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HSPA thanks Baird for cooperation during legislative session
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/29/15)
Dear Rep. Jim Baird Baird: Editor's note: The following letter was sent from Hoosier State Press Association Executive Director Steve Key to Rep. Jim Baird, R-Greencastle, regarding Baird's vote on a bill regarding the public's right to know. Key shared the letter with the Banner Graphic and our readers...
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Pool party was great fun
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/29/15)
To the Editor: On July 10, we at Greencastle Pediatric Dentistry had our fourth annual pool party to celebrate the end of summer for the children of our office and their families at the Greencastle Aquatics Center. Despite the threat of rain, approximately 350 or so family members attended to enjoy a night of fun, popcorn, snow cones, music and Bounce House fun...
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'It felt like I was there'
(Column ~ 07/29/15)
People can say a lot of negative things about you in this job. Some of the criticisms are constructive and merited, other out of line. You quickly figure out how to learn from the mistakes, fix problems and move on. You'll burn out quickly if you don't...
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Brian Cox named new Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce executive director
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
The Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced the selection of Brian Cox as its new executive director. Cox fills the position following Tammy Johnson's departure last month after 15 years in the executive director role...
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Ivy Tech hosting enrollment event Aug. 1 at Greencastle campus
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
Ivy Tech Community College is offering courses in Putnam County, Hendricks County and west Indianapolis for fall semester, which begins Aug.24. Those interested in taking classes this fall may visit IvyTech.edu/new-students to learn more about Ivy Tech's enrollment steps. Ivy Tech offers courses at its Greencastle campus, Avon site and Indy West site...
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Crowe's Bridge to be replaced in 2016
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
An iron truss bridge that is actually older than three of Putnam County's covered bridges will finally be replaced in 2016. A federal aid project to replace Crowe's Bridge, a 113-year-old bridge spanning Big Walnut Creek at County Road 100 East, has been in the works since 1999, County Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts told the Putnam County Commissioners recently...
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State Road 240 now open east of Greencastle
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
State Road 240 is now open east of Greencastle. Although the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has not officially announced the road's reopening, barricades were down in the construction zone on Wednesday evening. Construction signs remained in place but the roadway was open for traffic...
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Don't expect anything remotely average with AHB back in town
(Local News ~ 07/29/15)
Everybody sing it: The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town ... Yep, those wild-eyed boys who've been away, as Thin Lizzy liked to say. They'll be back in action Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8 when Greencastle's own boys of summer, the Average House Band, stage their eighth annual reunion concert -- much to the delight of local music fans who followed the group in its local heyday in the 1970s and 1980s...
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