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Canal Assn. to receive national award

By Jennifer Archibald
Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal Inc. will receive a prestigious national award this month from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). More...

Camden Festival - goldfish race

Royal Family Kids Camp for foster children had a booth Saturday at the Camden Fall More...

Local News

Camden woman is Honored Hero for Light the Night Walk Thursday

Sandy Prendergast of Camden is the Honored Hero for this year's Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Indiana. The event will be held Sept. 14, starting at 7 p.m. at Reihle Plaza in downtown Lafayette. More...

DCMS ponders attendance policy

By Debbie Lowe

In his first month as Delphi middle school principal, Robert DeLaRosa is looking at ways to help students improve their scholastic performance. One issue he wants to address is the attendance policy. More...

Banjotales coming to Cutler

Cutler Presbyterian Church invites everyone to a Community Fun Night on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Midwest Memo

Desktop
by Alan Shultz

I recently came into possession of a new stapler and tape dispenser. These items, as common as they seem, are quite remarkable to me. I find them remarkable, fascinating and somewhat entertaining because, simply put, they work. More...

Letters to the Editor

The Comet welcomes letters to the editor responding to articles and events in the news. They must include the author's name, address and telephone number. The letter writer's name and city/town will appear in the paper no exceptions. More...

Web poll

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Faith

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

Temper youngster's defiance by demanding respect
By Dr. James Dobson

UESTION: My 6-yearold has suddenly become sassy and disrespectful More...

Pray for our nation to seek God

Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'" Matthew 4:10 More...

Presbyterians to celebrate 100 years in Flora

The Flora Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special Homecoming celebration and catered dinner. Theme for the day is "Remembering and Celebrating Our Church's Life Together." More...

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Education

L O R I MCGINNIS BRUNS of Westfield, formerly of Flora, earned her Master's degree in English in May from IUPUI, where More...

Delphi homecoming queen candidates

The Oracles will play their homecoming game Friday night against the Crawfordsville More...

WINTER JOHNSTON of Camden and SHAWNNA ROACH and NATHAN STANLEY, both of Delphi, are among

the 338 students invited to join the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band for the 2006 season. More...

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public notices

PUBLIC NOTICES

2006 TERM CAUSE NO. 08C01-0608-CC STATE OF INDIANA ) More...

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Delphi adopts 2007 budget

Budget jumps from $1.778 to $1.838 leading to a split vote
By Debbie Lowe

All Delphi City Council members could not agree with the proposed 2007 budget, but it was ultimately adopted at Monday night's meeting. More...

Sewer district opponents kick it up a notch

Voice concerns in Indianapolis
By Debbie Lowe

A contingent of Carroll and White county residents aired concerns about sewer districts last Thursday before the Environmental Quality Service Council in Indianapolis. More...

Issues resurface regarding Flora School

By Susan Scholl

Tom Weirick, who resides close to the old Flora School on East Main Street, wants to get discussions started again about tearing that structure down. He made that request at Monday night's meeting of the Flora Town Council. More...

Community

Meetings

Habitat for Humanity A meeting of Carroll County Habitat for Humanity was held Sept. 5. More...

This week, I'll share two sweet and simple treats. When Rachel Ruse of Delphi shares Butter Pecan Delight with coworkers or friends, they always request the recipe. The recipe starts with a boxed butter pecan cake mix, then gets creative. More...

Announcements

A COMMUNITY CAREER FAIR will be held Sept. 21 from 2 to 7 p.m. in the Brandywine Convention Center (Best Western Hotel) in Monticello. This is an opportunity for job applicants to meet with perspective employers from White County. More...

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Sports

Recovers well

Delphi junior Jenny Maxwell hits a great recovery out of sand bunker last week. The More...

Snowbergers receive accolades

Jim L. Snowberger of Delphi was recently inducted into the 2006 World Martial Arts Hall of Fame for the Life Achievement Award. More...

Fall Sports Summaries

Cougar harriers are running well Carroll High School cross country teams ran well last week. The boys improved their overall record to 28-5, while the girls up their record to 31-3. More...

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Society

90th birthday

Jim Archibald, 7194E 475N, Camden, will celebrate his 90th birthday next week. More...

Open house for Hoffmans

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hoffman of Flora will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday at the First Christian Church in Flora. More...

Allen's celebrate 40th

James R. and Carol M. (Shanks) Allen of Kokomo will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary next week. More...

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Obituaries

Ruth Brovont

Ruth Brovont, 93, of Camden, passed away at 12:47 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi. More...

Rebecca Grisard Weiland

Rebecca Grisard Weiland passed away at Home Hospital, Lafayette, IN, at 6:03 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2006, having been admitted earlier that day. Becky died from natural causes with her family at her bedside. She was 83 years old. More...

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Public Records

Superior Court

Judge Jeffrey Smith

Superior Court judgments are gathered from public records on More...

Police & Fire Calls

Police reports are gathered from available records on file at local police departments. This information is a matter of public record and does not imply quilt or innocence. More...

Real Estate Transfers

  Robin   K.   Collard   to   Eric   L. More...

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