Stories from Saturday, October 19, 2013

The Son's Helping Hands clothing ministry is hosting two more chili suppers to benefit the ministry. The suppers will take place from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 26 at 5943 E. S.R. 240, east of Blue Flame. Everyone is invited to join in and warm their taste buds with some of Putnam County's finest chili...

Senior Education Ministries Inc. has scheduled Dine with a Doc on the fourth Monday of every month from 10 a.m.-noon at Ivy Tech Community College. Dine with a Doc is a free program that welcomes the local senior public to hear the doctor of the month present an educational topic with lunch...

Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers. -- At 1:07 a.m. Friday, Alyson Elizabeth Strube, 33, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Matt Huffman at her apartment residence on Bloomington Street. Arrested on a Putnam County warrant for contempt of court on a failure to appear charge, she was lodged in the Putnam County Jail...

SPENCER -- While they weren't looking for an undefeated regular season as they had been last season, the Tiger Cubs still had a chance to accomplish a rare 8-1 season Friday night at Owen Valley. Though it was not the prettiest night of football Greencastle produced this season, three second-half touchdowns were enough to propel the visitors over the Patriots 33-20...

CLOVERDALE -- When Jordan Sarr's 26-yard field goal sailed through the uprights, putting North Putnam up 17-6 with 9:06 remaining Friday night, it looked like the night was over. As it turned out, things were just getting started. In a wild finish that saw three touchdowns in 92 seconds, the Cougars (1-8, 1-4 WCC) held off Cloverdale (1-8, 0-5 WCC) for a 24-21 victory...

South Putnam's win at Monrovia last week clinched at least a share of the West Central Conference, the first time since 1999 the Eagles have done that. Friday's win made this season historic. South Putnam stomped Cascade and won the WCC outright for the second time in school history. Not even the 1986 state championship team accomplished that feat...

On Friday night the South Putnam football team looked to take sole possession of the 2013 West Central Conference championship, a feat they have not accomplished since 1999 when they were co-leaders with Speedway. The Eagles (8-1, 5-0 WCC) did just that, thumping visiting Cascade in a 42-0 shutdown...

In a quirky spin on the traditional sabbatical exhibition, DePauw University sculpture professor Lori Miles has invited six of her former students to create a massive, collaborative exhibition. Though sparked by themes central to Miles' own work, the exhibit will be conceived, designed and executed collectively by the six artists, all recent MFA recipients...

In an effort to bring young children and teens together the Unashamed Youth Ministry of the Cornerstone Baptist Church will be hosting the Weird Youth Rally at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 5-11 p.m. In its third year, the program once again maintains the same goal of bringing together the Putnam County youth, no matter what faith they may be...

The last days of the Covered Bridge Festival will bring in crowds this weekend to Bainbridge and artist Ron Alexander (above) is ready.

POLAND -- Community and Boy Scouts leaders gathered at Camp Krietenstein near Poland Thursday in celebration of the groundbreaking of a $1.6 million dining hall at the west-central Indiana Boy Scout facility. The nearly 100-year-old camp serves more than 200 Boy Scouts each summer from Putnam County and central Indiana...

Surrounded by equipment and supports for the new bridge set to bypass the old crossing, Houck Covered Bridge still stands above Big Walnut Creek.