Stories from Friday, November 6, 2015

Mount Union senior linebacker Hank Spencer (Greencastle/North Putnam) was named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Spencer advances to the Academic All-American ballot. Spencer is a computer science major with a 3.99 grade point average. He graduated from high school early four years ago, enrolled at Mount Union in the spring of 2012...

Jessica Modglin was born on Dec. 24, 1997, the daughter of Angela and Raymond Modglin. She has two older siblings. Modglin is the point guard for the Eagle basketball team, as well as serving as a student athletic trainer for South Putnam. She enjoys watching University of Kentucky men's basketball on television. Her favorite food is her mom's cooking, "Anything she cooks. She's a good cook."...

ROACHDALE -- Physical play was the story of the first game between North Putnam's girls' basketball team and visiting South Putnam. The Eagles took a semi-comfortable lead at halftime and held their ground during the fourth- quarter Cougar push to earn the victory 56-44...

Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police recently made a donation of $3,676 to the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. The ending denomination of $676 is in remembrance of the on-duty death of Putnam County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim Baugh whose unit number was 67-6. ...

For the nearly past 20 years the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 92 has delivered toys to needy children in Putnam County in a program known as the "FOP Santa Drop." The project came about when Putnam County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim Baugh and Assistant Chief Brian Hopkins had an anonymous person stop by the Cloverdale Police Department 19 years ago and make a $100 donation, asking that the money be spent on needy kids for Christmas...

South Putnam Middle School students enjoyed a day of fine fall weather recently, trading their desks and chalkboards for the sites and sounds of the DePauw Nature Park. The field trip, hoped to be the first of many, was highlighted by trails, learning stations and one dedicated ecologist named Vanessa Fox...

North Putnam Middle School recently honored its October Students of the Month. Those honored included sixth-graders Jayden Simpson and Hailee Query, seventh-graders LexAnne Fuchs and Mason Ray and eighth-graders Luke Steedman and Anna Grimes.

Hanna Street Baptist Church will host a concert by the Gospel Servants Quartet at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. The church is located at 501 E. Hanna St., Greencastle. For information, call Pastor Patrick Smith at 653-8614.

During a recent conference of the Indiana Judicial Center, 25 judicial officers were recognized by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush for their commitment to higher education. Among these was Putnam County Superior Court Judge Charles "Denny" Bridges, who received and Indiana Judicial College certificate...

DePauw School of Music Weekly Events Nov 9--15 Faculty Select Series: Guest Leslie Tung, fortepiano Monday, Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall Leslie Tung, Professor Emeritus of Music at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, will perform on his own instrument--a five-octave Viennese fortepiano completed in 1983 by Janine and Paul Poletti, based on the ca. ...

Dorothy D. Birt, 95, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Born June 1, 1920 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of James Edward and Mae T. (Surber) Birt. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Dorothy had retired from Dow Chemical Co., where she had been an office worker for several years...

FILLMORE -- With the voting machines barely put away at the county courthouse, the Fillmore Town Council met Thursday with the old guard still in place, but the town's new leaders also present, looking toward 2016. Council President Alan Jones and member Meridith Trusty did not seek re-election and will be off the board on Jan. 1...

The Greencastle Fire Department spent several hours on the scene of an equipment fire at the Walmart Distribution Center Friday evening. GFD Engineer Roy Bumgardner said a cardboard compactor overheated and caused a fire. The department was dispatched at 4:45 p.m. to the distribution center and returned to the fire department at 7:35 p.m...

Jon and Leigh Hinnefeld of Conyers, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jon Dale Hinnefeld II, to Michele Wilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilton of Lawrenceville, Ga. The bride-to-be graduated from the University of Georgia and is currently employed at Mitsubishi Electric in Atlanta...

An open house to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Bob and Nancy Curran is set for Sunday, Nov. 15. The celebration will take place from 3-6 p.m. at the Roachdale Christian Church located at 1 N. Walnut St. on State Road 236 in Roachdale. Their children, Tammy (Kell) Miles, Rachel (JC) Mandeville and Scott (Kim) Curran will host the celebration. Along with their three children the couple is also blessed with 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren...

County Jail Two people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. At 3:25 p.m. Mark Allen Poynter, 29, no city listed, was arrested for nonsupport of a dependent. At 4:05 p.m. Josh Andrew Mitchell, 20, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a warrant...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Darell L. Goff, 37, Coatesville, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe...

Fortepianist Leslie Tung, professor emeritus of music at Kalamazoo College, will be the next guest presenter on the Faculty Select Series at the DePauw University School of Music Nov. 8-9. Both events in which Tung will participate are open to the public:...

The Greencastle High School choir students will be having a large garage sale on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m.-noon in the GHS multi-purpose room. Proceeds from the sale are for the benefit of students going on the GHS Choir trip to New York City in the spring...

As part of an ongoing commitment to provide education and support to the family members of its residents, Mill Pond Health Campus will be hosting a Book Club as part of its Family Forum program. The monthly Family Forums provide a way in which care and support is provided for family members of those on their Alzheimer's or dementia journey...

On Friday, Nov. 13, from 4:30-5:30 p.m., Tendai, a Bonner Scholar, will guide participants through yoga and meditation at the Putnam County Public Library. Participants will focus on the following goals: To learn the different ways one can be stressed, to learn different yoga poses that are fun, as well as relaxing, and to learn to meditate and be at peace. Participants should wear comfortable clothes for stretching and movement...

Monday, Nov. 9 Family quiet time in the Imagination Portal, 9 a.m.-noon Looking for a little quiet in the library? Enjoy the library without monitors, video games or music in the background. Community Help Desk, 2-4 p.m. The Community Help Desk has a computer technician available to give one-on-one assistance using software and electronic devices, and can help diagnose and repair computers and devices...

Responding to the ArtsFest 2015 interdisciplinary theme of "Art and Transformation," the joint DePauw University choirs Sunday will present a program of compositions based on songs that have existed for centuries in previous forms. The entire Sunday afternoon performance, which begins at 3 p.m., will take place in-the-round with both musicians and audience members seated on the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium stage...

Based on input from the DePauw University community, the committee charged with identifying DePauw's 20th president has created a Presidential Search Profile. "We have heard from many in our community, and the feedback from these conversations provided us with important perspectives about the qualities we should be looking for in our next president," advised Kathy Patterson Vrabeck, a 1985 DPU alum, in a note to the university community...

Summer's over, the pool is closed and recreational thoughts are usually turning to indoor pursuits. But plenty of activity is still going on outside at City of Greencastle parks, as evidenced in Director Rod Weinschenk's report to the Park Board Thursday night...