Stories from Tuesday, February 11, 2014

FRANKLIN -- Greencastle Middle School wrestling made its season debut Saturday at the Franklin Middle School Grizzly Cub Triple Dual. The Tiger Cubs came away 2-1 on the day, with a 57-36 win over Greenfield Central, a 57-39 win over Martinsville and a 98-11 loss to Franklin...

It was a loud Monday night at South Putnam High School. The Eagles boys' basketball team hosted the Eminence Eels in a game that turned out to be a very intense, physical matchup. The Eagles took advantage of the physicality, making 25-of-39 free throws on their way to a 69-47 win...

Robert L. VanCleave, 87, of Carmel, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. He was born Dec. 28, 1926 in Bainbridge to the late Orval and Ruth Lewman VanCleave. He was a 1945 graduate of Bainbridge High School. Before retiring in 1997, Robert was employed with Goodman Jewelers...

Sarah Knapp Kidd, 27, died on Jan. 28, 2014 after a short but brave battle with cancer. She died at her home in Manhattan, N.Y., surrounded by loved ones. Sarah grew up in Bloomington and graduated from Bloomington High School North. At Indiana University, she studied cello and designed her own program of study in conducting. ...

Anna Marie DeVylder, 82, Bowling Green, Ind., passed away Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on Dec. 27, 1931 in Bridgeton, Ind., to Clyde and Thelma Webster. Anna graduated from Bridgeton High School and was a lifetime member of Hanna Street Baptist Church...

The 26th annual West Central Indiana Quail Forever banquet and fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22 in the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, located off Ind. 240 at Ballard Lane in Greencastle. Dixie Chopper is the corporate sponsor of the event. The public is invited to attend...

On Saturday, Feb. 8 Greencastle Middle School instrumental students competed in the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble competition held at Terre Haute North High School. The students spent many hours preparing a solo or ensemble piece and performed before a highly qualified judge...

The Roachdale Revitalization Cooperative Alliance will be presenting the second performance in the Roachdale Concert Music Series with Him and Her of War Radio. The performance will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Roachdale North Meeting House, 5 E. Railroad St., Roachdale...

The DePauw University Board of Trustees, during its meeting this past weekend, formally accepted $14.4 million in new gifts. DePauw President Brian W. Casey announced that the gifts include a $10 million gift to endow programming at the Prindle Institute for Ethics, a $3.4 million gift for athletics, and a $1 million gift to create a new endowed fund for the humanities...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board had much to discuss during its monthly meeting on Monday evening. The board received several updates from ongoing projects, including the drainage project, which is currently on track to begin bidding in March...

BAINBRIDGE -- Mark Timm knows a thing or two about the importance of giving back. He takes to heart the adage that, "To whom much is given, much is expected." What he received, at a young age, was opportunity. What he returns to others is more of the same, in spades...

The second of two Legislative Update programs sponsored by Putnam County Farm Bureau Inc. during the 2014 session of the Indiana General Assembly is set for Saturday morning. The program will begin at 8 a.m. in the Greencastle Farm Bureau boardroom, 1001 N. Jackson St...

Tracy Bridges would like to announce her intention to seek the Putnam County recorder's position on the May 6 primary election ballot. The county recorder is responsible for timely and accurately recording various legal documents into perpetuity. Bridges believes that by working as a "team player" with coinciding county and city offices, she will be able to continue to "provide services in a professional and cost-effective manner, maintain a modern office using the available technologies, and to continue to be attentive to customer needs.". ...

The Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University will present "Modernist Prints 1900-1955: Selections from the Syracuse University Art Collection," an exhibition organized by the Syracuse University Art Galleries. The exhibition, curated by Domenic Iacono, director of the SUArt Galleries, features 35 original prints, including color screenprints, lithographs, woodcuts, etchings, linocuts and aquatints...