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Lambert competes at State Fair Comet staff report Loretta Lambert of rural Frankfort participated in the Seyfert's Indiana State Fair Fashion Show held Aug. 11 at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. She participated in the formal dress category. Competition consisted of winners from counties throughout the sate. More ... CC resident and organizations honored Comet staff report American Red Cross Blood Services of the Indiana-Ohio region hosted an annual meeting and recognition luncheon Aug. 16 at Marriott Hotel in FortWayne. Flora area resident Harry Shaffer Jr. was presented with the Outstanding Blood Donor award for highest donation frequency in fiscal year 2007. More ...
Comet staff report Debbie and Tom Weirick recently returned from a trip to California. Debbie is a nurse practitioner at Clarian Arnett Health in Flora, and part of the trip was to attend the eighth annual Women's Health Conference by Symposium Medicus in Yosemite. Two other nurse practitioners accompanied them. More ... Hoosiers cautioned to wash hands after contact with animals Comet staff report The summer months offer Hoosiers a great opportunity to be outdoors and interact with domestic and farm animals at zoos, fairs, farms, and other animal exhibits. State health officials are reminding people of the importance of washing their hands thoroughly after petting or feeding animals, or bei... More ... Still time to enter IDEM's wetlands photo contest Comet staff report Photographers and outdoors enthusiasts have less than a month remaining to create and submit their best Indiana wetlands photos in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's photo contest. Winning photos will be used for the 2008 Indiana Wetlands Calendar produced later in 2007 by IDEM. More ...
The 1905 Stearns Bridge has been assembled and lifted with a crane. Sometime in the next couple of weeks, two cranes will place it over the canal behind Pizza King and Dairy Queen in Delphi. More ... SR 75 is closed through Sept. 6 Comet staff report The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced last Wednesday that it had temporarily closed State Road 75 from Aug. 16 through Sept. 6. During this time, the bridge over Wildcat Creek, 4.5 miles south of State Road 18 will be painted. More ... Red Cross seeks instructors Comet staff report The American Red Cross is seeking individuals to be trained as first aid, CPR and AED instructors. Classes will be Sept. 6, 11, 13, 18 and 20 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the American Red Cross Tippecanoe Chapter. Trainees will be evaluated the first day of the course in CPR, AED and first aid skills. More ... Food pantry receives donation Comet staff report Carroll County Food Pantry in Delphi received $1,200 from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to buy food for needy residents. Funds were raised by volunteers who used Thrivent's Care Abounds in Communities program during a matching funds drive earlier this year. More ... ISP issues July statistics Comet staff report Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post have released statistics for July. Troopers issued 839 traffic citations and wrote 569 traffic warnings. Troopers also arrested 13 drunk drivers and made 56 criminal arrests. More ...
Edward L. Langston, R.Ph., MD, has been named chair of the board of trustees of theAmerican Medical Association (AMA). Langston, a family physician who practices in Lafayette, has been a member of the AMA Board of Trustees since 2003. More ... Storage facility for leaf vacuum needed in Burlington Comet staff report A leaf collection recycling brochure will soon be mailed to Burlington residents. The town council decided at its Aug. 8 meeting to include a brochure in the mailing, informing residents of procedures and burning guidelines. Council President Bob Davis said a site is needed to house the leaf vacu... More ... Camden discusses animal control issue Comet staff report Camden Clerk-Treasurer Pat Casserly, the town's representative to the Animal Control Commission, said at last Wednesday's council meeting that the group met for the first time in a long time. She said the commission is looking at alternatives because county officials have indicated that the county... More ...
Context Sensitive Design' enacted by INDOT By Debbie Lowe Staff writer Delphi Mayor Lee Hoard announced the first meeting of an advisory team to work with the Indiana Department of Transportation to address the issue of access to the Deer Creek Rural Historic District when the new Hoosier Heartland Highway is built. More ... McCammack is photo journalist for U.S. Navy Comet staff report MC2 Jason McCammack wrote and took the photos for the cover story in the July issue of All Hands, a magazine of the U.S. Navy. McCammack's feature was titled "Preparing for Boots on the Ground. More ...
Silent auction to feature autographed Peyton Manning jersey Comet staff report The Carroll County community is invited to an open house at the Carroll County YMCA on Monday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. The open house will showcase the facility and its programs. More ... Carroll FFA chapter one of top 10 in Indiana Comet staff report Carroll FFA members attended the State FFA Convention at Purdue University this summer. Both the chapter and the members received many honors during the week. The Carroll Chapter was recognized as being in the top 10 chapters in the state out of over 180 chapters in Indiana. Carroll received thi... More ...
Comet staff report Carroll FFA members Travis Martin, Sarah Griffin, Malena Zook, and Chandler Keown attended the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) in Washington, D.C. in July. The week-long program helped FFA members improve their leadership skills and prepare for leadership roles in their chapters, communiti... More ... State officials warn of West Nile virus threat Comet staff report State health officials are urging Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from West Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted by mosquitoes. "The hot weather will likely cause an increase in the number of Culex mosquitoes that carry West Nile, which increases the risk to humans," said James How... More ... |
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