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MELODY WILLOUGHBY of Flora is now providing hair care services with Holly Kendall Muller at Holly's Hair Hut in Flora. Willoughby has been a hair stylist for over 20 years and was most recently employed at En'Core Hair Design. More ... Experience Works has appointed Ruth Hooker as Employment & Training Coordinator (ETC) for Benton, White and Carroll counties. She will now be responsible for a ten-county area, also including Tippecanoe, Warren, Clinton, Howard, Tipton, Fountain, and Boone counties. More ... PROMOTING THE WILDCAT VALLEY group will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Wildcat Creek Bed and Breakfast near Cutler. The topic will be the old stagecoach routes along the Wildcat Valley. Anyone wishing to get involved by sharing stories or information are invited to attend. For more information, call Mary Blue at (765) 268-2189. More ... Camp Bluebird, an adult retreat for cancer survivors, will be held Sept. 23-24 at Camp Tecumseh's Leadership Center. The camp is sponsored by St. Elizabeth Regional Health. The two-day, one-night retreat is an informal educational experience in a relaxed nature-filled environment. More ... PERU CIRCUS CITY SAMS Chapter 89 will be camping the weekend of Aug. 21 at Bozarth's Campground near Lagro. Contact the hosts, Bob and Nancy Eoff, at 765- 472-7133 or Wilbur and Ginny Haggerty at 765-981- 4187 with RSVPs. For additional information visit, www.circuscitysams.org. More ... Jenna Greene earned a Girl Scout Gold award from the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana during the Girls of Distinction Celebration held June 6 at Indianapolis. Greene planned and hosted a baby shower for "Babies Can't Wait," a program that works with moms who have addiction problems. The shower was for the opening of the permanent home of "Babies Can't Wait. More ... Burlington First Brethren Church will have a winter coat collection on two Saturdays, Aug. 8 and 15, from 9 a.m. to noon at the church, on Eighth Street. Accepted will be winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves that are clean and in good condition. More ... Programming for Aug. 5 - 10 is listed below: Wed., Aug. 5 - 7 p.m. Highlights from the Carroll County 4-H Fair Swine Show (taped); Swine Show class 38-42 (taped). Thurs, Aug. 6 - 7 p.m. - Carroll County 4-H Fair Rabbit, Horse, Poultry, Dog and Pocket Pets. More ... Zac Marchand and Kristen Fritz of Flora are parents of a 6-pound, 10-ounce daughter, Addyson Diane Marchand, born July 19 at Clarian Arnett Hospital, Lafayette. Maternal grandparents are Cathy and Ronald "Gator" Fritz of Flora. Paternal grandparents are Dustin and Jennifer Noonkester of Bringhurst and Stephanie Robertson of Lafayette. More ... A 1920s steamboat, a hybrid electric car and custom glass artwork will be among the items on display at this year's Indiana State Fair (Aug. 7-23) as part of the new "Celebrating Indiana Communities" exhibit in the Toyota Exposition Hall. More ... Clem family On July 26, 57 descendants of the late John and Mattie Clem and his brother, Alfred Clem, who all resided in Democrat Township, near Cutler, gathered at Flora Community Park at the Boy Scout Cabin. The family shared photos and memories. Next year the reunion will be the first Sunday of May. More ... Camden-Jackson Township Public Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in the Reading Room. A foot care clinic will be held at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Senior Citizen's Lounge. Camden Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 13 in the Reading Room. More ... The outreach group at Faith Lutheran's project for August is collecting school supplies. Specific items needed include boxes of #2 yellow pencils, glue sticks, pink erasers (not caps), Elmer's white glue, crayon boxes 24 or less (not big boxes), large box Kleenex. Bring items to church on any Sunday in August. The point person for the project is Margy Albaugh. More ... Park Board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday. Town Council's August meeting will be Tuesday evening at 7 in the Town Hall. Kiwanis Club will meet for its weekly breakfast and meeting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the fire station. More ... Workers from Shafer and Freeman Lakes Environmental Conservation Corporation (SFLECC), the West Lafayette based Sycamore Audubon Society and local volunteers recently constructed and placed the first osprey nesting platform on Lake Freeman. More ... The Internal Revenue Service announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and warned taxpayers to beware of this type of scheme. On July 23, a Jacksonville, Fla.- tax preparer, James Otto Price III, pled guilty to falsely claiming the first-time homebuyer credit on a client's federal tax return. More ... Flora-Monroe Twp. The second session of the Beginning Scrapbook series is Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. It is not too late to join the class and learn how to organize and display your precious family photographs. Scrapbooks also make wonderful personalized gifts for birthdays and Christmas. More ... Aquarium owners who are moving and can't take their aquarium's contents with them should avoid dumping the contents in local waters. Most of the fish won't survive the winter, and the plants can thrive and cause serious environmental damage. More ... AUGUST Visit the horticultural exhibits at the Indiana State Fair, Aug. 7-23. Bring your gardening questions to the Purdue Master Gardener booth in the Pioneer Our Land Pavilion. HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Take cuttings from plants such as impatiens, coleus, geraniums and wax begonias to overwinter indoors. More ... We would like to extend our thanks to the Rossville, Michigantown, Cutler and Forrest Fire Departments and also the Rossville Ambulance Service for their quick response to the fire at Rodkey Brothers New Holland store on More ... In loving memory of James Harter April 28, 1965-August 3, 1986 Nothing can ever take away the love our hearts hold dear Fond memories linger every day, remembrances keep them near. More ... THANK YOU The Comet thanks the following for providing photos: Carroll County Historical Society Museum, Joe and Barbara Jones, Lorraine Heffner Popejoy, Pat Wagoner Wisler-Meade, Phil and Cindy Jones, Sandy Cook Roth, and Doris Oyler Harter. More ... |
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