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Staggs gets win at Slick Griffin Memorial event at Lincoln
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/13)
Slick Griffin was a well-known part of the Indiana racing family and a fixture at Lincoln Park Speedway nearly every Saturday evening. So it was only fitting that after his untimely loss during the off-season that the Putnamville oval would play host to the "Slick Griffin Memorial" race for UMP Super Stocks...
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PCYSA soccer registration now open
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/13)
The Putnam County Youth Soccer Association has opened registration for the Fall 2013 Recreation League. The league is open to boys and girls ages 3-14. Registration closes on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The fee is $60. Registration will be accepted until Monday, Aug. 19 at late fee of $70...
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Greencastle's Crowe selected to Olympic development camp
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/13)
Evan Crowe, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at Greencastle Middle School, was selected to the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program State Team earlier this summer. Crowe is one of 18 elite players from Indiana that joined the regional camp in his age group. The regional camp was held July 10-13 in Rockford, Ill...
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Purple Tops Gray
(High School Sports ~ 08/12/13)
Senior Seth Brown and the first-team offense and defense were dominant in the annual Purple and Gray intra-squad game at Greencastle High School on Saturday. Defensively the GHS starters didn't allow the Gray squad to advance past the line of scrimmage. The Tiger Cubs will face a stiffer challenge on Friday in a scrimmage at Southmont. The Purple and Gray game was part of an all-day event for GHS. The Tiger Cubs held a silent auction later in the evening. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)
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Cataract Lake Area Crime Watch fish fry slated Aug. 17
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
CUNOT -- The public is invited to meet friends, neighbors and local police officers at the second annual Cataract Lake Area Crime Watch Fish Fry. The fish fry is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Cunot Community Center. Cost of the meal will be $7 for adults, $5.50 for children 10 under and $5 for a single fish sandwich. Carry-out and local delivery also will be available...
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Quite a Quilt
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
The name of Suzanne Travelstead (second from right) was drawn as the winner of the Sunbonnet Sue and Fisherman Fred quilt that was on display in the Adult Open Class exhibit hall during the 2013 Putnam County Fair. The quilt was made from squares entered in the 2012 Quilt Block contest sponsored by the One Stitch at a Time Quilt Club.
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Truck pull to benefit Relay for Life rescheduled for Friday at fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
A truck pull originally scheduled for June 1 to benefit Relay for Life has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. The original event, which was to also include tractors, was originally canceled by inclement weather. However, the trucks will make their way back to the pull strip at the Putnam County Fairgrounds this week...
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Master gardener classes taking applications
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
A new master gardener class will be starting on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The purpose of the Purdue Master Gardener Program is to teach people more about growing plants and to more effectively extend information related to plants to the community. The program's specific aim is to provide information and technical assistance in the areas of gardening and home horticulture through the use of trained and certified volunteers...
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Pianist Phang to perform for Summer Music Festival event
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
Virtuoso pianist May Phang, a DePauw School of Music faculty member, will perform Wednesday evening in the Greencastle Summer Music Festival's next-to-last concert of the summer. The 7:30 p.m. free concert in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church will include the world premiere of "Time Travel Phantasie" by Sy Brandon, as well as several Franz Liszt transcriptions of music by Wagner, music by Stephen Foster and others...
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John Charles Wall
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
John Charles Wall, 84, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. There will be a military service held graveside at the Sutherlin Cemetery in Russellville on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. followed by a celebration of John's life held at the American Legion in Greencastle at 3 p.m...
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Glee Oleta Huddleston
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
Glee Oleta Huddleston, 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Born Dec. 4, 1928 in West Baden, she was the daughter of Charles and Ida (Sult) Vickrey. She was married to Marion Huddleston for more than 60 years. He preceded her in death...
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Scorpion celebrates on victory lane with Ryan Newman
(Business ~ 08/12/13)
Scorpion Protective Coatings has come a long way since its inception in 1996. The local company, with its corporate headquarters on U.S. 231 just south of U.S. 40, has expanded to include numerous commercial and retail brands and is now a multi-million dollar industry...
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Pair of teen acts make up ParkFest date
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
With inclement weather canceling the Tuesday, July 30 ParkFest, this week's show will feature the pair of teenage acts scheduled to play that concert. The free concert series will feature Wanted On Fire performing with special guest emcee Carly Rhine in the Bob Flanigan Bandshell at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park...
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Family Readiness Group always ready to help
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
In recent years many soldiers have dropped their stateside lives to head overseas to serve their country. They leave behind family and friends to go fight. One group helps those that have to stay behind and wait for their loved one to return, this group is the Family Readiness Group (FRG) at the Greencastle Armory...
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Trailblazing ISP trooper Rice retires
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A milestone within the Indiana State Police Department was achieved Friday, when Investigative Squad Sgt. Jill Rice officially retired with 33 years and 8 months of dedicated service to the department and the citizens of Indiana. Her tenure secured her position as the first female in the history of the ISP to serve more than 30 years with the department, as well as the first woman to reach the age of 65. ...
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Wheels of Wonder
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
Saturday's fourth annual Children's Miracle Network car show featured a record 171 entries and best-ever public attendance. Best in Show was Mark Clensy with a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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Sidney Joseph Ivy
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
Sidney Joseph Ivy, 57, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Born Dec. 27, 1955 in Houston, Texas, he was the son of Don Ivy and Barbara (Martin) Mateyack. He was a very hardworking man. He married Brenda K. (Duncan) Ivy and she survives. ...
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DPU School of Music students present 'A Sermon in Music' Sunday at First Christian Church
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
On Sunday, August 18, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be filled with beautiful music during the 10 a.m. worship service. David Acton, Kevin Smith, and Jacob Peterman, all students at the DePauw School of Music, will be performing pieces on pipe organ, horn, piano, saxophone and string bass in a program titled "A Sermon in Music." Composers include J.S. Bach, Marcel Dupré, David German and others...
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William 'Bill' Haltom
(Obituary ~ 08/12/13)
William Reese "Bill" Haltom, 72, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Brazil, Ind., after a long illness. He was born April 17, 1941, in Brazil to Reese Haltom and Selma Senter Haltom. Mr. Haltom was a retired fork truck driver for IAC and was a member of United Auto Workers Local 2382...
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Lost dog adds heartache to injury for Missouri woman
(Local News ~ 08/12/13)
By ERIC BERNSEE Editor Emily I. Thomas is one fortunate young woman. Fortunate the car she was trapped in didn't burst into flames from the impact of careening into a guardrail that imprisoned her against the driver's door. Fortunate to be alive, yes. And fortunate her injuries weren't as severe as they might have been...
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