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Packed First Friday
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
Chalk it up to perfect weather Friday evening, a holiday weekend or maybe a general desire to get out and be social in light of the receding COVID-19 pandemic, but the July First Friday drew quite a crowd to downtown Greencastle, as the people lining the north side of Franklin Street to watch the Lemon Brothers perform will attest.
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Fun on the Fourth
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
As seen from the park and various other spots around town, Celebrate 4, Greencastle’s annual Fourth of July celebration, reached a crescendo with a colorful display from Mortonville Fireworks, but the event actually lasted two days this year.
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New GFD aerial truck, firefighters celebrated
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
A little more than three weeks after its highly-anticipated delivery, the Greencastle Fire Department inaugurated its new Sutphen aerial truck Thursday afternoon with a ceremony steeped in firefighting tradition. Along with finally pressing the new apparatus into service, GFD also officially welcomed its two newest firefighters among its ranks...
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Greencastle girls' golf sign up
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/21)
Any girl interested in playing golf at Greencastle for the upcoming 2021 fall season should contact head coach Steve Paquin at 765-721-6709 to sign up as soon as possible. Practices will begin July 12 at Tiger Pointe CC with the season beginning in August...
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Double duty no problem for Sydney Doan at Franklin College
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/21)
For a long time, Sydney Doan had it in mind she would be headed to college as a single sport athlete after four years of soccer and basketball at Greencastle. After a few conversations, however, the opportunity to pick up both sports again at Franklin College was too good an opportunity to pass up as the Tiger Cub graduate will join the Grizzly women’s soccer and women’s basketball programs starting in the 2021-22 school year...
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Runners return to Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K Road Run & Walk Saturday morning
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/21)
After taking a year off due to the COVID pandemic, the Annual Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K Road Run & Walk returned on Saturday, July 3. These runners kicked off a summer morning and National Parks and Recreation Month with a quick jaunt through the streets of Greencastle...
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DAZE WORK: Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug
(Column ~ 07/05/21)
Something’s been bugging me lately, and if you said cicadas, you are so right. Oh sure, insects have been pests many times throughout my life. Those 30,000 bees in the wall of my basement on Hilltop Lane? Talk about a buzz. And those yellow jackets that were so very unhappy when I mowed over their in-ground nest with my Dixie Chopper...
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Richard Jerome Gick
(Obituary ~ 07/05/21)
Richard Jerome Gick, 83, of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021. He was born June 9, 1938, in Ambia, Ind., the son of Herman Peter Gick and Iveden Leona (Greenburg) Gick. Richard farmed for nearly 60 years, most of that time for the Cooprider-Lantrip family east of Fillmore...
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Fillmore council approves tax sale
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
FILLMORE — The Fillmore Town Council had a short agenda Thursday evening with its only item being an approval of a property tax sale. Fillmore resident Dan Trimble brought the request to put the tax sale on 114 S. Main St. Trimble also asked that old sewage fine on the property be alleviated...
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Gleaners senior giveaway set Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
A Gleaners senior drive-through food giveaway will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Thursday, July 8 from 10 a.m.-noon. The mobile distribution is set for the second Thursday of each month at the fairgrounds. Participants must be Putnam County residents and aged 55 and over...
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State Rep. Baird highlights new Indiana laws effective July 1
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) wants Hoosiers to be aware of several new state laws effective July 1, including the new state budget and those supporting law enforcement and K-12 education. “Indiana, like the rest of the country, faced a great deal of uncertainty because of the pandemic,” Baird said. “Hoosiers and our economy proved resilient in the last year, and we worked hard to pass legislation this session to keep Indiana moving forward.”...
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SAWs looking to help additional clients in 2021
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
While Servants At Work (SAWs) has been busy helping disabled clients in 2021, the ministry still has opening for more who may need help. A mission of Greencastle Presbyterian Church, SAWs is in its 13th year of constructing accessible ramps and low-rise steps for the disabled in Putnam County...
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Barger - 50th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/05/21)
Lonny and Cathy Barger of Greencastle will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 10. They were married in Greencastle in 1971. The couple has three children: Lonny D. (Belinda) Barger, Angie (Jason) Ritchey and Jason Barger. They also have five grandchildren: Kaitlyn Freeman, Ashlee Byrer, Akinzey Barger, Brandon and Nathan...
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Shouse - 90th Birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/05/21)
The family of Bonnie Shouse will be hosting an open house at the Reelsville Firehouse on Sunday, July 11 from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate her 90th birthday. Friends are invited to drop by the firehouse and help Bonnie celebrate this milestone in her life. Refreshments will be served...
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Byrd-Stauner Engagement
(Engagement ~ 07/05/21)
Ron and Kay Byrd are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Byrd, to Jake Sebastian Stauner, son of James and Carolyn Stauner. Caroline and Jake both reside in Chicago. The couple will be united in marriage on Nov. 13, 2021 at the First Christian Church in Bloomington, with a reception to follow at the Alumni Hall on Indiana University campus...
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Annual Touch-A-Truck fundraiser returns Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
Following cancellations of the event in 2019 and 2020, the annual Friends of the Library Touch-A-Truck event will return on Saturday, July 10. The event, which is the main fundraiser for Imagination Library, is set for 9 a.m.-noon in the Greencastle High School parking, 910 E. Washington St...
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Russellville Community Center hosting patriotic dinner
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
RUSSELLVILLE — The Russellville Community Center will host a patriotic-themed dinner on Sunday, July 11 beginning at 11:30 a.m. This will be the first dinner the community center has hosted in more than a year. The menu will consists of sloppy joes, coneys, hot dogs, baked beans, macaroni salad, bags of chips, a variety of desserts, iced tea, lemonade and water...
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Songs and stories of Putnam County Wednesday night at Gobin Church
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
Experience “Songs and Stories of Putnam County” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in the air-conditioned comfort of Gobin Church. Performing in this week’s free (donations accepted) Greencastle Summer Music Festival concert are local artists singer/songwriter Bobbie Lancaster, Ethan Batan and Luke Lovejoy (mandolin and guitar), singer/songwriter Gus Moon, and Carly and Josh Brown...
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New criminal justice statutes take effect
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
The vast majority of the bills signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb after the most recent legislative session officially became law on July 1. Many of these will directly impact criminal justice, the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office and our local community...
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