Stories from Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The 34th annual Holiday Home Tour, presented by Theta Chapter, Delta Theta Tau Sorority, will be staged Sunday, Nov. 20. Admission is still $8 per person and tickets are available at Eitel's, Myers' Market, Almost Home and Completely Nuts & Candy. Locations on this year's 1-5 p.m. home tour are:...

Charles Andrew (Chuck) Schaefer of Okeechobee, Fla., passed away Nov. 9, 2016, from injuries incurred in a boating accident. Charles was born June 2, 1943, in Tell City, Ind., and was the son of the late Mildred Hagedorn Schaefer and Raymond Schaefer. He was raised in St. Meinrad, Ind., and graduated from St. Ferdinand High School...

Mary Louise (Roddy) Weston, 79 of Quincy, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. She was born Oct. 22, 1937 to the late John Brandon and Sally (Turner) Roddy. Mary married Marvin Weston April 22, 1957, and he survives. Mary is also survived by her daughter, Jamie and her husband Harry (Gib) Harris of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren Kyle (Amie) Cerk and Jared (Weston) Wade; sisters Emma Hobson, Melissa Richardson and Barbara Mitchell; and brother Lee Kenneth Roddy...

Angela Sue Newport, 47, Quincy, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Feb. 4, 1969 in Greencastle to the late Mike Bixler and Barbara (Stidd) Mann. Angela graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1987, and later married Randy Newport...

Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center officials attended the DePauw University volleyball game Saturday, Oct. 15 to cheer on the Tigers and to accept a check from the team’s fundraising efforts. Cancer Center manager Rhonda McCammack, RN, along with Julie Beatty, RN, were on hand to accept a check for $1,800 that was raised by the volleyball team...

Since the spring of last year the Roachdale Town Park and the North Putnam High School Key Club have collaborated on a project to paint a mural on the restroom building within the park. Megan Rentfro approached the Key Club late last school year and its members eagerly agreed to help the park in any way they could. ...

During the Area 30 School Board meeting, Assistant Director Chad Nunley reported that two students took second place at the Bloomington Robotics Club Contest recently at Ivy Tech, Bloomington. Kayley MacGruder of North Putnam High School and Serah Danner of South Putnam High School earned second among 16 teams that competed...

The Covered Bridge Harmony competed at the Harmony International Convention and Contest for the first time in two years. The competition was held in Providence, Rhode Island, this past weekend, and the group performed two songs from “Hello Dolly.” “We felt good about our performance coming off the stage,” Denise Thede said. ...

Putnam County Hospital is looking a little brighter these days, thanks to updated LED lighting in the hospital parking lots. In September, Putnam County Hospital (PCH) partnered with Energy Harness Corp. to install LED lighting to the entrance, visitor parking and staff parking lots. Not only was this update encouraged for safety, but the LED lighting has proven electrical cost savings...

Editor’s note: This is another in a series of articles featuring the partner agencies of Putnam County United Way For more than 30 years, the Summer Enrichment Program’s mission has been changing the lives of elementary school children in Putnam County with identified risk factors with positive developmental, educational, recreational and social interventions to meet the needs...

Are you or someone you know having trouble doing the things you like to do or need to do because of how you feel – like going to school, work or hanging out with friends? Are you or someone you know having a rough day? Have you or someone you know been feeling down for a while?...

The North Putnam School Corporation will be hosting its monthly public board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Beginning at 7 p.m., this public session is open and free to the public. Residents are encouraged to come and voice their opinions and concerns...

The 34th annual Holiday Home Tour, presented by Theta Chapter, Delta Theta Tau Sorority, will be staged Sunday, Nov. 20. Admission is still $8 per person and tickets are available at Eitel’s, Myers’ Market, Almost Home and Completely Nuts & Candy. Locations on this year’s 1-5 p.m. home tour are:...

DANVILLE – The Rural Routes to Main Street Cultural Trail kicked off its eighth year this week welcoming a third county into the fold and debuting a new logo and guidebook. The Rural Routes to Main Street Cultural Trail has become a true visitor destination over the past seven years. ...

This time of year we tend to think of the beloved Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol.” But Dickens also wrote a famous novel about a poor orphan born in a workhouse in London, adopted by a gang of thieves then rescued by a well-to-do man who turns out to be his uncle (his grandfather in the play version)...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council voted to table consideration of Ordinance 2016-18, which concerns placing utility bills in the landlord or property owner’s name, during its Nov. 1 regular meeting. A committee of landlords headed by Vice President Don Sublett is expected to come to a compromise between property owners and the utility office. The motion was made by President Coweta Patton, seconded by Larry Fidler and approved unanimously...

David Cameron, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2010 until stepping down from the post in July, will come to DePauw University on Thursday, Dec. 8. “The Historic Events of 2016 and Where We Go From Here,” presented by DePauw’s Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Series, will be one of Cameron’s first public speaking appearances since leaving office on July 13...

Among the wide array of live music on offer in Greencastle between now and Thanksgiving is a special highlight of the Green Center season. This week the DePauw University School of Music will host one of the most beloved artists in the classical music world, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, who will present the next in the series of Green Guest Artist Concerts with fellow vocalist Laurie Rubin and pianist Jenny Taira at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19...

County Jail Fifteen people have been booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 10:46 p.m. Ashley Heather Wagner, 31, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a writ of body attachment. • At 10:04 p.m. Scott Ferriell Cole, 44, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a local warrant...