Stories from Sunday, September 11, 2016

The 34th annual Russeller’s Roundup was held this weekend at the Russellville Community Center, seeing a large turnout that included “Hoosiers” actor Wade Schank. Schank was present on the event’s second afternoon to sign autographs and watch the movie with those in attendance (below)...

Edith Mae Callison, 60, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at her home. She was born on Sept. 12, 1955 to the late Eugene and Sara Belle (Butcher) Waterman. She is survived by her daughters, Kenna and husband Willie Spears, Kim and husband Thomas Tucker, and Angela and Sadiki Diablo; sisters Stella Ferguson, Treva Fishburn and Kim Waterman; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and James Callison...

Rhett Allen Patten went to be with the Lord Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, the son of Matthew Carey Patten and Hallie Jo Patten. Rhett is survived by his grandmother, Pattie J. Patten; grandfather Eric Haring and his wife Becky; great grandpa Jim Thomas; stepgrandparents Hughie and Betty Sams; uncles Aaron M. Patten, Jason Kessler, and Derrick Stalbaum; aunts Michelle R. McCammack, Kacie Kessler and Abbie Stalbaum; cousins Vivienne Kessler, Gunner Kessler, Kennedy Stalbaum; great uncles...

With just a week before the annual Fillmore Chicken Barbecue Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17, the Fillmore Elementary student council members wanted to thank the Fillmore firemen for all the hard work that they provide for the community and Putnam County. ...

Sudanese-American singer-songwriter Alsarah will perform an eclectic mix of North and East African Retro-pop music alongside her group, the Nubatones, at DePauw University Thursday, Sept. 15. The concert, presented by DePauw’s Performing Arts Series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall, located in the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts...

The North Putnam School Corporation school board, which meets regularly for public sessions on the second Wednesday of each month, will be holding an executive session on Wednesday, Sept. 14 ahead of September’s public session. For more information about the executive or public sessions, call 522-2900...

Do you have type 2 diabetes? Would you like to learn more about your disease and how to live well reducing your health risks? If so, Purdue Extension has a great program for you. The Purdue Extension Putnam County office will be offering Dining with Diabetes sessions beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Putnam County Hospital...

The Humane Society of Putnam County is sponsoring a low-cost microchip clinic for dogs owned by Putnam County residents. The clinic will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Rescued Treasures Store at 1021 Indianapolis Rd. (next to Goodwill)...

The Young Philosopher Lecture Series, sponsored by the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and the DePauw University Philosophy Department, is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 15-16. It will feature four distinguished academics who recently received a Ph. D. in philosophy and is open to all DePauw students or members of the public...

An Author’s Talk by Lili Wright on her new novel will be followed by a book sale and signing Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Putnam County Public Library in Greencastle. The 6:30 p.m. program is free and open to the public. Wright will be reading from her novel, “Dancing with the Tiger,” at the library. It will be her first local reading...

The inaugural Humane Society of Putnam County Celebration Event Saturday evening raised more than $3,000 and included the unveiling of a significant donation for the organization’s future. The $3,000 raised at the event at the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds is expected to be used to purchase kennels in the revamped intake room at the shelter...

Putnam County Museum Director Lisa Mock holds up a jar of honey in helping auctioneer Jeff Rich solicit bids for the Sugarbush Family Excursion, donated to the Museum Live and Local event by Arthur and Rebecca Harris. Music for the annual auction and dinner fundraiser, which raised $7,000 overall, was provided by The Relics, featuring Bill Hamm (right), Rick Provine on drums and keyboard player Veronica Pejril...

CLOVERDALE — The Cloverdale Clovers picked up their second consecutive win on the season to improve their record to 2-2 with an 8-6 win over the Cascade Cadets in Western Indiana Conference high school football. The Clovers had to return and play the last 4:33 of the game on Saturday evening following a weather postponement on Friday night...

Greencastle defeated Brown County 4-1 on Saturday to win the Western Indiana Conference championship in boys’ tennis. Sean Ramey and Yuzi Mozawa picked up singles wins for the Tiger Cubs, while the doubles teams of Nathan Gobert-Elijah Lewis and Logan Wood-Jack Riggle were also victorious...

The Cloverdale JV volleyball team won the Putnam County Tourney Saturday. The lady Clovers defeat Greencastle 25-21, 25-13 in the semifinals and South Putnam 25-21, 25-24 in the finals.

DePauw’s offense totaled 535 yards and garnered 28 first downs, while the defense recorded a score and forced four turnovers on the way to a 44-13 win over visiting Mount St. Joseph on Saturday in the Tigers’ season opener. The Tigers grabbed a 17-0 lead in the first as Marko Adams started the scoring with a 45-yard field goal just 2:35 into the season...

INDIANAPOLIS — Greencastle sophomore Emma Wilson placed first in the girls’ division and South Putnam senior Kieffer Vittetow was third in the boys’ race at the Ben Davis Invitational cross country meet on Saturday. The event was run in soggy conditions with standing water for the first few hundred feet after the starting line...