team won its second game of the season on Thursday, beating Cascade 24-0. The Clovers limited the Cadets' offense throughout the game and into negative yardage during the first half. Tyce Jackson returned the second half opening kickoff for a touchdown...

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- The Cloverdale volleyball team won its first game of the season on Thursday, beating host West Vigo 25-23, 25-17, 25-20. The win moves the Clovers' record to 1-4 this year. "We played well tonight and it was good to get a win," CHS coach Kathy Moore said. "It was a team win with everyone contributing. We look to our next match at Turkey Run next Tuesday...

Golf is a gentleman's sport they say. It is a respectable sport full of respectable people ... or maybe that's not always true. I have noticed through my own experiences, as well as watching the pros on TV, that somewhere we have lost some of the etiquette that is expected on a course and in the game...

The DePauw football team has spent the past week of practice trying to get closer to picking its starters, and the hope is that after Saturday's scrimmage at Franklin College, every spot will be settled. The coaches have a pretty good idea of how things will come together, head coach Bill Lynch said, but there aren't many places where guys are comfortable in their spot...

CLAYTON--Cascade's Zac Butler raced 86 yards for a touchdown on the opening kickoff and Zach Batts had a 98-yard touchdown run with a stripped fumble and a 53-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Donovan, but the Cadets couldn't contain Monrovia's ground attack Friday in a 36-28 loss in a West Central Conference game at Cascade...

ROACHDALE -- A promising start derailed by key miscues marked the first quarter of North Putnam's home opener Friday night. Unfortunately, it was merely a synopsis of the entire night for the Cougars, who fell to visiting Southmont 18-0. Receiving the opening kickoff, Cougar senior Tyler Land set his team up well, returning the ball 40 yards to the Mountie 42-yard line...

LIZTON -- The South Putnam Eagles were on the road Friday night, losing a physical bout at Tri-West against the Bruins, 22-7. The game looked like it could get out of hand very early as the Bruins received the opening kick and drove down the field easily and put the ball in the endzone on a 26-yard quarterback keeper by junior Jake Hendershot. The extra point attempt was blocked by senior Joe Waters to keep the game at 6-0...

Tyler Scott threw for 267 yards and Alec Pettit rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns in Greencastle's 35-6 win over visiting West Vigo on Friday. The defense of the Tiger Cubs (2-0) limited the Vikings to just 123 yards before the final play, an inconsequential touchdown after GHS put in its junior varsity defense...

The Putnam County Public Library will welcome Phoebe Pritchett for a presentation titled "So You Want to be an Archaeologist?" on Wednesday, Sept. 4. During the free 3:30 p.m. program, Pritchett will discuss the wonders of archaeology, share some of her finds, and show the tools of her trade (including her Indiana Jones-style fedora hat)...

ROACHDALE -- Dog is said to be man's best friend, it can also be a police officer's best tool. Roachdale Town Marshal Mike Mahoy is looking to add a friend and useful tool to the force. Mahoy came to the Roachdale Town Council two months ago with the idea of investing in a K-9 unit. He believed that this would be a useful tool for not only Roachdale but also the county...

The DePauw University School of Music's expanded Faculty Select Series begins Wednesday, Sept. 4 with a performance by pianist Claude Cymerman -- the first of four farewell concerts in the 40th and final year of teaching for the John C. and Lillian W. Siegesmund Professor of Music...

In light of the recently announced news of a former Greencastle school building possibly converted into senior housing, county officials have expressed interest in learning the value of Jones School. City of Greencastle officials announced earlier this week they are examining a proposal from Milestone Ventures of Indianapolis to convert the city-owned Miller School building at 522 Anderson Street into senior housing units...

With classes in full swing at DePauw University the Community Technology Enhancement Program (CTEP) is looking for people in need of a computer as well as people who could donate their old computers. The program, which was started by DPU Spanish professor Bob Hershberger in 2003, as a part of the ITEP program at DePauw, works to help those in need by providing them a free computer...

Several Greencastle Physical Therapy (GPT) employees, inspired by former patient Darla Taylor (front) who has Muscular Dystrophy, competed in the recent Indianapolis Muckfest 2013 for Muscular Dystrophy event.

Erica Owens and Daniel Epling were married on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Blue Grass United Methodist Church in Evansville. A reception followed at the Bauerhaus in Darmstadt. The bride is the daughter of Larry K. and Carrie Owens of Evansville. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Owens of Otterbein and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Arnold of Fillmore...