Stories from Friday, July 25, 2014

County Jail Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. At 4:02 p.m. Ronald Buchanan, 31, Greencastle, was arrested on two counts of failure to appear. At 6:32 p.m. William Shane Pierce, 37, Greencastle, was charged with two counts of probation violation...

Three DePauw student-athletes and the women's swimming and diving team were recognized for spring semester academic success by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Individually, rising junior Erin Horne was named First Team Scholar All-America, while rising sophomore Annie Graves and May 2014 graduate Allison Kirby earned honorable mention...

Taking a spin at a prize at the Indiana Pacer Fan Van Wednesday afternoon at the Putnam County Fair, seven-year-old Ajay Kessler, Greencastle, sends the wheel on its way. The youngster won a pair of Pacers' sunglasses for his efforts. Representing the Pacers at the fair was Chelsea Campbell.

Antioch Baptist Church will be hosting Cross Canyon Trail VBS July 28-Aug. 1 from 6-8 p.m. VBS is free for ages 3-16. An award ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 for the VBS children and their families with a VBS carnival immediately following the service...

The John Wood Combo with Robin Hopkins, Kathleen Miller and Bill James will perform at Greencastle VFW Post 1550, 819 S. Jackson St., from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. A country-style barbecue rib dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. for $7. The public is invited to attend...

City Police Three recent property-damage accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers. At 509 p.m. Thursday, a two-vehicle accident occurred at College Avenue and Franklin Street when an out-of-town driver unfamiliar with the intersection did not realize it was not a four-way stop...

Dr. Perry Wainman recently celebrated with his family, staff and members of the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce as his practice moved back into its old 125 E. Washington St. home. The practice had been displaced since a May 17, 2013 fire that damaged much of the downtown Greencastle block. Representing the practice were Lisa Wood, Rose Wainman, Sean Garner, Janet Hopson, Dr. Wainman, Twyla Beaty, Jayne Bray, Michelle Thornburg, Becky Criss and Amy Chew.

The Kiwanis Club of Greencastle welcomed Sharon Pitcock, executive director of the Putnam County Senior Center, to its July 24 meeting. Pitcock, flanked by club president Justin Long (right) and program chairman Pat Aikman, shared how the Senior Center's budget clothing, convalescent equipment, modified exercise classes, health screenings and Friday meals have helped residents of the Putnam County community. Kiwanis is an international service organization that focuses on the needs of communities and children. The local club meets at noon each Thursday at the Inn at DePauw. Everyone is welcome to attend a meeting to learn more.

A second-generation Putnam County farmer is one of 15 "Champions of Change" headed to Washington, D.C., Monday and Tuesday. The White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will honor Beth Legan Tharp and 14 other young farmer Champions of Change, leaders from across the country who are doing extraordinary things to build the bridge to the next generation of farming and ranching...

The Putnam County Fair may be coming to an end, but the mystery of the quaint quilt persists. On display in the Community Building at the local fairgrounds has been an embroidered quilt top, rather plain looking to the naked eye to be truthful. The beauty is that its panels -- four wide and five deep and apparently made of separate sections of sugar sack material, longtime local resident Edith Fry noted --- are steeped in history as well as mystery...

Marian Ruth Jeffers Cruz was born in Bloomington and raised in Anderson, Ind. She graduated from Anderson Senior High School in 1965 and from Wishard (Marion County General Hospital) in 1971. She continued to work as a registered nurse at Wishard Hospital for 40 years. She saw and helped to implement many changes over the years. She was proud to be able to sign the last beam to go up in the new Eskenazi building...

The Greencastle High School fan section had reason to cheer at the 2014 Putnam County Fair Cheer Contest Friday. It saw great performances not only from its cheer squads but also from the Tiger Cub football team and from the surrounding area schools...