Stories from Sunday, August 30, 2015

The Greencastle girls golf team performed well at Idle Creek in the first conference match in the newly reformed WIC. The Lady Tiger Cubs earned third place, beating Northview by four strokes.

DePAUW UNIVERSITY School of Music Aug. 31-Sept. 6 music events Student Recital Hour Wednesday, Sept. 2 10:20 a.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall DePauw's weekly recital hour features talented School of Music students and occasional guests. The first recital hour of the new school year will include a presentation on the Alexander Technique by guest speaker Stasia Siena...

The Russellville Community Center will be hosting a free tractor pull on Saturday Sept. 5. The pull will start at 1:30 p.m. and will be located behind the community center. The pull will last approximately four hours Concessions will consist of sloppy joes, coneys, hot dogs, nachos and cheese, chips, water and pop. Items will be individually priced...

Shelley Laverne (Chastain) Overshiner passed away Aug. 28, 2015 at The Waters of Greencastle with her husband and daughters by her side. Born May 5, 1951 in Indianapolis to parents Richard and Jacqueline Chastain, Shelley spent most of her 64 years in Putnam County on the family farm with her grandparents, parents and sisters Dickie (Dick) Coffin, Julli (Jerry) Miethe and Tracey Howlett...

Ned Brown MacPhail, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Born Oct. 5, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, he was the son of John William and Freda (Brown) MacPhail. Ned was a 1950 graduate of Portland High School in Portland, Ind. He received his bachelor's degree from Ball State University...

Hot town, summer in the city, and it's getting down to the nitty gritty. That means it must be time for another First Friday event. Hot salsa, some hot licks from the Phillip Steven and The Open Road Show and expected warm temperatures are all on tap for Friday, Sept. 5 on the north side of the Putnam County Courthouse Square in Greencastle...

Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area will celebrate the State of Indiana's free youth hunting day on Saturday, Sept. 5 with a dove hunt. In cooperation with the West Central Indiana and Wabash Valley Quail Forever Chapters, the wildlife area is hosting the hunt on the property at 2001 W. CR 600 South, Greencastle...

The Putnam County Coin Club will host its annual show from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. Just like the club's monthly meetings, the show will take place at the Greencastle Church of the Nazarene, 580 S. N. CR 100 East (Round Barn Road), Greencastle...

Putnam County Public Library will be offering two computer classes in September. The computer classes being offered are lecture classes instead of the usual hands-on classes and are designed to introduce patrons to the Internet. On Monday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Introduction to the Internet will introduce patrons to search engines, browsers and some of the best websites on the Internet...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Races are quickly running out for competitors chasing a national championship in the United Midwest Promoters (UMP) points race. So Saturday evening at Lincoln Park Speedway provided an excellent chance for drivers to earn some valuable bonus points with a large car count at the track...

NASHVILLE -- The North Putnam volleyball team earned its third win of the season earlier this week when the Cougars took on Turkey Run. North Putnam swept the Warriors 25-8, 25-14, 25-19 showing more and more guts as the match progressed. "This was a great team effort and home court win tonight. The crowd was so loud and helped our team keep the momentum," Cougar coach Brandy Dickson said...

TERRE HAUTE -- The Greencastle girls' golf team performed well at Idle Creek in the first conference match of the newly reformed WIC. The Lady Tiger Cubs earned third place, beating Northview by four strokes. "I was really proud of the girls today," GHS coach Robert Hedge said. "They shot a 405, which is 21 strokes below our average. We struggled with putting on the Creek greens, but we hit the ball very well."...

LAFAYETTE -- Greencastle's cross country team made the trek to Lafayette this weekend for the McCutcheon Maverick Stampede Invitational. While the boys came away with a fourth-place finish scoring 106, the Lady Tiger Cubs took the first-place trophy, scorching the competition with just 47 points...

EMMAUS, Pa. --When Runner's World magazine set out to find the nation's "most awesome" runners this year, it may have been surprised to find one right here in Greencastle. Michael Scott, a Greencastle native, has officially made it into the top 10 out of an original 1,600 entries in the periodical's 2015 Cover Search contest. The overall winners will be announced during the 9 a.m. showing of NBC's the Today Show on Oct. 29 in New York...

A simple Facebook post by a former firefighter is now providing a link from current members of the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department back to the department's very roots. While going through some stored items at his Greencastle home recently, Russ Evans found a little piece of history -- his father Charles Evans' uniform shirt from the department's early days...

On Monday, Sept. 14, Luke Britt, Indianašs public access counselor, will give a presentation on the Open Door Law and the Access to Public Records Act. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Greencastle City Hall. Britt was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2013. As public access counselor, his job is to provide advice and assistance concerning Indiana's Public Access Laws to members of the public, government officials and government employees...

Putnam County United Way will be kicking off its 2015-16 campaign by taking its show on the road this Friday, Sept. 4. "We are taking our campaign Pacesetters to 'Cruise Across the County' in a party bus provided by York Automotive mid-morning," Putnam County United Way Executive Director Jennifer Edwards said. "We plan to make a stop in most of the downtowns or business districts to hand out goody bags with our campaign information along with favors from our Pacesetters."...