Stories from Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Gail Patricia Hurst, 75, of Greencastle, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. She was born on March 3, 1939 in Cincinnati to William and Corinne Gregolet. Gail was a graduate of 1957 graduate of Withrow High School in Cincinnati, and graduated from Westminster Choir College at Rider University in Princeton, N.J., in 1961...

Maureen A. Simpson, 76, of Reelsville, passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Born April 28, 1938 in Attica, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mildred Mickle. She married Albert C. Simpson on Sept. 21, 1963, and he survives. She was a member of Moose Lodge 1592, Greencastle, also the Order of Eastern Star, Cloverdale, and Big Walnut Baptist Church...

To the Editor: On behalf of the entire cast and crew, the producers of the film "Reparation" wish to thank the communities of Putnam County, Greencastle and DePauw University for their support during our filming. An independent film like this -- home-grown and on a shoestring budget -- could never happen without the strength of a community behind it...

To the Editor: I would like to thank all of the 4-H'ers who participated in the Foods or Microwave projects for contributing to a successful 4-H Food Auction and Bake Sale at the Putnam County Fair. I would also like to thank everyone that purchased food at our bake sale and auction. The proceeds will be used to improve the 4-H exhibit area...

To the Editor: I recently attended a Pitbull concert. A concert at which tickets were general admission only. But after hours in line, the time spent was well paid off, because by eight o'clock that night only five feet separated us from the famous Latino artist...

The Putnam County Sheriff's Merit Board will meet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28. The meeting is open to the public and will take place in the conference room at the sheriff's department. The agenda will include a disciplinary hearing regarding charges filed by Sheriff Steve Fenwick against a merit deputy. Following the hearing, the Merit Board will adjourn and meet in executive session to discuss personnel issues...

DANVILLE -- Grey skies and fall-like temperatures made for a gloomy setting as North Putnam's girls' golf team held its opening home match of the season Tuesday afternoon. Southmont and Rockville made the trek to Twin Bridges for a three-way match that the Mounties won by 10 strokes over the Cougars 226-236-242, with the Rox placing third...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board met for its monthly meeting Monday evening, during which it heard an update on the now completed drainage project as well as a received a brief update on the corporation's ISTEP scores. Project manager Dan Sulkoske was once again on hand to update the board on the status of the drainage project, which began in June and is now officially compete...

Three "bad girls" -- (from left) Hannah Brattain, Mira Hoffman and Ashley Vitz -- portray the Urchins, narrating part of the story through song in the Putnam County Playhouse production of "Little Shop of Horrors." The musical comedy returns to the Hazel Day Longden Theatre stage in Greencastle for 8 p.m. performances Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 13-16. Tickets, at $10 each, are still available by contacting the Playhouse box office nightly from 5-7 p.m. at 653-5880.

Usually the only place to see animals from the Alps of Europe, the plains of Africa or the mountains of the American west is on television or at the zoo, but now thanks to a collection that has been acquired by R & R Auction Depot, these animals can be viewed up close until Aug. 17 when the collection will go up for auction...

Putting down a long-awaited layer of asphalt Tuesday, a crew from Rieth-Riley Construction Co. moves closer to the end of the South Indiana Street reconstruction project in downtown Greencastle. The project is expected to put down sod in the bump-outs Wednesday, while pavers are set to be installed along the street next Monday and Tuesday. ...

For all the complaints among average Americans about the problems in Washington, D.C., a brief conversation with one of the Washington politicians reveals many of the same frustrations. They don't like the fierce partisanship. They don't like the gridlock. They detest the slow-moving wheels of government...

Conventional wisdom, popular culture and old adages never fail to remind us that you'll never forget your first. You remember, she had those curves -- those gentle, tantalizing curves. And in all the right places. Sleek and stylish. Classic beauty lines. You wanted to be seen with her and let everyone know she belonged to you...