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Beulah L. Kiger
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Beulah L. Kiger, 80, of Crawfordsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 30, 1937 in Florence, S.C. On Dec. 28, 1955 in Colorado Springs, Colo., she married Duane Lamar Kiger. He passed away Aug. 7, 1994...
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Linda Carole Tyler
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Linda Carole Tyler, 73, of Fillmore, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at St. Vincent Heart Hospital. Linda was born in Indianapolis on May 15, 1945, the daughter of Leon John and Wilma Mary (Gruca) Styczen. She was a 1963 graduate of George Washington High School...
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Edwin Evan Beck
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Edwin Evan Beck, 54, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at his residence. Edwin was born in Greencastle on Dec. 29, 1963, the son of Gerald and Lana (App) Beck. He was a graduate of North Putnam High School. He also attended Lakeland Collage...
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Audrey Maxine English
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Audrey Maxine (Pleake) English, 93, of Greencastle, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, with her family by her side. Audrey was born Aug. 12, 1924 in Crown Center, Ind., the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Wilhite) Pleake. She was the fifth child born into the family and had nine siblings...
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Dr. David William Zauel
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Dr. David William Zauel, of Avon, died at the age of 71 years old on Saturday March 3, 2018. His battle with cancer ended at home surrounded by family and friends. Dr. Zauel was born in Royal Oak, Mich., and grew up in neighboring Holly, Mich. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and also graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School...
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Commodore Charles 'Pete' Suddarth
(Obituary ~ 03/05/18)
Commodore Charles "Pete" Suddarth, 82, of Russellville, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was born on Feb. 17, 1936 in Beech Grove, Ind., to the late Carl and Margaret (Farnsley) Suddarth. Charles worked for the Ford Motor Co. in Indianapolis for 35 years as a machinist...
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Museum membership meeting March 18 with DePauw president McCoy to speak
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
DePauw University President Mark McCoy will address the annual membership meeting of the Putnam County Museum on Sunday, March 18. The 2 p.m. program will be staged in the museum's new meeting space in its remodeled home at 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle...
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Putnam Scanner for March 6, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 03/05/18)
Putnam County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 11:09 a.m., Robert Lee Jones, 39, Greencastle, was booked in on a Putnam County warrant. • At 1:24 a.m., Justin Wayne Lewis, 28, Fillmore, was lodged in the jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated...
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Celebrate Recovery meets Tuesday nights at Greencastle Christian Church
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
Celebrate Recovery, a Bible-based 12-step program, meets every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Greencastle Christian Church, 620 Primrose Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m. Child care is provided. Persons may call 653-5816 for more information.
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Jazz at the Duck to feature Williams, Phelps, Snyder performing Thursday night
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
Jazz at the Duck returns to the Fluttering Duck on Thursday, March 8 with Sandy Williams on guitar, Kenny Phelps on drums and Steve Snyder on organ. If you have the blues, count on this trio to meet you where you are and lift you up with some powerful organ trio music all night long. Jazz at the Duck takes place from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Fluttering Duck inside the Inn at DePauw, 2 W. Seminary St., Greencastle...
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NHS slates Wednesday blood drive at GHS
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
On Wednesday, March 7 the Greencastle High School chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) will conduct a blood drive associated with the Indiana Blood Center. Located in the McAnally Center lobby on the second floor, outside the Parker Auditorium, at Greencastle High School, the blood drive will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m...
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GPD slates hunter ed classes for mid-March
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
The Greencastle Police Department will be hosting a Hunter Education Class at Harmony Baptist Church, located at 3125 S. CR 150 West, Greencastle, on the following dates and times. Persons can register two ways for the class. They can call GPD at 653-2925 and register or go to www.indianahuntereducation.com and click on the tradition class and then scroll down to find thr class. There should be a link to click on to register for the class...
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4-H workshop, summer travel opportunities noted
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
Oops, I forgot to enroll in 4-H ... The enrollment deadline assuring all projects being available was Jan. 15. However, one can still enroll by contacting the Purdue Extension Putnam County office staff. Archery, Dog and Horse and Pony projects are closed while other projects will remain open for a limited time. ...
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Saturday night boys' sectional basketball championship scores
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
1. Lake Central Lake Central 75, Hammond Morton 46 2. Chesterton Valparaiso 46, Merrillville 43 3. Mishawaka S. Bend Riley 98, S. Bend Adams 58 4. Elkhart Central Elkhart Memorial 62, Northridge 50 5. E. Noble Ft. Wayne North 57, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 44...
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Mayor next speaker for Community Conversation
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
The fifth Community Conversation has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Greencastle City Hall and will feature Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory. Elected mayor in November 2015, Dory previously served as the original executive director of Main Street Greencastle Inc., later as the statewide coordinator of the Indiana Main Street Program, and more than 20 years as the executive director of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center...
- Four of a Kind (Local News ~ 03/05/18)
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Cougar baseball hosting 3-on-3
(Community Sports ~ 03/05/18)
North Putnam’s baseball program is hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament starting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday to benefit the team. Entry fees is $40 per team. Teams may consist of three or four players. Games will be played to 12 points in the halfcourt, or the first team to 15 in a double-elimination format...
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DePauw frat partners with probation departments to teach interviewing skills
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
When a co-worker at Putnam County Adult Probation spoke about a problem one of her clients was facing recently, case manager Kelli Stevens had the seed of an idea. Probation officer Malachi Taylor was meeting with a client, speaking with her about the need for a job in order to move forward for both the client and her children...
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All-American Karate Academy trio to compete internationally
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
With one wall of the All-American Karate Academy already lined with trophies, three students may soon be bringing more high accolades to the Greencastle school. Having qualified through state-level events, three academy students — Laura Majors, Izaiah Campbell and Riley O’Day — will compete in the U.S. Association of Martial Arts Grand Internationals in Albuquerque, N.M., March 15-18...
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McCall to address Preservation Society March 15
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
USS Indianapolis expert and DePauw University communications professor Jeffrey McCall will be the headliner when the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County conducts its annual meeting Thursday, March 15 at the Putnam County Museum in Greencastle...
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Communiversity to host Celtic House Party at Music on Square
(Local News ~ 03/05/18)
The DePauw University School of Music invites the Greencastle and university communities to come together for a “Celtic House Party” on Wednesday, March 14 when U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Hanneke Cassel, cellist Mike Block and guitarist Christopher Lewis will converge for a traditional Ceilidh that’s bound to be one of the best St. Paddy’s parties this side of Chicago...
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Cubs pleased with indoor meet results
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
BLOOMINGTON — Greencastle’s track and field teams competed in their first indoor meet of the season on Wednesday at Indiana University’s Gladstein Fieldhouse. “It went very well, and I was impressed with the way that our athletes competed and supported one another,” GHS coach Craig Jordan said. “We had several athletes break their personal best marks.”...
- Clovers win fourth straight sectional title (High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
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Shooting woes plague Tiger Cubs in loss to Lebanon
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
LEBANON — After watching Greencastle’s Colin York score two-thirds of his team’s points on Friday, Lebanon coach Albert Hendrix was not going to let that happen against his team. Hendrix devised an effective defensive scheme that limited York to nine points on just eight shots, and Lebanon was able to record a 43-28 victory over the Tiger Cubs in the Sectional 25 championship game.
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Kobe Bryant film gets to heart of what’s great about basketball
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
It’s March, time for buzzer beaters and bubble busters. For some dreams to come true, and for others to be crushed. Jim McKay used to call it the “thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat” on the opening sequence for ABC’s Wide World of Sports. For the underclassmen at any level, there is always next year...
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Cloverdale regional tickets on sale
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/18)
Cloverdale is selling tickets in the school office for Saturday’s boys’ basketball regional tournament at Greenfield-Central. All-session tickets are on sale in the school office for $10. These tickets can be purchased through noon on Friday. Single-session tickets can be purchased at the door for $7. The Clovers will play Shenandoah at noon on Saturday. The winner plays the Union County-Scecina winner at 8 p.m. in the regional championship game.
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