Stories from Sunday, March 9, 2014

For the first time in school history the Speedway Sparkplugs took home their third consecutive sectional title Saturday night. They beat their neighbor, Covenant Christian, 54-33. A slow start rattled both teams. Covenant Christian (10-13) started 0 of 3 from the field and Speedway (16-6 4-3 HCC) started 0 of 4 from the field before Warriors' junior Jonathan Bradley scored two of his six points on an assist from senior Cody Owen with 5:19 left in the first...

William G. "Willie" McCammack, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014. He was born on Sept. 12, 1934 in Putnam County to Herman McCammack and Irene Wilson McCammack. Willie was a graduate of Greencastle High School and was retired from Lone Star with 41 years of service...

Pauline Warren, 87, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014. She was born on Jan. 26, 1927 in Columbia, Ky. to the late John William and Elizabeth (Franklin) Whitlock. She was a Gray Lady volunteer at Riley Hospital and attended The Bridge Church of Indianapolis...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale High School FFA fared well in competition at the District 7 FFA Leadership Contest Wednesday night. "We are blessed to have a great set of students to work with this year that put in countless hours in preparation," CHS adviser Tiffany Douglass praised...

The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor "Putt for Prizes," a disc golf event for all ages and skill levels, on Saturday, March 22 at Big Walnut Sports Park. Putt for Prizes is not a tournament, and not a lesson but a fun event for all to come out and see what disc golf is all about...

Ag Educator Area Purdue Extension agriculture educators will offer an evening program for small farmers on Wednesday, April 9. The program will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Ivy Tech Center for Workforce Development, located at 1700 E. Industrial Drive, just south of Terre Haute...

Tanis Monday (back), executive director of Beyond Homeless Inc., visited Round Barn Daycare in Greencastle recently to accept paper good donations that the children had collected for the shelter. She also talked about the purpose of the shelter, which is expected to reopen before the end of March, and how the youngsters' donations would help...

PLAINFIELD -- Duke Energy customers who recycle outdated refrigerators or freezers will now receive a $50 incentive through the Duke Energy appliance recycling program. Duke Energy's appliance recycling program encourages customers to have inefficient refrigerators and freezers picked up at their home free of charge...

Rescued Treasures conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening of its new location in the old Marsh shopping center on Indianapolis Road. Rescued Treasures is staffed by volunteers from the Humane Society of Putnam County and will have a grand-opening celebration on Sunday, March 16 from 1-4 p.m. ...

South Putnam Community School Corporation has announced its Kindergarten Orientation dates for the 2014-15 school year. Orientation will be conducted on April 3 at Central Elementary and April 17 at Fillmore Elementary. Students and parents should attend the orientation session of the school they will be attending in the fall. Students and parents should plan to be present during the entire session (2-1/2 hours) at their respective school...

Putnam and 48 other counties are on a list Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has composed in a request for federal grants relative to the severe winter storm Jan. 5-9. That storm produced nearly a foot of snow (11.5 inches) in the Greencastle area. Whipped by wicked winds, the snow was blown into drifts 6-7 feet high in some areas...

Four Putnam County high school seniors have been named finalists for the Putnam County Community Foundation's 2014 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. The prestigious award goes annually to the most outstanding graduating high school senior in Putnam County...

Hopes for the splash park project at the Greencastle Aquatic Center in Robe-Ann Park being completed in time to coincide with the traditional Memorial Day pool opening encountered a possible setback at a City Hall bid opening last week. Two bids were received on the splash park, which is to be built on the site of the former baby pool, Greencastle Park Director Rod Weinschenk told the Park Board at its March meeting...

The Tigers came out swinging in their match-up against Translyvania (23-3) taking a commanding lead early but the Pioneers made the DePauw women's basketball team work to maintain its lead throughout. The women were able to stave off Translyvania's comeback efforts winning the contest 76-68...

The North Putnam Cougars basketball season ended Friday night with a loss in the semifinals to the 12th-ranked Speedway Sparkplugs. This game, in the end, was more than just a loss. It was a culmination to an excellent season for the Cougars. The game ended with a tremendous show of sportsmanship in the waning seconds by Speedway coach Chuck Bennett...

Coming off Saturday's 76-68 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship second-round win over Transylvania, DePauw has been selected as one of four hosts of the sectional rounds. The sectional semifinals are slated for Friday, March 14, at DePauw's Neal Fieldhouse with the sectional finals on Saturday, March 15. Ticket information and game times will be announced later...

The Greencastle Fire Department will be hosting an open house to help celebrate Assistant Chief Jeff Mace's upcoming retirement on Thursday, March 13 from 3:30-5 p.m. at Greencastle City Hall. The public is invited to attend to congratulate Mace who soon to retire from the department after 20 years of service...

A bright, sunny, almost springlike afternoon just seemed to cry out for a nice Sunday drive through Putnam County.