Stories from Monday, October 9, 2023

Celebrating their royal prizes together are 2023 Greencastle High School Homecoming King Lamar Moore and Queen Brylynn Watson. Friday was also a crowning achievement for Moore on the field, as the senior ran for four touchdowns in the Tiger Cubs 35-15 win over Owen Valley.

Touting a “holistic approach” to educating future business leaders, DePauw University officially launched its School of Business and Leadership (SBL) on Oct. 4 and 5. The two-day event was capped with an event in the new school on the first floor of Harrison Hall on Thursday afternoon, with SBL Dean John Clarke, President Lori White and others offering remarks and cutting the ribbon on the new space...

A documentary film could soon shed some light on what life was like in Putnam County in the Civil War era. Production will soon begin on “A Generation at War,” based on the 2012 book “A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community” by Ball State Professor Nicole Etcheson...

Greencastle’s Jaycee Park was the center of attention again at the October Park Board meeting. With ongoing issues like weed treatment at the Jaycee Park lake and the possibility of a Rose-Hulman Institute engineering project at the park getting recurring attention, the newest Jaycee Park news was the possibility of a documentary being filmed at the 22-acre facility just east of Greencastle on the back side of the Putnam County Regional Airport...

More than 30 historic heirloom coverlets will be on display at the Putnam County Museum in an exhibit that opens Monday, Oct. 16. The Heirloom Coverlets exhibit -- characterized as “visually stunning” by Museum Executive Director Lisa Harris Mock -- will continue through Jan. 19. Hours at the museum, located at 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday...

Over the next six months, residents of Greencastle and Putnam County will experience two solar eclipses. Although at least two solar eclipses occur somewhere in the world each year, it is rare for any spot on the Earth to experience two eclipses in this short time period. The last partial solar eclipse in Greencastle was in 2017 and the last total solar eclipse was in 1869...

Through a grant from Walmart as well as sponsors, monthly meals have restarted at the Putnam County Senior Center. The meals, which are available for dine-in or carry-out, are available for $5 and open to anyone, not just seniors. During the September event, seniors were eating in the dining area, while county employees were carrying boxes of chicken and noodles back across Jackson Street to the Putnam County Courthouse...

Logistics and purchasing coordinator Mike Anderson talks with visitors about what it takes to build the world’s fastest lawnmowers during Manufacturing Day at Dixie Chopper Friday afternoon. The community was invited to tour the facility and see its operations...

FILLMORE — With work moving forward on the Town of Fillmore applying for state funding for road needs, other construction could be integrated into a wider effort. Attending its meeting on Thursday more to provide a status update, Water Resources Project Manager Keegan Dunn of HWC Engineering detailed to the Fillmore Town Council how stormwater needs could be addressed beforehand...

The fourth-annual Putnam County Adult Visual Arts Exhibition, organized by the Greencastle Arts Council in collaboration with the Putnam County Museum, comes to a close with the announcement of the year’s award winners. With the assistance of an Indiana Arts Commission grant, award funds in 2023 totaled more than $1,100. ...

It was a hard-fought game; in the end, a dramatic lone goal by Teo Helm, assisted by William de Carro, gave the win to the Vikings of North Park (8-3-1) against the Tigers (4-5-2) on a cold Saturday afternoon. The Tigers entered Saturday’s contest with mixed results, winning only one of their last five games and four out of 10 games this season. ...

Esther Louise White, 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. She was born Jan. 29, 1939, in Plymouth, the daughter of Ernest and Mabel (Kepler) Samuels, and was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Esther retired from Jim Dandy Restaurant, where she worked as a cook in Elwood and Tipton for several years...

Kari Leigh Vanatti, 34, of Greenwood, passed away on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at her residence. Kari was born in Brazil on March 20, 1989, the daughter of Randall and Penny (Brown) Vanatti, and was a graduate of South Putnam High School. Kari worked as a commercial service manager at AutoZone in Greenwood for five years. She was also a former manager for Pizza Hut...

ROACHDALE — Tri-County Bank & Trust recently announced that Rebecca Sarver has joined the bank as its human resources generalist. Sarver has 20 years of HR experience, which began with her duties as a member of the Indiana National Guard. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College...

On Friday, Oct. 13, Greencastle High School will welcome back two of the most outstanding sports teams in GHS history, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their unforgettable seasons. The “Golden Perfect Purple” reunion will begin when doors open at 4:45 p.m. on the east side of McAnally Center Gym and continue through kickoff versus North Putnam at 7 p.m. All are welcome to come and visit...

There are many things that make fall time in Indiana great. One of those things is the drastic change in leaf color that can be seen while driving down the road. Another is the sweet, homemade goodies that can be made from fall-time fruits. Persimmons are a great fall fruit that many use to make pudding...

With adviser Heather Clingan and Cloverdale FFA members Chloe Inman-Jenkinson, Gabby Sanders, Ella Dicken, Emily Mann and Savannah Hubble (from left) present, Lee Fordice gives a $1,000 donation to Cloverdale High School’s thrift store on behalf of Farm Credit Mid-America last Wednesday...