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Tipmont REMC's EnviroWatts "Green Power" Program is funding projects in Carroll, Montgomery and Tippecanoe counties with grants totaling $10,300, reports Tipmont general manager Ken Ritchey. Wildcat Creek Foundation will use its $2,000 toward the restoration project at Adams Mill in Carroll County, known as the Oxbow Natural Area. More ... Camp Bluebird, an adult retreat for cancer survivors, will be held Oct. 8-9 at Camp Tecumseh's Leadership Center. The two-day, one-night retreat, sponsored by St. Elizabeth Regional Health, is an informal educational experience in a relaxed nature filled environment. More ... Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance will continue offering college scholarships to Hoosier high school students through its eXceL Awards competition. Creative students with a flair for artistic expression are invited to enter. The competition has been funded and administered by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance since its inception in 1989. More ... Melissa McVay is excited about moving into a new three-bedroom house in a few months. She and her son and daughter are living in a two-bedroom house now, and they'll all be happy to have a little more elbow room. The McVay family qualified for the latest house being built by Habitat for Humanity of Carroll County, an affiliate of the Lafayette Habitat chapter. More ... The annual Deer Creek Festival and Hog Roast will be this Saturday at the Deer Creek Community Center on State Road 29. Children's games and contests will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More ... The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) of the Indiana State Police has released the final results of its two week project "Strike Force," This project was coordinated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and focused on the safety of passenger carriers operating in Indiana. More ... Lynn Thomsen painted with a passion. She was passionate about her Carroll County roots, the rural landscape, and nature, and it showed in her paintings. "She loved to paint Carroll County," said her husband, Clifford Hull. More ... The 52-year reunion of the Flora High School Class of 1956 will include a memorial organ recital by class member Madonna Jordan Brownlee of Atlanta, Ga. The recital will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Kokomo on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. It is open to the public. More ... Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns and his staff have done their part to bring funding into the county. Burns received the last of Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC) reimbursements from 2002 to 2006 this week. Monies collected for those years totaled $184,330. More ... Burlington Town Council president Stan Moore praised he efforts by some to cleanup their properties, but "we still have problems," he said at the council's Aug. 12 meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Christy Shepherd explained the process for unkept properties. More ... State health officials are urging Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from the West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. Last year, there were 24 human cases of West Nile virus in the state. More ... |
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