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Call-out set for Get Fit, Flora!
      Remember that New Year's resolution you made to lose a few pounds? Do you need a little help keeping that resolution? Get Fit, Flora! is a new program designed for anyone who needs a little help losing weight and getting healthy.
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What's Happening Elsewhere
      Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association (WALLA) will offer a variety of SPRING CLASSES to people ages 50 and older from March 17 to April 10 at Morton Community Center in West Lafayette. Class topics include computers, politics, gardening, literature, history, theatre and more. Call Mary Gardn...
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Educational lessons open to the public
      Three educational lessons will be offered on March 6 at the 4-H building in Flora. The lessons will be presented by Joanne Lytton, Julie Butus, and Susan Tharp, Extension Educators in CFS. The lessons are open to the public.
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Announcements
      CARROLL COUNTY GARDEN CLUB will meet March 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at the home of Bonnie Widner, 825 S. Union St., in Delphi. Widner and Julia Terrell will co-host the meeting. Call (765) 564-6524 for information or directions.
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Hoosier Home Cookin'
      This past weekend I spent time sifting through a virtual treasure chest of memories left by my grandmother, Ruby Strickland.
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Births
      Drs. Chris and Sara Huffer of Indianapolis are parents of a 6- pound, 15-ounce daughter, Anna Griffin, born at 2:59 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Clarian West Hospital in Indianapolis. Maternal grandparents are David and Susan Decker of North Carolina. Paternal grandparents are Neal and Griffin Anderson of D...
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Burlington
Cheryl Milburn Burlington 566-3543
      Park Board will meet March 5 in the Community Park Building. Town Council will meet Tuesday in the town hall. Kiwanis Club will meet at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the fire station for breakfast and meeting. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Burlington from 1 to 6:30 p.m. March 11.
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Washington Twp.
Marilyn Hile Deer Creek 859-4871
      The women of WELCA of Faith Lutheran Church will meet on March 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the church. The lesson will be given by Wilma Robeson. Hostess will be Nancy Layman. All women of the church are invited to attend. The youth of Faith Lutheran Church will meet Sunday, following worship. They will b...
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Department of Child Services open house
      The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) had a ribbon cutting and open house at its newly renovated Carroll County office last Thursday.
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Camden
Mary Whitfield Camden 686-2553
      Order of the Eastern Star #475 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Masonic Temple to hear audit committee reports and honor officers and protems. Camden-Jackson Township Public Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. March 12 in the library.
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Library
      Delphi Public Singer songwriter Scott Greeson will perform at the Coffee Beat March 8 at 7 p.m. Greeson's music is best described as poetic snapshots of folks living in America's heartland. His lyrics paint the picture of real, hard-working people whom he encounters in everyday life.
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Teens collect food
      Delphi United Methodist Church teens collected over 300 non-perishable food items for the local food pantry on "Souper Bowl" Sunday. Several teens helped to deliver the food items that day.
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Channel 2
      Programming for March 5-12 is listed below: Wed., March 5 - 7 p.m., Live instudio interview with Patricia Schneider of Pet Savers, hosted by Mike Hoffman. Schneider will bring animals available for adoption; followed by Story of Flora.
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Capital Comments
By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
      Before long, we'll know the results of the General Assembly's tax debate. Right now, it's tough to analyze the effects of proposed changes, because those changes keep changing. Still, let's take a few policy ideas that keep showing up as the debate moves forward. The state would take over some lo...
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Crisis counseling available for county flood victims
      The Indiana Family Social Services Administration's (FSSA) Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) received a Crisis Counseling Grant last week through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The grant will assist Indiana residents impacted by the floods under the FEMA 1740 disaster d...
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Announces candidacy
      Businessman Luke Puckett (R) has announced his candidacy for the Indiana 2nd Congressional District.
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Business Briefs
      RON "GATOR" FRITZ of Bringhurst is the Town of Flora's newest employee. He is in training as an apprentice lineman and will be attending a four-year electric apprentice program. "Fritz is not replacing anyone, but is in training so that the town has a new person who is fully trained for fut...
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In Memoriam
      Betty Jones 10/26/1934 to 3/10/2007 One year ago on this very day God received an angel who suddenly passed away. It's been a difficult year living without you; family, friends and memories helped me get through.
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Card of Thanks
      Thanks from the family of Roger Trent A heartfelt thank you to the community for the support in prayers, cards, food, flowers, donations to the United Methodist Church and to Pastor Larry DeVos.
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