Stories from Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The game was close early when North Putnam's baseball team visited Cloverdale on Monday. However the Clovers showed their focus early and secured the win over their country rival 7-2.

North Putnam High School Thespian Troupe 1478 will be presenting "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 at the school. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Set in New York City in 1922, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" tells the story of young Millie Dillmount (Samantha Flannelly) from Kansas who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself...

The Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council will meet in joint session at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 24. The subject will again be funding for new 911 software. Specifically, the two boards will be discussing financing options offered by two local banks for the $960,000 project...

Violet Mae Rogers, 86, Greencastle, passed away on April 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Feb. 3, 1929 at Stilesville, and was the daughter of Benjamin C. Hanlon and Martha Bell (Sims) Hanlon. She was married to William Noah Rogers on Dec. 23, 1944, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 1994...

The immediate future of the Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau is in question after eight of the 11 seats on the CVB Board were vacated by the appointing bodies this week. In a 3-0 vote on Monday evening, the Putnam County Commissioners voted to vacate their five appointed CVB seats -- which had been occupied by David Jackman, Mike Hanlon, Eric Hayman, Allen Gibson and Donna Houser...

On Saturday, April 25, the Greencastle Civic League and the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Earth Day with a Clean Sweep Day event, from 9 a.m. to noon. All community members, Chamber members and Greencastle students are invited to join in the effort to clean and tidy up the community...

Girl Scouts Service Unit 184 will sponsor the third annual Glow Run/Walk Friday evening at Big Walnut Sports Park. Runners and walkers are encouraged to put on their bright colors and join in the 9:30 p.m. event. Registration begins at 7 p.m. and includes a T-shirt and goodie bag...

In partnership with the Greencastle Running and Fitness Club, DePauw University Bicycle Club and Friends of the Park/People Pathways Committee, the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department wants to invite everyone to its "Mother Earth Bike Ride" on Sunday, April 26, starting at 1:30 p.m...

The Greencastle High School Music Department Spring Concert (from April 13) will be airing nightly at 7 p.m. on Channel 3, the local access TV channel on the Greencastle cable system. The program features the three high school choirs and the high school band...

The May workshop in the 2015 Nonprofit Learning Series, sponsored by the Putnam County Community Foundation and the Montgomery County Community Foundation, will feature Robert Lupton as the speaker. Lupton is the author of "Toxic Charity." The workshop is set for May 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Crawfordsville Country Club...

BRIDGETON -- The 33rd annual Mountain Man Rendezvous is scheduled for April 25-26 at Bridgeton in Parke County from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The event offers a taste of authentic early 1800s living in a historic setting. Walk through the Mountain Man encampment and see trading posts and pioneer goods for sale. Watch live black powder muzzle loader shooting, a canoe race on Raccoon Creek, and knife and tomahawk throwing demonstrations...

ROCKVILLE -- A 39-year-old Putnam County man is facing multiple charges of hunting and trapping violations after competing in a recent Parke County coyote hunting competition. Troy Childers of Roachdale, is facing charges including theft (Class A misdemeanor), hunting/trapping without consent of the landowners, and removal of animals from another's trap (all Class C misdemeanors)...

With state education budget changes, the Greencastle Community School Corporation is looking ahead in an attempt to offset potential losses by offering teacher retirement packages deemed a "win-win" for both teachers and the district. "Changes in the funding formula seem to be imminent. ...

Quirky American composer and electroacoustic-instrument builder Mark Applebaum will join the DePauw University Percussion Ensemble, student soloists and faculty guests for an evening of his original works in Kresge Auditorium Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m...