Stories from Friday, October 4, 2013

A DePauw University graduate and former video game executive has committed a $650,000 gift to the university to support a developing initiative that will significantly strengthen its commitment to financial aid for its students. The initiative, to be known as The DePauw Trust, is a long-term effort to considerably expand the university's endowment dedicated to student access and support...

The Ivy Gallery will have its first lunch of the year on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 11:45 a.m. The students will be serving a three-course meal that includes a starter, entrée, yeast roll and butter, dessert (flourless chocolate cake, coconut cream pie) and drinks made by the future chefs from the Area 30 Career Center Culinary Program...

The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting its first of two renovation input meetings on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. in the children's area. The children's area is getting a much-needed update and the library would like the community to provide its input on what they'd like to see done to the space...

Creating a hula-hoop contest between Andrea Pearson, 9, and Cody Evans, 6, Ronald McDonald provides a helping hand that lets Evans emerge as the winner -- even after the Greencastle youngster admitted he didn't know how to hula-hoop.

NORTH SALEM -- McCloud Nature Park will host a free program, The Predators of McCloud Nature Park, on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Participants will learn about the environments of a wide variety of predators with a guided hike through the park. The program begins in the Nature Center where a naturalist will lead a discussion about the predators' habitats and dietary preferences...

At 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, James William Flatt, 48, Mooresville, was charged with failure to appear and check deception. At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Damon Dale Rubeck, 34, Cloverdale, was booked in on a probation violation. At 8:32 p.m. on Wednesday, Kristopher Douglas Posthauer, 29, Bainbridge, was charged with operating while intoxicated...

"Global Matrix III: An International Print Exhibition" will open Wednesday, Oct. 9, at DePauw University's Richard E. Peeler Art Center. The free exhibition, which is open to the public, will remain on view through Sunday, Dec. 15. From humble origins as simple relief rubbings or patterns stamped onto paper and cloth, the art of the print has spread to all corners of the globe, growing and developing conceptually as a result of contributions by an ever-growing circle of international artists...

As Peace Camp comes to a close, the DePauw University School of Music will present a concert Sunday evening celebrating the beauty of the Earth through the music of different cultures. The 7:30 p.m. performance by the DePauw University Chorus and Chamber Singers will be conducted by Prof. Gregory Ristow and accompanied by pianist Owen Hartnett, organist Carla Edwards and the DePauw University Band...

The Putnam County Museum has added a special new event -- the "Small Towns of Putnam County Exhibit in Action." The theatrical programming is made possible through a Service Learning Project undertaken in conjunction with an acting class at DePauw University...

Electronics Technicians Associations International (ETA International) will be hosting an education forum at Area 30 beginning Monday, Oct. 14. ETA International is a 35-year-old not-for-profit, professional association promoting excellence in electronics technologies through certification...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Travelers along U.S. 40 might not immediately notice the diminutive structure standing on the eastern edge of Putnamville, but it's a landmark with an intriguing past and an uncertain future. Built in 1828 as an outbuilding to the long-gone Whitehall Inn, the small brick building has been identified at different times as both a summer kitchen and servants' quarters...

As dozens of local youngsters and their parents visit the Greencastle Fire Department (GFD) station Tuesday night for the annual GFD open house, the cab of a Greencastle truck is turned into a girls' clubhouse as Emilee Jordan (above, left), 8, and Lauren Dibble, 6, explore the sights and sounds from their perch above South Indiana Street.

Bennett Hazelgrove, 18, is a student-athlete at North Putnam High School. Hazelgrove was born on Sept. 20, 1995 to Ann and Don Hazelgrove. He is involved in Student Council, National Honors Society, Key Club, Special Olympics Volunteer, Spanish Club and Teen Court. ...

CLOVERDALE -- The South Putnam volleyball team visited Cloverdale on Thursday night. The Clovers sent the Eagles home with a loss 3-1, (25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15). Both teams had to work hard against the other and it was a tightly contested matchup throughout the night...

With a few more breaks each set, the South Putnam boys' tennis team would have carved its way into the sectional final on Friday. The Eagles were in every match with South Vermillion but lost to the Wildcats 4-1. Junior Collin Berry picked up a straight sets win for the Eagles, beating Cole Morgan 6-3, 6-3...

Fair or unfair, the most unique thing about high school tennis is that having the best player doesn't always mean a team will win. A win at No. 1 singles is no more important than a win at No. 1 doubles, so depth means more than top-end talent. Owen Valley's No. 1 and No. 2 singles players defeated Greencastle's by a comfortable margin in Thursday's Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional semifinal, but wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles kept the Tiger Cubs in the match...

Greencastle's volleyball squad needed a win Thursday night over North Putnam to continue its quest for a West Central Conference crown. The Cougars wanted a win to do the same, avenge the Putnam County Tournament loss and claim the Putnam County Pride...

Norma Rae Chaplain, 78, of Russellville, passed away Thursday Oct. 3, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Feb. 2, 1935 at Davies, Iowa, to Charles and Ila Swank Hofmann. She was a homemaker and secretary. She graduated from Marshall High School...

Emergency Department Team Week will be observed Oct. 6-12 at Putnam County Hospital. It is a week set aside annually to show appreciation and gratitude to those folks who choose to work in one of the most stressful, fast-paced environments of a hospital...

The Putnam County Public Library has announced that "The Grave" will be the topic for the next meeting of the group Boomers and Beyond . The free program is set for Thursday, Oct. 10 from 2-3:30 p.m. Participants are invited to share stories of hauntings or of unusual and unsettling occurrences...

The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting a free children's program, Observe the Moon Night, on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 6:30-8 p.m. Participants are invited to observe the moon through a celestron telescope and enter the star lab, both courtesy of DePauw Professor of Physics and Astronomy Mary Kertzman and her students...

Nick Scott (center) of Cloverdale accepts the hardware for capturing the recent National 4-H Engineering Challenge Ag Tractor Contest conducted Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Purdue University. Jason Henderson (right), director of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, joins a Purdue committee officer in presenting Scott his awards. ...

The Cloverdale High School Post Prom Committee will be sponsoring a Monster Dash 5K run/walk on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Cloverdale High School track. Check in for the event will begin at 9 a.m. with the race starting at 10 a.m. Costumes are encouraged, but should reflect appropriate themes for school...

MORTON -- Union Chapel United Methodist Church, on U.S. 36 west of Morton, is having its annual Covered Bridge Festival food and yard sale Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 11-12, 18-19. Food will be served starting 7 a.m. each day with biscuits and sausage gravy available throughout the day...

RYAN SUTHERLIN, Greencastle, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events...

Lillian Ellett's family will host an open house in her honor, Saturday, Oct. 12, from 2-4 p.m. at the Coatesville Public Library, 4928 Milton Street, Coatesville. Your presence, cards and notes will be cherished. No gifts please.

City Police A pair of recent warrant arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers. -- At 12:47 a.m. Friday, Vivian Stahl, 34, Greencastle, was arrested at her Avenue C residence by Reserve Officer Jeremiah Jackson. Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Stahl was picked up on a Putnam County warrant on a second petition to revoke probation...

FILLMORE -- In this neighborhood there's something strange all right -- although certainly far from despicable -- along the Right-of-Way Road north of Fillmore. And we defy drivers to roll right past and not smile or laugh at the clever creations in the yard of Bryce and Becki Arnold...

The ink may not yet be dry on a proposal to locate a tattoo studio in the business and professional building at 813 E. Franklin St., Greencastle. The Castle City Tattoo project, proposed by Rachel Walker, went before the Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals for approval of a special exception use variance at the October BZA meeting...

Nominated by their students and co-workers, both Bill Royalty and Dan Hankee of Greencastle High School were named the Banner Graphic's Teachers of the Month for September. The two teachers accepted their prizes, both $25 gift cards to Green Apple Frogurt and Buffalo Wild Wings due to the tie, on Thursday afternoon at the school with Principal Russ Hesler by their side...

The Queen of the North has been decided. Karlie Branson, escorted by Avery Gambill, was crowned the 2013 Homecoming Queen for North Putnam at Friday night's game. Branson shares the court with princesses; junior Rachael Lubinski, sophomore Jenny Heron and freshman Kaelynn Abner...

Mable L. Neese, 64, Reelsville, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 at the St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on Oct. 18, 1948 at Martinsville, Ind. and was the daughter of the late Samuel Ernest and Lorean Joy (Fox) Gray. She was married to Richard Neese on June 19, 1968 and he survives...