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Local News December 27, 2006
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Camden leads the charge to save TDS office
      The TDS business office in Camden is slated to close Jan. 29 and Camden town leaders are not happy about it. TDS serves Camden, Deer Creek, Rockfield, Clymers, Wheeling, Lockport and the surrounding rural areas. A petition drive was initiated to voice disapproval of the decision. Signatures will ...
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Local church to host Family Caregiver Workshop
      Caring for older persons can become a bit overwhelming at times. A Family Caregiver Workshop is being held on Jan. 13 at Hickory Grove Church in partnership with Area IV Agency on Aging. At the workshop participants will gain insight and understanding, find community resources, learn coping techni...
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Board of Works compensates officers
By Debbie Lowe
      The Delphi Board of Works voted to financially compensate two officers for unused vacation days in 2006. The measure was unanimously approved at the Wednesday evening meeting. Police chief Ed Chapman reported that two officers, David Yeager and Brook McCain, were unable to use all of their vacatio...
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Purdue Garden Calendar
By B. Rosie Lerner rosie@purdue.edu Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist
      JANUARY HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Keep holiday poinsettias and other plants near a bright window. Water as top of soil becomes dry. Increase humidity around houseplants by grouping plants together, placing them on a pebble water tray or running a humidifier.
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NIPSCO accepting applications for NiSource challenge fund
      Community and environmental organizations located in areas served by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) are encouraged to apply for grants of between $500 and $5,000 (with special grants occasionally awarded up to $10,000) from the Environmental Challenge Fund (ECF).
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Flora police nab drug dealer
      The Flora Police Department, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section, arrested Danny Freeman, 22, of Flora on two felony counts of dealing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a youth center and one count of maintaining a common nuisance.
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Camden
Mary Whitfield Camden 686-2553
      Camden Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple. Camden American Legion Auxiliary Unit 413 will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 1 in the Legion Home. Hostesses will be Janet Barnaby and Mickie Veach. Camden Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 3 in the Fireman’s Lounge. This will be the ...
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Burlington
Cheryl Milburn Burlington 566-3453
      Burlington Town Council will have a special meeting Friday at 9 a.m. in the town hall to take care of year-end business. A New Year’s Eve Party will follow morning worship on Sunday at the United Methodist Church. There will be no Sunday School. Donut Sunday will be observed Jan. 31 at Crossroads...
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Delphi’s new fire chief is ready to lead department
By Debbie Lowe
      When 2007 arrives in a little more than a week, there will be a new person at the helm of the Delphi Tri-Township Volunteer Fire Department. And the new man in charge said the department is sure to change. Chief Bill Schock bids farewell to the post Dec. 31 and John Patterson will be ready to assu...
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Delphi to build skateboard park at Riley Annex
By Kevin Schnepp
      Plans for a new skateboard park to benefit Delphi and surrounding area youth progressed last week. Delphi Parks Superintendent Richard Farrer unveiled the design during a public forum last Thursday for the new facility to be installed at Riley Annex as early as spring.
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Alcohol awareness groups work to keep children from alcohol
      Hoosiers for the Responsible Distribution of Alcohol and the Indiana Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking remind Hoosiers to safely celebrate the holiday season and help reduce underage drinking. Currently, furnishing alcohol to a minor is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to 60 days in jai...
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