Stories from Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The season opener for the DePauw University men's basketball team yielded exciting results Tuesday night as the Tiger fans were treated to a thrilling DePauw victory over Franklin 84-79. The Tigers went into halftime with just a one-point lead at 38-37. But DePauw Tigers got off to a hot start in second half, going on a 8-2 run but Franklin fight back into a 46-46 tie...

NEW MARKET -- The Greencastle girls' basketball team earned the easy win Tuesday against Southmont 76-37. The GHS team was in control throughout ,leading after the first 20-7. The Tiger Cubs kept the pressure on and took the halftime lead 42-7 after a three-pointer at the buzzer by Mia Stevens...

Greencastle native Troy Cummings will be hosting a book release party at the Putnam County Public Library Saturday starting at 10:30 a.m. Cummings, a 1990 Greencastle High School graduate, said in addition to him reading from his most recent project, he will also be teaching patrons to illustrate and build a story around it...

South Putnam High School students will be receiving Chromebooks at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year as part of the 1:1 initiative. The school board voted Monday to commit to buying Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebooks and hard-shelled Brenthaven carrying sleeves for the first phase of the 1:1 roll-out. The goal is to get computers in the hand of every student, starting with the high schoolers...

What do you do if you want to see a production of Jim Jacob's and Warren Casey's musical "Grease," but you know it won't be suitable for your whole family? You go see Greencastle High School's production of "Grease: The School Version." Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Parker Auditorium in McAnally Center at GHS. Tickets are available at the door for $7...

It may be difficult to imagine a time when things didn't go better with Coke, but 100 years ago that was essentially true. Andthanks to a Terre Haute company and some Putnam County sandstone, it has never been much of a concern again. One hundred years ago this week, the Coca-Cola bottle -- one of the most recognized objects of the 20th century -- was awarded a U.S. patent for its distinctive bottle and coloring. That came on Nov. 16, 1915...

A Greencastle man remains hospitalized with severe burns following an early-morning Saturday garage fire south of Forest Hill Cemetery. At 1:58 a.m., Greencastle firefighters were dispatched to a garage fire at 2640 S. CR 25 West (Cemetery Road). GFD units arrived five minutes later to find flames throughout the garage...

The world lost a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and baker of pies, as feisty Betty Lou Wendling (Suiter) of Roachdale passed away in her home on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at the age of 86. Born March 15, 1929 to Edna and Hubert "Hub" Suiter, Betty Lou lived her entire life in Roachdale, gracing the town with her warmth, sass and, of course, her delicious pies...

The Putnam County Giving Tree project is seeking groups or individuals to help sponsor families in need again this Christmas. Since its inception, the Giving Tree program has continued to provide needed clothing items, special-need gifts and other wished-for toys to children and families throughout Putnam County...

Cloverdale junior Cooper Neese received an offer from Ball State Tuesday to play basketball for the Cardials. Neese now has offers from Indiana State, Evansville and BSU.

The Gleaners Food Bank will again bring its mobile pantry truck to the parking lot of the Bainbridge Community Building on Saturday, Nov. 21. Food distribution is from 10 a.m. until noon and is for anyone in need with no age requirement. Participants are asked to bring their own boxes or food bags and to dress according to the weather since the delivery site will be in the parking lot directly from the truck...

Without so much as a single Pow! or Zap! or Bam! or even the need for Bat Signal, Batman dispensed with the opposition in the 10-stack challenge Charlie's Beefcake Burgers in Greencastle Monday evening. Downing the required 10-patty burger and a large side of fries in just 17 of the allotted 30 minutes, Batman summarily dismissed the efforts of arch enemies Steven Turner (right), Charlie's assistant manager, and Joshua Mills, a Charlie's kitchen worker, in the process. That earns the Caped Crusader a high-five from one of his young admirers and gives the superhero time to pose for a Batshot with buddies (from left) Kash, Liam and Kole.

Penelope Jean "Penny" Gardner Green, 71, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Born Aug. 16, 1944 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of George and Ruby (Honnold) Gardner. She was a graduate of Wiley High School and Union Hospital School of Nursing, Terre Haute...