Stories from Sunday, September 20, 2015

Thelma Jean Sutherlin Olson, 90, of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. She was born on Nov. 30, 1924 in Putnam County, to Clem Rissler and Anna Baumuck Rissler. Thelma was a graduate of Central Normal College, Danville, Ind., where she was a member of the Belles of CNC...

James L. "Jim" Steele, 61, of Cloverdale, passed away at his residence Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. He was born Dec. 19, 1953 in Greencastle, the son of Billy E. and Irma L. (Hunter) Steele. He was a mechanic and owner of Steele's Auto and Wrecker that opened in 1989 in Cloverdale...

Many youth will go through 50 or more career decisions in year while growing up. This week it may be a policeman, next week a fireman, the next a wildlife biologist, etc. Considering careers is good. However a more important decision is to plan and make the decision for educational determination! In other words, make college or post-secondary education decisions in kindergarten and the career decisions will follow and can come much later...

What started nine years ago as a small gathering of women at Greencastle Christian Church has grown into a community outreach, with GCC hosting more than 300 women at their most recent event. This Saturday, GCC will once again open its doors to ladies age 18 and over for the Fall 2015 Fashion Swap. Clothing drop off begins at noon on Saturday, Sept. 26, with the official program kicking off at 1 p.m...

Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray signed a proclamation designating Sept. 21-25 Poverty Awareness Week in Putnam County. Putnam County Poverty Awareness Week is sponsored by the Transformers Program and will feature educational events throughout the week, including the organization's fourth annual poverty education seminar featuring Cascade Engineering Director of Talent Management David Barrett. The seminar will be hosted Thursday at the Prindle Institute for Ethics from 8:30-11:30 a.m...

Greencastle's pack running came in handy over the weekend as the cross country team ran in the Decatur Central Golden Spike Invitational. The boys finished third with 94 behind Bishop Chatard and Decatur Central. Clayton Wilson earned the best finish at seventh-place...

Greencastle Football Parents Club (GFPC) will recognize the 1985 and 1995 undefeated GHS varsity football teams on Friday night September 25. Head Coach John Fallis is returning to Greencastle for the evening and is looking forward to being with the members of these teams. ...

BRAZIL -- The IHSAA girls' golf sectionals were a little wetter than anticipated and three county schools took part in the Northview sectional with North Putnam golfing in Crawfordsville. Official IHSAA scores were delayed until Sunday and show Greencastle earning fifth with 387 and 392 for Cloverdale at sixth-place...

Putnam County officials held their annual delinquent property tax sale on Sept.17. The sale was conducted by County Auditor Lorie Hallett and County Treasurer Sharon Owens. A property tax sale is required to be held in each Indiana county for those properties where an owner of real estate fails to pay the property taxes from the prior year's first property tax bill installment. A tax lien on the property may be sold to satisfy the tax obligation to the highest bidder...

It's been a long process, but animals are again available for adoption from the Putnam County Animal Shelter. After making "Patches" the first dog adoption from the shelter since 2011, Ernest Manley and family were honored Saturday at Rescued Treasures, the Humane Society of Putnam County's Greencastle thrift store...

Greencastle bluesman Tad Robinson will headline the annual Crown Street Jazz Festival on Sunday, Sept. 27. The Jazz Festival is returning to its roots in the backyard at the Crown Street Community Center, 605 Crown St., for Sunday's 1-6 p.m. fundraiser to benefit the Family Youth Community Development Program (FYCDP). Last year the festival was staged as part of Airport Appreciation Days...

FILLMORE -- When it came time to officially open the new Fillmore Fire Station on Saturday, a ribbon cutting simply wouldn't due. Instead, two lengths of fire hose were strung across the middle bay door on the station's east side. But the hose wasn't simply there because there's a lot of it lying around the new 8,125-square-foot facility...

DePauw junior quarterback Matt Hunt threw for 264 yards and four scores and rushed for 61 yards and two more touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 49-20 North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Wooster. The Tigers improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the NCAC, while the Fighting Scots slipped to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference...

Former Purdue University basketball standout Brian Cardinal, now assistant director of the school's John Purdue Club, will be the featured speaker at a dinner program sponsored by the Purdue Club of Putnam County on Monday, Oct. 19. The 6:30 p.m. dinner at Autumn Glen is open to the public...