Stories from Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The 57th season of Putnam County Playhouse will begin with its annual open house on Sunday, June 3 at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle. The open house will begin at 2 p.m. and run until 4. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served...

HERITAGE LAKE — A Fillmore man was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital after he crashed his motorcycle on Heritage Drive Sunday evening. Putnam County Deputy Tanner Brown was dispatched to Heritage Drive near Gettysburg Drive at 8:40 p.m. The wreck was discovered by James Carrell, Coatesville, who told Deputy Brown that he was traveling past when he noticed the 2006 Harley-Davidson laying off on the side of the road...

About 20 Model A Fords, on a summer motoring tour, are expected to visit Charlie's, 424 Bloomington St., Greencastle, around lunch time on Friday, June 1. The Prairie A's Antique Ford Club plans to visit the Greencastle restaurant for lunch. An exact time is not available...

John Thomas "Jack" Long, 72, Cloverdale, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 27 with his loving wife of 28 years, Brenda Dwigans Long, by his side. Jack was born Oct. 9, 1945. He served his country in the National Guard. Jack was a member of the Eagles in Greencastle...

William Dunfee, 87, Poland, passed away Sunday May 27, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 30, 1930 in Hammond, Ind., to Russell and Willabell Dunfee. Bill worked as an electrician, and served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War...

Michael "Mike" Gene Cloncs, 55, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth in Crawfordsville. He was born Oct. 26, 1962 in Indianapolis to the late Donald and Shirley (Oakes) Cloncs. On May 21, 2008 he married Paula (Browning) Cloncs in Greencastle. She survives...

The Arrowhead Roadshow, with Dr. Steve Irwin, will once again arrive at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, on Saturday, June 2. Last year's roadshow was a great success, with more than 100 Pre-Columbian artifacts identified, shared and commented on by Dr. Irwin...

Janet Kaye Deaton, 65, of Bainbridge, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 with family by her side. She was born Sept. 16, 1952 in Greencastle, the daughter of Charles and Doris (Ragsdale) Lyon. She was a 1970 graduate of North Putnam High School. She had attended the Bainbridge United Methodist Church...

Jaycee Park on Greencastle's East Side will be the scene of the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's annual Kids Fishing Derby Saturday, June 2. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. with the fishing contest beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event is free and open to youngsters, although neither the Parks Department program guide nor its website specifies an age range...

CLOVERDALE — In the final tuneup for both teams before Friday’s Attica Sectional, Greencastle defeated South Putnam 7-0 on Tuesday in match play. Greencastle’s Jake Bennett won 4-3 over Tyler Hicks, Conner Taylor won 7-3 over Justin Pitts, Blaise Hasty won 8-4 over Ryan Neumann, Jaxon Parmley won 8-3 over Lee Haywood, Kyle Tesmer won 8-3 over Marcus Robinson, Benton Parmley won 11-3 over Brady Robinson 11-3 and Josh Bomgardner won 1 up over Levi Girton...

Building upon winning all three divisional championships last fall in the West Central Youth Football Conference, Greencastle’s youth football program is currently having registration for the 2018 season. The signups can be done through the league website at http://greencastleyouthfootball.website.siplay.com/...

Making a return to the venue where it all began, the 10th annual Dancing with the Putnam County Stars event is set for Saturday, June 2. Doors will open at 5 p.m. at the DePauw University Indoor Tennis and Track Center, where the first several DWTPCS events took place...

County Jail Fourteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 11:02 p.m. Shelby Marie Stephens, 22, Rockville, was lodged at the jail for dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance, conspiracy to traffic cellphones, trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance...

Celebrating the official purchase of Windy Hill Country Club by DePauw University alum Lee Tenzer, effective June 1, a grand-opening celebration will be staged at the newly renamed Tiger Pointe Country Club Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3. The course will transition from a private club to a semi-private club/daily-fee facility with annual memberships available...

A 36-year-old Indianapolis man is facing three criminal charges and a potential parole violation after reportedly leading authorities on a two-county police pursuit early Monday. Peter Simon Demetro, a man once charged with murder in a 2002 Vigo County case, is now lodged at the Putnam County Jail on charges of criminal confinement (Level 5 felony), resisting law enforcement (Level 6 felony), reckless driving (a Class B misdemeanor) and parole violation...

By the time school reopens again in August, a changed landscape should be in full bloom at the intersection of State Road 240 and Percy Julian Drive in Greencastle. Not only is the new Greencastle Community School Corporation bus barn near completion just down the road along the south side of 240 but the busy intersection at Percy Julian Drive/Zinc Mill Road is due for a major upgrade with a fully functional stoplight to be put in place...

Hubert H. "Hugh" Hyten, 79, Crawfordsville, passed away at his home Friday, May 25, 2018. He was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in September 2013 and was under the care of the Franciscan St. Francis Health Center in Indianapolis. "I leave the world a citizen in good standing, having the opportunity for a great education and career to provide for my family. That, along with many lasting friendships, made my life's journey a wonderful experience." -- Hugh Hyten...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a three-part series of columns examining baseball in Putnam County. The second part will run on Tuesday, including comments and observations from coaches and parents, and the final part will run on Wednesday describing efforts being made to help teams for the future...