Stories from Tuesday, March 25, 2014

William R. "Bill" Sutherlin, 76, Greencastle, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away on March 25, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 28 at the funeral home...

Long ago during the throes of kiddom, I often found myself torn between desires of becoming an astronaut, third baseman for the Cubs, a lawyer or a detective. Since I'm afraid of heights, can't hit a curveball and didn't care to spend half my life in law school, most of those aspirations rapidly waned...

Since 2010, I have had the privilege of representing the greatest community in Indiana. As a lifelong resident of House District 44, I enjoy seeing the warm and familiar faces as I drive down the roads of Putnam County. People here wave to one another, neighbors help each other shovel driveways, and it is that togetherness that makes our community so great...

To the Editor: "Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed" was the theme celebrated at the 2014 Putnam County Ag Day event Saturday, March 15 where families came together to learn about a farmer's everyday life. Ag Day kicked off its festivities with an Ag Day Breakfast followed by a short program by Ted McKinney, the new director for the Indiana State Department of Agriculture...

The third annual South Putnam Alumni Banquet, scheduled for Saturday, April 12 in the SPHS cafeteria, will begin with a tour and social hour at 5 p.m. followed by a catered meal at 6 p.m. Brad Booe will serve as emcee for the event which will feature the 1973 and 1988 classes, and honoring some special alumni...

CLAREMONT -- Host Pomona-Pitzer scored three goals in the opening five minutes and held off DePauw for a 16-8 victory. The Tigers dropped to 1-2, while the Sagehens improved to 8-3. Pomona-Pitzer jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but DePauw added goals from Elizabeth McCracken and Maryclaire Heldring to make it 3-2 with 17:12 left in the first half...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- DePauw improved to 7-3 on the season and opened its spring break trip with a 7-2 win over Carleton. The Knights dropped to 7-4. The Tigers took a 3-0 lead after doubles with Sam Miles and Ben Kopecky taking an 8-4 win at the top spot over McCoy Becker and Erik Johnson and the DePauw duo of Alex Kaczkowski and Eric Vannatta claiming an 8-6 victory over Mauricio Gonzalez and Andrew Hwang at number two. ...

Displaying one of the yard signs that have been springing up around town to publicize the Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church Rummage Sale are committee members Nettie Smithers and Rita Ferguson.

On just the second day of spring break, Mother Nature threw the Greencastle/Putnam County area a curveball Tuesday morning, providing a trace of snow across the landscape. Even the metal sculptures in front of Deer Meadow Primary School were coated with the white stuff. ...

CLOVERDALE -- While little more than a trace of snow fell Tuesday, it apparently made Interstate 70 slick enough to cause a serious accident injuring a Vigo County man. Tuesday morning around 9:33, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Jason Schoffstall was patrolling I-70 in Putnam County when he came upon a two-vehicle crash near the 41-mile marker at U.S. 231...

In an effort to keep up with the demand, Area 30 Career Center will be offering a new program to its students in August, which will focus on high-tech manufacturing. The W.I.R.E.D. (welding, innovation, robotics, engineering and design) program is an introduction to the research, design and development of manufactured products utilizing advanced technologies and principals...

Retail development in the City of Greencastle is apparently about to continue its march east. A piece of prime retail development property at the southwest corner of Ballard Lane and State Road 240 on Greencastle's East Side received City Plan Commission blessing Monday night to be divided into three lots...