Serving Carroll County, Indiana since 1974
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For hiking interests in this nation, the first Saturday in June is called National Trails Day. For local canal and trails volunteers, this Saturday is also Volunteer Recognition Day. More ... A presentation on CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs) will be presented at 6:30 p.m. June 5 in Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. The Hoosier Environmental Council's Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda will present a synopsis of the findings from the Pew Trust's multi-year, peer-reviewed study on CAFOs. More ... An AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will be held June 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Honan Hall, 119 E. Monroe St., in Delphi. All donors will be entered into a drawing for an outdoor grill package. To be eligible, donors must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, be in general good health and present positive identification. More ... This week, I continue with my strawberry series. Amaretto Strawberries are a cool, sweet, summertime treat. Serve them in stemmed wine glasses for a gorgeous light dessert. Chilled Strawberry Mint Soup is a refreshing and creamy way to serve strawberries and mint from your herb garden. And, nothing is prettier than a big bowl of fresh stemmed Strawberry Dippers. More ... Tony Stephen of Cutler underwent surgery last Thursday at the I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis. He remains a patient there undergoing treatment. More ... Ben and Keyya Kellogg of Lafayette are parents of a 5- pound, 1-ounce son, Jaden Matthew, born May 26 at Lafayette Home Hospital. Grandparents are Ned and Janice Pettit of Bringhurst and Joe and Sandy Kellogg of Rossville. More ... Flowers are appreciated The Flora Senior Center expresses gratitude to the Carroll County Garden Club for donating and planting the lovely flowers in front of the Center. More ... Flora First Christian Church will host the third annual GOSPEL FEST on July 4 at the Flora Park. The church is seeking local talent to perform gospel and contemporary Christian songs in 20-30 minute sets. If interested, leave a message for Miriam at 967-4246 or email christian.church@ffni.com. Deadline for inquiries is June 6. More ... Carroll County YMCA, in partnership with Healthways, is offering the "Silver Sneakers" fitness program free to those insured by AARP, Humana, and Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield. Over 600 people in Carroll County are eligible for the program. Both men and women can take part, and there are two levels of exercise to choose from. More ... Programming for June 4-11 is listed below: Wed., June 4 - 7 p.m., Carroll Little Miss & Mister Contest; followed by square dancing highlights from 2007 4-H Fair. Sun., June 8 - 9:30 a.m., Live worship service from Flora First Christian Church. More ... Park Board will meet at 7 p.m. June 4 at the Community Park Building. Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the town hall. Kiwanis Club will meet at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the fire station for breakfast and meeting. Plans are underway at the First Brethren Church for Vacation Bible School. Anyone interested in helping should contact Becky Stiller. More ... Deer Creek Presbyterian Church will host "Sundaes on Thursday," a come-as-you-are worship service and ice cream social. The event will be held Thursday evenings at 7:30 throughout June and July. There will be a short worship service followed by making and eating ice cream sundaes. Various toppings will be provided. More ... A public meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Community Building to award housing grant contracts. Jackson Township Parade, and Youth Day, "Celebrating an All-Star Community," will be held Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. Parade line-up will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Monroe Street (between Cree Funeral Home and TDS Telecom). More ... Work is nearing completion on the stationary playground boat at Canal Park, Delphi. Dedication of the boat will be June 14 at 1:30 p.m. The event will include a skit portraying life on the canal in the 1850s. The skit will be repeated at 3 p.m. More ... A day camp focusing on landmarks and history will be offered in Carroll County. ArchiCamp is for children ages 8-12, and will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24 and 25, with headquarters at the Canal Interpretive Center in Delphi. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More ... Delphi Public Steven's Puppets will present the classic fairytale "Rumpelstiltskin" June 14. Parents need to stop into the library to reserve tickets for the free presentation. Morning Book Club will discuss "The Floor of the Sky" by Pamela Carter on June 20. Nothing is more sacred in the Nebraska Sandhills than the bond of family and land. More ... Deer Creek Delphiniums After school recently, the Deer Creek Delphiniums cleaned up their two Adopt-a- Spots. They had fun weeding and watering the flower beds. They also planted some new flowers. On June 5 the club will play miniature golf at Yeoman Golf Course at 7 p.m. More ... I would like to thank all of the people who came to my assistance on Friday, May 16 - Susan Dalis for her life-saving CPR, Chief Darling and the paramedics for their rapid response. More ... Completes training Army Reserve Pvt. Jack J. Allen has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. More ... STEPHANY PRATHER, an agent with Farm Bureau Insurance, Flora, has been transferred to the Miami County office in Peru. The transfer was effective June 2. CHARLES WALLAR, a tractor trailer driver for UPS, was recently recognized by the company for completing 30 years without an accident. More ... |
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