Letters to the Editor

Group effort

The flower pots have returned to the corners of downtown Flora. Carolyn Blocher of The Flower Bed grew the plants specifically for our pots and delivered them into town. She did all of this at a greatly reduced price to the Town of Flora, who purchased the plants. The Carroll County Garden Club planted all of the containers as a service project for the club. Flora town employees transported each pot back to its space around town.

And finally, Ron Rice will be watering and caring for the plants again this year. He is paid a small wage by the downtown businesses for his flora and fauna expertise. If you see Ron around town, please let him know how nice the pots are looking.
      Theresa Brown
Flora Kiwanis Club

Justice wasn't done

I recently attended a jury trial in Carroll County with a visiting judge. I was under the mistaken impression that everyone accused of a crime received a fair trial. The jury was not privy to very important information that could very well have changed the outcome of that trial.

My second disappointment was with the witnesses. Once you take an oath to tell the truth, aren't you supposed to do just that? I will say the witnesses were very well rehearsed. When the defense asked a question of them the answer was a blatant lie or they had selective memory. In any event, several of them perjured themselves and I for one hope they are prosecuted.

The defendant did not harm anyone. There was no intent and there was no fraud. The Indiana law only changed two years ago. The defendant was not even working at that time.

I hope all of you who said, "I can't remember" or "I don't recall" or told a lie to that jury will have a hard time sleeping at night for a very long time.
  Ro Lantz
Monticello

Museum seeks community support

After reading notes in the Comet and other local media about the historical museum, I felt they should be addressed. There is no more space to display and very little volunteer help to dust and arrange things for proper viewing. Help! There are many items in the museum that you cannot see due to overcrowding and poor lighting. Help!

The county wants a cut of what little money is donated to the museum. This is wrong. The people who donate money do so with the expectation that it is helping the museum and Historical Society, not the county.

Preserving your heritage is a very important thing and the museum staff tries to do that the best way they can. Help! There are people from all over the states and other countries who contact the museum for family information and historical data. They know what a valuable resource it is. Do you?

When an organization, business or county resident needs to verify historical information or family roots, they turn to the museum with its many documents and records.

The curator has one assistant and she is kept busy all the time. The curator is constantly helping answer questions about families or county history. The volunteers they have are kept busy recording records and scanning documents that you will be able to view in the future. Already there are many photographs of early pioneers and photos of the town in its early stages. Thanks to hardearned grants, these photographs are available to you. Soon other early statistics will be online for you to view.

The museum is in its 40th year and still using the cases that were available then. They make the best use of what they can find and are given. Are they cluttered? Yes, and dusty, maybe a little, but not dirty. Go to the museum and see for yourself. This is your heritage in question. Please help. Let the county know what it means to you and that you care.
Carol Lou Randle Oliver
                          Delphi