Stories from Friday, August 8, 2014

REELSVILLE -- The boil order issued earlier this week for Reelsville Water Authority customers has been lifted. Officials with the Reelsville Water Authority announced the lifting of the ban Friday morning. The order was issued Monday and affected the area of County Road 675 South and County Road 650 West...

Karen Jean Whitaker Shrewsbury, 49, Plainfield, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 5, 1965, the daughter of parents Shirley Stratton and George Leslie Whitaker. Karen was a graduate of Plainfield High School and was a homemaker...

The Miller-Knauer reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 17 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Lunch will take place around 1 p.m. in Shelter No. 1. The reunion will also include a white elephant auction, so everyone is asked to bring some items.

The Cox family reunion will take place on Sunday, Aug. 24 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Family members should meet at Shelter No. 1 at noon. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, call Jerry Cox at 653-6985.

All children in school, teachers, staff, professors and those returning to education are encouraged to bring their backpack, briefcase or satchel for a "Blessing of the Backpacks" to Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 10 during the 10:30 a.m. worship service...

Beginning Sunday, Aug. 10, Michael Gors will be the guest speaker for the gospel meeting at the Cloverdale church of Christ. The meeting will continue through Thursday, Aug. 14. Sunday service times are 9:30 a.m. for Bible class, worship at 10:30 and 6 p.m. A fellowship dinner will follow morning worship. Monday through Thursday meetings will be at 7 p.m...

Theta Chapter of Delta Theta Tau sorority recently announced the winners of its annual scholarships for 2014. Nancy Andis (left), Theta Chapter member and past national president of Delta Theta Tau, presented the Nancy Andis Honorary Scholarship to Anna Sims (second from left), while Alexandria Land (third from left) received the Delta Theta Tau Memorial Scholarship from T.J. Mark, chair of the Theta Chapter scholarship committee.

Bainbridge High School's class of 1964 held its 50-year reunion recently at the Community Building in Bainbridge. Some 31 classmates along with 20 spouses and guests were present for the buffet dinner and program. Emcee for the program was Alan Ader of Rockville...

The sports department at the Banner Graphic is currently looking for a stringer reporter for the fall and winter sports seasons. The stringer writer will need to be able to travel to the athletic events of the four Putnam County high schools, write stories and interview players and coaches...

It will be Christmas in August when Covered Bridge Harmony hosts guest night on Monday, Aug. 11. The group (formerly known as Covered Bridge Community Chorus) will meet from 7-9 p.m. at Greencastle Middle School, 400 Percy L. Julian Dr. Guest night, which is open to any woman interested in barbershop-style a cappella singing, will feature the chance to learn a holiday song as the group begins to prepare its holiday repertoire...

Back in action for its annual reunion, Greencastle favorite the Average House Band shows again it hasn't missed a beat as guitarist and singer Danny Martin and bassist Bill Hamm please the crowd with an old favorite. The annual get together continues Saturday with another 9 p.m. ...

Monday night may have been a tsunami of a success for the Bob York Memorial Splash Park dedication and opening at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. But the rest of the week? Not so much. When park employees turned the water off as the opening celebration came to an end sometime after 8 p.m. Monday, some pesky gremlins apparently took over...

It's back-to-school time and that means it's school vaccine season as well. In an effort to help meet the needs of local parents and children requiring back-to-school immunizations, the Putnam County Health Department will offer extended hours, beginning Monday, Aug. 11...

Greencastle's new assistant park director apparently treads water pretty well. Thrown into the deep end of the pool -- at least figuratively -- in his first week in the position, Philip Cornelius has managed to keep his head above water enough to make a smiling debut at the August Park Board meeting Thursday night...

INDIANAPOLIS -- "He wears this orange hat and it's a bucket hat," Angela Raisor, Cloverdale High School color guard director said. "Like Gilligan," interjected her husband, David. "Like a '60s hat," another parent noted. "So he's 'Bucket.' That's his nickname," finished Angela...

FILLMORE -- The Fillmore Town Council could soon find itself in the unenviable position of having to raise water rates. Presenting the results of a rate study Thursday evening, Daniel DeVault of the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) advised the board that while the town manages to get by, it is not meeting certain requirements for reserves as mandated by the state...