Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2013

BRIDGETON -- Milling and Craft Demonstration Days are scheduled for the Parke County community of Bridgeton on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8. Activities are set for 10: a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Milling Days at the mill celebrates the birthday of Oliver Evans, the father of modern milling. Visits can tour the Bridgeton Mill and see the 200-year-old French buhr stones grind corn into cornmeal and grits...

Boy Scout Troop 99 received a sizeable donation from the Greencastle Moose Lodge 1592 during its third annual Butch's Car Show.

CLINTON -- The Cloverdale girls' golf team finished the three-team meet at South Vermillion on Tuesday with a season-best round of 209, good enough for second place. SVHS won the match with a nine-hole team score of 203 and Southmont finished third at 210...

The Greencastle boys' tennis team took down Turkey Run 3-2 at home on Wednesday to improve its strong start. The Tiger Cubs (3-0) were led by wins from No. 3 singles Jed Fajt, No. 1 doubles Jake Mangrum and Kaleb Fleming and No. 2 doubles Lucas Eckrich and Nathan Gobert...

CLAYTON -- The North Putnam Cougars and the South Putnam Eagles girls' golf squads traveled to Deer Creek Golf Course to take on the hosts, the Cascade Cadets, on Wednesday. The home team came out victorious carding a 211. South Putnam had a 227, and North Putnam only had two scores...

The Cloverdale football team has started its season 0-2, but the group has been in both games and the Clovers think they're on the brink of building something. That confidence will be put on display Friday as the Clovers host WCC opponent Monrovia (1-1, 1-1 WCC). Cloverdale was shutout in last year's matchup, but it's a different team and the players are much more confident in their abilities this time around...

With a new coach and a group anxious to get rid of the stink from a disappointing finish last year, the DePauw football team is finally less than three days from the start of its 2013 campaign. The clock is counting down and the players are relishing the chance for game action. They're just not sure what it'll look like...

The free program "jumpstART" that aims to introduce Putnam County youth in grades K-5 to different types of art movements, styles and artists in a fun and engaging way will meet monthly beginning Saturday, Sept. 7. Started last year by DePauw University student Chelsea Naylor, now a senior, the project began as a free art and art education program in an attempt to connect local students to art outside the classroom...

Thomas Hoback, founder, president and chief executive officer of the Indiana Rail Road Co., will kick off the 2013-14 Speakers Series at the Ivy Tech Community College Business and Entrepreneurial Services (BES) Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. A reception will follow from 6-7 p.m. The Speakers Series is free and open to the public. Ivy Tech and the BES Center are located at 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd. in Greencastle...

Following more than two months of administrative leave, former county highway co-supervisor Jim Smith is scheduled to return to work on Thursday, in a different role. Putnam County commissioner David Berry made the motion Wednesday to demote Smith from co-supervisor to a non-supervisory role beginning Thursday...

PUTNAMVILLE -- The Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) is being recommended for reaccreditation with the American Correctional Association, PCF Superintendent Stanley Knight has announced. PCF has qualified after meeting 100 percent compliance of the mandatory standards and 98.16 percent compliance of non-mandatory national standards following a recent assessment by an independent team of auditors...

Indiana State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty on Monday, Sept. 9. The 6:30 p.m. meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled at the Dixie Chopper Business Center Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle...

Residents of Greencastle's First Ward are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Greencastle Fire Station, 107 S. Indiana St. First Ward City Councilman Adam Cohen, Councilor-at-Large Phyllis Rokicki and Mayor Sue Murray will update those present on the Stellar Community Grant projects, as well as city plans for the future...

To the Editor: What a great summer of music! The ParkFest committee spends months preparing for and organizing ParkFest, and our 20th year was really special. This year's series was a community effort and the Greencastle Civic League would like to take a moment to say "Thank You."...

To the Editor: Mental Health America of Putnam County held its 9th annual "Mind Your Health" two-mile walk/four-mile run on Saturday, July 27. Each year we are delighted with the participation from Putnam County community members and individuals from outside our county. This event has continued to grow each year and we hope to see it grow again in 2014...

To the Editor: The Board of Directors and members of the Humane Society of Putnam County would like to express their appreciation for the care and concern of the Greencastle Police Department officers who investigated the neglected animals (Banner Graphic, Aug. 24, 2013)...

NORTH SALEM --Expert stargazers from The Indiana Astronomical Society will join Hendricks County Parks and Recreation naturalists for a free monthly astronomy program at McCloud Nature Park on Saturday, Sept. 14. Meet in the Nature Center at 7:30 p.m. ...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville Post recently participated in the federally funded Operation Pull Over campaign "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." Troopers worked extended overtime hours or on days off to ensure the safety of the motoring public...

United Way of Putnam County, represented by United Way Board secretary Lisa Clark (second from right), presents a Community Impact Grant to the Putnam County Airport Appreciation Days. Representing the Airport Appreciation Days group are (from left) JR Scott, Doug Miller, Tracy Maynard, Ginger Scott and (at right) Jack Sutton. The annual Airport Appreciation Days event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8 at the Putnam County Airport in Greencastle...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The source of Russellville's drinking water is groundwater produced from local drinking water wells. To help protect the underground aquifer and water wells from potential contamination, the Town of Russellville has developed a Wellhead Protection Plan, which was approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on Sept. 23, 2005...

Classes at Fillmore Elementary went on a trip around the globe on Thursday, and all they had to do was go to the gymnasium. The PTO at Fillmore Elementary sponsored a program from Mobile Ed Productions called Earth Dome. Earth Dome helps to teach children how the world is on a geological level. ...

Ever focused on a brighter future, Heartland Automotive saw its efforts literally pay off Thursday with a lottery-sized rebate check. Officials from Energizing Indiana and Duke Energy presented the rebate check at the company's plant on Greencastle's East Side...

Accompanied by her two running buddies, Alexandra Black jogs up the north side of Franklin Street toward the square Thursday, taking advantage of another beautiful late-summer day in Greencastle. As part of a regimen designed to get in better shape she says she typically runs a 2.5-mile course that ends up back at the home she and Dr. Brian Black own on Washington Street. Of course, Brindle (left), a Boxer-Border Collie mix, and Bonzer, a Border Collie, always go along for the run...

In a move previously discussed but not decided upon, the Putnam County Commissioners will move forward with repairs to the World War I monument on the courthouse lawn. Courthouse head custodian Brian Smith will fix a recently discovered crack in the leg of the bronze "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statue on the southeast corner of the lawn...

CLOVERDALE -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that maintenance crews will begin a pavement preservation project on State Road 42 on or after Monday, Sept. 9, weather permitting. State Road 42 from Poland east to U.S. 231 will be chip-sealed...