Stories from Friday, April 17, 2015

PUTNAMVILLE -- A long, cold winter officially came to a close as Lincoln Park Speedway opened its gates and started the season with the IndianaOpenWheel.com Racin' Fest and played host to the Midwest Sprint Car Series. The night proved to be one to remember for a driver in each of the four contested classes, who picked up his first career win at the Putnamville oval...

A soggy field couldn't slow the Clovers down. The golf team made the trek up to Linton to play at Phil Harris. Cloverdale took the win 164-17- "Conditions were very wet. Linton had an inch and a half of rain overnight, and the course was only opened for our match," Clover coach Doug Wokoun said...

South Putnam's Track team had a tough time getting ahead against its WCC rival Cascade Tuesday. Though Many Eagles raced well, South still fell 76-47. "Losing all three relay events really set us back in the team scoring however, we did really well as individuals," Eagle coach Brandon Welto said. ...

Ariel Higgins signs on to run track for Butler University. The senior Eagle was accompanied by Bobbie Thompson, Rob Thompson, Whitney Ray and Hunter Higgins. SPHS track coach Brandon Welti as well as AD Troy Burgess joined Higgins for the signing.

South Putnam senior Zane Yon will be playing football for Manchester University next year. Yon excelled in multiple sports while at South Putnam but he'll be on the gridiron for the Spartans. He's joined on the big day by Eddie and Kellie Yon as well as AD Troy Burgess and Eagle football coach Nathan Aker...

ROACHDALE--A North Putnam Cougar softball team took on a tough Rockville Rox team and fell short in six innings 14-4. "We didn't start Sabrina (Surber) tonight," Coach Benny Ault said. "We wanted to see what some of our younger pitchers could do. " After falling down 10-0 to the Rox in the third inning assistant coach Chase Hiland and head coach Benny Ault called their team over and told them to start working the count and that they had to score to get back in the game...

Wednesday the Eagle tennis team looked to recover from the loss at Greencastle and squeezed out a win at home against Turkey Run. "It was a good way to bounce back from a loss," SPHS coach John Briones said. "The girls played really well. I'm really proud of Olivia Arnold. It's the second time she's played that girl in two weeks. They are very evenly matched. She came away with a win and felt good about her game."...

ROACHEDALE -- The Cougar boys' golf team brings back a solid team of players with experienced golfers as well as a few newcomers. Seniors Danny Smith and Emmett Holsapple saw two new seniors with the addition of Aaron Green, who played as a freshman, and Travis Pearl who is totally new to the game of golf...

ROACHDALE--Coach Brian Jeter's North Putnam baseball team fell into a deep hole early Thursday night when they hosted 1A's No. 3-ranked team, the Rockville Rox, but they only allowed three runs in the final five innings of play before losing, 10-1. "I think we settled in at the end of the second inning," Jeter said. "I don't know whether it's because were young or don't have the maturity level yet, but they don't know how to come out and start a ball game like they do to finish."...

Austin Mitchell is a senior thrower on the Tiger Cub track and field team. He was born on Sept. 29, 1996 to Deborah Mitchell. He has a brother named Hunter and a sister named Nikki. He plays football and is involved in the Pep Club and Spanish Club...

The Greencastle track and field team braved the sloppy conditions and hosted its three-way with Owen Valley and Monrovia.\ The Tiger Cubs did get the event win. The girls took the event by one point edging the Mustangs with 66.5 points. The boys were even closer as their 57.5 points gave Greencastle the win by just half of a point...

In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, youngsters in the Headstart Program enjoy pizza and stories Wednesday afternoon, thanks to students in the Area 30 Career Center Culinary Arts Class.

Emmert Property Group, the owner of Zinc Mill Terrace Apartments between Veterans Memorial Highway and Tennesse Street, recently made a donation to the Greencastle Christian Church Food Pantry...

Manning the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce oversized scissors, Keener's Mower Sales and Service owner Shay Keener cuts the ceremonial ribbon at his new business at 1966 W. CR 300 South (west of Limedale) as sales manager Joe Milosevich (to right of sign) and Chamber officials look on Wednesday afternoon. ...

DePauw School of Music Events Week of April 20--26 Faculty Select Series: DePauw Chamber Players Monday, April 20 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Kresge Auditorium On Monday, the DePauw Faculty Chamber Players -- May Phang (piano), Erica Dicker (violin) and Eric Edberg (cello) -- will present a performance of "Quartet for the End of Time" in Kresge Auditorium, featuring guest clarinetist Randy Salman and introductory commentary by Professor Scott Perkins...

The North Putnam Middle School Students of the Month for March are (from left) sixth-graders Gaibrielle Stockram and Evan Nesbitt, seventh-graders Alexi Sweet and Lucius Alexander and eighth-graders Jessica Farmer and Emily Fink.

A South Putnam graduate is among the four Franklin College psychology students who have been selected by the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) to present their research projects at the association's annual conference in Chicago in May. Franklin junior CODY WARREN of Reelsville, son of Ronald Warren and Tricia Warren, and senior Jared McIninch of Whiteland will present their research project "The Role of Feedback and Interviewer Effects of Interrogative Suggestibility."...

Stanley and Linda Everts will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Sunday, April 26. Family and friends are invited to help celebrate at 2 p.m. on April 26 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church.

Dorothea A. (nee: Koriath) Pankratz, age 99, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle, where she has received such loving care for more than four years. She was the beloved wife of the late Edwin W. Pankratz, beloved mother of Alan Pankratz and Judith (Pankratz) McQueen, dear grandmother of Sherith (Steve) Pankratz and Aaron (Stacy) Pankratz, loving great-grandmother of the late Dietrich Jackson, with many nieces, nephews and friends...

South Putnam baseball team continued to struggle on the road against Martinsville Friday. The Eagles put up some scoring late but ultimately fell 9-4. The Artesians scored one in the first, two in the second and three in the third to jump to an early lead...

TURKEY RUN -- Cloverdale went out to Turkey Run Thursday and claimed a 9-2 win thanks to lots of scoring and junior Braden White's 12 strikeouts. "Brayden handled the sloppy conditions on the mound well," CHS coach Jarrod Duff said. "He struggled with it early in the game, but was able to get comfortable on the mound as the game progressed."...

Quinci Miller intends to stay in Greencastle. The senior Tiger Cub decided to continue her athletic career and education at DePauw University. Miller, the 2014 Putnam County Player of the Year, is excited to join Tiger volleyball coach Deb Zeller next fall. ...

The quick actions of residents prevented serious damage Thursday afternoon after a fire started under a mobile home. Greencastle Fire Chief Bill Newgent said the department was dispatched to 1216 Bloomington St. in the Ottawa Mobile Home Park regarding a structure fire at...

MANSFIELD -- The historic Mansfield Roller Mill will participate in Mansfield's Mushroom Festival on April 25- 26. The mill will be open both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can explore the historic three-story mill, which contains original 1880s milling equipment...

PUTNAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY April 20-25 Monday, April 20 -- Family Quiet Time in the Imagination Portal, noon to 3 p.m. Looking for a little quiet in the library? These hours are for you. Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Hazel J. Proctor, 48, Coatesville, Level 6 felony fraud Anderson D. McCormick, 21, Columbus, Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief Anna K. Whitney, 20, Altamont, N.Y., Class C misdemeanor illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage...

County Jail Five people have been lodged in the county jail recently. At 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Herbert Austyn Jamison, 21, Indianapolis, was arrested for possession of marijuana. At 1 a.m. Brandi Leigh Means, 28, Cloverdale, was charged with possession of paraphernalia and probation violation...

Eric Wolfe announces his candidacy for City of Greencastle clerk-treasurer on the Democrat ticket. Wolfe is a Greencastle businessman, real estate broker and DePauw University Campus Living and Community Development staff member. "I am running for clerk-treasurer," he said, "to use my business background to serve the community and keep moving Greencastle forward. I am a creative problem-solver and believe in bipartisan teamwork to address the community's needs."...

Student competitions and an electrical project were among several items discussed at the Area 30 monthly board meeting Tuesday. The electrical renovation has been made possible by the Citizens Advisory Commission For Industrial Development (CACFID), who allotted $50,000 to help supply enough electricity from the Area 30 Career Center to run the industrial equipment located in the annex building...

CLOVERDALE -- In town ostensibly to visit POET Biofuels and Cloverdale Community Schools, U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita nonetheless found an opportunity for some levity Friday afternoon at Cloverdale Middle School. While guiding the congressman to see Tim Savini's seventh- grade social studies class, Principal Dawn Tucker discovered that Savini, instead, had a group of students in the gymnasium. As part of the CMS CHOICE Program, the kids were being rewarded with a game of dodgeball...

Seeking her second term as City of Greencastle clerk-treasurer is Republican incumbent Lynda Dunbar. "It has been a great privilege to serve as your clerk-treasurer for the past three years," Dunbar said. "From day one, it has been my goal to save taxpayer money; bring professionalism to the office; and provide the mayor, the Council and taxpayers accurate financial data to make the important decisions for the City of Greencastle...

Greencastle's softball benefited from every aspect of its game Friday when Crawfordsville came for a visit. The Tiger Cubs scored early and often and walked away with the win 11-0. Greencastle has a few players out with injury and GHS coach Dave Keller is glad his team pulled through the adversity with a win...