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Greencastle Honor Roll
(Other Record ~ 04/24/14)
Term 2 Grading Period 1 High Honor Roll Grade 9: Lindsey Ellen Bridgewater, Skylar Joan Michelle Clifford, Jacob Charles Crawley, Jedediah Andrew Fajt, Autumn Rachelle Glaze, Kelly Lynn Hansen, Makenna Noell Hofer, Kaitlin Nicole Kessler, Isabel Rebecca Grace Markham, Kaysha Murphy, Braden Jeron Pershing, Cecilia Abigail Pohlar, Nicholas Michele Seaman, Gabrielle M Selvia, Michaela Rose Semak, Mia C Stevens, Lydia Lorraine Trout, Madison Moire Trout, Whitney Josephine Weinschenk, Alexandra Tenille Weliever and Clayton Evan Wilson.. ...
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South Putnam FFA
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
The South Putnam Livestock Judging team competed at the Area Contest on April 16 at the Clay County Fairgrounds. This particular team looks at classes of beef cattle, hogs, sheep and goats and is asked to judge them based on carcass quality, structure and breeding ability. ...
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Lilly Fellowship
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Greencastle Community Schools music educator, Jill Dombrowski recently received a $10,000 Eli Lilly Endowment Creativity Fellowship. This special grant is awarded to teachers, librarians and administrators annually across the state. The purpose of this fellowship, funded by the Lilly Endowment Fund, is to encourage and support renewal of teacher creativity. ...
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Willie Gene Taylor
(Obituary ~ 04/24/14)
Willie Gene Taylor, 84, Poland, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Putnam County Hospital with his family at his side. He was born Aug. 8, 1929 in Reelsville to Roy and Zelda (Diel) Taylor. Willie graduated from Reelsville High School in 1947, and married Esther Best on May 2, 1951. She survives...
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Pence signs Second Service for Veterans legislation
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Legislation creating the Second Service for Veterans program was signed into law Thursday by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Co-sponsored by District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 331 establishes the program to help connect veterans with a job in the teaching profession...
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Putnam County Hospital offers diabetes nutrition class May 5
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Putnam County Hospital will host a diabetes nutrition class on Monday, May 5 for members of the community. Included in the instruction are food label reading, portion control and carbohydrate counting. Registered dietitian Sharon Black will lead the class...
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Dine with a Doc to feature Dr. Mahesh Sreedasyam
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Senior Education Ministries Inc. presents Dine with a Doc on the fourth Monday of every month from 10 a.m.-noon at Greencastle Christian Church. 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...
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Mountain Man Rendezvous set for this weekend
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
BRIDGETON -- The 22nd annual Mountain Man Rendezvous is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Visitors can enjoy a taste of authentic pre-1840s living in a historic setting by walking through the Mountain Man encampment complete with trading posts and pioneer goods for sale...
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Business After Hours set for April 29 at Dixie Chopper Business Center
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
The April session of the monthly Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours social and networking event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport off Ballard Lane. The 5-7 p.m. get-together for Chamber members and their guests is being sponsored by At Home Realty, Bret Hurley Construction, Heather Taylor State Farm Insurance and Black Diamond Contractors...
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Community Reiki Share program set for Saturday afternoon at Gobin
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
The Greencastle Community Reiki Share program is set for Saturday, April 26 from 1:30-4 p.m. at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. Local Reiki practitioners offer half-hour introductory sessions to this natural, complementary healing system. Suggested donation for participation is $5...
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Square dance team starting for local teens
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Local teens interested in joining a square dance team will have the chance to learn more on Sunday, April 27 from 2-4 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building. The group is open to students in grades 7-12 and while it is sponsored by 4-H, students do not need to be 4-H'ers to join...
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Grand opening slated Saturday for Cloverdale FFA greenhouse
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale FFA greenhouse will have its grand opening on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It will then be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-1 until the end of the school year or until it sells out. Bedding plants, vegetables, strawberries, herbs, planters, hanging baskets and more will be available...
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Putnam jobless rate better as Indiana figures keep shining
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
While Indiana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to drop further below the national rate in March, there also was some better news for the Putnam County jobless picture. At 5.9 percent, the rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State is now at its lowest point since July 2008 and has declined by two percent over the year, which was the third largest decline in the nation...
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Tree City, Growth awards continue for Greencastle
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
The most famous tree in Indiana may have taken root in the courthouse at Greensburg but for sustained tree growth, the Decatur County seat has nothing on Greencastle. For the 15th straight year Greencastle has received recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community, it was announced by the DNR Division of Forestry. Greencastle was again cited for its continued commitment to effective urban forestry management...
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Eagle coaching job homecoming for Dean
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
South Putnam found the future of its boys' basketball program by looking to the past. On Monday, the school board approved the hiring of Greg Dean as the new Eagle coach. A 1999 South Putnam graduate, Dean has spent the last four years as the head coach at West Washington High School...
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Scanner for April 25
(Police Logs ~ 04/24/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 5:43 p.m. Tuesday, Jesse Madison Barker, 33, Roachdale, was charged with contempt of court. At 7:05 P.M., Todd Robert Savage, 33, Franklin, was arrested for probation violation and drug trafficking with an inmate. He was arrested at the Adult Probation Office in the courthouse...
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Downtown flower box contest to help herald arrival of spring
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Spring is in the air, which means more feet on the sidewalks, which will certainly be true of downtown Greencastle now that many of the projects created by the Stellar Grant are finishing up. It also means that the Farmer's Market will open soon, and graduation weekends for both DePauw and Greencastle Schools will be around the corner...
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Arbor Day Tree Planting
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Steadying a Newport red plum tree as its planted Thursday afternoon just south of the softball diamond at Robe-Ann Park, Greencastle Park Director Rod Weinschenk instructs William Wallace (left), Dustin Byrd (behind tree) and Cody Surface (right) on properly filling in the hole to anchor the tree...
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Cloverdale council approves new utility rate
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Storm Water Board and the Cloverdale Town Council met for a special meeting on Tuesday evening to proceed with a new ordinance, which will enact a storm water utility rate. This new rate was deemed necessary to increase the town's chances of receiving a $500,000 storm water grant...
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Edith Bryant Aanderud
(Obituary ~ 04/24/14)
Sister, mother, grandmother (Nana), great-grandmother, teacher and friend Edith Bryant (Greenleaf) Aanderud, 91, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 in Portland, Ore. Born Feb. 9, 1923 in Greencastle, Edith was one of four daughters of Herrick and Blanche Greenleaf...
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Golf Sponsors Tee It Up
(Local News ~ 04/24/14)
Sponsors for the 24th annual Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble set for Friday, May 9 at Clover Meadows Golf Course are (from left) Diane Priest of PNC Bank, Larry Taylor of Taylor Made Awards and Promotions, Melanie Boesen of Ivy Tech, Mike Murphy of HMSB Insurance, Michael Clampitt of North Salem State Bank, Josh Richardson of First National Bank, James Knoebel of At Home Realty, Nancy Michael of FNB, Tyler Cox of At Home Realty, Bret Hurley of Bret Hurley Construction, Bobby Caldwell of Dever Distributing, Richard Wright of Comcast Business Class, Nick York of York Automotive, and Chamber Executive Director Tammy Johnson. ...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Bailey Ault, Softball North Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/14)
Bailey Ault, 18, was born on June 13, 1995 to Brandy and Benny Ault. Ault has two sisters Brittney and Kayla Ault. She participates in softball athletically and is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society. Ault was All Conference in 2012 and All County in 2013...
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Indy Smoke No Hot Air
(Community Sports ~ 04/24/14)
The Indiana Smoke placed secend at the Indy UFO Tournament last weekend.
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