Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, David Duane Ferguson, 36, Greencastle, was charged with public intoxication. At 12:59 a.m. on Saturday, Christine Elizabeth Day, 22, Bloomington, was charged with public intoxication...

BAINBRIDGE -- The Friends of the Park organization is looking for vendors for the Covered Bridges of Putnam County Festival. The Bainbridge-based event starts Friday, Oct. 11 and runs for 10 days. Money from the vendor fees will be used for programs in the parks served by the Friends of the Park group in the northern part of the county...

May Phang, a member of the DePauw University School of Music faculty, will present an evening of fantasy-inspired works for solo piano on this week's Faculty Select Series concert. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in Thompson Recital Hall, located within DePauw's Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts...

The Putnam County Safe Schools Commission will meet in open session on the first Thursday of each month during the school year. Meetings will be held at the Putnam County Emergency Operations Center located at 1600 West County Road 225 S. in Greencastle...

BAINBRIDGE -- The next semi-annual Jonah Fish Fry sponsored by the Bainbridge Improvement Society (BIS) will be Friday, Oct. 4 at the Bainbridge Community Building on U.S. 36. Serving will be from 4:30-8 p.m. Carry-out meals will be available for those on the way to the football game...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams both beat visiting South Putnam on Monday. The seventh-graders won 25-14, 25-14, 15-4 and the eighth-graders won 25-13, 25-9. The seventh-grade Clovers were led by Mackenzie Westell with 11 points and six assists, Hannah Rady with seven points and seven assists, Tori Combs with four points and seven kills, Tori Combs with four points and seven kills, Kaylyn Couch with four points, Jazmen Freeman with three points, Morgan Allen with two points and two kills, Kayla Perdue with two points and one kill and Jaylen Hughbanks with two kills.. ...

The South Putnam boys' tennis team lost to South Vermillion 5-0 on Monday. At no. 2 singles, Collin Berry lost in split sets for the Eagles, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, and the no. 2 doubles team of Mason Sollman and Zane Crosby lost a first-set tiebreak and the match 7-6 (5), 6-3...

ROACHDALE --The Cougar Crazies, the student pep club for North Putnam, is encouraging all NPHS fans to get out their orange gear and suit up for "Orange Crush Night" at the Homecoming football game against Monrovia on Friday. Students, parents and community members are encouraged to wear all orange clothing to help support the team during the important conference game...

Greencastle boys varsity basketball coach Troy Greenlee is holding a basketball call-out meeting for prospective players and their parents on Monday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in McAnally Center. The meeting will cover important information regarding conditioning workouts, shoe orders and try-outs...

CLAYTON -- The North Putnam boys' soccer team got behind early against West Central Conference rival Cascade on Monday. Their second half response came up short and the Cougars lost 9-4. NPHS trailed 6-0 after just 21 minutes, before a pair of goals by the Cougars just before the half gave them some momentum...

MONROVIA -- The South Putnam volleyball team lost at West Central Conference rival Monrovia on Monday, 25-18, 25-15, 25-21. The Eagles had a few stretches of dominant play but the consistency of the Bulldogs wore the visitors down. In the final set senior Emily Clark helped the Eagles build an early 6-2 lead with five-straight service points, including an ace, and South Putnam held the lead until Bulldogs' sophomore Brianna Miller took over at serve. ...

The Greencastle volleyball team got off to a slow start but dominated the final two and a half sets against visiting Turkey Run on Tuesday. GHS (10-8, 2-0 WCC) won comfortably 25-16, 25-15, 25-15. Junior Quinci Miller had 11 kills and four blocks to help lead the Tiger Cubs, but junior Taylor Stoltey controlled the action...

MONROVIA -- The North Putnam volleyball team visited the Monrovia Bulldogs on Tuesday night and came back with a victory 20-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21. The Cougars struggled early and seemed like they were missing a few key pieces in the first set loss. NPHS had trouble with ball placement against the Bulldog defense and did not help itself with its serving, normally a strength...

The Greencastle and South Putnam boys' tennis teams will both begin their postseasons on Thursday at Northview High School. The two schools both got a first-round by in the Indiana High School Athletic Association tournament. South Putnam is set to take on South Vermillion at 4:30 p.m...

While both of last year's individual champions had graduated, guaranteeing there would be a new boys' and girls' West Central Conference titleholder, there was no guarantee about the team results. Greencastle retained both West Central Conference titles at the WCC meet on Tuesday at South Putnam High School, with the boys edging the host Eagles 32-35 and the girls comfortably ahead of the Eagles 26-43...

North Putnam High School will crown its 2013 homecoming queen and her court Friday night when the Cougars host Monrovia.

One of three North Putnam High School seniors will be crowned 2013 homecoming queen Friday night when the Cougars host Monrovia on the gridiron.

Greencastle native Robin Hopkins will perform at Jazz at The Duck on Thursday, Oct. 3. The free performance is set for 8:30-10:30 p.m. at The Inn at DePauw's Fluttering Duck. It is open to the public. Hopkins, who plays plectrum banjo, and vocalist partner Kathleen Miller perform music that was written primarily during the first half of the 20th century, traditional jazz, Broadway music, swing tunes, etc. are included in their extensive concert repertoire...

A two-vehicle accident Saturday evening resulted in one arrest, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department reported. Lt. Dwight Simmons responded to the call at 8:36 p.m. after locating Adrein W. Hilbert, 34, Cloverdale, at the intersection of County Road 1100 South and State Road 42, with a damaged vehicle...

The Tony Award-winning musical, "The Rocky Horror Show," makes a celebratory return to the DePauw University campus this month to open the 2013-14 DePauw Theatre Season. A cult classic, this show is sure to entertain old fans and audiences new to the fun. With humorous and catchy music and iconic characters, "The Rocky Horror Show" -- which was previously presented at DePauw in 2005 -- has captivated audiences for nearly 40 years...

BRAZIL -- A 21-year-old Coatesville driver and an Indianapolis man were injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 70, a mile east of State Road 59. Indiana State Police troopers and Clay County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70, near the 24-mile marker, at about 2:50 p.m...

This past July, what turned out to be nearly a year's worth of work came to fruition when Main Street Greencastle was restored to the list of recognized Main Street communities in Indiana. After a few years of dormancy, the group has been revived with a fresh sense of purpose, and now has the backing of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs at the state level...

RUSSELLVILLE -- A two-year-old Coates-ville boy was life-lined Monday afternoon after being hit by a car in front of his uncle's home in Russellville, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department reported. Two-year-old Brice Corel had been playing in his uncle's yard Monday afternoon just before 12:30 p.m. when Lucille W. Thomas, 82, Greencastle, had stopped by the residence on South McKinley Street...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam girls' soccer team tried a new mentality against visiting Cascade on Tuesday. Instead of sitting back and relying on its defense, NPHS kept their backline further up and tried to put pressure on the Cadets. The strategy was effective, NPHS coach Willie Gaskins said, but Cascade won the game 2-0...

CLOVERDALE -- Students in Mrs. Bookwalter and Mrs. Kemp's fourth grade social studies and science classes at Cloverdale Elementary School recently participated in activities that focused on Indiana's natural resources and how they play a part in the economy...

North Putnam Middle School recently honored its September Students of the Month, which included (from left) eight-graders Ethan Christy and Gabby Carney, seventh-graders Emily Fink and Chris Murray and sixth-graders Abby Simmerman and Allison Staples...

The South Putnam student body has begun a sales effort to sell discounted Indiana Pacer tickets for the South Putnam Community Education Foundation. Tickets are priced at $12, $20 and $40, which is nearly half the normal ticket prices. The South Putnam School Night ticket is for Sunday, Dec. 22 with a 6 p.m. gametime as Brad Stevens returns to Indiana with the Boston Celtics to take on the Pacers...

Every year each of the eight Putnam County elementary schools receive a sum of $1,000 from the Mary Allison Children's Trust Fund. Teachers and counselors at each school determine how the money is spent. And, it can be used for any purpose as long as it benefits the students of their school...

MARSHALL -- The suspension bridge at Turkey Run State Park, damaged by floodwaters in April, has been repaired and will reopen for public use on Friday. During the April flood, Sugar Creek rose to within a foot of the bridge, causing an uprooted tree to become lodged in the structure...

The DePauw University Orchestra launches its season this Saturday, Oct. 5 with "Millennium Canons" by 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. Featured on the opening program will be faculty pianist Claude Cymerman performing the famous "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg...

The Indiana State Police is now accepting applications for the 74th Recruit Academy. Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper may apply online at http://www.in.gov/isp/2368.htm.This website offers an overview of a state police career and a detailed synopsis of the application process...

For the third year in a row Greencastle resident Chloey Barnett (right) has donated her birthday gifts to Riley Hospital for Children, the hospital where Chloey and her little sister Sydney are still patients. This year, she was able to donate 170 gifts to Riley. ...

For the month of October, the Putnam County Commissioners have given courthouse workers permission to wear jeans to work -- all for a good cause. The denim decision is part of an October food drive, organized by Tracy Bridges victims assistance director in the Prosecutor's Office, to benefit the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry...

This week on Greencastle Local Access Channel 3, The Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media at DePauw presents Professor Emeritus of Political Science Nafhat Nasr speaking on "The Crisis in the Middle East: Beyond the American Media." Dr. Nasr will focus on aspects of recent Mideast conflicts not covered by the mainstream U.S. ...

County Jail Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. At 8:45 a.m. Heather Gilleland, 30, Brazil, was charged with failure to appear and driving with a suspended license. At 11:20 p.m. Kerry Wayne Gilbert II, 32, Indianapolis, was charged with failure to appear in court...

The ever-growing Greencastle Farmers Market will begin its fall hours this Saturday, Oct. 5. From this Saturday through Oct. 26, the market will open at 9 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. at its location on the east side of the Courthouse Square. Fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, baked goods, kettle corn and other snacks, along with a variety of handmade items are available from local growers, bakers and craftsmen...

ROACHDALE --After a summer of hard work and tireless effort by volunteers the Roachdale community park will be having a ribbon-cutting celebration on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. The community park became the pet project of Roachdale resident Tammy Folck this past winter when she came to a town council meeting with an idea of upgrading the park...

The Putnam County Public Library will welcome bestselling author Tess Gerritsen -- whose novels spawned the popular TV crime drama series "Rizzoli & Isles" -- at the library on Monday, Oct. 7. Visitors can bring their lunch to the noon Brown Bag event. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Eli's Books will sell Gerritsen's books at the reading...

Long before the slang term "breaking bad" grew to mean challenging authority and living on the edge, "breaking bread" was a good thing held near and dear to the heart. And "breaking bread" has endured as a time-honored metaphor for sharing a meal together in peace and partnership. In Greencastle, a planned new event, "Dine on the Square," is designed to do just that...

In a momentary pause in the action Wednesday, a Wabash Valley Asphalt workman takes a welcome break from spreading hot, sticky asphalt while awaiting a dump truck (upper right) to back up and dump another load in front of the paver. The asphalt phase of the ongoing project, like this section of Hilltop Lane just south of Edgelea Drive, has begun in earnest now as Putnam County and property owners in the subdivision just north of Greencastle share the cost of the resurfacing and drainage work in the Edgelea Subdivision.. ...

Friends, relatives and even local residents in general are going to bat -- literally -- on Saturday for little Nolan O'Hair and youngsters like him who suffer from the effects of autism. At least 10 teams are already committed, rain or shine, to take part in a double-elimination whiffleball tournament to benefit the Autism Speaks foundation...

Charlie's restaurant was recently recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana and Kentucky as the Commercial Building of the Year under $3 million for its design and construction. Putnam County Comprehensive Services CEO Chuck Schroeder and Charlie's store manager Mark Benassi worked for nearly two years on the concept of the new Greencastle restaurant, which employs a large percentage of developmentally disabled people...