Stories from Sunday, February 23, 2014

Thomas Byron "Tom" Shugars, 55, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. He was born on Feb. 22, 1958 in Indianapolis to Robert W. Shugars and Betty Jane Shearer Shugars. Tom attended Plainfield High School, and had been employed with D.C. Licht Concrete...

Throughout our lifetime we may have heard and/or continue to hear myths. Growing up we may have heard "step on a crack, break your mother's back" or walking under a ladder will cause years of bad luck and others. So it is without surprise we find myths permanent in the medical industry, especially in reference to breast cancer. This article will dispel myths associated with breast cancer. The top five myths of breast cancer are:...

Residents can get help with the financial aid application process at a financial aid workshop on Monday, March 3 at Ivy Tech Community College in Greencastle. Assistance will be available from 4-6 p.m. in Room G106 at Ivy Tech, 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd., Greencastle...

Earl Wayne Stevenson, 78, of Brazil, passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 in his home with his family by his side. He had endured a battle with Parkinson's disease for more than 20 years. He was born on Sept. 2, 1935, the only son of Ray E. Stevenson and Amy Olean Sawyer Stevenson...

The American Red Cross recently announced its annual chili supper and auction on Friday, Feb. 28 at the National Guard Armory. The event will go from 6-8 p.m. with a free will offering at the door. Chili, cornbread, dessert and drinks will be served. ...

Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will host its third annual fundraiser on Saturday, March 8 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds from 6-9 p.m. The evening will begin with doors opening at 5:30 for a preview of silent auction items. Some of the items donated include jewelry from Mason Jewelers, box seat tickets for an Indianapolis Indians game and a chef-prepared dinner in your home, along with many more items...

Due to hazardous road conditions on Monday night, the Greencastle School Board decided to play it safe and rescheduled its meeting for Thursday. At the monthly meeting, Assistant Superintendent Jeff Hubble brought forward the next phase of the technology plan for Greencastle schools...

CAYUGA--A low-scoring affair is just what South Putnam wanted, and that is what the Eagles got Saturday night. "It's what we've got to have," Eagles' coach Troy Burgess said, "We've got to keep the game in the 40s and 50s. We know that. If we get into the 60s and 70s we don't have enough offensive power to do that. We did a good job of doing that tonight."...

ROACHDALE -- North Putnam started off Saturday's boys' basketball contest against Tri-West with a bang and finished the game with its highest scoring quarter output. In between, though, the Bruins kept the Cougars' offense quiet while slowly building up a double-digit lead in the second half to take a 58-40 win over the hosts...

As the 2013-14 high school boys' basketball season winds down, the four Putnam County teams now know the paths they will have to take in the quest for a sectional title. Cloverdale, North Putnam and South Putnam will all be in action in Class 2A Sectional 44 on the Eagles' home floor...

At Avon High School IHSAA Boys' Swimming Sectional Finals Team Standings Avon 519, Terre Haute South 387, Plainfield 235, Terre Haute North 201, Greencastle 199, North Putnam 153, South Putnam 133, Danville 118, West Vigo 107, Tri-West 83, Cascade 82...

In a unanimous vote Monday, the board of directors of the Putnam County Museum selected Katherine "Kit" Newkirk to be its next executive director. Newkirk, 63, was involved with the museum from its beginnings, having helped to convene and conduct the original organizational meetings. She served on the board of directors and in a variety of volunteer positions at the museum until moving from Greencastle in 2008...

DELAWARE, Ohio- After netting his career high Wednesday night against Wabash, sophomore guard, Adam Botts, drained a three-pointer with one second remaining to lift the Tigers over Ohio Wesleyan in their final North Coast Athletic Conference game of the regular season...

DELAWARE, Ohio -- For the second time this season, DePauw's top-ranked women found themselves down by 15 to Ohio Wesleyan, but this time the Tigers' comeback was thwarted by the Battling Bishops as Ohio Wesleyan took a 65-64 North Coast Athletic Conference victory in the Branch Rickey Arena...

AVON -- Coming into Saturday's championship heat of the 50 freestyle, South Putnam swimmers Tayler Arnold and Zane Crosby both had a shot at the Eagles' 13-year-old record in the race. With Arnold seeded just two-hundredths of a second slower than the record, and Crosby just nine-hundredths behind Arnold, conventional wisdom said whoever finished faster would likely have the record...

AVON -- Three seniors have been with the North Putnam swim team since it could barely field a relay to its sixth-place finish Saturday in a highly-competitive Avon Sectional. Dane Gray, Nick Kaufman and Trevor Troyer finished their high school swimming careers on Saturday, but went out with several quality swims, some school records and a legacy of helping to build the Cougars' swimming program...

AVON -- The Greencastle Tiger Sharks saved the best for last at sectional on Saturday. Even with Nash Firebaugh advancing to state in the 100 butterfly and the 200 free relay of Firebaugh, Taylor Secrest, Nathan Gardner and Elijah Brattain also moving on, coach Kent Menzel was wowed by the swims he saw across the board from the Tiger Sharks...

The Hardwick and Hopkins Dixie Duo -- formed more than 40 years ago when the two musicians were Greencastle teenagers -- will ride again this Thursday night. Dick Hardwick and Robin Hopkins. One night only. In Greencastle. At the Fluttering Duck inside the Inn at DePauw in a special Jazz at The Duck gig...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Clovers welcomed the Clay City Eels to town Saturday night for a highly contested match-up. The Clovers came out with a thrilling victory 82-75. The Clovers came into the game ranked sixth in Class 2A in the AP poll and went out feeling that they are ready to make a statement in the state tournament...

In 1775, an 18-year-old Mozart wrote "La finta giardiniera," a comic opera on the eternal topic of the confusion of love. Loosely translated, the title means "The Secret Gardener." In DePauw Opera's 21st-century production, which begins Thursday, Feb. 27 and runs through Sunday, March 2, Anchise, the mayor, decides to run for re-election on a "green" campaign and hires two gardeners, Sandriana and Nardo, to help him...

Time is approaching for Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's annual Brickmania Challenge. The contest is held every March at the Board of Park Commissioners meeting, which is set for Thursday, March 6. Participants can use their creativity and design an original creation (MOC as in My Own Creation) or assemble a kit using their instructions. Special trophies will be awarded in each category:...

The Purdue Club of Putnam County will be hosting a renewable energy program on Wednesday, March 12 at Autumn Glen, located at 98 N. 10th St. Greencastle. The dinner program, presented by Chad Martin, Purdue University renewable energy extension specialist in agriculture and biological engineering, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public...