Announcements

DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE will meet Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at Stone House Restaurant andBakeryonMainSt. in Delphi. The public is welcome to attend.

MODERNS EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS will meet Sept. 27 at 11:30 at Solomon's Grille inDelphi.MargaretChilders will be hostess.

Prevent Child Abuse Carroll County will meet at the Flora CommunityCenter at 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Patti Bishop from"INHOPE FOR THE MISSING" will be the featuredspeaker.Patti'sdaughter Karen Joe Smith went missing on Dec. 27, 2000. Bishop participated in theWadeSteffey search at Purdue.

CARROLL COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE NETWORK LUNCHEONwillbeOct.8, at11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Solomon's Grille Freedom Center, 101W. Front St. in Delphi. Lunch reservations are dueOct. 3 toJulieGainey,Area IV Agency on Aging, via e-mail at jgainey@areaivagency.org or by calling (765) 564-6466.

A new once-a-month program for children in kindergarten through grade six will begin Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church,232W.CumberlandSt., in Camden. JESUS JUNCTION will inform youth about Jesus through games, songs, lessons and a trolleyride.Theprogramis sponsored by Camden community churches.

MOONLIGHT MADNESS, sponsored by the Flora Community Club, will be Oct. 6. Besides the car show, bands, children's games, andfoodandcraftvendors, four events call for communityparticipation. The events include a scarecrow contest, chili cook-off, art show, andbingo.The scarecrow contest and chili cook-off are open to everyone, and prizes will be awarded. For more information, contact The Flower Shoppe, 967- 3022, or Eikenberry Furniture, 967-3600. Local artists who wish to display their work should call Janice Johnson,967-4414,orAlice Benson, 967-3928.Therewill be a small fee to play bingo and win prizes.Allof these eventswillbe in the building formerly occupied by Center StreetGrill.

The second annual LOG CABINRENDEZVOUSwill be Oct. 5, 6, 7 at Flora Community Park. For thosewanting to participate, there is no set-up fee, restroom facilities are available, and bring your own firewood. The cabin will be open to visitors. For more information, contactStephen Siwinski, 574-967-3211.

Activities in and around CUTLER this weekend include the LivingHistoryEncampment (Rendezvous) atAdams Mill Sept. 21, 22, and 23, and the Democrat Township Volunteer Fire Department's annual ham and bean supper Sept. 22 from 4-8 p.m. at the fire station inCutler.

In celebration of Gov. Mitch Daniels proclaiming Sept. 29 as

ALPACA FARM DAY in Indiana, Heritage Farm Suri Alpacas will host visitors that day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities will include farmtours, fiber spinningand weaving demonstrations, alpaca obstacle course, alpacaQ&Asessions, and games and fiber crafts for the kids - all free. Heritage Farmis locatedinwesternHoward County at 4175N 1200W, Flora.

KarlaCheesmanfromtheAmerican Health Network will speak at the CARROLL COUNTY YMCA on Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. She will speakonmenopause.Theprogram is free. For more information, call theYMCAat 967-4449.

An OLD HIGHWAYS/ SCENIC BYWAYS DRIVE will be co-hosted byDelphiTrolley driver Brian Stirm and canal historian MarkA.SmithonOct.14at2p.m. Passengers inthe trolleywillbe escorted along the former Delphi to Frankfort Plank Road to the bygone town of PrinceWilliam, over to Lexington and Ball Hill Cemetery, and then toBurlington,where theywill be able to purchase a treat atThe Scoop.Meet at 2 p.m. at the parking lot across from Delphi BodyWorksonSouthWashington Street.