Stories from Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Youth basketball camps are planned at all Putnam County schools this summer. The schedule: Coach Patrick Rady will have five weeks of camp this summer. For more information, contact him at perady@cloverdale.k12.in.us or (812) 292-4150. The Greencastle boys’ basketball program will host its 2017 summer skills camp on June 19-21 at McAnally Center...

CLOVERDALE — In last week’s sectional game against Southmont, Cloverdale left-fielder Skylar Price went back to get a fly ball hit over her head. She stumbled, fell on the ground, picked herself up and still was able to retreat and haul in the catch...

The honors just keep coming for the Greencastle girls’ track team. As sophomore distance standout Emma Wilson prepares to compete on Saturday in the 1,600 and 3,200, the Tiger Cubs were honored this week with the No. 17 state ranking in the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches poll...

County Jail Eighteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 3:12 p.m. Samuel Andrew Robertson, 37, Spencer, was lodged at the jail for probation violation. • At 6:52 p.m. Michael Dominique Hughes, 31, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

Hoosier author Rosemary Gard will visit Putnam County Public Library on Monday, June 5 for a noon brown-bag lunch talk. Gard, who resides in Crown Point, writes works of fiction based in history. Her books, which include the “Destiny” series, feature richly drawn fictional characters, created upon a canvas of historical fact...

The 2017 Reelsville Alumni Association banquet is set for Saturday, June 3 at the Central Elementary School gym. Central Elementary is located east of South Putnam High School, at the intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 231. Enter the South Putnam campus and follow the signs to Central...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band will present “Superstars on Parade” at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 4 for its first Sunday concert of 2017 at Forest Park, rain or shine. The BCB performs every Sunday evening during June, July and August. Director Matthew S. Huber and the BCB will dedicate “Jesus Christ Superstar” in memory of Susan Sneddon who played bells in the BCB and was well known throughout musical circles in the Wabash Valley...

BAINBRIDGE -- On the heels of School Library Month, which saw a great deal of students utilizing their school’s resouraces inside the media center at North Putnam High School, the Cougars are at it again, recognizing the top readers for the second semester of the 2016-17 school year...

The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame (IMVHOF) is calling for nominations for its fourth class of veteran honorees. The not-for-profit organization honors Hoosier veterans for service during and after active duty. To date, the IMVHOF has recognized 46 men and women for their outstanding military and civilian service...

Nature Play Days are a being held across Indiana between June 10 and June 18 to encourage families to play outdoors and reap the physical, mental and emotional benefits nature play provides. Putnam County Nature Play Days is a partnership with the Greencastle Sustainability Committee and the BE WELL Putnam County Hospital Community Wellness Initiative. ...

Andrea E. Sununu, professor of English at DePauw University, is the recipient of an Outstanding Advising Award for Faculty Academic Advising, presented by the National Academic Advising Association. “This award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students,” according to NACADA, a 13,000-member organization which promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students.. ...

PUTNAMVILLE — Closed since mid-March after failing an inspection, a 19th-century iron bridge in Warren Township has reopened. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Highway Department announced the reopening of Bridge 187 on County Road 25 East. The 112-foot span, built in 1890 across Doe Creek, is located just north of the old Walker Motel on U.S. 40...

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Caulkins of Cloverdale are hosting a 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 3 from 2-5 p.m. at Soul Harvest Church in Cloverdale. Danny Caulkins and Kathleen Larson were married on June 9, 1967 at the Church of Christ in Havana, Ill. Danny has pastored churches in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana for more than 45 years and, though presently retired, serves in a volunteer capacity at Soul Harvest Church...

Recognizing those who have made a difference in our lives can be one of the most rewarding activities we get to do, so when Mental Health America of Putnam County announced its Person of the Year and Educator of the Year awards recently, it was a celebration...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced the winners of its 2017 Give Local Putnam County Day event. The North Putnam Alumni Association won first place and was awarded $1,000. Clinton Township Scholarship won second place receiving $500 which it is placing into its endowment...

Often the first responders on the scene of a cardiac episode, Putnam County sheriff’s deputies find themselves without the tools to effectively deal with such emergencies. That all will soon change with plans in place for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department to purchase 10 new AED (automated external defibrillator) units from Cardiac Science...

Singing the childen’s song “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” Tuesday evening during ParkFest at Robe-Ann Park (above), roughly a dozen children join solo artist Mike Van Rensselaer to provide backup vocals as he plays his banjo. Meanwhile, Anthony’s New York Style Pizzeria owner Derrick Ward (right) hand-delivers a pizza to former Greencastle High School Principal Bob Harbison. ...