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Purdue Extension Carroll County is offering free educational project lessons on March 1 at the 4-H Community Building in Flora. These lessons are open to the public and will be presented by extension educators Joanne Lytton, Julie Butus and Susan Tharp. More ... The following individuals recently filed their candidacy for city and town elections for the May primary races: Richard L. Fite (D), Camden, for Camden Town Council; Tom Lucas (D), Shirley A. More ... Due to recent weather related delays and cancellations, the Tech Tuesdays being offered at Carroll Elementary School have been rescheduled. The classes are as follows: March 6 - This workshop will deal with basic computer maintenance, repair, and upgrades. Topics of discussion will be memory upgrades, replacing video cards, modems, etc. More ... On Feb. 12, Norm and Jane Miller, representing the Delphi chapter of Tri Kappa, presented Don Woodley of Ovar'Coming with a check for over $5,300. Ovar'Coming is a statewide education and resource organization which provides educational programs and research grants in the fight against ovarian cancer. More ... A monthly horticulture series is being started by Paul Marcellino, Purd u e U n i v e r s i t y Extension Educator. The meetings will include informative topics concerning the vegetable and floral gardener. More ... Brighten up your home or office and help the American Cancer Society paint Mid-Indiana yellow for this year's Daffodil Days campaign. Bunches of 10 daffodils are available for a $10 donation. The deadline for orders has now been extended due to the recent bad weather. Orders will be accepted now through March 9 by calling your American Cancer Society at (765) 455-9905. More ... Jose Torres, the only person arrested and charged with spraypainting graffiti on several locations in Delphi, appeared before Carroll Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Smith Thursday night. Smith read the details of Counts 1 through 16. Torres said he understood the charges against him. More ... When the extremely cold weather hit the area approximately two weeks ago, many Delphi residents experienced frozen water pipes and meters. Water department employees worked long hours helping customers understand the nature of their problems. If the water meter was frozen, they thawed it out. Everyone was told to stream water to prevent a re-occurrence. More ... Sgt. Dennis Randle, 26-year veteran with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, completed a Field Training Officer course Feb. 16. The forty-hour course was held at the Brownsburg Police Department and sponsored by the Indiana chapter of the National Association of FTOs. More ... The Flora Police Dep a r t m e n t , working in conjunction with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, has completed a month-long burglary investigation into a Flora burglary. More ... The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is encouraging all Hoosiers to take advantage of Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 4-10 by making sure they are ready for the possibility of a weather-related disaster or emergency. results of these events. More ... A robin huddles on a frosty branch near Delphi Feb. 21, a sign winter will soon be a memory. The migratory birds were reportedly sighted in the area as early as January. Among the first in line to enjoy spring's bounty, for now they must endure a bit more chill than they might prefer. More ... Recent snow storms and power outages have Camden officials on notice that the town has no emergency shelter. Carroll County Emergency Management Director Justin Darling said that the county does not have an emergency plan for shelter at Camden. At a meeting Feb. More ... The Delphi Chapter of Tri Kappa Sorority and the Delphi Community School Corporation invites local artists to exhibit their artwork at their upcoming 2007 show. The dates of the show are Sunday, May 6, from 1:30- 4:30 p.m. and Monday, May 7, through Thursday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. More ... Evaluating pork cuts, reading ear notches and preparing show pigs for the ring are all topics that will be covered at Purdue University's Junior Pork Day 2007. First and second-year 4-H swine project participants and their parents are encouraged to attend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 3 in the Lilly Hall of Life Sciences building on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. More ... Josh Spray is 13 and a seventh grader at Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School. He likes sports, video games, and hanging out with his friends. He also has a high tolerance for pain, goes to physical therapy three times a week, and gets around in a wheelchair. More ... Carroll School Board approved increases in administrators' salaries for 2006-2007 at its Feb. 7 meeting. Carroll Elementary principal Carolyn O'Connell will receive a 1 1/2 percent increase, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2006, and her contract is extended through June 2010. More ... |
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