Stories from Sunday, June 28, 2015

The North Putnam Youth Football League (NPYFL) Board would like to inform all parents and youth football players of the important dates that you will need to know before the upcoming 2015 season. Saturday, July 11 -- Fourth Day of Sign Ups at Middle School Commons at 11 a.m.-2 p.m...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A night of thrill packed racing Saturday evening at Lincoln Park Speedway provided the perfect kick off to a week highlighted by Independence Day on Friday. The Putnamville oval played host to a trio of first time winners as CJ Leary (sprint cars), Jay Humphrey Jr. (modifieds) and RJ Pruitt (bombers) reached victory lane. For Pruitt and Humphrey, the victories were the first of their careers...

TERRE HAUTE -- It was a great night for football Saturday when the weather provided clear skies with an easy breeze and the Wabash Valley Coaches Association All-Star game gave fans a thrilling end to a 24-21 win by the Gold Team. All four Putnam County schools were represented in the star-studded game. Lucas Lorian and Zane Yon were playing for South Putnam, Danny Smith and Jensen Conlin for North Putnam, Nate Tesmer, Zach Secrest and Sedrick Weinschenck for Greencastle all on the Black team...

As the county gears up for the 4-H fair, 2015 Putnam County Fair T-shirts are available to order from now through Monday, July 6. Veteran 4-H'ers Lauren Johnston and Noah Poynter recently showed off the new shirts, which feature the hashtags of #Generations #Tradition #Excellence #ThePutnamCoFair.....

Survey says ... there's probably no family feud here as an online survey gauging local interest in the creation of a community center is well under way. Not only have positive indications emerged since the survey began online June 15 but the response, city officials report, has already exceeded expectations...

Poplar Street, which is regularly a one-way street westbound between Locust and Jackson streets in Greencastle, will temporarily be a two-way street. Poplar Street is now open to two-way traffic between Jackson Street and College Avenue (Marvin's), during the Vine Street construction project...

The Tuesday, June 30 edition of ParkFest will feature a pair of longtime acts at the free summer concert series sponsored by the Greencastle Civic League. The 6:30 p.m. show will kick off with the Fret Set Band, followed by Covered Bridge Harmony. This week's food vendor will be Anthony's Pizza...

The South Putnam FFA chapter was awarded third place in the Living to Serve Community Initiative and recognized for other accomplishments at in the 86th Indiana FFA State Convention recently. The South Putnam chapter, led by sponsor Amanda King, had 22 students from grades seven to 12 participate in several contests and activities...

Area residents can get an early start on the Independence Day holiday by celebrating First Friday this Friday, July 3 on the courthouse square in Greencastle. This week's live outdoor entertainment (remember to bring lawnchairs to ensure comfortable seating) will be Ellusion, a Terre Haute-based rock band that has performed a number of times at The Swizzle Stick as well as during the annual Greencastle Music Festival sponsored by Almost Home...

June 28 -- July 4, 2015 Tuesday, June 30 Tech Help Desk, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Our Tech Help Desk has a computer technician available to give one-on-one assistance using software and electronic devices, and can help diagnose and repair your computers and devices...

Wednesday, July 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., PCPL is going to take a Time Travelin' Tour into the past reading old newspapers online. The social columns of local communities show how much our daily lives have changed. Obituaries can break down LBWs (Lineage Brick Walls). They can show the medical history of your family. Be prepared for surprises, though, because old news articles may unlock family secrets that have been hidden for generations...

Someone I once worked with liked to say "change is different" and liked to use the words "paradigm shift" and "think outside the box" and you know all of those clichés. There are times one loves change for variety and spice to life ... that certainly occurs in Extension which allows one to enjoy the job as each and every day brings new adventures...

Putnam County SWCD will be hosting a farm-to-table conservation tour on Aug. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The tour will begin at the home of Mark and Phyllis Legan, Legan Livestock and Grain at 8:30 a.m. Participants will board buses to two other sites to view farm machinery, precision agriculture, stewardship of farmers with conservation practices and raising produce beyond the traditional row crops...

Putnam County Public Library is partnering with the Rivers and Roads Artisan Trail to present a First Friday art show and sale. Seven area artists will be showcased during the event Friday at the library from 3 to 5 p.m. Several pieces will also be on sale during the show. Along with the art show, singer Anthony Mullis "Gus Moon" will perform from 5 to 8 p.m...

The Celebrate 4 Committee has planned another fun Independence Day for the Greencastle and Putnam County community. The activity begins as early as 7 a.m. Saturday, July 4 and will continue past dusk with bombs bursting in air at the annual fireworks display at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park...

With less than two full business days until the deadline to file as a candidate for the fall municipal election, three Putnam County towns are at risk of having no election at all. Although candidates have now filed to seek office in all five incorporated Putnam County towns, a lack of contested races in Cloverdale, Fillmore and Russellville could leave residents in those locales with no ballots to cast on Tuesday, Nov. 3...

On Saturday, July 11, eight contestants will seek the title of Miss Putnam County Fair 2015, with 2014 Queen Brittany Birt crowning one lucky lady as her successor. The young ladies vying for the title include Bailey Goff, Mikayla Roach, Ariel Higgins, Miriah Cherry, Heather Goss, Kristen Stevens, Marlee Nichols and Kristin Rudolph...

MaryAnn Meyer, age 75, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. Born Oct. 19, 1939 in Charleston, Ill., she was the daughter of Vaughn E. and Mary Alice (Harwood) Armer Sr. She was a 1957 graduate of Proviso High School, Maywood, Ill. She was a 1961 graduate and received her Master's Degree from DePauw University...