Banner Graphic, Volume 16, Number 233, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 May 1986 — Page 1
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ALLEN GOODMAN LAURALEE BAUGH
Who's news
Compiled by ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor ALLEN W. GOODMAN has been named assistant administrator of Heritage House Convalescent Center, Greencastle, by its board of directors and has assumed his duties at the long-term health care facility. Heritage House is a 119-bed facility licensed and certified to accept residents who need moderate or heavy nursing care. “The board, as well as the administrator and staff are very pleased to have attracted someone as skilled as Allen Goodman to join the Heritage House staff as assistant administrator,” Mrs. SHERYL K. KERN, former administrator and president of the board, said. Prior to assuming his new post, Goodman was assistant administrator of Clark’s Creek Health Care Center, Plainfield, for more than a year. He began his career in the long-term health care field in the bookkeeping department of Terrace View Health Care Center, Lawrenceburg. Goodman completed the course for long-term care administrators at Ball State University in 1984. He then spent six months as administrator-in-training at Clifty Falls Convalescent Center in Madison before going to Plainfield. “I really am looking forward to living in and becoming a part of the Greencastle community,” he said. “I have admired it by reputation for a long time and now I am eager to enjoy it firsthand. I am already impressed by the friendliness and helpfulness of the people I have met. It surely is a good feeling to be made to feel at home this quickly-but I’m sure that a part of this is due to the good feelings about my place of employment.” He plans to purchase a house at 11 Larabee St., where he will reside. Goodman is a native of Dillsboro, and was graduated from South Dearborn High School. In addition to the long-term care administrator’s course which he completed at Ball State University, he is currently working toward a degree in business administration. Two Putnam County spellers-1986 champion RANDI WEAVER and 1986 runner-up 1985 champ BRETT HIGGINS-placed in the top 20 in recent state competition. Higgins, a sixth-grader at Russellville Elementary, placed 16th, while Miss Weaver, an eighth-grader at Greencastle Middle School, placed 20th among 102 spellers vying for the right to represent the state at the National Spelling Bee May 26-31 in Washington, D.C. That honor was won by Bindhu Gopalan, a Bloomington eighthgrader, who is a native of India. A Greencastle area educator was a recent participant at the 1986 State Conference on Adult Education as LAURALEE BAUGH, Route 2, Greencastle, casemanager DMH, attended the third annual conference of the Indiana Association for Adult and Continuing Education (lAACE) May 2-3 at Indianapolis. Mrs. Baugh served on the Planning Committee and was a facilitator during the concurrent interest sessions. The general theme of the conference was “Into the
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Partly cloudy overnight with low in the low 60s. A 50 per cent chance of thundershowers developing on Sunday. High Sunday in the mid to upper 70s. Indiana Extended Forecast Monday through Wednesday: Partly cloudy and warm each day with highs from 75 to 85 and lows from 50 to 60.
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Future with the Comet,” which included a presentation by Indiana’s Teacher-in-Space national finalist ROBERT S. FOERSTER, West Lafayette, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Hamilton, Greencastle. PAULA BIRT, a 1986 graduate of Indiana State University, with a bachelor of science degree in business education, has been awarded the 1986 National Business Education Association Award of Merit. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Toney, Route 5, Greencastle, she was chosen by the faculty of Administrative Systems and Business Educations Department at ISU, based on her scholastic achievement, leadership and potential success in the business education field. Paula was president of Pi Omega Pi business education honor society. ISU’s chapter was first in the nation this year. VERA CLINE, daughter of Ronald and Shirley Nickerson, Boca Raton, Fla., was awarded the highest clinical proficiency awarded in medical surgical nursing in the Indiana State University School of Nursing. An ISU sophomore, Mrs. Cline is a 1975 Cloverdale High School graduate. She was chosen for the honor by the course’s clinical instructors. The honor was presented at a May 9 awards banquet at the Terre Haute Holiday Inn. Qualifying for the second-semester honor roll at Indiana Central University was LYNDA DURHAM, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Durham, Greencastle. She achieved a gradepoint index of at least 9.5 (B+) on a 12-point scale. Two Greencastle students completed work for degrees at Ball State University at the end of winter quarter. Eligible to participate in BSU’s 91 annual commencement exercises are NANCY J. WALTERS, Route 1, bachelor of science in special education, and LISA C. HANLON, Route 1, bachelor of science in social work. MARSHA SULLIVAN has been initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta, a National Scholastic Honor Society, at Indiana State University. Students selected for membership must have a 3.5 or above average out of 4.0 to be eligible. Marsha is the daughter of Kermit and Wilma Sullivan, Route 2, Clayton. SHERI ROACH, visual perceptual therapist at Dr. Daryl W. Hodges’ office, attended the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children Southeast Regional Conference in Columbus May 3. Mrs. Roach attended workshops on Movement in Education (Gross Motor activities); Common Sense Approaches to Behavior Problems; Developing Fine Motor Skills; Teaching Mathematics in a Sensible and Interesting Way; World of Color (developing an art program for young children); and Water, Sand and Block Play. Conference participants also had access to displays of developmental toys, games and books, as well as an idea exchange room where participants brought activities and information to share.
Index Abby , A 8 Classifieds A6,A7 Comics A 4 Crossword A 6 Horoscope A 7 Obituaries A 8 People A 4 Sports A5.A6 TTieaters A 8
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Two mishaps on U.S. 40
Six hurt in Friday's accidents
PUTNAMVILLE-Two accidents within 40 minutes of each other on U.S. 40 near Putnamville sent seven people to Putnam County Hospital Friday night. At 7:35 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Coonhunters Club Road, a mile east of Putnamville, six persons were injured in a van-pick-up truck accident. Meanwhile, at 8:16 p.m. a motorcycle rider was injured when he hit a deer on U.S. 40, a mile east of Manhattan Road. THE FIRST ACCIDENT occurred, State Police at Putnamville reported Saturday, as a 1985 GMC van, driven by L. Patel, 28, Terre Haute, was westbound on U.S. 40. According to Trooper Jay Bohnsack’s report, Hugh Cassidy, 33, Route 1, Cloverdale, was southbound on Coonhunters Club Road and failed to yield to the Patel van, pulling in front of it on U.S. 40. Cassidy, who complained of pain in his left arm, shoulder and ribs, was ticketed for failure to yield. He was transported to
Tax refunds interception plan here The Title IV-D Child Support Division of the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office will be working again this year with families in an attempt to collect courtordered child support payments, by filing with the Internal Revenue Service or the Indiana State Department of Revenue. PERSONS DESIRING TO take part in this program, known as the Tax Refund Intercept Project, must first apply for child support services under the Title IVD program. Applications may be picked up at the Putnam County Welfare Department, fourth floor of the courthouse. Persons applying must be a resident of Putnam County and the child or children must be under the age of 18. After the application has been completed and returned to the Welfare Department, the applicant will be contacted by the Title IV-D office. The applicant must then sign the request for the Tax Intercept service each year. Those who requested the service last year, as well as new applicants, must contact the Title IV-D office and sign the request again before June 30. (No personal notices are being sent this year). Persons who apply for the support service, will be obligated to pay a $5 application fee. Information must also be provided regarding the location of the absent parent and include the establishment of a court-ordered support obligation and the enforcement of those obligations. The tax refund intercept project can only be requested if there is a court order for child support, if the obligated parent owes at least SSOO and if the delinquent parent’s social security number is known. WHILE THERE IS NO application fee to take part in the tax refund intercept
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Putnam Patter
Ragan homestead has pioneer roots
By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Presenting the Hoosier Homestead Award to the Ragan family farm just north of Fillmore came too late to honor the one who lived his entire life the spacious country home on 117 acres in Marion Township. The honor is accorded annually to farms that have been under the same family ownership for 100 years or more. In the case of the Ragans more meant way back to 1824. ONE OF THE PLEASANT afternoons which came my way in October 1974 was a visit with the Ragans when they shared memories of their long lives together. Clarence Joslin Ragan, whose roots went back to near the beginning of the past century, was born in the home which had been on Ragan acres since 1824 when his grandfather, Reuben Ragan, entered land in what was later to become Marion Township. Reuben Ragan was the father of 12 children, one of whom was John Wallace Ragan, father of Clarence Ragan. Another of the sons, Mr. Ragan recalls, was Milton Ragan, who in a way made aviation history in Marion Township when the Wright brothers might have
Putnam farmers eligible
WASHINGTON (AP) - Farmers whose property was damaged by March 10 storms may borrow funds from the Farmers Home Administration to restore facilities, officials say. The FmHA declared Thursday that 30 Indiana counties suffered severe physical loss because of the windstorms.
PCH via Operation Life ambulance. FIVE PERSONS IN THE Patel van were also taken to the hospital via OL) --The driver, L. Patel, who suffered a lacerated nose. -Parvatiben Patel, 55, Noblesville, suffering abrasions of the left cheek and arm.
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Reading the faculty
Tastes vary from The Far Side' to Shakespeare
If the faculty at DePauw University was stranded on a desert island with only their favorite books, it’s likely the place would be overrun by volumes of Shakespeare’s plays, The Bible and works by Jane Austen. But there would also be countless other classic-and not-so-classic books strewn in the sand. IN A RECENT POLL BY a member of the university’s library staff, DePauw faculty members were asked to list the five books they would like to have if they were stranded on a desert island. The results of the poll show a wide range of literature, from literary classics to
been still tinkering with bicycles. MR. RAGAN RECALLED the consternation in the family when Uncle Milton’s flight was “aborted” just seconds after take off. Among the most upset was Grandma Ragan. Uncle Milton was an inventive sort of person and had rigged up an airplane which was to be powered by a handcranked propeller. The flight, if it could be called that, began at the top of the barn and ended in a crash in the barnlot below. Uncle Milton survived and years afterward he told his nephew, Clarence, that he would one day see the time when men would ride in the sky in airplanes. CLARENCE RAGAN AND his wife, the former Ruth Oliver, told of a historic document safe in their lock box. It was the deed to the original land grant which included their property and it was signed with a goose quill pen by United States President James Monroe. A closet dear in the Ragan home carried its bit of pioneer history. It was formerly the door to the “weaning cabin” which once stood near to their home. Mrs. Ragan explained that this structure was occupied by children of the family who were newly married. This was to be their living quarters until they
Deadline for applications is Dec. 22. The counties involved are Henry, Johnson, Washington, Morgan, Randolph, Scott, Shelby, Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Floyd, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Jackson, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Orange, Owen, Putnam, Rush and Wavne.
--Hemalta Patel, 24, Noblesville, suffering neck and back pain. --Mohin Patel, age 1, Noblesville, suffering abrasions to the forehead. -Hesmukh Patel, 20, Noblesville, suffering back pain. IN THE DEER-MOTORCYCLE accident, Trooper Harry Swank reported
mathematical textbooks, children’s stories to “The Far Side” cartoon books. Listed most frequently were the works of William Shakespeare, followed by The Bible. Jane Austen’s works were third and Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” placed fourth. Placing fifth on the list was a “blank book” in which the stranded faculty member said they could either keep a diary or write their own book. “We did the survey for two reasons-to have some fun and to find out if our library had the kinds of books that the faculty wanted,” said Jill Gremmels, reference librarian at Roy O. West
could make it on their own. GRANDMA JANE RAGAN, wife of Reuben, was always taking in someone in need of a home. “It was not unusual,” Ruth Ragan said, “for her to have as many as 14 people in her home and she had a dining table large enough for such a family.” During his active years, Clarence Ragan was a farmer and was the first in the county to raise a new grain crop called soybeans. He also, on one occasion, had the satisfaction of beating the late John Harbison, Putnam’s corn king, at his own game. Mrs. Ragan was a school teacher but soon gave up this vocation to become a farm wife and mother of John Oliver Ragan and Jean Ragan Kress. While Grandfather Reuben Ragan was born in Louisa County, Va., he moved later with his family to Bryant’s Station, Ky. and from there to Shakertown, Mercer County, Ky., where his parents died. BY 1816, HE HAD WORKED his way north as far as Vincennes, Ind. Later, he was to spend the winter of 1818-19 with the Joseph Thomas family below Webster’s Mill in Washington Township, Putnam County. He wandered around quite a bit, often lodging with the Indians.
that Ronald V. Johnson, 35, Bremen, Ind., was westbound on U.S. 40 when a deer ran out in front of him. Johnson was unable to avoid hitting the animal with his 1986 Honda motorcycle. Impact sent the rider into a side ditch. He suffered injuries to his right shoulder and left wrist and was taken to PCH via Operation Life. The collision killed the deer. One fatality occurred overnight in the Putnamville District as a Morgan County man was killed in a one-car rural accident on the Greencastle Road, a quar-ter-mile west of Mooresville. JEFFREY SPEARS, 23, Mooresville, was driving a 1984 Mustang when he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a tree at 3:46 a.m. Saturday. Spears, who suffered massive head, neck and spine injuries, was pinned in the wreckage and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Trooper Hibler’s report.
A simple "go. ..fetch" just doesn't work for Scott Stetson's dog Casey. The tiny terrier terror is eager to tackle a flying frisbee or a tossed stick with equal enthusiam, reports Stetson, who used this week's gorgeous weather to work on his tan and his dog's response. Stetson is a DePauw University senior from Palatine, 111. (Banner-Graphic photo by Bob Frazier).
Library at DePauw who conducted the poll. THE IDEA FOR THE POLL was sparked by a recent article which listed the favorite books of well-known Indianapolis people, Gremmels said. “I thought we’d do our own little survey here at DePauw.” The poll, in which 30 of DePauw’s 213 faculty members responded, showed there was little agreement among the books to be taken to the island. Only 17 of the more than 100 books suggested received more than one vote each. Col. l, back page, this section
Apparently, he was impressed with what he saw in Putnam County, for he returned after a brief visit to Kentucky. This time he entered a section of land in what was to later become Marion Township. His home was built just north of Fillmore and on the opposite side of the road from the Ragan home. It later became known as the Ora Day Farm. He brought apple cions with him and planted an orchard in the Fillmore area. No one seems to remember where he gained his knowledge of horticulture but his proficiency causes no less a personage than Henry Ward Beecher to call him “the most intelligent horticulturist in America.” HE BECAME PRESIDENT OF the In diana Horticulture Society and one of his sons, William Henry Ragan, was a nationally known horticulturist and is buried in Arlington Cemetery. Referring to his grandfather, Reuben. Clarence Ragan recalled that he was a friend of the Hobbs family and helped them start in the nursery business, which is still a family operation near Bridgeport.