Stories from Friday, June 17, 2016

David Lee Buchanan, 70, of Poland, Ind., died Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Indianapolis after a lengthy illness. Mr. Buchanan was born July 26, 1945 in New Maysville to the late William and Eva (Hurt) Buchanan. He was a 1963 graduate of Bainbridge High School and worked as a construction superintendent for CPM...

As part of the Greencastle School Corporation's Summer Feeding Program, volunteers Darlena McCarter (above, foreground) and Nicole Dearinger hand out free meals to kids of all ages Friday at Robe-Ann Park. Many of the kids taking part Friday were participants in the S.P.A.R.K. program, also hosted at the park...

Greencastle High School football players have been working hard this summer to get ready for the August 19 season opener, when the Tiger Cubs will host Crawfordsville.

Greencastle's varsity girls' basketball team won the South Putnam summer league championship on Thursday night by defeating Northview in the title game...

John and Maxine (Gibson) Davies, Fillmore, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, June 10. Mr. and Mrs. Davies were united in marriage on June 10, 1956 in Greencastle. They are the parents of Mike (Kim) Davies. They have two grandchildren, Amanda (Jared) Hutcheson and Adam (Heather) Davies...

With summer break upon us, a number of local churches are conducting vacation Bible school. Send VBS listings for your church to jjernagan@bannergraphic.com. New Providence Baptist Church will host vacation Bible school from 6-8 p.m. on June 20-24. VBS is open to youths age three through teenagers...

Brad Hayes and Jan Evans celebrate the awards they were presented during the recent Mental Health American Putnam County annual meeting. Hays, recently retired as principal of Fillmore Elementary School, was named Educator of the Year...

For 30 years, the Inn at DePauw has functioned as a sort of gateway between the Greencastle community and DePauw University. Owned by the university but managed by an outside company -- Dora Hospitality since 2010 -- the Inn models itself as a welcoming space for the university and the larger community alike, providing accomodations, meeting and banquet spaces and a pair of restaurants, among other services...

The Cloverdale Community School Corporation School board voted unanimously on Monday to install the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program at Cloverdale High School, at the request of Principal Sonny Stoltz. The purpose of the JAG program is to prevent at-risk students from dropping out of high school by providing them with a mentor and job coach. Principal Stoltz said that a representative from the program contacted the school and proposed the installation...

The Greencastle Community School Corporation is now a recent recipient of a Math and Science Partnership grant from the Indiana Department of Education titled. Stacie Stoffregen, science department chairman at Greencastle Middle School; Khristen Phillips, chemistry teacher and department chairman; Sharon Crary, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at DePauw University; and Jeff Hubble, assistant superintendent of Greencastle Schools, worked to earn the $250,000 grant that will span three school years.. ...

June 20-25 Monday, June 20 -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m. to noon. Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background. -- Lunch Bunch, 12:30-1:15 p.m. Bring sack lunch to the library and listen to a chapter book read aloud...

The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting a Community Movie Night in its Imagination Portal on Wednesday, June 22 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The chosen movie is the 1996 classic "Space Jam," featuring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. Residents are invited to bring the whole family and enjoy a night of popsicles, Looney Tunes and family fun at the library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle...

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. At 6:57 p.m. Jordan Elliott Hill, 22, Lansing, Mich., was housed at the jail for possession of marijuana and resisting law enforcement. At 7:27 p.m. Arron Carlos Finott, 35, Evansville, was booked in for possession of marijuana...

BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert will present "Hoosier Band: Happy Father's Day" on Sunday, June 19 at 8 p.m. in the Forest Park pavilion rain or shine. Director Matthew S. Huber and the BCB will offer dad a wide variety of new music and concert classics...

As the goal of establishing a YMCA community center in Greencastle continues to move forward, one of the key components emerging is a developing partnership with Putnam County Hospital. While no location has been selected for such a facility and a full go-ahead on the project has yet to be given, positive signs persist, especially judging by the interest and support of the group of people who filled Greencastle's City Hall for a meeting last month...