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Handbags that cast hope
      <!-- Page Number: 2--> Sometimes handbags do more than make a fashion statement. One line of handbags sold in Flora has an ongoing story to tell - a story of "connecting hearts and casting hope." Susie Dyke of The Grapevine Boutique told about these unique handbags at the recent Extension Homemakers Friends Day in Burlington.
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County bar assn. honors Robeson
      <!-- Page Number: 3--> The Carroll County Bar Association held its annual luncheon meeting in the circuit courtroom of the Carroll County courthouse on May 3. The meeting was well attended by members of the local bench and bar.
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Wildcat Creek Foundation adds Carroll County acreage
      <!-- Page Number: 5--> The Wildcat Creek Foundation (WCF) has completed the purchase of approximately 22 acres of riparian buffer along the environmental North Fork of Wildcat Creek adjacent to Carroll County's Adams Mill. The buffer extends nearly half a mile.
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Opera house plans unveiled
      <!-- Page Number: 6--> Delphi Preservation Society's annual meeting will be May 17 at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Refresh- ments will be served. Dr. Greg Norman will present the 2006 Recognition Award for an outstanding historic structure in Delphi.
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Accused spray-painter to get trial
      <!-- Page Number: 8--> A significant amount of red spray paint appeared on businesses, fences, bridges and buildings in mid-January. After an exhaustive investigation by the Delphi Police Department, 19-year-old Jose Torres of 416 E. Franklin St. was arrested and charged with 16 counts of criminal mischief. According to the probable cause affidavit filed Jan. 30 by Sgt.
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Work continues on comprehensive land use plan
      <!-- Page Number: 8--> The interest group interviews continued Monday for the Comprehensive Land Use Plan that the county has contracted with Ground Rules Inc., Zionsville, to put together. Senior Planner/Project Manager Bradley Johnson facilitated the interviews.
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TLRSD may take on State of Indiana
      <!-- Page Number: 8--> Sewer districts in Indiana wield significant power to compel unwilling "customers" to connect to the service when it is built in their area. The Twin Lakes Regional Sewer District may be exploring that statute-giving power soon against the power of the State of Indiana.
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First-graders enjoy real life at Pond Field Day
      <!-- Page Number: 9--> Water, food and shelter are basic elements to survival. When one or more of those elements is not available in a habitat, life can no longer be sustained. That important lesson cannot be taught fully inside the walls of a school.
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Award-winning ArchiCamp offered at Delphi
      <!-- Page Number: 10--> Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center will offer a two-day Archi- Camp for children ages 8-12 on June 26 and 27 at the Canal Interpretive Center in Delphi. Participants will spend both days- from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.- discovering the history of Delphi and its landmark architecture.
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Kids cop camp ready for summer action
      <!-- Page Number: 11--> Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns announced the annual Indiana Sheriff 's Youth Leadership Camp will be July 16 to 18 at Ross Camp in rural Tippecanoe County. The camp will serve youth in the northern section of the state.
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Burlington approves additional repairs to Zook Lane
      <!-- Page Number: 16--> Burlington Town Council met May 9 and discussed road repairs and ordinance compliance. Les Johnson reported that street paving will be done in June. His recommentation that several spot repairs along edges of Zook Lane be done at a cost of approximately $1,500 was approved.
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