Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Stephen Douglas Clark, 69, of Brazil, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Indiana University IU Health Hospital in Indianapolis after a courageous battle with cancer. Stephen was born Feb. 9, 1947 in Greencastle, the son of the late Emerson and Mary (Duell) Clark. He graduated from Brazil High School in 1965...

Norma Kay Hanley, 60, of Greencastle, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Norma was born April 22, 1956 in Greencastle to Thomas and Peggy (Varvel) Fowler. She was a 1975 graduate of Greencastle High School and worked in retail management, including Dollar General in Greencastle...

BAINBRIDGE -- A new library program is beginning to take shape in one northern Putnam community. At a regular public meeting Monday in Bainbridge, which had been postponed from Wednesday, Sept. 14, councilmen approved a proposal presented by Morton native Wendy Pearl to begin setting up a town-wide library program titled Little Library...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council reviewed cost estimates for the Stardust Road project, for which Cloverdale recently received the Community Crossings Grant in the amount of $984,160. “I would congratulate the town on being awarded the grant,” Clint Roos of Midwestern Engineer said. “That was a big investment in the community. And that’s a lot of commitment there.”...

Things to try. Things to see. Things to do. All are part of the 200 -- count ‘em, 200 -- people, places and things on the Indiana Bicentennial Bucket List created by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. The list, which includes something to do in all 92 Hoosier counties, was created as a way to promote traditions and oddities across the state during this year of celebration...

Benefiting from a long, hot summer, the Greencastle Aquatic Center parlayed a shorter 2016 swim season into a bigger year at the box office. Totals for the 75-day 2016 pool season that ended Aug. 13 show the facility took in $7,500 more this year than it did during 2015, Assistant Park Director Phil Cornelius told Park Board members at their September meeting...

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 12:44 p.m. Peter Jess Inman, 29, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on an Owen County warrant. Saturday • At 7:11 p.m. Terry Bryan King, 29, Coatesville, was arrested for invasion of privacy and driving with a suspended license...

The September presentation of Dine with a Doc by Senior Education Ministries will feature Cathy Clodfelter. The monthly program will be at Putnam County Hospital from 10 a.m.-noon on Monday, Sept. 26. The program is free and will feature lunch sponsored by United Healthcare...

The North Putnam Community School board will be hosting its most recent public session on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the North Putnam School Corporation administrative offices. Located at 300 N. Washington St. in Bainbridge, the community forum will begin at 7 p.m. and typically runs through 9 p.m...

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s veterans and active military personnel will be honored this fall at the Indiana State Museum in Heroes from the Heartland, a special exhibition on view Nov. 1 through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Hoosiers are invited to submit photos of themselves, friends and family members who have served or are currently serving in any branch of the military. ...

DePauw University Professor of Music and pianist May Phang's Faculty Select Series concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, poignantly begins with Beethoven's last piano sonata. Opus 111 has been reverently described as "sublime" and "transcendental." A turbulent first movement appears to represent life's struggles, while the divine simplicity of the long spun-out second movement seems to indicate a certain peaceful acceptance of or elevation from earthly angst. ...

The Greencastle girls’ soccer team split a pair of recent matches, falling 3-1 on Saturday to West Division champion Sullivan and defeating Monrovia 2-0 on Monday. Against Sullivan, the Lady Tiger Cubs rallied together to play another strong defensive game against Sullivan, coach Angie Weeks said...

As part of Putnam County’s Indiana Bicentennial celebrations, James H. Madison, a noted historian and award-winning author and teacher, will present a lecture “200 Years of Indiana History” at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church in Greencastle at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27...

The high school fall sports season is moving along quickly, with sectionals already completed in one sport and the other seven state tournament competitions coming up in the next few weeks. Here is a summary of how things have gone for local teams, or how they will play out in the near future:...

Do you know Indiana’s tie to North America’s longest underground river, the Empire State Building, space travel and a popular gum that doubles your chewing pleasure? Hoosiers can find out the answers to these questions and more in The Bicentennial Experience, a high-tech mobile museum that tells the story of Indiana’s natural wonders, legendary figures and far reaching impact...

PUTNAMVILLE — Having already crossed Indiana three times through 38 counties in Southern and Central Indiana, the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will make its way to Putnam County on Thursday. The first official appearance will be at 5 p.m. in at the Putnamville United Methodist Church and retored doctor’s office museum...