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Florence Thomas Bell will celebrate her 100th birthday at an open house hosted by her family. The event will be Aug. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Deer Creek Community Center. Mrs. Bell was born Aug. 12, 1907. One of six children, her parents were Lewis and Carrie Thomas. She has two living sisters, Agnes Hanson of Kokomo and Edna Trueb of Logansport. More ... Delphi Art Club will once again present its annual art show in the rotunda and lounge of the Carroll County Courthouse Aug. 8-11, during Old Settlers. This year the club is featuring the artwork of its newest members - Janie Szczepanski, Carol Wicklund, Marge Bothof, Jan Bell, and Tracy Bookmiller. More ... Master Gardener classes will be taught in Carroll County for the first time. Beginning Aug. 20, classes will meet on Monday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 at the Carroll County 4-H Community Exhibit Building in Flora. The cost of the class per person will be $75. If a couple wants to share the Master Gardener book, the cost will be $100 for the pair. More ... Tax bills arrived. Homeowners were shocked. The statewide average increase in homeowner property tax bills is expected to be 24 percent, before the end-ofyear rebates. The increases were larger in Indianapolis. Taxpayers protested. More ... Carroll School Board has approved entering into an agreement with Head Start, allowing the preschool to use one of the Carroll Elementary classrooms. The action was taken at a regular board meeting July 24. Superintendent John Sayers said Head Start classes begin around the middle of September. More ... The preliminary reports are in for the Carroll County tire and household hazardous waste collection held last Saturday. More ... Three Frankfort men were arrested Friday night after K-9 Reno alerted officers to the presence of illegal drugs in a vehicle that was stopped for equipment violations. A search of the vehicle revealed 43 grams of marijuana hidden under the ash try inside the rear passenger door. More ... The National Arbor Day Foundation has a resource available to help an average person identify trees in a simple, stepby step process. What Tree Is That? is a useful 72-page pocket guidebook that helps distinguish different characteristics of many species of trees in Indiana and the Eastern and Central regions of the United States. More ... A Child Car Seat Clinic will be held at Flora Community Park on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The third annual event is being sponsored by Carroll County Farm Bureau Inc., in cooperation with the Carroll/White County Safe Kids Organization. More ... Entry deadline for the Burlington Fall Festival Queen Pageant is Aug. 26. The annual event will be held Sept. 12, prior to the start of the festival. The pageant is open to high school girls in grades 9-12, who are residents of Burlington, or reside within a 10-mile radius; have affiliations with social or church organizations; or are employed in Burlington. More ... The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) is offering a workshop to help Lafayette area youthserving professionals work with kids who exhibit disruptive behaviors. More ... A new Postal Service rule went into effect Monday for packages and envelopes that weigh more than 13 ounces. According to Carroll County Postmasters, the new rule applies to packages if they're being mailed with only stamps as postage at a location other than a Post Office retail service counter. More ... |
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