Banner Graphic, Volume 20, Number 258, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 July 1990 — Page 1

Ba n ner ic

New surgical procedure is key to Huestis’ good health

By JOE THOMAS Banner-Graphic Assistant Editor Some patients undergo surgery and come out feeling nothing where once there was only pain. Others feel like they have more energy. Some gain life itself through the miracles created under a skillful surgeon’s scalpel. Former Greencastle resident Jim Huestis went into surgery on Feb. 28 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and felt lucky to come out just feeling good. But he also came out the victor of a chemical and biological war that he had been fighting for a quarter of a century. Feb. 28 was the day Jim received a new kidney and a new pancreas in a transplant procedure that, even though it is still considered new, cured him of diabetes. JIM, 40, A PROCESS lab specialist for International Business Machines in Manassas, Va., was bom and raised in Greencastle, graduating with the Greencastle High School class of 1968. Some of his family continues to live in Greencastle, including six brothers and his sister. His mother-in-law, Donna Miles, lives with her husband in Bainbridge. When he was 14, Jim learned he

MIKE GRANT

Who’s news

Phyllis J. Riggle, has been named assistant loan officer for Tri-County Bank and Trust Company of Roachdale. She joined the bank May 1986 as a teller and transferred to the loan department in January 1987. Phyllis is a 1974 graduate of North Putnam High School and resides in Roachdale with her husband, Charles, and two sons, Charley and Aaron. Mike Grant joined TriCounty Bank June 4 as a loan officer for the Crawfordsville branch. He has nine years experience in the financial service field ranging from personnel and loan orientation to branch management and processing real estate loans for resale on the secondary market. Mike and his wife Terri are currently living in Clermont, Ind. and plan to relocate in the Crawfordsville area in the near future. Mail room clerk Christine Lane has been selected as Indiana State Farm Employee of the month for July. She has been employed at the State Farm since November 28, 1983. Lane has located and intercep-

Rainy days and cool nights

Partly cloudy and warm tonight. Low in the mid 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Variable clouds on Sunday with a 40 percent Chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid to upper 80s. Indiana Extended Forecast Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday, but mostly clear and dry on Wednesday. Lows each morning from the middle 60s to the lower

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JIM HUESTIS Fifth of seven patients

was afflicted with juvenile diabetes. It was something he learned to live with. He adapted to the special diet a diabetic must follow. He learned to cope with insulin dependency. And he got used to a lifestyle limited by a lack of stamina. BUT A QUARTER of a century after that diagnosis, Jim’s body began feeling the effects of longterm diabetes. Of course, his pancreas had never worked right.

PHYLLIS RIGGLE

ted many controlled substances that were attempted to be smuggled into the institution through the mail room. Jeffrey Keith Gaddis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gaddis of Cloverdale, has received a music scholarship from William Penn Colege in Oskaloosa, lowa. The $1,500 scholarship will help finance Gaddis’ freshman year at college where he will major in music. Jane Burkett, granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Howard Burkett of Greencastle, was recently honored by Duke University’s Talent Identification Program. To take part in the program, Jane and over 55,000 other seventh graders in sixteen states took either the College Board’s Scholastic Achievement Test or the American College Testing Program’s Assessment. Jane scored in the top 10 percent of the seventh graders taking the SAT and better than 65 percent of college-bound high school seniors. This summer, Jane is attending Purdue University’s STAR program which offers advanced courses for junior high students. She will study electrical engineering and physics of forces.

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CHRISTINE LANE

The pancreas is the organ that, among other things, produces insulin. Insulin, in turn, is a protein that regulates fuel in the body. It is secreted from the pancreas into the blood stream as a response to an increase in blood sugar or amino acids. And after more than 24 years of fighting that disfunctioning pancreas, Jim’s kidneys began to tire of the struggle. The kidneys are twin organs that filter waste out of the body. Without the kidneys, the body would poison itself to death in a matter of days. AND THAT IS WHAT began happening to Jim. It started in June, 1988, and he was placed on the organ donor list at Georgetown University Hospital. But when his kidneys became only five percent functional and no donor organs were in sight, he was placed on dialysis. Beginning Feb. 11, 1989, Jim spent between three and four hours a day, three or four days a week undergoing the painful mechanical cleansing of his own body chemistry. And pain was not the only bad side effect Jim suffered. The dialysis allowed fluid to accumulate Col. 1, Back Page, this section

N. Putnam to fill board spot, interview for superintendent

BAINBRIDGE The North Putnam School Board has scheduled two more executive sessions to interview and receive information about prospective employees. The board is also looking to fill an open spot among the trustees. The closed-door sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 and Wednesday, July 11 at the administration office in Bainbridge. BYRON GOUGH, board president, explained that Carl Gierke, who won the at-large election some 18 months ago, has submitted a letter of resignation before sitting at his first meeting. Gough said Gierke resigned for personal reasons.

Russellville has done its work for Tri-County Fair, July 13-14

RUSSELLVILLE Those who do not want to get out of bed the weekend of July 13-14, may want to participate in the first Russellville Bedpan Challenge Cup during the annual Tri-County Fair. The event is one of several new ideas to take shape during this year’s fair at Russellville. The fair has been shortened to two days, with activities more compacted into the schedule. Other new activities include an army helicopter landing with tours, a “Just Say No” program; a hunting safety course and an appearance by Leslie, the Putnam County Sheriff’s drug-sniffing dog. FRIDAY, JULY 13 has been scheduled as Teen-Youth Day, with breakfast served by the Booster Club to kick off festivities at 6:30

Putnam Patter

Three-day holidays take some planning

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Editor Reading between the lines in Mr. Webster’s big word book, a holiday is an occassion when the boss man pays you for doing nothing. It may be a matter of opinion, but the question comes what is so much different from scheduled working days. Normally, a three-day holiday is official time off on Saturdays when you never work anyway, Sunday when you shouldn’t work anyway

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Traffic on the north side of Greencastle came to a halt for most of Saturday morning when five cars of a train being pulled by two CSX engines fell off the tracks. The derailment occurred about 300 yards west of Houck Rd. when a rail broke under the cars at about 1 a.m. The stopped train streched back to within 200 yards of West Wai-

Gierke had to wait so long to start work on the board because of an election timing snafm Gierke’s at-large seat was chosen with three other board members 116 years ago. Gierke was to replace board member David Lane. But, Gough explained, to keep from having a majority of the board elected together, Gierke’s term was put off until the upcoming July meeting. GOUGH SAID NEW laws allow the board to appoint someone to fill the vacancy. Anyone interested should submit an application to the North Putnam administration office by July 20, Gough said. Candidates must live in one of Putnam County’s six northern townships. The executive sessions, which

a.m. Friday’s activities also include the Little Miss and Mister contest, the annual Fair Queen contest, North Putnam Band concert, mini hot rod and go-kart races and other demonstrations. Saturday, July 14 will also be filled with several events throughout the day, beginning with the annual Eastern Star breakfast. The Bedpan Challenge, children’s contests and an antique tractor pull will be held throughout the day with a dress revue during the evening. EACH BED RACE team will consist of one rider, weighing at least 100 pounds, and four pushers. The entry fee will be $lO with a top prize of S2OO for the winner. Entries for 4-H clothing, foods

and Monday when you are too tuckered out from overdoing the two previous days and phone in that you are indisposed. HOWEVER, THOSE who have been keeping their noses to the grindstone during the standard fiveday week, need a little preparation when a holiday scheduled for the middle of the week. An ev nt this important to your well-bein v needs to be planned in detail, and this could mean a number of things, such as decisions and

nut Street, blocking traffic at every railroad crossing in between, including the intersection of North Jackson Street and Shadowlawn Drive. CSX authorities had to bring in a railroad crane from Bloomington to place the derailed cars back on track. (Banner-Graphic photo by Wilbur Kendall)

are allowed under Indiana’s Open Door Law, are likely to interview possible superintendent candidates. Former Supt. Tom Rohr left North Putnam in June to accept the top job of the Clay Community School Corp, in Brazil. Gough would not say how many candidates have applied for the North Putnam job. However, the school system has conducted its search through the placement services at Indiana University, Purdue University, Indiana State University, Ball State University and the Indiana School Boards Association, Gough said. He said the board hopes to have a superintendent named “by the end of the month, though that is not certain.”

and miscellaneous projects will also be accepted but there will be no swine, cattle, or sheep contests at the Tri-County Fair this year. The Booster Club will be serving sandwiches, desserts and drinks throughout the weekend. FOR ADDITIONAL information about specific events, persons may call: Little Mr. and Miss Contest, Rhonda Sutherlin, 435-2260, or Vbnda Fordice, 435-2972; TriCounty Fair Queen Contest, Lynn Everman, 435-2062, Page McGaughey, 435-3083, or Janet Thornburg, 435-2652; bed race rules, Alan Anglin, 522-1937, or Joan McGaughey, 435-2058; craft and flea market booths, 435-2539 or 435-2058; tractor and truck pull, Mike Smith, 435-2345, or Rod Coffman, 435-2797.

plans which must be finalized the day before, and if the details are completed on company times you may “fudge” a little and spend extra time around the coffee area and share pre-holiday plans wiht other like-minded employees. After all, those whom you rub shoulders during the working hours specified on your regular schedule need to exchange similar vacation plans and problems. Thus ends the first day of your three-day holiday. THEN THE DAY IS at hand to

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LIA HALE Shy hopeful

Hale peers out of shell, eyes crown The friendly and shy Lia Hale wants to meet new people and build her self-esteem this summer as a participant in the 1990 Putnam County Fair Queen contest. A recent graduate of North Putnam High School, Hale will study child psychology at Purdue University this fall but only after she is one of 15 contestants in the annual fair contest. The competition will unfold July 21 at 8 p.m. as the traditional curtainraiser on annual fairgrounds festivities. Lia is the daughter of Bruce and Linda Hale, Route 2, Roachdale, and sister of Amy. While at North Putnam, Lia was active in the Thespian, Science and Spanish clubs, student council, played soccer, served as a class officer and memCol. 3, Back Page, this section

claim that time off suggested by law and approved by the boss man, and the pay goes on and on. You need to make the most of it since there will be many long days at the “salt mines” before such freedom is legally yours again. At sundown of the holiday, which has been anticipated since it happened the year before, you may wonder why you are so exhausted, and, as the old folks used to say “run down at the heel.” The feeling Col. 3, Back Page, this section