Stories from Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Tyler Wade, who as a elementary school student once told a Putnam County Republican Lincoln Day audience he wanted to be mayor of Greencastle one day, is now a member of the City Council. At 25, Wade is easily the youngest City Council member in at least five decades following his appointment Tuesday by a Republican Caucus...

Everett Eugene (Bill) Gowin, 90, of Ladoga, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 20, 2014 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1924 at New Maysville to Edgar and Sarah Emmaline Eggers Gowin. Bill was a former member of the Moose Lodge and a member of the Pioneer Tractor Association of Montgomery County...

The annual Coats for Kids Distribution Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, Harris Hall. No questions will be asked; however, organizers request that parents and guardians be prepared to share what school corporation they live in...

To the Editor: On Oct. 6, approximately 540 eighth-grade students participated in our seventh annual event called Reality Experience. These students came from the four Putnam County middle schools and Eminence, plus several students who are home schooled. They were given an unique educational opportunity to "experience reality." It was sponsored by the service clubs of Greencastle: Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary; plus two philanthropic sororities: Kappa Delta Phi and Delta Theta Tau...

The Culinary Arts class of Mary Anne Birt at Area 30 Career Center in Greencastle is selling Gardner Pies as a fundraising project. Pie orders will be taken until Friday, Oct. 31 with pick-up and delivery set for Tuesday, Nov. 4. Three varieties are available -- pineapple upside down pie, strawberry rhubarb and Southern pecan pie...

The Putnam County Extension Advisory Council invites all residents to its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. The meal will be a smoked pork chop dinner with desserts prepared by the ladies of the Extension Board...

Over the next month, PBS affliliates around the country will be airing "An Evening with Vernon Jordan." Taped in New York City in the spring, the program features a one-on-one interview with Jordan, a 1957 DePauw University graduate described as "one of the most iconic civic and business leaders of today."...

CLOVERDALE -- Project Appleseed will hold a rifle marksmanship event Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25-26 at the Cloverdale Conservation Club range. The two-day event teaches fundamental rifle marksmanship skills together offering stories about the important role that marksmanship played during the Revolutionary War...

The Area 30 Career Center Robotics Club recently competed at Hoosier Hills Career Center in Bloomington in a Vex Robotics event and took first place. Among the winners on the Area 30 team were Thomas Hunt (above, left) and Mitchell Griffen who designed, built and programmed their VEX robots with the help of the Robotics Club team members for the event called "Raise Some Racquet." The objective of the event is to score as many racquet balls into the different scoring zones within two and a half minutes. ...

Putnam County residents are invited to join the Raccoon State Recreation Area in celebrating its 21st annual Halloween Camping Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 25. Planned activities include: -- 10 a.m.: Raccowl egg hunt. -- Noon to 2 p.m.: Creepy craftings (face painting and Halloween crafts)...

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:35 a.m. on Friday, Dylin Allen Jasper, 40, Morgantown, was charged with a probation violation and possession of methamphetamines. At 12 p.m., Donzell DeWayne Verdun, 32, Lafayette, was arrested for failure to appear...

The annual Coats for Kids Distribution Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, Harris Hall. No questions will be asked; however, organizers request that parents and guardians be prepared to share what school corporation they live in...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The annual Russellville Community Center Halloween Social is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25. The evening meal will be served beginning at 5 p.m. The menu will consist of chili, coneys, hot dogs, sloppy joes, nachos and cheese, fish, tenderloins, potato chips, brownies and drinks...

Taylor Secrest and Rebecca Moore have a lot to be excited about this week. Not only are the president and vice president excited to get together with high school musicians from all of Putnam County on at 7 p.m. Thursday, they'll each be taking on important roles as "first chairs" in the annual Putnam County Band Festival held at Kresge Auditorium...

The Indiana Marshals' Association (IMA) recently swore in Cloverdale Town Marshal Mike Clark as its next president as well as Roachdale Town Marshal Mike Mahoy as its first vice president. The IMA executive committee said it was excited to have a president with Clark's experience, background and personality running the association...

Wasting no time between approval and actual implementation, no-parking signs went up along the north end of South Indiana Street in Greencastle Tuesday morning. The 75-foot-long section in question along both sides of newly reconstructed South Indiana runs from Washington Street to the alley...

The Greencastle Community School Corp. addressed corporation-wide wage increases and received a presentation by Greencastle High School math teacher Logan Kuhne about how iPads in the classroom are changing the way he teaches mathematics. The board approved wage increases to help keep employment at GCSC competitive with surrounding areas and includes a 2.25 percent increase for classified salary positions, 3.25 percent for administration, 50 cents an hour for classified hourly positions and a $2.25 per day increase for bus drivers who receive a flat pay based upon whether they work a short or a long route.. ...

MONROVIA -- North Putnam's volleyball team had the distinction of opening sectional play at the IHSAA Class 2A Sectional No. 44, hosted by Monrovia High School, Tuesday night along with Covenant Christian. The Warriors, one of the favorites for the sectional title, showed their worth by ending the Cougars' season 25-18, 25-10, 25-12...

Although it's been open to traffic for more than three months, the official grand opening of the new Putnam County Bridge No. 625 took place on Tuesday morning.

To the Editor: On Oct. 2, Krambo's Kustom Kolors shook off its welcome mat and moved it to the door of Reelsville Fire House to sponsor a fundraiser for the Reelsville-Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department.