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Alfred Miller Green Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/01/14)
Alfred Miller Green Sr., 79, of Weatherford, Texas, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014. Alfred was born Oct. 2, 1934 in Rosebud, Texas, one of four children, to Francis Lucille Miller and Ira Guy Green. Mr. Green was a retired staff sergeant of the U.S. Air Force. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and gunner. He was later stationed in San Antonio as a military policeman...
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Cloverdale High School music dept. earns high marks
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
CLOVERDALE -- The Instrumental Music department at Cloverdale School Corporation has experienced many performance opportunities for the talented, hardworking students involved with the program. These contests and events occur outside of the regular school day. Student musicians, their parents, and instructors have made extra efforts to rehearse and perform to the best of their ability, being positive ambassadors for Cloverdale Community schools...
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Ivy Tech nursing students' pass rate 100% for 5th straight year
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College's Greencastle and Terre Haute and practical nursing program have achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses) exam. Program graduates have successfully completed the licensure exam at a rate of 100 percent the past five years. That pass rate far surpasses the national average of 84.63 percent pass rate...
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Kids Get Active
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
The Greencastle Community Schools community celebrated National Walk/Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 7. Students participating from Tzouanakis Intermediate enjoyed the fresh air and fun getting to school while benefiting from exercise. Upon arrival, students were greeted with a goody bag sponsored by Putnam County Hospital...
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Registration deadline at hand for summer programs at park
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
Local residents looking for things to do this summer to keep their children busy need look no further than what is going on in the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. Some of the summer programs available through the Parks and Recreation Department include:...
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IBM Retirees Organization's annual picnic scheduled for June 8
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
The IBM Greencastle Retirees Organization will conduct its annual family picnic on Sunday, June 8 at VFW Post 1550 on South Jackson Street in Greencastle. Food will be catered by Jack's Fine Food, Brazil, and will be served from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
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Civic League celebrates 30 years at ParkFest
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
In honor of the 30th year of the Greencastle Civic League, the organization will kick off its annual ParkFest summer concert series with an anniversary celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3. The celebration will include performances by the Fret Set and Bridge 19, bounce houses and other games for the kids, snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy, and other vendors...
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Board's role in fundraising focus of June 10 Foundation workshop
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
The Putnam County Community Foundation will host the fourth of its 2014 Nonprofit Learning Series workshops June 10. The Community Foundation encourages board members and staff from area nonprofit agencies, churches and units of government to attend the Learning Series workshops, which are designed to help them become more effective community leaders...
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Trusted Patron
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
Gobin United Methodist Church continues to support the Mary Allison Children's Trust as a Trust Patron. Pastor P.T. Wilson presents Ginger Scott, treasurer of the Mary Allison Board, a check in the amount of $2,286.32, representing fourth-quarter missions from the church. ...
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Music Festival continues with events Tuesday, Wednesday
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
The 2014 Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues Tuesday and Wednesday with international concert violinist Areta Zhulla, named the 2011 "Young Artist of the Year" by the National Critics Association of Music and Drama in Greece, being joined by Chilean pianist Eugenio Urrutia...
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Donnelly to headline Putnam Democrats' June 21 J-J reception
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
The Putnam County Democrats have announced that U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) will be the keynote speaker for the party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Reception scheduled for Saturday, June 21. The public is welcome to attend the family-friendly event. The reception will begin at 4 p.m. in the Emerson Room at the Inn at DePauw in Greencastle...
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Masonic Fish Fry serves up fundraising for historic structure
(Local News ~ 06/01/14)
This Thursday and Friday, June 5-6, the Masonic Temple at 118 E. Washington St. in Greencastle will hold its annual fish fry as its main fundraising event of the year. The building was dedicated and the cornerstone laid in 1924, making it probably one of the longest surviving original historic downtown buildings that is still performing for its designed and intended purpose...
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DPU names McCormick as soccer coach
(College Sports ~ 06/01/14)
Megan McCormick, assistant women's soccer coach at DePauw each of the last two seasons, has been named the program's head coach. McCormick replaces John Carter who resigned in January. "Megan clearly articulated the value of a liberal arts experience and the role of athletics in the development of transferable skills," DePauw Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports Stevie Baker-Watson said...
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Kenny Carmichael Sr. scores back-to-back feature victories as Shuman, Bumgardner record wins at Lincoln Park Speedway
(Community Sports ~ 06/01/14)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Kenny Carmichael Sr. parlayed a Sunday victory at Vermilion County Speedway into a pair of A-main wins on Saturday at Lincoln Park Speedway. The Terre Haute native recorded wins in both the UMP Modifieds and Super Stocks. The Krockenberger racing team found victory lane with Casey Shuman, who battled Chad Boespflug to the final flag and Carlos Bumgardner won his third bomber feature of the season in a 25-car field...
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Greencastle baseball's season ends in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/14)
With North and South Putnam departing the IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Friday night, Greencastle was the last Putnam County team standing heading into Saturday morning's game with Beech Grove. While both offenses had difficult trying to score runners, the Tiger Cubs proved too generous with their defense and could not make any inroads on offense, losing to the Hornets 3-0 in the first Class 3A sectional No. 27 semi-final...
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