Stories from Friday, June 29, 2018

Frances Lea (Frazier) Sutherlin, 79, of Darlington, passed way at Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Lafayette, on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10:35 a.m. Frances was born in Greencastle on July 30, 1938 to the late Cyril and Sarah (Braden) Frazier. She graduated from Greencastle High School in 1955 and married Jack Sutherlin that same year. He preceded her in death in 2015...

ROACHDALE -- Roachdale VFW Post 3284 will host a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30. It will be held at the post building at 206 N. Meridian St. in Roachdale. Persons may contact Jim Mandleco at 522-5334 for more information.

A busy week of music and celebrations at Robe-Ann Park will kick off at 1 p.m. Monday with the next Music Monday event. The free show for children will feature singer-songwriter Kevin Johnston at Shelter No. 1. Johnston is a husband, father of three, youth minister and fourth-grade teacher. Residing with his family in Greencastle, he spends most of his time mowing the lawn and making school lunches...

This summer, 25 different charitable organizations, scholarships and endowments are participating in the Putnam County Community Foundation Share the Dream program. The fundraising program offers proportionally awarded grant prizes to participants who receive at least 10 donations of $25 or more between May 1 and Aug. 31. Each of the 25 organizations will be highlighted in this series...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Timothy O. McKenna, 42, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Cameron W. Bridges, 44, Brazil, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...

County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 3:46 p.m. Candice Jo Lumpkin, 36, Roachdale, was lodged at the jail on a writ of body attachment. • At 10:03 a.m. Jennifer Ilene Pena-Perkins, 30, Greencastle, was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement...

Mr. and Mrs. Duane and Patti Campbell are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married June 19, 1953 at the First Church of God in Sidney, Ohio. They are celebrating with the following family members — their four children, Kay (Joe) Ware, Lynn (Don) Shough, Jerry (Chris) Campbell and Jon (Cathy) Campbell; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild on the way...

Want to share your church’s VBS information? Email it to jjernagan@bannergraphic.com. Cornerstone Baptist Church Pack your suitcase and head for VBS at Cornerstone Baptist Church (218 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle) from July 9-12. Kids from preschool through fifth grade will take a road trip through God’s word and learn how Jesus teaches us to go on a journey with God...

Because of the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, July 4, the Banner Graphic will not be published that day. That will result in a modified schedule of the four editions of the newspaper next week. The Banner Graphic will be published this coming week on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday...

Ever wonder how those rows of small American flags seem to magically appear overnight around Greencastle neighborhoods and subdivisions at the Fourth of July each year? Well, there’s no magic formula, just long hours, lots of shoe leather and elbow grease...

School buses look and operate a lot differently than they did 73 years ago. Greencastle Community School Corporation finally has a transportation facility that reflects those changes. During the Monday school board meeting, Superintendent Jeff Hubble reported that all buses have now gone through their summer cleaning, after which all were driven to the new transportation center on Tennessee Street...

With eight local school board positions set to appear on the November election ballot, school board candidate packets are available at the Putnam County Voter Registration office. In the North Putnam district, the Clinton Township, Floyd Township and Jackson Township positions will be open. Currently, these positions are held by Travis Lambermont, Ron Spencer and John Hayes, respectively...

Children visiting the Putnam County Public Library were thoroughly entertained as members of the Silkroad Global Musician Workshop played a variety of instruments during the “Storytelling through Music” program Thursday afternoon.

Until recently, cemeteries essentially were something I have mostly hoped to stay out of for as long as humanly possible. But on a recent visit to Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery, the beauty of the rural surroundings captivated me. The property is nothing short of beautiful to behold with a gorgeous backdrop of the Big Walnut Valley creating postcard-like photo opportunities all around...