Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 11, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 September 1987 — Page 1
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From their perch in the bucket of the community's new 100-foot aerial ladder truck Greencastle Fire Chief Bob Elmore (left) and fireman Chuck Wood direct spray onto the roof of the Delbert Brewer law office at 110 W. Walnut St. early Saturday morning. The
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VICKI PARKER
MARTHA OPDAHL, Greencastle, has an exhibit in the 1987 Fellowship Show running Sept. 630 at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. Mrs. Opdahl is one of 18 master fellowship winners, who along with .tssociate fellowship artists, are participating in the show. It is the first Hoosier exhibition of its kind outside Indianapolis. The exhibition features one work by each artist, covering a spectrum of visual arts. Indiana Arts Commission awards were presented to Mrs. Opdahl and the other fellows in May for work in fine arts, crafts, design, film and video. Mrs. Opdahl’s works are also part of the Sept. 9-Oct. 8 Craft: National II exhibit at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and the Sept. 11-Oct. 9 Patterns in Fiber exhibition of national invited fiber artists at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington. Named Student of the Week at Greencastle High School by the local Kiwanis Club is VICKI M. PARKER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Parker, Route 6, Greencastle. The GHS senior, who plans to attend Indiana Business College to study accounting, is a four-year member of the Art Club. A member of the cumulative honor roll, she was junior class treasurer and is pianist and assistant organist at Somerset Christian Church.
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Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers late. Cool, with low around 50. Chance of showers, 40 percent. Mostly cloudy and cool on Sunday with a slight chance of showers developing. High Sunday in the mid to upper 60s.
fire began in an adjacent garage, burning it to the ground and spreading to the southwest corner of the law office. The roof and attic of the two-story structure were heavily damaged. A preliminary estimate Saturday morning placed damage at $50,000. Firemen
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ALESA KELLER
ALESA KELLER, manager of the Fiesta Hair Fashions salon at 5 Putnam Plaza, Greencastle, has completed a training and techniques course at Fiesta University at the corporate headquarters. Keller, a resident of Cloverdale, obtained her cosmetology license from Hair Fashions By Kaye in Plainfield. At Fiesta University, managers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Nevada are given training in time management, leadership, communication, and merchandising. Keller heads a staff of Indiana stylists that includes: AVA WARD, assistant manager, CONNIE WHARTON, JOHNNY SPEARS, BARBARA CARTER and DARLENE EVERTS. KIM ARCHER, who won female vocal solo honors at the Putnam County Fair Talent Contest, participated in semifinal competition Aug. 19 at the Indiana State Fair. There were 28 young ladies in the female vocacategory. Miss Archer did not place in the top three, but did receive an “Excellent” rating from three judges. Her total point evaluation was 127 out of a possible 150, with one judge giving her a near-perfect score. SHAWN MEEK, son of Wanda Meek, 312 E. Elm St., Greencastle, a U.S. Navy seaman recruit, has completed recruit training at Great Lakes, 111. a 1987 graduate of Greencastle High School, he joined the Navy last June.
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Greencastle, Cloverdale show decline in pupil count
By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor A Sept. 1 preliminary enrollment count conducted at the five schools in the Greencastle School Corp. showed a 6.5 percent decrease in the number of students, as compared to a student count done Dec. 1,1986. The Cloverdale Community School Corp. also has fewer students this year, as compared to last year. Supt. John McKinney said the school corporation has 30 fewer students this year, versus 1986-87. McKINNEY SAID THERE are 995 students enrolled in the Cloverdale schools this year, down from the 1,025 who were enrolled last year. McKinney said he thought IBM’s March 30 pullout from Greencastle had some effect on the Cloverdale schools, but doubted that factor alone could account for the 30 less children. McKinney noted the incoming class of elementary school students is smaller than the departed graduating class at the high school. He said that also was a factor in the declining enrollment. McKinney said there are 563 pupils in the Cloverdale Elementary School, and 467 students at the junior/senior high school. The
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More to popcorn than hot air
By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor The following Patter may tell you more than you care to know about popcorn, but it’s about time these fluffy white grains moved up a few notches and become more than recreation food. Why popcorn pops has in the past baffled scientists and excited the curiosity of those who aren’t expected to be that smart. ALL MY FILES, accumulated over the past 40 years should be labelled “miscellaneous” for I never know for sure which shoebox holds what I’m trying to find. What came to the top this week was a clipping as brown with age as a butternut, and the subject matter concerned popcorn. Don’t try to tell anybody it’s junk food, because it isn’t. For a long time, so the article
received the call at 2:15 a.m. Cause of the blaze is still under investigation and officials from the State Fire Marshal's Office were due at the scene Saturday. (Banner-Graphic photo by Eric Bernsee).
Roachdale dedication set
ROACHDALE - The North Putnam Board of School Trustees invites friends and patrons of the North Putnam Community Schools to the.formal dedication ceremony for the addition and renovation of the Roachdale Elementary School. The dedication ceremony is scheduled 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Roachdale Elementary School gym.
superintendent noted that adds up to 1,030 stucents, which is 35 more than he reported. McKINNEY EXPLAINED the 70 children in the kindergarten class are counted as half a student, since they attend school for half a day. That accounts for the difference in the enrollment figures. The enrollment figure is important because state funding assistance is tied directly to the number of students enrolled in the corporation. Put simply, fewer students means less money, while more students means more money.
read, the brainy boys were just as dumb as the rest of us on the popcorn issue. They thought it was the moisture inside the grain that sort of went crazy with the heat and exploded when the skillet got hot enough. BUT LIKE ALL theories, this one was subject to modification and those men of science admitted they were wrong about moisture being soley responsible for the pop. What they decided, according to the brittle brown clipping, is that what really happens is that a rearrangement of protein inside the grain causes the upheaval in the skillet. If you are one of the skeptics who still believe popcorn is junk food, listen to what the United States Department of Agriculture once said on the subject. And we quote below: “POPCORN HAS more energy
Fire damages local law office
By ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Editor A pre-dawn fire at the law office of Delbert Brewer, 110 W. Walnut St., Greencastle, caused an estimated $50,000 damage, fire officials said in a preliminary report Saturday. THE 2:15 A.M. FIRE, which destroyed an adjacent garage, afforded local firemen their first opportunity to employ the community’s new 100-foot aerial ladder truck. Greencastle Fire Chief Bob Elmore conceded that use of the new equipment, which features two nozzles operating from its tower bucket perch, certainly reduced fire damage to the two-story structure. “It gave us a better vantage point to get the water working where you need it,” Elmore said about 3:45 a.m. after he and fireman Chuck Wood had descended from the tower with the fire virtually out. The new truck has been in Greencastle less than three weeks, arriving only Aug. 29. “We didn’t expect to have to use it so soon,” Elmore said. LIKEWISE, BREWER, the for mer Putnam County prosecutor, never expected to be facing another remodeling effort this soon. He said the law office had just undergone a $15,000 refurbishing with new siding and a new roof. Fire officials said the southwest corner of the bulding, the attic and roof were the most severely damaged. Conversely, a second-
The Roachdale Elementary School was recently renovated at an approximate cost of $1 million. In addition to improving the existing school, a new addition was built to include seven new classrooms. Patrons and the public will be invited to tour the building following the dedication ceremony.
McKinney knows what the enrollment decline means for his school corporation. “It is going to negatively affect us,” he said bluntly. He added how much of a negative effect it will have depends on how the state’s complex funding formula is applied as well as the hearings before the state’s tax commissioners. THAT MEANS HE WILL not have a sure answer until sometime in late Oct. or early Nov. If Cloverdale stands to lose money, Col. 5, back page, this section
units than all cooked fish and meats (except very fat meats); more food energy units than all vegetables and fruits; more food energy units than breads and cakes; more food energy units than all varieties of cheese (except Swiss); and more food energy units than all table beverages, including milk.” Almost as old as America, popcorn munching came into its own several centuries ago. It was the custom way back when for an Indian brave to present early settlers with appetizing portions of popcorn during peace negotiations. Perhaps the most authentic report on popcorn, as it was introduced into diets has been supplied by author Joseph N. Kane whose “Famous First Facts” reported that popcorn was presented to the English colonists at their first Thanksgiving on Feb. 22, 1620.
floor room at the northwest corner, used by Brewer as a library, appeared free of fire damage. “You can see my drapes are still intact,” Brewer said, gesturing toward the second-floor window as the firefighting continued. “So, I’d say I haven’t had any fire in the library.” The blaze began in the garage, firemen said, and spread to the southwest corner of the building and up to the roof. Also destroyed inside Brewer’s garage were a Jeep and lawnmower. “THE GARAGE WAS gone when we got here,” one city firefighter said. Neighbor Helen Schroeder, 206 W. WalnustSt., concurred. “The garage just went,” she said, dramatically raising her arms as she explained the scene to Brewer. “What I’m trying to say is that it was instantly engulfed.” Another neighbor reported hearing an explosion, soon followed by two or three smaller explosions from the garage area. IT IS NOT THE FIRST time Brewer has experienced a fire at the location. About two or three years ago, while he was still county prosecutor, fire damaged the garage at the site. That was determined to be arson, Elmore said. Saturday morning’s fire, the chief said bluntly, “is still under investigation.” Col. 5, back page, this section
Putnamville inmate, 42, hangs self PUTNAMVILLE - A 42-year-old inmate, admitted to the Indiana State Farm Thursday afternoon, was found hanged in his cell less than 24 hours later, Indiana State Police at Putnamvile said Saturday morning. JACKIE L. LIGHTFOOT, originally from Anderson, was pronounced dead at approximately 1:30 p.m. Friday. State Police said he hanged himself from a wall grate in an isolation cell by using a bed sheet. “There was no indication of foul play, so they feel certain it was a suicide,” Trooper King of the local ISP post said. Lightfoot began serving a 180day sentence, which was handed down from Madison County, at 3 p.m. Thursday. He was convicted on a disorderly conduct charge. A GUARD MAKING rounds in the Administration and Orientation section of the State Farm found Lightfoot in his cell at about 1:10 p.m. Friday. A spokesman for the Putnamville facility said the inmate was last seen alive at lunch at 12:30 p.m.
THE STORY HAS IT that Quadequina, son of an Indian chief, brought to the dinner a deer skin bag containing several “bushels” of popped corn.
If you are still reading, remember I am not responsible for all this information on popcorn, so there’s no way I can explain how the young man got this much corn popped without a cast iron skillet or microwave. The deer skin makes sense, for dishpans and large bowls with room enough for everybody to reach in for a handful, were to come into American kitchens later. According to these historical notes, popcorn has been with us for a long, long time, but it was only later that science caught up with what movie-goers and most of the rest of Col. 5, back page, this section