Stories from Friday, July 18, 2014

Guided by a thirst to make a difference and the childlike desire to start a lemonade stand, the four daughters of Scott and Kim Curran will be doing something a little different in Bainbridge over the coming weekends. Cayman, Opry, Josie and Pippa Curran will be selling lemonade in front of their Bainbridge home from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ...

Marvin Eugene Redifer, 80, passed away in Covington, Ga. He was born on May 8, 1934 in Ambia, Ind., to Delmer and Earlen Ritchey Redifer. He married Barbara Pursell on June 28, 1953, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Pam and James and Andy and Craig, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren...

The second-annual Putnam County Star will be decided by 11 finalists between Sunday and Wednesday at the Putnam County Fair. The competition will feature preliminary performances on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Dixie Chopper Free Stage, followed by the finals on Wednesday...

Sugar Creek Campgrounds in Crawfordsville will host the New Harvest Concert at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. The show will feature Kutless, Andy Mineo, Brianna Caprice, Blake Whiteley and Joyce Terry. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate Jesus with great music, fellowship and food...

The children of David E. and Joyce L. (Young) Leonard are planning an Open House for their parents' 50th wedding anniversary. The open house will be Saturday, Aug. 2 from 2-4 p.m. at Rock Point Church, 429 W. 150 S., Crawfordsville. Your presence is your present, but cards are welcomed...

Lawnchair Worship, a relaxed, 30-minute time of song, prayer and message, takes place at 8 a.m. on Sunday mornings. While still on the DePauw University campus, the location has changed to the East College lawn, facing the Roy O. West Library. The previous site at Bowman Park is under construction...

Ron and Diane Pittman will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 28. They are parents of two sons, Luke (Adrienne) Miller of Terre Haute and Zack (Tasha) Miller of Marshall, Ill. They are also proud grandparents to five granddaughters, Emma, Chloe, Audrey, Autumn and Braelynn, as well as expecting another granddaughter in October...

Marcia and Timothy Greene of Greencastle celebrated their 50th anniversary on Friday, July 18. Marcia E. Stuart and Timothy E. Greene were united in marriage on July 18, 1964 at First Christian Church, Greencastle. They are the parents of Tim Greene of Greencastle...

Susan and Lee Stewart have been the stewards of the Mental Health America of Putnam County race for the past decade, and they couldn't be happier that it continues to be a success. The idea behind the race is not just to raise funds for MHAPC but to help raise awareness of both the physical and mental health benefits that running and walking can provide...

Just as the seasonally adjusted Indiana unemployment rate inched up to 5.9 percent for June, the local figure crept up a couple percentage points as well last month. The Putnam figure slipped to 6.5 percent for June, tying us with Orange and Washington counties for 62nd best among the 92 Hoosier counties. It also landed the county right in the middle among the seven counties of west-central Indiana...

BAINBRIDGE -- At its monthly meeting Wednesday, the North Putnam Community School Board addressed a variety of issues in preparation for the coming school year. Early in the meeting there were differences of opinion with several items in the financial report. Board member Travis Lambermont made a motion not to approve the claims of payment and payrolls for the period of July 1 -- July 16 which were presented to the board...

The Putnam County Airport Authority Board recently celebrated the facility's renaming as the Putnam County Regional Airport with a ribbon cutting. Present for the ceremony were (from left) Chamber of Commerce President Bret Hurley, board member Vern Bothwell Jr., board secretary Bonnie Hanlon, treasurer Rex Eaton, president J.R. ...

The annual parade kicked off the 2014 Putnam County Fair Friday with pageantry and memories. While parade-goers enjoy a visit by Winnie the Pooh, giving bear hugs courtesy First National Bank, and the color and choreography of the North Putnam flag corps, there was also time to reflect on the recent passing of 4-H'er Riley Sutherlin, remembered by a sign-carrying trio (from left) Heather Goss, Tyler McClintock and Brooke Cundiff...