Stories from Tuesday, September 24, 2013

A Greencastle man died Monday evening after his motor scooter collided with a small SUV on the city's east side. The driver of the scooter, 57-year-old Charles D. Johnston, was thrown from his 2009 Yamaha scooter and suffered major bodily injury...

A nurse and member of the Mill Pond Health Campus family lost her 11-month-old baby boy on Thursday, Sept. 19. Mill Pond is asking the community to come and support the family of baby Blake Dilley from 6-8 p.m. tonight (Sept. 24) with a bake sale and auction...

Eloise Mae Neier, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 29, 1939 in Greencastle to Edwin Worthington Gardner and Thelma C. Frazier Gardner. Mrs. Neier was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Gerald "Jack" Cox in 1968 and Roland Neier in 1996; a brother, Edwin "Bud" Gardner, and a sister, Thelma Jean Cox...

DePauw University Political Science Professor Emeritus Nafhat Nasr will give a talk Wednesday afternoon titled "Crisis in the Middle East: Beyond the American Media." The free 4:15 p.m. program in Watson Forum of the DPU Center for Contemporary Media is open to the public...

When last we left you perusing this space on Friday, you might remember we were pontificating on "the most beautiful place in Putnam County." Amidst it all, we were offering the opinion that looking out my little window on the world above Franklin and Jackson streets presents a view like none other...

To the Editor: It's about time to remove almost every person in Congress and those in power in Washington, D.C. I realize I may be indicating to get rid of a few innocent people, but the number is small and we need a change in the entire government...

To the Editor: A month ago the Putnam County Public Library put into place a Free Little Library, located close to the entrance of Robe-Ann Park. It is a little wooden house on a post, which is filled with books both for children and adults. These are books for the taking -- free for you and your children to enjoy, and if you have books you no longer want or need, you can feel free to leave them in the little library...

The Roachdale VFW will be holding a fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 28 at noon. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages eight and under. Tickets for a cash drawing will be sold for a $1 each of six for $5. First prize is $300 and $200 for second, the drawing will take place at 8 p.m. There will also be music and dancing in the streets starting at 5 p.m...

The sixth annual Get your Pink On event for the Susan G. Komen Foundation will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Dixie Chopper Business Center. This event is a two hour Zumba Fitness workout presented by the Dance Workshop Performing Arts and Fitness Studio and Dixie Chopper Business Center...

The next workshop in the 2013 Nonprofit Learning Series, sponsored by the Putnam County Community Foundation and the Montgomery County Community Foundation, is titled "Creating a Balanced Marketing Plan." The workshop is set for Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crawfordsville Country Club. Cost of the workshop is $15 if registered and paid by Oct. 7 or $25 at the door...

It is fall, and to many people, fall means football and chili. To help celebrate that, the Greencastle Park and Recreation Department is sponsoring the inaugural Robe-Ann Park Chili Cook-off Saturday, Sept. 28 at the park. The Chili Cook-Off will have three categories to enter (and taste):...

Putnam County's child poverty rate is slightly below the state's rate according to the Kids Count in Indiana Data Book, yet statistics also show that the rate of free and reduced-price lunch usage, along with the use of food stamps, has increased over the past four years...

Shades State Park is hosting the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society for a night of stargazing on Saturday, Sept. 28. A variety of large telescopes will be set up for your use and enjoyment, and experts will be on hand to show the wonder of the night sky, answer questions and provide an evening of magical fun...

For the opening concert of the 2013-14 Guest Artist Series, the DePauw University School of Music will present the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) with guest pianist Garrick Ohlsson. The Sunday, Sept. 29 performance will take place at 3 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium of the Green Center for the Performing Arts. ISO music director Krzysztof Urbanski will conduct...

Melissa Christian (Phelps) Berkley, 37, Greenwood, passed away on Sept. 20, 2013 at Greenwood, Indiana. She was born on March 15, 1976 at Indianapolis and was the daughter of Michael W. and Patricia J. (Plemen) Phelps. She is survived by her children, Christian Berkley and Kaylee Phelps; her parents, Michael W. ...