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FREE G.E.D. CLASSES will be offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays from6:30 to 9 p.m. beginningAug. 21 in roomAA4 at Delphi Community High School. Students may join the class at any time during the school year. Book purchase is not required, but books may be checked out for a deposit fee. Call Robin Allbaugh at (765) 564-4845 or Carolyn Pearson at 564-3488 for information. More ... The 117th National Convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the CivilWar (1861- 1865) was heldAug. 8-12 in St. Louis,Mo. Esther M. Cook of Flora, past department president for Indiana, attended along with her granddaughters, Tia and Melanie Cook, and another PDP, Joan Davis. The young girls were color bearers for the grand opening. More ... Delphi Art Club announces the winners in the Old Settlers Art Show. Margie Bothof won Best of Show in fine arts, and Leona Widmer won Best of Show in china. Other placings and awards are listed below. Watercolor and Pastels - first, Margie Bothof; second, DorothyMansfield; third, Tom Evers. More ... Delphi American Legion Post #75 named winners of its raffle held during Old Settlers last week. Recipients were: first prize, Don Thacher Jr., $500; second, Jesse Kelly Jr., $300; and third, Joe Rewinkle, $100. The post also raffled pork loins each night of the festival. More ... Call out for Burlington Fall Festival Prince and Princess Pageant is under way. Participants should be ages 4-6, reside in a radius of 10 miles of Burlington, go to church in Burlington, have parents who work in Burlington, or grandparents who reside in Burlington. Applications are available at the Burlington Scoop, Mara Mart or Jones IGA. More ... Members of Wednesday Forum met at Solomon's Grille for lunch and theirAugust meeting. Hazel Mullin presented "The Side of aBarn" duringwhich she told the history of theMail Pouch Tobacco Co., which advertised on the sides of barns. More ... Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette is offering PAY WHAT YOU CAN PERFORMANCES from September through June 2008 at Historic Monon Depot Theatre and the Long Center in Lafayette. The performances are Thursday previews held prior to opening night of each MainStage and Civic Youth Theatre show. Call Steve Koehler at (765) 423-7529 or e-mail steve@lafayettecivic. More ... Programming forAug. 15-22 is listed below: Wed., Aug. 15 - 7 p.m., Special award presentations from 4-H Fair, plus other taped fair coverage. Sun., Aug. 19 - 9:30 a.m., Live worship service, Flora First Christian Church. 7 p.m., Morning service repeated; Camden Town Council meeting (taped 8/14). More ... MarthaWainscott, ofMulberry is certainly a blue ribbon baker. Her fabulous cookies have earned numerous accolades at the annual Clinton County Fair. This week, I share some of her favorites. Coconut Squares are a rich, nutty bar cookie full of pecans and coconut. Her brownies are the best I've ever eaten (my office was lucky enough to get samples awhile back). More ... Adrian and Tara (Humphrey) Fure, 354 Cyclamen Chase, Westfield, IN 46074, are parents of an 8-pound, 1-ounce son, Cole Willson, born Aug. 2. Maternal grandparents are Ann and Ray Sheagley of Flora and Mike Humphrey of Lancaster, Pa. Paternal grandparents are Deb and Russ Fure of Marquette, Mich. Maternal great-grandmother is Jean Guyer of Flora. More ... The Grand Champion Mare at the 2007 Indiana State Fair was shown by MaizieWickershamof Cutler.Maizie and her horse, Cassie, were chosen for the top honors after winning champion honors in the 11 to 15 year-old mares class. More ... 10 YEARS AGO Bassett & Talbert's has a fresh new look. The 53-year old business has re-opened with an all-new gas station, convenience store, and Blimpie's restaurant. The restaurant has seating for 32 in addition to its carry-out service. Bassett & Talbert's is family owned and operated. More ... HEATHER DUNK has joined the staff at Helms Lawn Specialist Inc. as a landscape designer. With her help, the company now offers custom garden designs to the surrounding area. The business added the services of Pleasure Ponds for design, installation and maintenance of ponds and pondless waterfalls. More ... A meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Community Building for participants in the LittleMiss andMister and Camden Queen contests. Practice and judges'interviewswill be held the morning of the pageants, starting at 9. Pageantswill begin at 2 p.m. in the Community Building. More ... Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, at the town office. KiwanisClubwillmeet Saturday morning at 7:30 at the fire station for breakfast, meeting, and work day. UnitedMethodistWomenwill meet at 1:30 p.m.Monday. Used clothes, furniture and kitchen utensils will be collected and sent to the Kentucky Mission. More ... The Deer Creek Presbyterian Women's Circle will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Betty Minich's home. The chairperson is Mary Smith and Bible study Leader isMary Blue. Faith Lutheran Church will start its choir practice on Sept 5. The Children"s Choir will be on Sept 9. The new season for Sunday Schoolwill also start on Sept 9. More ... Prince Charming, played by Brenton Hathaway, finds his true love in Heather Glenn's Cinderella during Delphi Public Library's Red Brick Theatre production. More ... Past brought to life Jo Collins of Kokomo demonstrates weaving on an inkle loom during Old Settlers. She said the portable inkle looms date back to medieval times. This particular one, a newer model, makes 15-foot sashes and belts. More ... Time and distance matter No one is too old, too young or traveled too far to be part of the 152nd annual Old Settlers' Meeting held Saturday during the festival. More ... Flora-Monroe Township Parents and guardians of Carroll Consolidated School Corporation students who live in unserved library townships can help their kids succeed by purchasing a student library card. Proof of enrollment in the school district will be required (textbook rental receipt for elementary school, proof of identification for Jr./Sr. high school. More ... Ward family A group of 14 cousins and their spouses from the Ward family met recently at Solomon's Grille in Delphi. Those attending from Delphi were Leroy and Ruth Ann Pearson, Jim and Mary Ellen Shaffer, John and Betty Ward and Brice Ward. More ... Master Sergeant James E. Heffley officially retired from the United States Air Force on July 17. A retirement ceremony was held July 13 at Hurlburt Field in Florida. His former commander from Germany gave a glowing speech that highlighted Heffley's almost 24-year career. More ... An ICE CREAM SOCIAL will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Lockport Church, Free soft serve ice cream with lots of desserts will be served. Malachi Jaggers will be guest singer. More ... |
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