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Chili contest winners told
      The first annual Vianco Chili Burn was held Saturday. There were 14 entries. Winners were: 1st - Janet Peterson of Delphi; 2nd - William Vianco of Delphi; and 3rd - Brad German of Delphi.
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Meetings
      Flora Psi Iota Xi Flora Psi Iota Xi met recently for the fall party and October meeting. Thirty-one members and one honorary retired member attended. All members were asked to bring a gift (gag/good) in a brown paper bag to the party for an auction. The auction raised $272.
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County Extension plans open house
      Carroll County Extension Service will host an open house Nov. 3 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the 4-H building in Flora. The public is invited for breakfast and to view the various Extension programs. Donations for the breakfast will go toward the Carroll County 4-H and EH Scholarship Funds.
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Announcements
      GED TESTING will be held at the Flora-Monroe Township Library onNov. 3 and 10 from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First-time testers must be present both days. The cost is $55 cash or money order for first-time testers and $10 per section for retesters. To register, call 219-253-6100, or stop by the GED classes Tuesday or Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Hoosier Home Cookin'
      With the holiday entertaining season quickly approaching, I want to devote the next several weeks of columns to delicious, simple and sometimes unusual additions to your Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. This week, I start with an interesting array of fruit salads. No holiday meal is completewithout one.
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Looking Back
      10 YEARS AGO Area 8 District Soil Judging Contest was held on the Kenneth Orem farm in Burlington Township. The contest was the largest that had ever been held in the district with 177 4-H and FFAmembers representing nine counties and 17 schools. The contest was organized by the Carroll County Extension Office, and the county offices of NRCS, FSA, and SWCD.
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Camden
      Storytime is held each Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Camden-Jackson Township Public Library. All children are welcome to join the fun. Last week children played a new Halloween Bingo game. Camden American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Legion Home. The District president will be visiting. Hostesses will be Janet Barnaby, Carol Draper and Marlene Ramsey.
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Burlington
      KiwanisClubwillmeet at 7:30 a.m. Saturday for breakfast and meeting at the fire station. The Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Red Cross Bloodmobile on Nov. 6 at Faith Church of Christ from 1 to 6:30 p.m. This is a change in place.
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Washington Twp.
      Deer Creek Presbyterian Church is having another Saturday morning breakfast on Nov. 4, serving from 7-10 a.m. The public is invited. Lacy Eastman and Michael Eastman were baptized Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church. The Youth of Faith Lutheran Church will leave Nov. 7, immediately following morning worship to go to the Emmaus Mission for an outreach program.
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Channel 2
      Programming for Nov. 4-7 is listed below: Wed., Oct. 31 - Live on the air from 7 to 8 p.m., studio open for Halloween. Treats will be given to those who go on TV dressed in costume; followed by Flora's Halloween Costume Judging Contest (taped 10/30).
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Library
      Camden Storytime is held each Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Camden- Jackson Township Public Library. All children are welcome to join the fun. Last week children played a new Halloween Bingo game. Delphi Public Kid Flick Friday, scheduled for Nov. 2 at 4 p.m.
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FHS Class of 1955
      Flora High School Class of 1955 had a 52-year reunion in September at the Wabash & Erie Canal Conference and Interpretive Center.
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Announcements
      HICKORY GROVE CHURCH will hold a Ham & Bean Supper from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 10 to raise funds for the work projects the mission team will do on their trip to Haiti in January. There is no charge for the meal but monetary donations will be accepted. Hickory Grove is located 7miles north of Delphi on Carroll County Road 700W.
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Card of Thanks
      On behalf of the Family Clinic Board of Directors, I would like to thank the community for their contributions to our successful fundraiser.
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