Business Briefs

K. Arnett

KRISTEN'S HOMEMADE DELIGHTS has opened in Burlington.

The business offers noodles, angel food cakes, pies, and drop d u m p l i n g s (also known as pot pie).

Customers can call anytime to place an order, 765-5662200. Orders are picked up on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Kristen" is Kristen Arnett, a junior at Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School. All the recipes come from her grandmother, Bonnie Carman of Burlington.

The business has developed from a fundraising project Kristen started last summer. Through her French Club, she learned about a trip to Europe planned for this summer. It's traditional for students to make pizzas as a group to help pay for their trip, and Kristen did that, but she wanted her money to accumulate faster, so she decided to make and sell cakes and noodles. She sold 350 angel food cakes and over 1,000 pounds of noodles. Her 12-year-old twin brothers, Craig and Kyle, helped her with the project.

It was so successful that she decided to start a business. Her parents bought a building, at 703 Michigan Road.

Kristen is the chief salesperson for the business, but it is a family venture, including her brothers, parents, Scott and Tamie Arnett, rural Cutler; and grandparents, Max and Bonnie Carman.

"We thought the kids could learn more working for themselves than for someone else," their mother said.

Kristen went on her 21-day trip to Europe this summer. Thanks to the sale of her "homemade delights," she said she earned enough for the trip and for spending money.

DALE SHARP, owner of Hot Diggity Dogs, is operating his hotdog cart on the square in Delphi during lunchtime hours.

Sharp said on Tuesdays and Thursdays he is serving polish sausage and all-beef hotdogs on steamed buns, chips and drinks. He features 14 condiments including sliced tomatoes and celery salt, and he said that all of the condiments are fresh every day, none are carried over.

Sharp said he will continue through the fall, until the weather turns cold.

Sharp and his wife, Nancy, reside in Jefferson Township.

The Indiana Coroners Association in conjunction with the Indiana State Coroners Training Board held their 2006 annual conference and trade show June 24-27 in Indianapolis.

Among those attending were Carroll County Coroner JERRY L. REINKE and Deputy Coroner JAY DEE CREE.

Marion County Coroner Dr. Kenneth Ackles and his staff were hosts. The conference provided workshops and training lectures from nationally and internationally recognized speakers.

Notable guests who appeared included Gary Hargrove, Gulfport, Miss.; Janet Archer, ISDH; Joe Navarro, Retired FBI agent; Andrea Zaferes, Lifeguard Systems & Riptide; Special Agent Mike Vergon; Dr. Tracey Corey, Chief ME for the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and Dayle Hinman, forensic profiler.

Coroners, Deputy Coroners, medical and law enforcement personnel from throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio attended the four-day conference.

The 2007 Annual Coroners Conference will be hosted by Bartholomew County Coroner Larry Fisher and his staff June 23-26 in Columbus.