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Marriage proposal romantic first for First Friday
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
First Friday on the courthouse square in Greencastle has become a monthly place to eat, drink and be merry while co-mingling with friends and neighbors. But this past Friday night, First Friday logged a true first -- a marriage proposal on the square...
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Downtown dining changes arrive in style
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Downtown Greencastle is welcoming the addition of two new dining establishments to what has become a growing stable of local restaurants around the courthouse square. Today (Monday) marks the scheduled opening of Tap House 24 at the southwest corner of Indiana and Walnut streets, while the Wasser Brewing Co. is open on a weekend basis for now...
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Car show brings out interesting rides for more fun than profit
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
That magic allure of shiny chrome, bright, colorful paint jobs, classic cars and memories of days gone by brought hundreds of visitors to the Putnam County Fairgrounds Saturday. Overall 144 cars, trucks and motorcycles were on display as the Children's Miracle Network event, organized by employees of the Walmart Distribution Center, raised $10,200 for Riley Hospital for Children at Indianapolis...
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Summer Music Festival sets fundraising record
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Two free 7:30 p.m. Wednesday concerts remain in the 2016 season of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival 2016, which recently surpassed its previous fundraising record of $15,000. This week, the young American pianist John Kamfonas performs solo music by Johannes Brahms, music for cello and piano by the American mystic composer Alan Hovhaness, with the festival's founding artistic director Eric Edberg (a DePauw music professor) and improvisations with Edberg and saxophonist George Wolfe...
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ParkFest rain date show to feature four performances
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
A pair of rainouts during the regularly-scheduled run of the ParkFest summer concert series leaves four acts to perform on Aug. 7. The Tuesday concert at the Bob Flanigan Bandshell at Robe-Ann Park, the final Greencastle Civic League-sponsored show of the year, will feature Covered Bridge Harmony, the Fret Set, Mike and the Voices and Rockology students...
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Hopkins gets $3,000 MSCS payday in win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/07/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The Midwest Sprint Car Series visited Lincoln Park Speedway for the final time as 28 sprint cars unloaded in pursuit of the $3,000 top prize at the Putnamville oval. A.J. Hopkins has had his share of bad luck this season with early year motor problems, but on Saturday night his power plant was top notch in scoring an impressive win in the 30-lap A-main...
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Bonus Bucks for SNAP customers at Farmers' Market
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
During August and September, Friends of the Greencastle Farmers' Market will offer residents receiving SNAP a free, $1 token (Bonus Bucks) for every dollar's worth of SNAP tokens purchased at the market with a Hoosier Works card. For each market day, SNAP customers can receive up to $5 in free Bonus Bucks tokens, for as long as program funds last...
- Saturday a nice day for scrimmages (High School Sports ~ 08/07/16)
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Two county golf squads to clash today
(High School Sports ~ 08/07/16)
Greencastle will look to improve upon its first two performances of the season today by meeting North Putnam and Lebanon at Windy Hill, while Cloverdale will take the course for the first time Tuesday by hosting Northview and Linton at Clover Meadows...
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Moore's to host barbecue fundraiser for Payton Pritchard
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Moore's Bar in Greencastle will host Pack the House for Payton from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday. A fundraiser for Payton Pritchard, the event will include a meal of barbecue sandwiches and Payton's favorite, french fries. Moore's owners Jackie and Jay Hopkins donating a portion to help with Pritchard's medical funds...
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Torch Run Finish
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
Carrying the Indiana Special Olympics torch, Brad Williams of DePauw University Public Safety, crosses the finish line along with other local law enforcement officers who ran the leg from Area 30 Career Center to Putnam County Comprehensive Services (2.25 miles) Friday afternoon. ...
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Application open for 2017 Lilly Community Scholarship
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
The Putnam County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The online application is available on the Community Foundation website, www.pcfoundation.org. This prestigious scholarship will provide full tuition and fees for four years' attendance at any Indiana college or university...
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County to implement spraying program for brush control
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
The county may embark on a four-year plan of custom herbicide application to Putnam County right-of-way. The plan was presented to the Putnam County commissioners by Lex Dalton of The Daltons, Inc., out of Warsaw. For an annual cost of $31,000, one-fourth county roads will be treated over the next four years...
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Hoosiers to choose new state license plate
(Local News ~ 08/07/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana residents now have the chance to decide what our next state license plate will look like as they vote on a final design to replace the outgoing bicentennial plate. Three plate designs were unveiled Friday at the Indiana State Fair by Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Commissioner Kent Abernathy...
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